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I was planning on writing a semi-big rant here about how hard translating and type-setting is, about how much my Japanese improved through scanlating this etc. etc., but now I don’t feel like it anymore. Just have the doujin.

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I am one of the happiest anime bloggers when Aria returns with a third season. It is always a bit empty when I do not have a new episode of the tranquil Aria the Natural to enjoy. Aria the Origination really brings back everything that is good about the series: extremely cute and cool ladies in Undine uniforms and their silly interactions. Moreover, the graphical level has been upped a few notches, giving me and all of you a bigger reason to watch this.

We have Akira going all GAR while saving a completely nonsensical customer who is in love with her GAR beauty. Alicia’s Ara Ara~ just explains why she is one of the most popular characters. Only she can pull it off while looking completely elegant and stunning. Athena’s silly faces is a winner in order to save a child from crying too much. That is truly someone who is the classic example of a my-pace type character (gif stolen from Epic Win). Akari and Aika are always the best combination to create some “Kinshi” incidents. Even Aria-shachou gets some good screen time.

As much as my mind is trying to process thoughts carefully, the fanboy in me is rising. If anyone who frequents this blog, they know I have not mentioned a certain central character in the series. Yes, get ready for the avalanche of nonsense that will arrive now!

Dekkai Haru! Dekkai Kouhai-chan! Dekkai Shiawase des! Dekkai Okojama Des! Alice-chan is dekkai sugoi!

If you are still wondering, Aria the Origination is a must watch. If you have not watched the first two seasons, bloody get it now! Everyone loves it. I do too.

Taken from the source of ANN,

The October issue (on sale August 30) of Mag Garden’s Comic Blade magazine will announce that a third animated television season based on Kozue Amano’s Aria surreal slice-of-life manga was greenlit. Director Junichi Sato (Gate Keepers, Pretear, Princess Tutu) will return after overseeing both of the previous Aria television seasons and the OVA. The staff will largely be the same as the OVA version’s. The broadcast date has not been set yet, but the third season has been in production since this past spring.

Source: Moon Phase

Hurray for Aria fans. Now, I have to wait for it, and you will be sure that I am going to blog about this when it does come out. Woot!

Alicia is probably the big star of this show. Her affectious “my my” and her mannerisms are close to perfect and I think she is probably the symbolisation of Aria as a show. Elegant and beautiful.

Finally, I have finished this beautiful series of the Undines in Aqua. There is still the second series, Aria the Natural that I will also faithfully cover (got all of them on my hdd, up to episode 11). I think the whole series have brought to me many lessons of life and it is probably why many others have found this series magnificent. It is probably one of the least viewed and under-rated series and I would urge you readers out there to get it somehow if you liked a slice-of-life genre series. Aria will be for you.

Without any further ado, on to the episode summary/thoughts of the final episode of this first season!

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“Don’t tell me you just ate the only cabbage roll left in the house.” - Akiko

This episode, after the magnificent episode 11, was a little down. My expectations were probably too high after the greatness of episode 11, but no. 12 does have its moments and I actually learned just a little bit more. The past is a set up for the future. The future does not exist without a past.

Episode summary and thoughts below as usual~

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“Huh, what? I am busy thinking about ways to knock myself on the bridge wall…” — Athena

The episode is probably one of the best episodes, if not the best episode of Aria, because it is talking about the past history of the three water fairies. I really like the whole mood to the episode and it clearly shows its great ability to make you feel good by touching on the themes of friendship, time and things of precious value. I like this a lot and I will write in more detail about how I feel about the whole episode.

For now, episode summary and thoughts below! nyoro~

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This picture is dedicated to a certain person that is always lazy. She likes this drink muchly. Anything with coffee makes her happy.

And then once again for impzie’s random episode summary and his insane thoughts!

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