Aria the Animation (TV) Reviews
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Title(s): |
Aria the Animation
Ария (Russian)
アリア (Japanese)
水星領航員 (Chinese (Taiwan)) |
Creator: |
Kozue Amano
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Genres: |
Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Slice of Life
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Age Group: |
All Ages (Nothing objectionable) |
Vintage: |
October 6, 2005 |
Status: |
Completed |
Summary: |
On the planet Aqua lies the watery city of Neo Venezia, a tourist hub in which people travel around in gondolas. Professional gondoliers known as Undines are well-revered as they act as tour guides for the people. Akari Mizunashi is a gondolier in training and also an employee of Aria Company. She gets to meet all sorts of people as she takes them on the gondola rides, from friendly mentors to special individuals, all this admidst the beautiful scenic backdrop of the entire city. |
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Reviews
suprising in a lot of regards, but lacking in others
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Overall Rating
Average
Story: 3
Dialogue: 3
Animation: 3
Entertainment: 3
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I never thought that it was possible to mix the genres science-fiction and slice-of-life but this show proved me wrong. Its a very intresting world they inhabit which I am looking forward to seeing explored more in the sequels. The way they told you the backstory of the world was pretty clever, in that it didn´t feel forced or unnatural. It has a very calm and soothing tone overall, and the characters just enhances this feeling of bliss. The characters themselves are fairly enjoyable despite their tendency for repetitive one-liners. When it comes to the animation it shows some fairly impressive backgrounds every now and then, but the character models are a bit uninspiring. One thing I do have to give them credit for though, is that in a show with a main cast of only females, they have stayed clear of any fanservice(even in the hot springs episode, where it would have been very easy to take that route), which keeps it clean and enjoyable for all ages and not just the older(read hornier) folks. Overall a decent anime for when you just want to feel all warm and cozy inside :) Now I can only hope that the sequels improve in quality.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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