I'm really liking this series so far - the plot is pretty good and all the characters are nice so far (except a guy called Mikki, he's sort of annoying). The art is also really pretty; it's really quite surprising that a man can draw such pretty shoujo. XD (Then again, there's also Kiyo Kyujyo...)
As for my favorite characters, they would be Chihiro and Lan. I didn't really like Lan's character design on the volume covers so much, he looked too childish and baby-faced... but then I saw him in the story itself and was instantly enchanted. He's so cuuuuute. (Though too young. I wish he was older than 15.)
I'm also pretty certain that if At Laz Meridian ever got a drama CD or anime, Chihiro would be played by Mamoru Miyano. ...I'm not a huge Mamo fan, but I keep hearing his voice each time Hiro shows up. Not quire sure about Lan yet - I hear nothing when he speaks, though I'd want Takeshi Kusao to play him. Reason? He's my favorite voice actor and he can still play cute teenagers, even at 50. Listen to these two to get an idea of how he sounds: http://www.takuyo.co.jp/products/sorayume/character/char_mitsurugi.html#mitsurugi / http://www.asgard-japan.com/bluemoon/ds/game/03/chara/c_sano.html
PS. Thanks to the official Finnish translation, I'm already done with chapter 16. XD
And let's just say, I'm PRETTY sure Hiro's dad isn't his biological dad. His hair is actually red under the bleach, and there's a foreign glass artist who looks just like an adult Hiro with red hair...
"Everything is idiocy if you choose to look at it in the proper light." -Belgarath, Pawn of Prophecy (David Eddings)