I knew everybody would love this series and the manga. It is the most relaxing and refreshing anime ever.
I knew everybody would love this series and the manga. It is the most relaxing and refreshing anime ever.
9 is out...
http://tracker.crystalnova.net...6EF15F2%5D.avi.torrent
Watched the first episode... it was fairly nice... I'll keep watching...
It looks like Anime-Shrine picked this series as well. Here are the links, if somebody's interested
Episode 1 - ASH
Episode 2 - ASH
I might start to watch this series, after all and after all the nice comments posted lately. I haven't watched calm series lately, so it could be good.
Are the old CrystalNova subs good? I don't believe I have heard that group name before.
CrystalNova claims to be a new group of old members. I recognize a couple of the names on the credits so I can verify that. (IceAlchemist and silverfire in particular, though I forgot what groups they initally belonged to).
They're excellent subs as far as I'm concerned. Their version of the first eps was much better in visual and translational quality than the other group that had briefly also started Aria.
11 was a really good eps. Spoilers are kind of pointless on a series like this because the eps are basically separate storylines. Definitely, Athena stole the spotlight during this eps. The end of the eps was a little sad, but watching Akari cry about it was really funny. This is by far one of my favorite series this season.
Ah, thanks for the info, Ryllharu. With 11 episodes already released, I think I'll head for their tracker...
I watched the first episode, and I liked this quite a lot. It's indeed calm, and not only because of the plot (of the first episode). The whole atmospere, dynamics, music, colours... Everything was relaxing. The characters were also quite calm, especially if you compare to anime characters in general.
Edit: An excellent series. Having now watched all the eps subbed so far, I have to say I like this a lot. It's a series quite unlike any other I've seen before. This truly demostrates brilliantly that anime can work wonderfully without any action whatsoever.
At last! I suffered so much waiting for this. Even more so than waiting for the usual Bleach ep. I don't know exactly why, but this series was so different and so warm in the middle of the winter that I really like this.
Episode 12 - CrystalNova
A lot of really weird things happen to Akari.
Does anyone know the title of the insert song in eps 11 and 12 right at the end? I know it's by Makino Yui though.
After a month the final episode to Aria is here:
Episode 13 (Final) - CrystalNova
Here's also a batch torrent to the whole series, if somebody wants:
All 13 eps batch - CrystalNova
Needless to say, this series was unique. It contained close to zero action, zero fanservice, trace amounts of romance, little to no dangerous situations... You get the picture. What it did contain was a strange warm feeling. Aria had lots of really good characters, and that was the point of the whole series. It's simply amazing how well the show worked with the few basic elements it was solely relying on.
There seems to be also a second season in the making for Aria. Time will tell how that turns out, but CrystalNova has announced it will continue subbing Aria.
My thoughts exactly, said perfectly. I'm ashamed to say that before it came out I called it boring and said I wouldn't watch it. I'm very glad to have been wrong.Originally posted by: KracoNeedless to say, this series was unique. It contained close to zero action, zero fanservice, trace amounts of romance, little to no dangerous situations... You get the picture. What it did contain was a strange warm feeling. Aria had lots of really good characters, and that was the point of the whole series. It's simply amazing how well the show worked with the few basic elements it was solely relying on.
There seems to be also a second season in the making for Aria. Time will tell how that turns out, but CrystalNova has announced it will continue subbing Aria.
The sequel should turn out fine. There are something like 10 volumes of manga, Aqua (just the first two, labeled Aria in the US) and Aria combined, and its still ongoing. There is plenty of material to take from.
I'll be looking forward to it.
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Last edited by Ryllharu; Wed, 04-05-2006 at 10:37 PM.
You guys can create a new thread for the second series if you want.
Well, back into a consolidated thread.
Description of the first series (off AniDB): 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.
This is the best description of the overall effect of the series:
The first eps of ARIA -the Natural- has aired, and here's a sub of it.Originally Posted by Kraco
ARIA -the Natural eps 1 (Hnk)
The quality is fine, though I will be waiting for CrystalNova's releases from now on. (I'm assuming they are doing it since they released the promo.)
Time for more of that warm feeling.
Last edited by Ryllharu; Wed, 04-05-2006 at 10:36 PM.
Aye... I have also been waiting for CrystalNova sub. They will sub it for sure, they have indeed told that much a few times. But considering how it took them sometimes weeks to sub an episode of the first season, I'm not surprised if they take their sweet time to sub also the eps of this second season. But I'll keep waiting...
Crystal Nova is a bit on the slow side, they released eps 1 earlier, and are well worth it, but if you want to watch the eps anyway
(HnK) Aria -the Natural- eps 2
(HnK) Aria -the Natural- eps 3
I liked eps two a lot, there was a really nice feel to it, and it had an even more relaxing feel to it than usual.
HnK quality is fine, comparable to Crystal Nova.
I watched the CrystalNova subbed episode 1, and it left me with very mixed feelings. It was clearly one of the mystery episodes. We had a couple of those in the first season as well. Now, it could be just my opinion, but this series seems to be divided in two: Totally realistic episodes and then more unusual episodes with heavy mystery feeling. I liked the realistic ones bettew, as they tended to concentrate solely on the characters, whereas the mysteries didn't really hit my tastes that well.
And then there were some graphical peculirities as well. I'm not at all one of those people who have very keen eyes for graphical details in anime, and who spot immediately if the budget has been slightly smaller or other things like that. But now with vastly different camera work, long still shots and other changes it didn't quite feel the same as the eps in the first season.
Well, I hope the second ep will turn things back to normal. I will personally stick to CrystalNova just for the sake of consistency, so I'll not be seeing the new eps all that quickly, I suppose.
I always liked the mystery eps. They bring up the idea that Aqua (the planet itself) is accepting Akari (and recently Ai). The two of them are the only ones who have these experiences in the show, though in the first season Grandma seemed to give the impression that some of her experiences may have been similar. The time travel elements are really weird, but that is because of her close relationship with President Aria. (The idea that cats connect the past and present.)
It sets up Akari with unique attitude (as all the Undine's have). It makes her parallel Alicia more, who also shows a deep love for Aqua and Neo Venicia as a whole.
After that explaination, all I can say to myself is, "Embarrasing lines are prohibited!"
There have been some good character development moments though, don't worry.
I'll be archiving the CrystalNova subs, but HnK are fine for watching.
Episode 2 - CrystalNova
Alright! The second episode was once again of the type that originally made me like this series. And once again made me think, in vain, what kind of series this actually is and why I like it so much. I said in my previous post that I don't prefer the mystery episodes, but in truth this whole series is one mystery in itself...
Well, it looks like nobody but me and Ryllharu are watching this series here, but here's the link to the third episode sub by CrystalNova, just for old time's sake...
Episode 3 - CrystalNova
Well, Looking for more anime,woould you guys recommend picking this series up? When I get home I'll download the first ep and judge for myself.
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