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Aria the Animation

ARIA The ANIMATION · 2005

An apprentice gondolier discovers peaceful everyday beauty on neo-Venice canals.

#Iyashikei #Sci-Fi #Shounen #Slice of Life
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StatusFinished Airing SeasonFall 2005 StudioHAL Film Maker SourceManga Episodes13
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On the terraformed planet Aqua, formerly Mars, the serene canal city of Neo-Venezia mirrors the rustic charm of old Venice. Eager young Earth transplant Akari Mizunashi arrives to train as a professional gondolier and city guide, known as an Undine, with the prestigious Aria Company. Guided by the graceful prima Undine Alicia Florence and accompanied by blue-eyed feline president Aria Pokoteng, Akari navigates shimmering waterways alongside fellow apprentices Aika and Alice. Finding everyday miracles in quiet breezes and gentle sunbeams, Akari shares heartfelt kindness with every passenger she steers.

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Produced by Hal Film Maker and directed by Junichi Sato, the 2005 television anime *Aria the Animation* adapts Kozue Amano peaceful sci-fi manga. Spanning thirteen broadcast episodes, the series is widely regarded as a foundational classic of the iyashikei healing anime genre, universally celebrated for its tranquil pacing, gorgeous acoustic soundtrack composed by Choro Club, and philosophical celebration of the transient beauty present in everyday human life across the scenic canals of Neo-Venezia.

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“A soft but magnetic invitation to submerge oneself in a world where kindness reigns supreme and life is overflowing with subtle beauty. Warning: may be lethal to cynics.”

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