I personally find this to be a very enjoyable series. The plot's been good so far and has got me hooked wanting to find out more. The only episode that's sucked so far would be the fourth one since it was a useless filler (at least episode three was funny).
The manga seems to be slightly different from the events of the first and the second episode, but I guess without having seen the other chapters, it's hard to say how closely the anime follows it. Considering that Nomad's adaptation of Rozen Maiden was pretty different from the manga, I guess it wouldn't be too surprising if they did the same for sola.
CuteChoboco: I think they're targeting a July 27th release for the first volume?
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