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ARIA The Origination 4

This was a surprisingly SERIOUS BUSINESS (TM – Kurogane) episode without the usual A/B side narratives and no Aika or Alice. I think this was an important episode in building towards a conclusion where Akari eventually becomes a prima on … Continue reading

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ARIA The Origination 2

ARIA company has received a specific request for Akari to give a gondola tour even though (and precisely because) she is a still a Single apprentice. LOL as her friends speculate on worst case scenarios: Aika suggesting that customers who … Continue reading

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ARIA The Origination 1

Among other things, deftoned Orion notes the pulling power of green haired, tsundere loli which will definitely get the shima-shima tanuki paw-stamp of approval. Even though Alice gets some of the best lines of the series, my preference is still … Continue reading

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ARIA The OVA ~ARIETTA~

First thing I noticed was that Akari’s chin is a lot sharper; all that gondola rowing seems to have melted away her baby fat. Not that I mind as she looks more grown-up and a lot prettier too. Which fits … Continue reading

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Akari’s Neo-Venezia: ARIA The Natural

I was about halfway through ARIA: The Natural when my laptop went kaput. But I was inspired to pick up where I left off by Francesco’s Venice which was recently repeated on BBC4. The historical comparision was startling. Francesco da … Continue reading

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Post-HDD crash catch-uppu

Behold, my long silence is now broken, and I am made whole once more. The gremlins have dared strike down that which was immortal. For the Murphy who murdered YUKI.N are unlike anything we have faced before. These enemies radiate … Continue reading

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