It is a really nice design, I haven't seen it anywhere else (I only go to Serebii and here though.)
Lol, yeah, 30 strips would be a bit of a hassle. Maybe so you didn't have to keep updating them if you did decide to make them (I would probably be able to help with that as well if needed) you could make a tutorial for photoshop (and I'd make one for GIMP) so people might (but probably won't) update it themselves.
The mini icons..I barely noticed them. I think they're a nice little feature, but they're barely noticeable with the animation going so I say just take them out. Saves time.
The speed should be a little bit slower, not much though. It looks a bit choppy going as fast as it is, it might look better if it was moving slower. Scrolling is nice~