I saw episode 1 of So-Ra-No-Wo-To yesterday! I didn't really learn anything new about the characters because I had read the first chapter of the manga before, and episode 1 was focused on the same events, more or less, but it was very enjoyable anyway. The characters don't seem extremely unique so far: Kanata is innocent and somewhat silly, Rio is a stern tsundere beauty, Kureha is probably meant to be a little brat with a crush on Rio, Felicia strikes me as a typical motherly character, and Noel... well, Noel looks a bit like Yuki Nagato? Even so, I like them all. I love the OP, which is done by Kalafina (always a good sign to me personally!), and the ED... er, I don't care much for the ED, but I'll get used to it. The animation is very nice. Overall, I'm not disappointed, and the visual similarity between So-Ra-No-Wo-To and K-On doesn't bother me because... heck, I like K-On, why should I be unhappy with it? ^^;