ARIA

2005 - 2008

That Wonderful Miracle...

6th October 2005

Episode 1

Akari Mizunashi, at the age of 15, has left everything behind to travel to Aqua, a sparkling planet covered in water. More than anything, Akari wants to be an "undine" - a female gondolier who navigates the canals of the Aquan city of Neo-Venezia. As she begins her training with the prestigious Aria Company, will she be up to the challenges that await her on the path to achieve her dream?

On That Special Day...

13th October 2005

Episode 2

One morning, Akari wakes up to find the entire city flooded with water! It's the Acqua Alta, a once-a-year phenomenon where the water levels rise, causing all of Neo-Venezia to shut down for a day. But while most people spend the day relaxing, Aika's mentor Akira is as strict as ever, and yells at her to get back to training. Aika has just the solution to get her mentor off her back: she's running away to the Aria Company!

With That Transparent Young Girl...

20th October 2005

Episode 3

While training in a particularly tough stretch of water, Akari and Aika meet girl from Orange Planet who seems to be having no trouble at all. Her name is Alice, and she's famous for being one of the youngest yet most talented Undines in Neo Venezia. There's just one problem... she never seems to smile. What could she learn from a day spent with the unlikely pair of Akari and Akatsuki?

That Undeliverable Letter...

27th October 2005

Episode 4

Akari and President Aria are wandering through the marketplace one evening, when President Aria suddenly leads Akari to a plaza she's never seen before. There, a little girl with a bell around her neck gives Akari a letter, and asks her to deliver it. It seems very important. But if Akari's going to have any chance of keeping her promise, she'll have to enlist the help of flying messengers known as Sylphs!

To That Island Which Shouldn't Exist...

3rd November 2005

Episode 5

When Akari was little, she was certain that Neverland was a real place. As she grew up, she understood that it was fantasy... But now, she's received a mysterious, hand-written invitation to visit Neverland for herself! What awaits her as she follows her map toward a quiet, deserted island?

That Which You Want to Protect...

10th November 2005

Episode 6

Alice is in a pretty bad mood. Her dorm doesn't allow pets but she's secretly taking care of a kitten; her mentor Athena is an absolute clutz; and to top it all off, she has decided that her left hand isn't as skilled as her right hand, and is therefore useless. Though Alice certainly does have a strange set of problems, and they all seem separate from each other, she's certain to discover that the answers to each all are connected.

Doing That Wonderful Job...

17th November 2005

Episode 7

Akari, Aika and Alice are scheduled for a full day of training with Akira, and what's more, two customers will be along for the ride. They're a couple on their honeymoon; but while the wife loves Undines and riding on gondolas, the husband thinks being an Undine is simple work, and couldn't really care less about the whole thing. It's up to Akira to teach everyone what it means to be an Undine - Undines-in-training included!

That Melancholy President... / That Cool Hero...

24th November 2005

Episode 8

It's a double dose of President Aria! In "That Melancholy President...", it's cleaning time for the Aria Company, and President Aria wants to help out and lead by example for his company. Yet he can't seem to do anything right, and only gets in the way. He's so sad about it, that he's determined to run away... but where will he go? And in "That Cool Hero...", we get to see President Aria's cute crime-fighting alter-ego: Nyan-Nyan-Puu!

That Starlike Fairy...

1st December 2005

Episode 9

Fall has arrived in Neo-Venezia and the girls have switched into their winter uniforms. And yet, Aika feels so unmotivated... She wants to do more than just go through the motions of everyday practice. She wants to really sharpen her skills, and become as good as the legendary Great Water Fairy, the greatest Undine of all time! So the three of them are sent to go visit this legendary lady in her house out in the country... but she's nothing like what the girls expect.

That Warm Holiday...

8th December 2005

Episode 10

Winter has come - the mornings are crisp and cold, and it's hard to get out from under the covers to go practice sculling. So as a special treat, Alicia suggests that they visit a hot spring! Akari's never seen one before so she's excited to go, and all the others decide to join in as well.

Those Orange Days...

15th December 2005

Episode 11

On one bleak winter day, when the clouds are thick and the snow is gently falling, the girls finish their sculling practice to find that Alicia, Aika and Athena are all together at the Aria Company, sitting around the fire. Over cups of hot cocoa, they discuss their younger days, and how it was that they all came to be friends.

That Soft Wish...

22nd December 2005

Episode 12

Aria Company has no bookings on a snowy day, so Akari and President Aria visit the oldest bridge in Neo-Venezia. When they reach the other side of the decrepit covered bridge, the snow is gone, and the women she meets on the other side has no idea what an undine is. Together they wait for the terraformers to send water under the bridge for the first time.

That White Morning...

29th December 2005

Episode 13

It's time to ring in the new year, and everyone in Neo-Venezia has come together to celebrate! Even little Ai has come back from Manhome to take part in the winter festival. But as people gather and memories are shared, President Aria suddenly wanders off. Akari and Ai attempt to track him down, but what they find is a mysterious New Year's gift from Aqua itself.

Top Cast

Erino Hazuki•Chiwa Saito•Ryo Hirohashi

Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Set in the early 24th century against the backdrop of the city of Neo Venezia on the planet Mars. No longer the barren red planet, Mars has been flooded, inhabited and is something of a tourist hub for those looking for rest, relaxation and a gondola ride – the primary mode of travel in Neo Venezia. The Undines are professional gondoliers, tour guides for the people passing through. Akari Mizunashi is an Undine in training and this is a piece of her story.

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Erino Hazuki Image

Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito Image

Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryo Hirohashi Image

Ryo Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Sayaka Ohara Image

Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura Image

Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi Image

Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino / Hime M. Granzchesta (voice)

Full Crew

Takahiro Natori Image

Takahiro Natori

Second Assistant Director

Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Masayuki Onji

Supervising Animation Director

Kenichi Tajiri

Art Direction

Yukako Inoue

Music Producer

Yoshikazu Beniya Image

Yoshikazu Beniya

Producer

Toshiaki Asaka

Producer

Tsuyoshi Yoshida

Thanks

Emi Maruo

Online Editor

Kazunori Okuda

Online Editor

Yoshiyuki Matsunaga

Thanks

Masatsugu Arakawa

Layout Supervisor

Shinya Tagashira

Producer

Kenichi Takeshita

Assistant Director

Shinsaku Hatta

Thanks

Toshio Iizuka Image

Toshio Iizuka

Producer

Kentaro Tsubone

Editor

Kimitaka Kawasaki

Sound Mixer

Tetsuo Uchida

Producer

Junichi Sato Image

Junichi Sato

Series Composition

Sumihiro Kamitamari

Thanks

Yoshitaka Hashimoto Image

Yoshitaka Hashimoto

Thanks

Yasuhiro Mikami

Thanks

Toshiya Wada

Sound Effects

Hiroaki Yoshida Image

Hiroaki Yoshida

Thanks

Makoto Koga

Character Designer

Takeshi Senoo

Original Music Composer

Nobue Yoshinaga

Casting

Junichi Sato Image

Junichi Sato

Series Director

Masao Fukuda

Music Producer

Choro Club

Original Music Composer

Choro Club

Musician

Takeshi Senoo

Musician

Yui Makino Image

Yui Makino

Theme Song Performance

Eri Kawai

Vocals

Kozue Amano

Comic Book

Hiroshi Yoshida

Director of Photography

Yoshimi Kawakami

Color Designer

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