The city has almost a spiritual essence to it that helps give much of its exploration interest. Neo Venezia is a gorgeous city and every episode in the series is spent exploring it. That is because Aria has some of the best world building and character arcs I’ve gotten to see in a story and it is what gives the series the charm it has. It can be really difficult to talk about Aria without rambling forever. I love that they chose to call them undines in the series as an undine in mythological tales often refers to a female water spirit. An undine in the Aria universe is a gondolier. In the Aria universe there is planet Earth and then the planet Aqua. As you can guess, Neo Venezia is based on the city of Venice. There is also a short OVA that came out in 2015 called Aria the Avvenire that sort of gives the series a nice send-off.Īria is a series about a girl named Akari Mizunashi who is studying to be an undine at the famous Aria Company in Neo Venezia. The series began its main trilogy in 2005 with Aria the Animation, then in 2006 with Aria the Natural, and finally concludes with Aria the Origination in 2008. Well I thought that as well! As someone who entered the anime-sphere with generic action series I don’t think I could have ever pictured myself appreciating a show in this genre however… Aria is just special like that.

It is a sub-genre of slice of life, portraying characters living out peaceful lives in calming environments, and is intended to have a healing effect on the audience.” Now I’m sure I know what you’re thinking…. The definition of the Iyashikei genre (based on google) is as follows: “A genre specific to Japanese works, primarily manga and anime. It is a simplistic relaxing series that engages its viewers through a mystifying setting with mundane, yet impactful, daily events in the main casts lives.Īria is a series within the Iyashikei genre, and is pretty much the peak of said genre. While Utena is a complex philosophical art piece meant to engage the viewer through stylistic imagery and bizarre events, Aria does mostly the opposite. Happy Friday folks and its time for another favorite post! Today’s anime I would classify as a series that is so opposite of my previous mentioned series Utena.

Aria the animation hahi emoji