Thread 281174634

Finished the manga yesterday, and I want to say: you guys were right. This is amazing.
I was in it for the beautiful world, cozy atmosphere and some healing. But those last two volumes were a rollercoaster of emotions that hit me in ways I didn't expect.
Few manga have left me similarly wistful, and completely floored. But this one was a first for me because it actually made me tear up during certain chapters I was unprepared for.
Now I still have the anime left, which some say is even better. No doubt in large parts because of the soundtrack. Gonna take it at a slow pace with 1 episode a night.
I know there are some diehard Aria fans here on /a/. Is Aria truly special to you? Please tell me about it.

Shoutouts to the anon that kept shilling this in the NYE r/a/dio threads, by the way (there was at least one of you, you know who you are).
Pic related is a random Undine that caught my eye in Ch5. That wasn't supposed to be Atora, though, was it?

Based OP. Favorite undine?

>>281174634 (OP)
Navigation 34: Margherita

>>281175604
>Favorite undine?
Hard to say. Probably still Alicia, even though Alice and Athena really grew on me. Especially in Chapter 55 (or 65 I guess). That's the one that got me.

Done.

>>281175648
>two eastern windows of the Palazzo Ducale are the same height as the other four
That's a pretty major fuckup. They should be lower because they were part of the original palace that wasn't expanded until 1340, with the later four windows being higher in order to better illuminate the room where the Great Council would meet, with its elaborately-painted ceiling. Also the earlier windows still retain their elaborate traceries because they survived a fire in 1577 that destroyed the other windows.

The quatrefoils above the colonnade of the loggia are also omitted for some reason.

>>281176068
>>281176090
Akari's sweet side. Always nice.
>>281176128
Cheers, anon.

>>281176267
Akira*. Ugh, damn it. Akari is always sweet.

>>281176244
I think I've heard about that before, maybe in /a/ itself. Did you post in the Aria daily back in 2019, by any chance?

>>281176583
I don't remember, but if someone was ranting about Venetian architecture then it was probably me.

Something I noticed. Please tell me I am just overthinking pic related, and it's not like that.

>>281176759
Reminds me of that Junji Ito cat manga

>>281176759
At any rate, I hope you can spare a little corner of your heart.
>>281177921
Sometimes, it feels like every other mangaka seems to have made a manga about their cat(s).
Either way, Aria is no different. It is a manga about cats, after all.

>>281175469
it's not Atora, no.

>>281175604
>Favorite undine?
Anzu and Akari

Good night, /a/.

I still need to watch Avenire

>>281179609
Don't forget Crepuscolo and Benedizione.

I love ARIA!
it makes me happy to see ARIA threads here
anons should check this out:
http://material-crown.com/shopdetail/000000000300/
I ordered the ARIA Company necklace.
ARIA The CONCERT 2025 is coming up. Does anyone know if they will be streaming it? I can find info on the in person tickets but nothing about streaming.

Newfag here. What's better? Manga or anime?

>>281175389
>>281175533
Feet...

>>281176110
It's always a pleasure to revisit Aria. I wish I could live in a comfy laid back town filled with wonderment in the everyday motions of life.

>>281181779
They're both worth reading/watching. The music in the anime is god tier, though.

>>281181779
Both are mandatory. The worth is built on my the collaborative effort of the anime production committee and director Junichi Sato (Sailor Moon, Kaleido Star, Princess Tutu, Amanchu, Tamayura). Of particular note is the 15th Year Anniversary project which is made up of 3 movies that cover events after the series ended

>>281175604
>Favorite undine?
Of the apprentices, Akari. Of the primas, Athena.

>>281174634 (OP)
the quality of the anime is too low I can't watch that shit
240p ass quality even in the lossless 4gb per episode torrents

>>281183487
I need to get a CRT TV and a DVD player sometime. There's a number of shows and games I suspect work better in that format

>all these Akari and Alice posts
Where's Aika?

hey anons
does anyone know how popular is aria with the japs? asking because I think its not that obscure but at the same time I barely see it mentioned when anons talk about what the japs supposedly like

the reason of why I dont think its that obscure is because ive seen ads about tours to venezia but with aria related themes and by themes I mainly mean that the tour covers a lot of the places that were show in the anime/manga, I dont think an obscure or unpopular show could pull that kind of events, specially if we take into consideration that we are talking about travelling to other country, also I saw two vtubers from a popular vtuber agency mention aria and from what I remember those two arent know for streaming a lot of anime or manga content, so that made me believe that aria is somewhat popular

>>281185052
Yearly concert

>>281183801
>Aika is voiced by Natsumi Hinata
>Her mom is voiced by Aki
She is hiding Frog aliens

>>281184390
I really need more Hagkari

>>281185574
After she gets over her initial awkwardness, she drains Akatsuki dry every night.

As I was saying, this chapter right here actually made me shed tears. Maybe it's because of the time I read it, and the general mood I was in (and put myself in), or maybe Aria is just that magical. But no other manga achieved this before.
Same for the last Cait Sith chapter, but this one hit harder. It surprised me because this wasn't even the ending. But before I knew it, this turned into a nail-biter.
I had wondered earlier why Alice remained a Pair for so long and chalked it up to her being a middle-schooler. When it dawned on me that she might be promoted straight to Prima here, I was begging for it to happen.
There was no guarantee, but it just had to end this way. "Come on, Athena, pull off the other glove, too", and she did. Perfect.
Thanks for reading my blog. What was your favourite moment/chapter?

>>281186184
It's been a long, long while since I read or watched Aria but that's one of my favorites too. I don't quite remember if it was in the manga as a complete chapter but mine has got to be the last few minutes of Arietta OVA when Ashita Yuugure Made starts playing. There's a lot of moments with Akari and Alicia but this one sticks out the most.

>>281185990
There is something sensual about Akari in the Manga

>>281186452
I mean, it's not that kind of series, but

>>281186545
And her occasional bedroom eyes i guess

>>281186886
The strongests of Aqua

>>281182412
Wait. What 3 movies? There's only Crepuscolo and Benedizione right? Or do you mean the short mini episodes from the BDs too?

>>281187000
Maybe he was referring to Avennire

>>281174634 (OP)
I was just thinking that realistically every Undine would look like Athena considering the time they spend in the sun, but the author could explain it with Mars having different UV rules

>>281187038
Maybe the intensity isn't all that high given the distance to the sun.
But if it still were an issue, let's handwave it with "the Salamanders put something into the atmosphere to block UV rays"

>>281187006
Damn, I thought there was another one in the works. I know Akari and Alicia is pretty fleshed out compared to Orange and Himeya, but I'd kill for one more movie if just to see more of JC's work. I think they did a good job translating Kozue Amano's art into anime.

>>281186452
The manga definitely had more fanservice

Sometimes this series' vibe reminds me of Ah My Goddess

>>281186184
It's one of the most legendary moments in the manga, and maybe manga as a whole. When I think of Aria, I think about that scene first, and other things later.

>>281190159
It's this though

>>281190650
For me it's the one after that.

>>281181779
always the source material

>>281181779
they're both good, but they're very different

>>281190159
I'm glad I didn't pick up a spoiler (as if the plot matters, but still) about that. I unfortunately knew about Alicia retiring at the end beforehand which lessened the impact.
>>281190650
>>281191025
These were also great.

When is some fag going to translate the last movie chapter

my beautiful singing angel

>>281192529
is that the one and only

>>281192529
How powerful is Befana witch?

>>281192695
Stronger than Madara Uchiha. And I'm not talking about Edo Tensei Uchiha Madara. I'm not talking about Gedou Rinne Tensei Uchiha Madara either. Hell, I'm not even talking about Juubi Jinchuuriki Gedou Rinne Tensei Uchiha Madara with the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and Rinnegan doujutsus (with the rikodou abilities and being capable of both Amateratsu and Tsukuyomi genjutsu), equipped with his Gunbai, a perfect Susano'o, control of the juubi and Gedou Mazou, with Hashirama Senju's DNA implanted in him so he has mokuton kekkei genkai and can perform yin yang release ninjutsu while being an expert in kenjutsu and taijutsu.

>>281192695
She could defeat both Akira (forma de normal) and Alicia.

>>281194082
But what about Akira (potencial maximo)?

>>281195647
Akira (forma de freak genetico) can beat pretty much everyone except Alicia (hada del agua completo) and Akari (forma de bruja)

>>281192695
Powerful enough to easily steal your heart if you're not careful.

>>281176244
The earlier chapters can be a little flakey on the building designs, and I think some famous Venetian landmark names get mixed up from time to time. But I like how the Gnome's gravity-controlling-ball-machines have the part of the Porta della Carta sticking out the top of it.

I should head back to Venice before the year is out and take my Akira figure with me

>>281197700
There was a chapter of Colori Colore Creare a few months back that completely butchered the Biblioteca Marciana, so she's probably still not much of an expert. I wonder how much literature there is available in Japanese on the topic of Venetian architecture; we've got a ton of stuff in English only because of the influence of one guy in the 19th century.

>>281190650
yeah that scene is pretty great, I would even call it underrated, the manga version is amazing but what I love about the anime is how alicia says aquamarine, you can feel her emotions and everything, of course the music also is very important

'ate the anime.
'ate Alicia's husband.
'ate Aria Shachou.
Simple as.

i'm posting alice

>Dear diary, Today Mrs Dostoyevskaya came to visit her daughter
>She kicked a Gondola straight to Salamander's Island

Reminder that She is a Zoomer

>>281190159
I don't remember single scenes that much from past anime I've watched, but I'll remember the Alice promotion scene forever. I also felt genuinely surprised/startled when it happened

Please watch the anime as the music is wonderful...
I will go to the upcoming concert

>>281201648
Reminds me of that one madman who edited shachou out of the whole first volume.

>>281203537
literal war crime

Aria Shachou is cute!

>>281203675
I like him. But why is his asshole being shown all the time?

>>281203713
he's mischievous

>>281203713
but well mannered

>>281202763
Oh, you got a ticket? I thought they were giving those out via lottery if you bought the new album.

>>281204156
>>281204438
Cute.

I wish we had more translated Aria doujins

All the feet in this thread adds to the comfiness

>>281175389
im in love

>>281210181
I like the winter episodes the least because they wear tights. Undine uniforms are extremely erotic because they show just the right amount of legs.

>>281213594
>The real treasure is the friends that we made along the way

>>281206191
Cute Russian

>>281214788
Really though, as sappy and cliché-ridden as that might have been, I liked it.

>Gonna take it at a slow pace with 1 episode a night.
the patrician way to enjoy it

>>281175469
Manga is first?

Episode 12 of the first season is my favorite.
It's really great despite being an original episode.

>>281216772
That's the one where Akari somehow travels back in time to when Neo-Venezia was only just starting to get built or something, right? I remember liking that episode as well.

>>281216660
I'm sorry, but I don't understand the question, especially in reference to the post you quoted.

>>281216467
That's what I did for my rewatch a few months ago.

>>281217523
That was a nice chapter. Does a public bath like that exist somewhere? inb4 >in Venice

>>281175729
I want to lead her to her grave.

Once i move to Neovenezia my life will be sunny.

>>281219629
Go away immigrant. Find the sun in your heart first.

>>281174634 (OP)
This anime made me fall in love in the iyashikei genre and has definitely shaped my anime taste, so I'd say it's a special anime to me.

>>281213594
Easily my favorite episode from all the seasons.

For me? It's Rainbow.

I should go to venice again, I haven't been in forever.

>>281221917
>my city is empty during summer because all the people went to venice
GO to Venice and stay there.

>>281213619
Reasonable reaction

>>281175626
so is her hair brown or black?

>>281175788
LOUTR

>>281175855
That's the kind of harsh lesson yuou have to learn in every job

>>281175933
God, I love Himeya company's slutty high heels policy.

>>281190159
Maybe not legendary, but this is probably my all time favorite moment

>>281214751
but the tights are also erotic

>>281174634 (OP)
Going to Venice after watching (and rewatching) Aria was a truly magical experience

>>281225237
I don't care about some literal who dipshit's opinion

>>281225237
Wonder what became of this person in 2025 and if he ever learned what iyashikei is about.

Have you been making snowballs anon?

Aria is one of those anime that I'll watch one day perpetually.

>>281225237
At least he's not being too much of a martyr.
>Listen, guys, the snob-cartel doesn't want you to know, but I'm putting my neck on the line to give you the truth! You see, [highly rated anime] isn't actually good!
>So yeah, they'd probably have me lynched for this, but I had to put the truth out there.

I got some new doujins in
which one should I read first?
https://files.catbox.moe/tu9kyr.JPG
I've made some adjustments to my collection as well

>>281228272
nice shrine. I don't collect much merch but I do have the DVDs and the old Alicia, Akira and Athena figures. Slowly getting all 6 of them.

>>281224875
Really? I'd think it would be disappointing.

>>281225237
Who cares? MAL reviews are mostly written by literal children.
t. used to be the literal child who wrote MAL reviews

>>281224766
>>281224780
This is truly good advice.

>>281224875
>>281228622
I heard it's a tourist-flooded shithole, but some anons said you can also go off the beaten path and find these amazing back alleys and campos and such, literally like in Aria.

>>281228730
Which toy commercial manga this is

>>281225237
>2009
You really went digging.
Also, everyone knows Athena is the villain of Aria.

>>281228773
Card games on gondolas? Come on.

Pic related is also something I didn't expect.
Did he get Akari to go to Aqua and become an undine from the very beginning? He's been at this for a long time, hasn't he.

>>281230443
That's an interesting theory; I wasn't sure what to make of it myself.
Does that mean he groomed her?

>>281230531
I didn't wanna go there, but kind of? Question with this theory would be, what did he want her to come to Aqua for?
But she's been writing her penpal the moment she's been on that spaceship en route to Aqua, and we can probably assume she had been writing him before, as well.

>>281223005
I am the bone of my oar...

>>281230443
Anon, you have to read the next page. It's clear Akari's 'penpal' is actually her blog, which seems to have some following.

>>281230443
>>281184173
you now remember that there are real life spoopy stories of cats having that kind of meetings with a huge cat being their leader

>>281175615
Navigating margarita

I have Aria in my backlog but never got around to watching it.
When's the best season for it? Summer, winter, etc.

>>281235078
I prefer the summer episodes, but the show takes place all year, I wouldn't think of it as a summer show. I think just watch when you feel the need to, I think I watched the series over the course of around two years, wish I could have made it last even longer.

>>281235078
I've been watching it for my annual comfy winter watches, iz bretty gud

>>281233760
but then who was phone??

>>281235391
You think this should be a once a night or a once a week kind of a thing?

>>281235741
I just think the show wouldn't be at its best marathoned. But watch at whatever pace works best for you.

>>281233018
What if Akari participates in a grail war?

>>281174634 (OP)
Aria is truly special to me. It made my life better, because it gave me peace and made me want to be more like the characters I saw there. It also helped spur my love of the actual venice, which is wonderful in its own right.

There are still good Aria works being made now, like this doujin that features chotGPT

https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/133407325

>>281236750
For some reason there is always a new Aria doujin being posted on Pixiv every year

>>281236750
How many people make a fanfic about Alicia with ChotGPT?

>>281233760
Ehh. She always says "email" (in the translation, at least). I guess it could be some sort of stylistic choice of hers for how she writes her blog, but I like the cat theory better. I kind of interpreted the panels with the people looking at the internet as showing the contrast between internet-addicted Manhome-dwellers and the Neo-Venezians.

>>281236750
Here we see Three undines Chotting with Each others

>>281197265
What's with the threads?

watching both movies at the theater was a really special experience, it felt like a miracle when the first one was announced

>>281235667
Ai in the anime.

underused

>>281239505
I do not remember her at all.

SEX

>>281230443
They changed it in the anime right? Akari only got a penpal after meeting Ai-chan

>>281237025
It makes sense she would have some big blog seeing as how she immediately makes friends with everyone

>>281235078
I think winter is the perfect season for it. The anime is comfy, so you should be in a comfy state as well.

>>281242160
She is seen writing a message in a very brief flashback to her on the spaceship in Ep. 1, and in Ep. 2 and 3 she is writing Ai.

Seeing the Masterpiece scans hurts because I wasn't able to get all the hardcover editions and now I'm stuck with a gap.

>>281239505
this is only undine built exclusively for sex

>>281242777
>hardcover editions
They made hardcovers of it? I've looked through a lot of Japanese listings and I don't think I've ever come across any.

>>281243134
No, apparently I made that up even though it's in the same room as me. It seems like they announced the hardcovers before the paperback run was finished, then cancelled it because the sales of the paperback weren't good enough. Presumably because anyone buying this would wait on the hardcovers.

>>281227842
>it gets bigger when roll it

>>281242777
The struggle is real.

any hag enjoyers ?

>>281245770
Yes.

>>281243698
Should have bought them both, silly.

>>281243698
Oh, must be English-language only. That explains why I didn't see it.

>>281245770
Possibly The only pure blooded Italian on the cast

>>281228622
>>281228730
following the Aria pilgrimage guide brought me to some really cool places

>>281245770
Akira is YOUNG

>>281247493
Imagine if she cares about sport

>>281245770
Yeah, that's my wife right there.

>>281245770
Hag Liz

>>281247449
First solo holiday I ever took, 10 years ago now. I should go back.

love hags

>>281175469
Lol that was me, your welcome anon.
I had to start using catbox since image limit was reached.
I also wanted to mimic the hazukashi talking style with my quotes alongside each image.
See you next r/a/dio.

>>281249444
I got the exact same feeling from actually traveling to Venice as I did watching Aria: I could keep coming back here/rewatching this show for the rest of my life

>>281245952
wtf with this ricky berwick arms?

>>281186184
I JUST finished this episode, after so many people said it is the high point of the entire series. They weren't wrong.

>>281254604
>is the high point of the entire series
It's not. The two high points of the series are >>281190650 and pic related.

>>281236750
Aria saved my life.
Or rather, it inspired me to live life in a way I'm not ashamed.

Hello my friends, enjoy some doujins:
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https://litter.catbox.moe/khmtnvx4d7cfit5k.pdf
https://litter.catbox.moe/xj51l7iiiiy3eaky.pdf
https://litter.catbox.moe/jzw6n97ezec6tvza.pdf
https://litter.catbox.moe/xy2iblg8489lan6k.pdf
https://litter.catbox.moe/wjsufy3he6bfbn3y.pdf
https://litter.catbox.moe/93rf1oc0ecsyz6ah.pdf
https://litter.catbox.moe/w7oqkv081jf3zopj.pdf
https://litter.catbox.moe/yv5ssayti38sapc7.pdf
https://litter.catbox.moe/qz08buf06nmwg451.pdf
https://litter.catbox.moe/3w0kd3ttmvedllmw.pdf

>>281175533
salps

>>281248960
the design for the halloween gondola is just so good
this is so well done overall

>>281177992
it is if you believe

>>281232427
ari

>>281174634 (OP)
overrated

The board is racing.

>>281252218
Small world.
>See you next r/a/dio.
Should be H/a/lloween, right? I'll be there.
Cheers!

>>281255299
thanks for the doujins! I feel like secret marriage is a title premise the content doesn't really live up to, but these are cute

>>281174634 (OP)
I love Aria! It's one of the few manga that takes me to a totally different world when reading it. It made my head melt with wonder.

That said, sorry for the off-topic stuff coming up, and feel free to report.

4chan can be uncomfy, so I made a group for people who enjoy anime, gaming etc.
Aria is such a lovely work that I'm sure any anon who appreciates it is awesome!! So I'm posting this here.
If you enjoy sharing stuff you're into, feel free to take a look and see if you might be interested: pastebin.com/RFk9GRmH

>>281175469
Wasn't there for that, but based shill.

>>281255299
Wow are these uploaded anywhere? What expiration time did you set?

>>281260878
Beautiful moment ruined by cat anus.

>>281261073
Lots of cat anus in this manga for some reason.

>>281261073
I'm gonna be honest, I could really have done with less of that cat.

>>281260882
I’m not sure if they’re uploaded anywhere. I got them on a CD from the artist at Aria Carnival last year. I got a ton of paper doujins too.
I set the expiration to 3 days, I think.
That reminded me of a funny story when I was there. There was an undine (Alice) cosplayer who was running a booth selling cosplay magazines and I wanted to get a photo with her, so I bought one of them and she was nice enough to give me another one for free (and I got the photo) and it turned out to be a lewd cosplay mag of her
Heh

>>281262077
sauce?

Has anyone read Amano's latest work? Apparently it was revealed to be set in Neo-Venezia

>>281262077
Do you have a panda account? There's a category for non-H doujins.

>Athena: Diva
>Alicia: OL
What would Akira's alternate career path be like?

>>281255299
Thanks anon

>>281261073
It can't be helped, Japs think animal ani are cute

aria shachou is a positive good

>>281265555
He's cute, but let him have some modesty.

>>281263937
I can picture her as a teacher. P.E. and something else.

Since we have an Aria thread, I wanted to ask, what color is the ARIA on the Aria company's uniform's hat? Is it yellow or orange? I've seen both. I need the color for something.

>>281255299
d'aww these are cute

>>281268874
I think it's yellow

>>281269907
Yeah, here it's yellow but in the figures and some official art it's closer to orange... I guess it's just inconsistent. They don't have someone deciding its Pantone TM equivalent.

>>281268865
She would be that one overpowered PE teacher with a soft side and wear tracksuit all the time while carrying Kendo stick everywhere

>>281263937
MMA

>>281270294
>with a soft side and wear tracksuit all the time
Obviously.
>while carrying Kendo stick everywhere
Didn't cross my mind, but sure, why not.

Reminder to book your pilgrimage to Venezia

>>281261073
>ruined
It's just a tiny x, anon.

>>281270318
She has the potential to be a draw

>>281271902
One of these days... definitely...

>>281271902
is there any part of the year where it's more quiet like in Aria? that's the only time I'd like to go

>>281174634 (OP)
Actually one of the rare legitimately potentially life changing manga/anime.
It can change your view on life and the world if you want it to, and let it.

>>281272259
I'm just goofing.

>>281259465
Maybe it's all the water and sky, but there's so many great visuals that take your breath away.

>>281176244
Any particular reason why they would necessarily want to replicate asymmetry in Neo-Veneiza despite the historical accuracy?
If their first priority was to be as accurate as possible and as perfectly faithful to the original as they could be, then yeah that's a mistake.
But if it's not, then I could see them intentionally doing this.
She would have had the example to draw from, so it's hard to imagine it wasn't intentional at least from an artistic perspective.
Plot wise, I don't know or don't remember if the goal was supposed to be a perfect 1:1 recreation or not(it's obviously supposed to be very close either way). So I'm not saying you're wrong, I just don't know if they intentionally made tradeoffs or not or it was actually a mistake.
I can see the allure of going as close to possible to 1:1 though.

>>281274892
You are American.

>>281274974
I don't consider myself American, and I have Italian relatives(not by blood) and grew up spending holidays and other time around them in a majority Italian place...so I think i understand what you're getting at. But it's sort of beside what my post was intended to be.
I'm curious about the author's intention and any specific plot points that I may have missed or am not aware of that would make it explicitly a mistake in world.
Who I am is really inconsequential. I can understand why it would want to be 1:1. I just don't know(and am not claiming to know) if that is actually how Neo-Venezia is meant to be.

>>281271902
cute kot!

>>281276195
>I don't consider myself American
But you are American, look at how you talk about this sort of thing. "I have Italian relatives and I went on holiday in 'a majority italian place' (not Italy, apparently?)".

>Who I am is really inconsequential
I think people's lot in life influences their attitudes towards

>I'm curious about the author's intention
It's a mistake, intentional or otherwise so because it's easier to draw all the windows the same way.

>>281271902
If only I had someone to go with me.
Also what >>281274015 said, a less busy season would be nice. If there were so many tourists you couldn't even move, that would kind of ruin the mood.

>>281274015
>>281278133
I went in February and it was fine, particularly if you went any distance from St Marks Square and the waterfront around the palace, and even they weren't super crowded.

>>281278133
Anon I want to go...
After going to Japan I feel like Italy is the only place I "have" to go. But I don't have any to go with either. I was considering offering to pay for someone's plane ticket and lodging to accompany me.

>>281262408
of the doujins I posted? the artist is:
email:tae_makimura@nifty.com
Twitter:@Tae_Maki
>>281263433
I don't. I probably have a few Aria doujins that aren't available on the web but no scanner to upload them with. Pic is all doujins

>>281277687
I'm not American in any real legal or cultural sense at all. There are slight complexities that would make a one word answer of 'no' a question without context not fully truthful or accurate depending on how you define 'American'. But you're barking up the wrong tree.
I spent every holiday and catholic religious event of my youth(rather than a singular holiday) within an Italian cultural enclave with family and extended family who are all Italian or of Italian heritage. Meaning I believe I can understand as much as someone who isn't Italian how much they value and protect their culture, down to some of the most minute details.
Which is what I meant by 'I think I get'.
I don't understand why you assume my attitudes or anything about me personally at all when everything I wrote was specifically out of curiosity to the story and the author's intentions.
No where did I ever offer my own opinion or interpretation. I was just curious and asking questions because it's an interesting topic, and I thought I went out of my way to make that clear in my original writing.
I literally explicitly say things like:
>I don't know or don't remember
>I'm not saying you're wrong
and
>I can see the allure of going as close to possible to 1:1 though
Because I'm familiar with the culture that's supposed to be represented in the manga to a degree more than most would be, but I do not know how the mangaka approaches that part of her story, thus the questions. People here definitely know more about the manga than I do, thus I ask because I love the story and am curious to know more.
Why not say 'She is Japanese' rather than make an incorrect assumption about me, in a post that was never meant to be about myself or even a value judgement on my part at all?

>>281278430
Two anons going on a pilgrimage to Venice together?
Sounds a bit too good to be true, doesn't it.

Friendly reminder to Anons to stick with the DVD releases for this. The BDs are some of the most overfiltered "lookin' good" upscales I've ever seen. The DVDs look great however!

Aria became my favorite anime and manga when I first watched and then read back in 2009. I swear this manga is the only one I've read more than twice. I read it at a least 5 times and there's always something fun I missed. Specially now that there is an official TL.
Other manga that REALLY made me fell as it was winding down were YKK (you know why) and surpisingly Bamboo Blade. I never hear anyone talking about it but I picked it up because Alice VA also voices Tamaki, the anime was fine and everything but then I don't know why I think the manga is something special. Most people just seem to think it's alright. I should re-read it sometime to confirm it.

>>281281508
YKK was also incredible. A shame that we only got four OVA episodes out of it, but the OP of the first series is stuck in my head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yPs3hUQ6Ok&list=PLkeylMrUfBH6cHC2rbMM2ifo3PDX5QyYm&index=17
As for Bamboo Blade, there's apparently a "B" and "C", too. I guess you mean just the first one? Might check it out.

>>281281909
>As for Bamboo Blade, there's apparently a "B" and "C", too. I guess you mean just the first one? Might check it out.
Indeed, only the original manga is fully translated. There is an anime that deviates and has an anime original ending and it's fine.
I will say now though that most people seem to rate YKK and Aria as masterpieces, while Bamboo Blade is usually rated about a 7. But again it's what I felt personally back when I read it, it left an impression on me the same way those two did, even if it's not necessarily the same thing.
Another manga I REALLY liked was Karin. This one used to be quite popular back in the day with gaiafags (it was known as Chibi Vampire), and the ending most would consider it sappy but still it's one of those that stuck with me all these years.

>>281282109
I love Karin both the manga and anime. I don't hate the ending but it really seems like most people here did back then and even still do when it comes up in rare threads.

>>281279398
Where do you live? Where were you born? What's your mother tongue?

>>281282109
I see. I'll keep that in mind and curb my expectations somewhat, then. But who knows, maybe I'll end up liking it a lot, too.

>>281283022
>Where do you live?
Why does it matter? (not America)
>Where were you born?
Not America.
>What's your mother tongue?
English.
I'm not claiming to be Italian or anything remotely close to that.
I honestly don't understand what you're trying to get at. Maybe there was some sort of misunderstanding at some point.
Do you think I don't respect Italian culture and how seriously Italian people care about preserving and passing down it in an extremely exact manner?
I'd like to think that even if I hadn't happened to have such experiences growing up, that I would still have some understanding of that because it's pretty common knowledge.
I only think the topic is interesting to discuss in the context of the fictional scifi futuristic world of Neo-Venezia.
It's interesting to think of fictional designers, builders, and residents of Neo-Venezia in the distant future and how much weight people who valued the tradition of the old, potentially having conflict with those who don't have the same cultural or emotional attachment as they do.
The second line in my post is flat out stating:
>If their first priority was to be as accurate as possible and as perfectly faithful to the original as they could be, then yeah that's a mistake.
Everything in my post is relating to the fictional world in the abstract, because the idea of the utopia in the story where they obviously go to great lengths to try to recreate or preserve the past is interesting and alluring to me.

>>281278608
Nta, but do you happen to remember the name of the cosplayer?
Also, nice collection. Any personal favourites?

>>281284058
Because if you had simply said where you live, then anon would have stopped accusing you from being american you idiot.

>>281284058
>how much weight people who valued the tradition of the old, potentially having conflict with those who don't have the same cultural or emotional attachment as they do.
I was under the impression that neo-Venezia was supposed to be pretty much 1-to-1 in most respects. Anyway, if you know anything about architectural history you'll know that a huge amount of what we see, like, and appreciate is due to caprice, accident, ignorance, cost-savings, or a defunct sense of practicality and if you start trying to "fix" things (perhaps to suit an ideal which is itself the product of historical forces) then there's no end to the mess and you might as well knock down the whole damn thing to construct a proper symmetrical Renaissance palace which is what they debated doing in 1577 after yet another major fire.

>>281284516
I don't think that's what would have happened.
I think it would have gone a different way, and dug a deeper miscommunication away from my original post.

To the anon who raised the window question:
I was interested to know myself if it was an oversight or an intentional choice. I looked through some of the literature and came up empty as far as a clearly worded answer.
The Aria Official Navigation Guide has this page:
https://files.catbox.moe/i1xpax.JPG
showing the palace, but no word on the windows specifically.
Monthly Undine vol2 has this page:
https://files.catbox.moe/nqd9jr.jpg
with palace illustrated showing windows at the same level.
I also looked through some of the BD booklets and the Natural BD booklet shows the palace with the windows all lined up as well.
There's mention of the square in picrel here (top left):
https://files.catbox.moe/w9z6eg.jpg
but not the windows.
I can't recall it being mentioned in the anime or manga either but I would probably forget it.
I can't imagine it being an oversight. I'd like to think that the builders in Neo-Venezia decided to build it that way for some reason.
>>281284327
The cosplayer: https://x.com/kerokei_cos
Some more of their work: https://scallopproject.booth.pm/
Thank you very much, Anon. I like it all! It makes me happy that Aria still has such a dedicated fanbase after all this time.

>>281284870
Yes. Which is why it's a pretty interesting subject(imo) to consider how they would approach it, having sort of a 'clean slate' so to speak to rebuild it and the cultural friction of to what extent '1:1' would actually entail.
It's like when Akari was forced to replace her gondola.
I was curious if there was ever any specific references in the works that I might have missed or forgotten about relating to the subject.

>>281285225
Interesting. Thanks for going through all of those and uploading.

>>281259465
Sent my application

Where can I read the colored manga?

>>281274015
I went in February and it's nice if you want a more quit experience but you might not get any sunny weather during the winter months.
Finally got around to making a edit from one of the pictures I took last year

>>281271902
I was surprisingly not disappointed by Venice. I tempered my expectations beforehand and had a great time. Getting to experience acqua alta was a real treat too. The only real disappointment was realizing that nobody actually lived there. It's like going to Disneyland or something.

>>281288664
>The only real disappointment was realizing that nobody actually lived there.
Huh, is that so? I thought about it and realized it might be gentrified to hell and back or something, but are there no residential districts to speak of?

>>281288614
that's awesome

>>281285225
>The cosplayer: https://x.com/kerokei_cos
>Some more of their work: https://scallopproject.booth.pm/
That's the cosplayer that gave you a lewd photobook of hers?
The account seems pretty wholesome from what I can see. Also looks like she went to Venice to marry? That's sweet.

>>281286853
thanks.

>>281285225
Actually, if you look at the Monthly Undine vol2 pic that you supplied:
https://files.catbox.moe/nqd9jr.jpg

You'll notice that the windows on the left side are lower, because the entire image is flipped. The Palazzo delle Prigioni which you see on the left-hand side of the Monthly Undine picture is actually located to the east of the Palazzo Ducale, not the west. Clearly they accidentally drew it off a flipped reference photo, while still keeping 2 lower windows.

>>281285225
>The cosplayer: https://x.com/kerokei_cos
she has a lewd photobook, what???

>>281289822
>are there no residential districts to speak of?
There are, such as Cannaregio, but the population of Venice is about 50,000 compared to 170,000 in the 16th century so it was built for a much higher level of urbanisation than it actually needs at the moment (the last time the population was only 50k was in the 11th century when St. Mark's was rebuilt for the last time but not yet covered in marble).

>>281292623
>>281293954
Yeah it’s this one, I think, I can’t check right now but I’ll report back later.
https://scallopproject.booth.pm/items/5184169
It had some nude shots in it.
It seems like they’ve been to Italy multiple times and taken photos there in full undine attire, it’s nice to see such a dedicated fan.
>>281293926
Oh good catch Anon. I wonder if that’s a canon Neo-Venezia photo or just something Kozue drew. Either way it seems to be an error. I guess everyone makes mistakes.

>>281295238
Definitely just an oversight because there are numerous other instances in the anime and manga where the Palazzo Ducale is depicted with the correct orientation (Biblioteca Marciana on the west side, Palazzo delle Prigioni on the east).

>>281261395
wife.

>>281296826
Someone's wife

>>281296847
Someone off-screen, so perfect to self-insert into or pretend he does not exist!

How come no one here has brought up how incredible the dub is?

>>281299842
I don't think anyone watched it.

>>281299842
I don't touch that garbage. Also the mid-to-late 2000's when the series aired was kind of a golden age for sub elitists since we were getting TV rips directly from Japan so you're not going to find many people who even watched anything other than subs.

>>281290110
Completely normal.

You know they say that all women are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Alicia Florence and you can see that statement is not true. See, normally if you go one on one with another Undine, you got a 50/50 chance of winning. But I'm a genetic freak and I'm not normal! So you got a 25%, at best, at beat me. Then you add Athena Glory to the mix, your chances of winning drastic go down. See the 3 way at Carnivale, you got a 33 1/3 chance of winning, but I, I got a 66 and 2/3 chance of winning, because Athena KNOWS she can't beat me and she's not even gonna try!
So Alicia, you take your 33 1/3 chance, minus my 25% chance and you got an 8 1/3 chance of winning at Carnevale. But then you take my 75% chance of winning, if we was to go one on one, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, I got 141 2/3 chance of winning at Carnevale. See Alicia, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you at Carnevale.
But I'm gonna break it down for all you ladies. Would you rather be with me? Or would you rather be with Alicia?

>>281301667
>work in neo-Venezia
>last name is Florence

>>281298804
Her art is so clean there, Amano is one of my favorite artists.

>>281295238
reporting back as promised
turns out I have sprigga intima which I don't see on that site
https://files.catbox.moe/0e5t9r.JPG

A
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>>281289822
Lots of airbnbs and almost all the stores are for tourists. Was hoping to see more grocery stores or something to show that there was actual life beyond the tourism economy. It makes sense when you see the logistics though, mail and shipments are delivered via boat and then hauled by people with wains. It's just not very economical when you've got automobiles. That's part of why Neo-Venezia works though, it emphasizes a slower life.

>>281306509
!

>>281299842
the dub calls normal venezia "venice" though

>>281306499
her twitter suggests she is a mother and a good wife to her husband, I hope things go well for them

>>281299842
dub was after my time, but can a character like alicia really be convincingly portrayed in english?

god damn

>>281298804
Interesting idea with the faker in this thread >>281290110

>>281306509
What did anon mean by this?

>>281311667
wew lad

I'm still listening to the recent best of tracks release anon posted.

>>281313554
got a link?

>>281313554
This one?
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZrhhbsdcNFEq_x0IZ8-K2k-A5v-3-vBA?usp=drive_link
What are your favorites Anons?
My #1 Aria song is Nanairo no Sora O
Symphony, Lumis Eterne, and Felicita are my favorites.

I have to say with all the art in this thread, girl feet and Aria works so well. It doesn't feel the slightest bit raunchy. It adds a slight sexiness that feels clean which makes it more comfy.

I have to say with all the art in this thread, girl feet and Aria works so well. It doesn't feel the slightest bit raunchy. It adds a light sexiness that feels pure and innocent which makes it more comfy.

>>281314454
It doesn't feel wrong because the aqua alta episode already shows it

>>281314606
And other episodes. But I mean this art dump is clearly focused on barefoot girls but it doesn't feel dirty even though it's an obvious fetish thing.

>>281301667
The second biggest draw in Neo Venezia

I wish someone would translate the games.

>>281316980
pic unrelated

>>281306499
Whew lad.
>>281310483
Not sure if I got that right, but it seems the photographer in (most? all?) of these shoots is her husband.

the new anime has started its "elementary school in neo-venezia" arc

Probably asked a million times, but if you could go live on Neo Venezia, which job/occupation would you pick?
Hard mode: you can only pick a job that is appropriate for your gender

>>281319646
Librarian. I imagine the archives in the Marciana Library would have been moved over as well, so you'd still see a steady stream of visiting researchers who want to look at the records of the old Serene Republic.

>>281228272
>those item codes
FYI Suruga-ya apparently just had a data leak including credit card data w/ security code.

You can never hear Alice sing again

>>281319646
If I didn't have to worry about making rent, being a Sylph would probably be pretty swell.
Meme answers would be
>owner of Café Florian (the guy just drinks coffee all day, doesn't he?)
>whatever job the guy who married Alicia has

>>281319646
bathhouse owner

>>281301667
Big Momma Pump

>>281301667
>Drink Beer
>The biggest draw of her era
The Stone Cold of Gondola tourism

>>281319646
I like weather and severe weather-related things and controlling and tuning Aqua and Neo Venezia's climate sounds interesting as fuck so probably Salamander?
The full kanji name (火炎之番人) also looks and sounds very kakko-ii, as does the uniform and the very japanese looks it has.
I can't remember where it was mentioned nor if it was in ARIA or Colori either, but they sometimes even get to play weather pranks on people too.

I wish there was more detailed information and lore on Neo Venezia's jobs and how Aqua got terraformed and how it all works under the hood, but I guess it's understandable since ARIA puts the main focus on Undines, and it sounds kind of complicated for something that is only secondary to the main iyashi-kei focus of it. It can't be helped. Maybe Colori will expand on that.

>>281186184
I watched the anime first back in the day and it got me as well. The build up to it and the delivery are simply excellent. It's very easy to get emotionally involved and identify to Alice and what's happening to her throughout the chapter/episode.
Man I can't believe it's almost been 20 years now (17 for Origination). Fuck.

In other news, Amano and Sato went back to Venice back in June. Could it mean...?

>>281320959
>In other news, Amano and Sato went back to Venice back in June
On one hand, more ARIA is cool. On the other, the whole message of ARIA is that time moves on and dwelling on the past isn't good

>>281321108
I'm thinking either a new movie or preliminary work on an adaptation of CCC?

>>281320946
>Mentor is a Jap
>Best friend has a Jap name
>Kouhai is a Jap
The female Ken Sama of Aqua

>>281321108
Maybe CCC adaptation?

>>281316980
The PS2 VNs? Fuck that, make an open world Neo-Venezia game. I know what I'm doing when I win the lottery (I don't buy tickets)

>>281321130
Is Colori even getting attention enough to get an anme? I swear I don't see it anywhere.
What if it's an Aria remake?

>>281186184
That chapter was the highlight for sure, also the Princess of bubbleland/La befana, it felt so special because it wasn't in the anime (until the new movie) and a lot of people didn't read the manga for a while.

>>281322111
I couldn't tell you, honestly. But I think that there's material for at least one cours (5 volumes are out in Japan). I think ARIA got an anime adaptation earlier, or thereabouts
Keep in mind that anime adaptations generally are intended for promoting the original work and boost its sales and not the opposite, though it's also true that the original work needs to have a modicum of popularity first.

>>281321951
Me too, brother.
I have the perfect aria gaem in my mind. ( i don't know how to code 'hello world'.)

>>281319728
did I suddenly become deaf?

>>281321951
>>281323081
Would Aria even work as a game? All I could think of would be a few mini-games you could put somewhere into Neo-Venezia (rowing game for undines, delivery game/fly through the rings sorta thing for sylphs, an organ/rhythm game for gnomes, and IDK what else for salamanders).

>>281325207
I just want an excuse to do a 1:1 scale 3-D scan of the entirety of Venice and make it walkable.

>>281326107
I suppose that excuse is good enough, or as good as any.

>>281325207
Maybe a Harvest Moon style game.
You start the game on a spaceship flying to Neo-Venezia and choose your name, gender, etc. as well as your "path". You can pick from an assortment of careers; salamander, sylph, undine, mail delivery, chef, farmer, artist, and on and on it could go. You start the game as an apprentice for whatever career you pick and work your way up as time progresses. The game would be part advancing your career to the point that you're the master and training the next generation, and the game would "end" (maybe NG+ or freeplay somewhere around here) once the next generation spreads their wings and flies. The other part would be general exploration and exploring the mysteries of Neo-Venezia, as well as interacting with other townsfolk (improving relationships, romance options). The way I imagine it is your career would only be 20% or so of the gameplay.

>>281327396
I was thinking of something like Rune Factory (or Harvest Moon) initially, except without the farming. And dungeon crawling, I guess. So not really Rune Factory after all, but the right vibes are kind of there already.
The question is how you'd implement the various career paths. With the farming, there are entire systems supporting it that the whole game is built around. Hard to give everything else the same attention.
Either way, this could be super comfy if done right.

>>281325207
It'd work as a Boku no Natsuyatsumi style game, yes.

>>281328272
I was about to say I'd love one like Natsumon.

>>281328324
They already did a Shin-chan spinoff a couple years back. But I think they're very specific into making the games about a boy's summer vacation, which isn't really a great fit for Aria.
But I think a lot of the concepts of just being a chill game and doing a variety of speaking to people and minigames with a relaxing atmosphere would fit the Aria world.

>>281328537
I think a boy's summer vacation in Neo-Venezia might be great

>>281325207
Something very exploration-oriented, where you either only get hints to points of interest through things you find in town (and it does not spawn a marker or anything, it's up to you to find it), or no hints at all. You can also get a job on the side and master it and go through the 半人前/一人前 process.

>>281329041
>and it does not spawn a marker or anything
Very important. If exploration is most of the gameplay, you wouldn't have a game at all if there were markers.

making akari late

Remember back in college how I wanted to study abroad in Italy because of this anime

>>281333035
And, did you go? If not for college, at least on a vacation?

404 kinshii

>>281334199
No I didn't go because I wanted to finish my degree on and i wasn't a good enough student to really get accepted to study abroad program at the time or spend time fucking around in Italy and I figured I'd have plenty of time to go to Italy and have fun after I graduate and have a nice job I can afford things better
then I graduated and nothing went according to plan and I became a neet for (almost all of) the next 7 years ongoing

I've read enough stories from anons who went over the years, it's almost like I've gone myself anyway....

>>281326107
Just play Assasin's Creed II

>>281174634 (OP)
I like the modest swimsuits

>>281338781
modest? they almost destroyed my nutbladder

>>281338781
Those hips though.

its wonderful to see aria can still get such long threads

In the best case scenario, I hope Amano going to Venice this summer is for a new anime focusing on the new kouhai generation

I remember seeing this pic in the manga and thinking "uh well, still not Alicia, but DAMN..."

fuck's sake, Amano

Something tells me the author has a full body pic for each of them, hidden somewhere in a drawer

>>281340846
who's akozue ramano?

I love how every undine company has a theme, regarding its employees:
Aria Company hires the bubbly ones
Himeya the scorching hot ones
Orange Planet the weirdos

https://e-hentai.org/g/1065958/81cec7f04b/
(just a regular artbook featuring pics from the games, nothing risky)

>>281340846
you gotta admit that their nicknames are pretty badass

Good lord

>>281299842
>>281310973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5zMFEVM9rU
These are the people praising Frieren's VA in the English Dub.
Not just lazy, but tone deaf as well.

>>281341010
Ai doesn't seem to be bubbly. Maybe she will break the mold and bring the sass to Aria company

>>281341105
Vampire Liz

Anon, come on, your cute tour guide is waiting for you to review her performance

>>281341342
0 stars out of 5
I request a refund

off duty undines

>>281341010
What's so weird about her?

>>281341364
YOU MONSTER

>>281341379
>An old video of Neo Venezia's #1 diva shaking her ass on Public resurface

I promised myself I'll get my my life back on track and I'll watch all the Aria OVAs from 2021 once I am as happy in life as I was when I watched them in 2010. Still need to get one that.

>>281341390
A russian wanting to do work not involving alcohol or weapons?
Come on!

>>281341390
Her family

>>281341340
Whoops Forgot pic

>>281341454
She can suck me dry anytime she wants, if you catch my drift.
The day she announced her marriage I finally understood Akatsuki's pain

cute kid

Somehow, DQ

Akira and her spinach

the first (and all?) six numbers of Monthly Undine (yes, the review Akari and her co-workers read).
Featuring a completely bonkers manga about undine battles.

1: https://e-hentai.org/g/1835850/fcc992d27c/
2: https://e-hentai.org/g/1835853/ed98be3d05/
3: https://e-hentai.org/g/1835855/8fac7147be/
4: https://e-hentai.org/g/1835856/2f3729297b/
5: https://e-hentai.org/g/1835858/2948ad5a9c/
6: https://e-hentai.org/g/1835860/62d7d1532e/

>Congratulations about your promotion to prima, ms Mizunashi!
>Could we please get a full spread pic of you showing feet for our readers?
>Oh who? Our photographer? Don't mind her, she drools all the time

PRETTIEST
ROOKIE
EVER

Your favorite OST? I love listening to Mangetsu no Dolce and Natsumachi.

>>281342332
I always enjoyed undine the most

>>281342084
Bejita is shorter than Alicia btw

>>281174634 (OP)
dorya

>>281342949
Who -would- be the best husband for alicia? I haven't read what chotGPT said about this yet

>>281175389
beloved

My headcanon is that the Aria world / city / dimension / whatever was set up and secretly run by a clan of Ugly Bastards. They want to have an environment ideal for the cultivation of cute girls.

>>281344112
Emiya

>>281344210
What if it's run by a simple Bastard?

Well, looks like this festival is slowly winding down.
Thanks for all the contributions, especially the "barefoot Undine wading through shallow water while lifting their skirts" pic, but all the others, too.
See you next time.

>>281344112
Lockon Stratos

>>281341713
Kozue Amano really does seem to like her fanservice, but it's always very tasteful.

>>281344112
Klaus from Kekkai Sensen

>>281175604
undinewe

Aria is melancholic bliss. That's just it.
It's an anime that makes you cry just because its so... beautiful. It's so wistfully sad as well. Everytime I finished a season back then, I would go on bouts of depression. It was just that good.
It is up there in terms of greatness, I've never felt sad and happy as much as I did watching Aria.. truly.

It's sad we will never get another Aria, EVER. Fuck this goddamn world.

>>281344112
Me.

>>281340539
I have nothing against the new girls, but they aren't actually characters. They're plot devices designed to get the original characters to get together and do stuff

>>281346542
I too was in emotional shambles after I finished Origination.
Then I finished the manga and it was still just as heart wrenching.
And at last a poignant yet comforting sendoff with the movies.
The yearning for those days still flicker but I take solace in those memories

>>281346542
I have the movies downloaded but I can't bring myself to watch them because it's the last bit of "original" ARIA I've got left. It's retarded, I know.

>>281337503
I have, but the inaccuracies (for example, you pretty much never see a proper Gothic palace with traditional tripartite arrangement of windows) really bothers me. For the most part it's not actually Venice, it's a generic Renaissance city with canals instead of roads.

>>281347316
I've got 2 Origination picture dramas left (and the last 2 volumes of the manga). I've resolved to never watch or read them until I've visited Venice.

All good things come to an end, but the memory lives on.

I hate to be that anon, but I don't believe this series made me into a "better" person as other anons claim happened to them. As the years go on I seem to just degenerate more as a person.

Regardless, what this work can do, is snap one out of that despair even if for a brief moment and show by example how good things really are and can be. For that I hope this work continues to be immortalized as classic literature.

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This series gave me both hope and despair.
It probably can change people for the better, but whether it changed me at all, only time will tell.