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Aria the Animation (TV)

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Alternative title:
Ария (Russian)
アリア (Japanese)
水星領航員 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: slice of life
Themes: iyashikei
Objectionable content: None
Plot Summary: On the planet Aqua lies the watery city of Neo Venezia, a tourist hub in which people travel around in gondolas. Professional gondoliers known as Undines are well-revered as they act as tour guides for the people. Akari Mizunashi is a gondolier in training and also an employee of Aria Company. She gets to meet all sorts of people as she takes them on the gondola rides, from friendly mentors to special individuals, all this idst the beautiful scenic backdrop of the entire city.
Ratings: 1278 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 223 votes (sub:202, dub:11, raw:5, ?:2, others:3
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Excellent: 391 votes (sub:351, dub:24, raw:6, others:10
5 Spanish subtitled
3 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Very good: 259 votes (sub:231, dub:16, raw:5, ?:1, others:6
2 Russian subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 189 votes (sub:171, dub:8, raw:2, ?:1, others:7
4 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Decent: 94 votes (sub:83, dub:4, raw:1, others:6
2 Polish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 So-so: 62 votes (sub:54, dub:3, raw:2, others:3
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: 20 votes (sub:20)
 Weak: 26 votes (sub:25, dub:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Awful: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 2410 s, rank: #471 (of 9996)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.976 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.7721, rank: #743 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 7.864 (Very good), rank: #831 (of 10154) (seen all: 8.11 / seen some: 6.27 / won't finish: 4.50)
Bayesian estimate: 7.860 (Very good), rank: #576 (of 7635)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage:
2005-10-05 to 2005-12-28
2010-01-06 to 2010-01-22 (Philippines, Anime Revolution on Q)
Release dates: We have 12
Opening Theme:
"Undine (ウンディーネ)" by Yui Makino
#2: "Undine -forest mix-" (ウンディーネ -forest mix-) by Yui Makino (ep 12)
Ending Theme:
"Rainbow" by ROUND TABLE feat. Nino
#2: "Rainbow -acoustic ver.-" by ROUND TABLE feat. Nino (ep 12)
Insert song:
"Just For You" by Round Table featuring Nino (ep 13)
"Symphony" by Yui Makino (eps 11-12)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
Reviews:
Aria the Animation (Aug 27, 2012)
News: Show:
Aria Anime (Jun 2, 2005)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Aria the Animation - Season 1 (Blu-ray) 2020-03-03 (from $36.79)
    Aria the Animation [Kickstarter Exclusive] (Blu-ray) 2018-08-29
DVD (Region 1)
    Aria the Animation - Season 1 (Sub.DVD) 2008-09-30 (from $8.90)
    Aria the Animation - Season 1 [Litebox] (Sub.DVD) 2013-10-01 (from $59.97)
DVD (Region 4)
    Aria the Animation (Sub.DVD) 2012-04-19

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Junichi Satō
Series Composition: Junichi Satō
Scenario:
Reiko Yoshida (eps 3-7, 10, 12)
Storyboard:
Junichi Satō (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 8, 11-12
)

Yoshio Mukainakano (ep 2)
Episode Director:
Yoshio Mukainakano (ep 2)
Original creator: Kozue Amano
Character Design: Makoto Koga
Art Director: Junichirō Nishikawa
Chief Animation Director: Makoto Koga
Animation Director:
Yūji Yanase (4 episodes
eps 6, 10, 12-13
)

Yukiko Miyamoto (ep 7)
Director of Photography: Hiroshi Yoshida
Producer:
Yasutaka Hyuuga

2D Design:
Chieko Ono (eps 1-8, 10-13)
2nd Key Animation:
Zen Nagata (ep 3)
3D CG: Kaoru Matsumoto (eps 1-6, 8-12)
3D Producer: Eiji Mizutani (eps 1-6, 8-12)
Animation Cooperation:
Tomohisa Shimoyama (ep 11)
Art Setting:
Masatsugu Arakawa (eps 2, 6, 9, 12)
Assistant Animation Director: Mikio Fujiwara (ep 3)
Assistant Director: Kazunobu Fuseki
Assistant producer:
Takahiro Natori
Background Art:
Makiko Konagi (6 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 11, 13
)

Shin'ichi Kojima (6 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 11, 13
)

Yoon-Mi Shin (AniVillage; ep 13)
Casting: Nobue Yoshinaga (Fonicia)
Color Check:
Kanako Hayashi (5 episodes
eps 2, 5, 7, 10, 13
)

Yūko Satō (eps 4, 8, 12)
Color design: Yoshimi Kawakami
Color setting:
Kanako Hayashi (5 episodes
eps 2, 5, 7, 10, 13
)

Yūko Satō (eps 4, 8, 12)
Digital Paint:
Yūko Satō (Studio Ron; ep 4)
Editing Assistant: Kentarō Tsubone
Effects: Toshiya Wada
Episode Director Assistant: Takahiro Natori
Finishing: Sung Hee Seo (ep 7)
Format Editing:
Kazunori Okada (Q Tech; eps 3-13)
Head Of Programming: Akiko Odawara (TV Tokyo)
Illustration:
Takuya Sodeyama (ED)
In-Between Animation:
Yuka Kitano (ep 2)
In-Between Check:
Hisaya Teshima (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6-7, 9-11, 13
)

Tsukasa Nishiyama (8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6-7, 9-11, 13
)

Yu Sun Choi (eps 11, 13)
Insert Song Arrangement:
Yasushi Sakurai (Symphony, Just For You; ep 12)
Insert Song Composition:
Mina Kubota (Barcarole; eps 6, 11)
Insert Song Lyrics:
Rieko Itō (Symphony, Just For You; eps 12-13)
Insert Song Performance:
Yui Makino (Symphony, Just For You; eps 12-13)
Key Animation:
Fumiaki Sahara (5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6, 10-11
)

Ryo Komori (6 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 10-11, 13
)

Takeshi Kusaka (6 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9-10, 12-13
)

Yuuko Yoshimi (Studio Gao; ep 7)
Layout Cooperation: Kōji Komurakata (ep 2)
Layout Director: Masatsugu Arakawa
Music producer: Masao Fukuda
Music Selection: Yasuno Satō
Photography:
Yumiko Morimoto (Studio Cosmos; eps 1-13)
Planning Cooperation: Tatsuji Hagiwara (Monthly Comic Blade Editorial)
Production Cooperation: Fumiomi Gotō (ep 11)
Production Runner:
Kōhei Eguchi (4 episodes
eps 1, 7, 10, 13
)

Takuya Kitamura (eps 8, 12)
Program Manager: Fukashi Azuma (TV Tokyo)
Program Publicity: Takae Kuroda (TV Tokyo)
Promotion: Takayuki Nagatani
Prop Cooperation:
Takeshi Kusaka (eps 8, 10-13)
Publicity: Machiko Ishii (TV Tokyo)
Recording: Kimitaka Kawasaki
Recording Assistant: Hiroki Sawamura
Research Coordinator: Taku Komaya (m-cube)
Scanning: Yoshimi Kawakami (ED)
Special Effects:
Takatoshi Abe (10 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-7, 9-11, 13
)

Tomomi Ishihara (eps 4, 8, 12)
Special Thanks To:
Yoshimasa Hashimoto
Theme Song Arrangement:
Yasushi Sakurai (ED)
Theme Song Composition:
Mina Kubota (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Katsutoshi Kitagawa (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Yui Makino (OP)
Erino Hazuki as Akari Mizunashi

Chinami Nishimura as Aria Pokoteng
Chiwa Saitō as Aika S. Granzchesta
Junko Minagawa as Akira E. Ferrari
Ryō Hirohashi as Alice Carroll
Sayaka Ōhara as Alicia Florence
Tomoko Kawakami as Athena Glory

Ai Matayoshi as
Girl B (ep 8)
Undine 2 (ep 6)
Akemi Okamura as Agatha (ep 4)
Akeno Watanabe as
Albert Pitt
Maa-shachou
Akira Tomisaka as
Akio (ep 12)
Senior 1 (ep 3)
Undine 1 (ep 6)
Chiwa Saitō as Asuna (ep 12)
Eriko Kigawa as
Ai's mother (ep 1)
Ayame (ep 13)
Girl A (ep 8)
Senior 2 (ep 3)
Shin (ep 12)
Undine 'A' (ep 11)
Fumie Mizusawa as Underclassman 1 (ep 3)
Hideki Tasaka as Himeya A (ep 2)
Hirofumi Nojima as Akatsuki Izumo
Hisao Egawa as Akatsuki's brother (eps 3, 11)
Junko Minagawa as Akira (ep 12)
Kaori Mizuhashi as Hime-shachou
Kōhei Fukuhara as Crowd (ep 12)
Kōsuke Toriumi as Arashi (ep 7)
Masayo Kurata as Ami (eps 4, 13)
Megumi Nasu as Customer (ep 3)
Megumi Toyoguchi as Amelie (ep 7)
Motomu Kiyokawa as Uncle Postman
Ryō Hirohashi as Anita (ep 12)
Shinji Kawada as Performer B (ep 8)
Shinya Fukumatsu as Performer A (ep 8)
Tetsuharu Ōta as Father (ep 13)
Tomohisa Asō as Ai's father (ep 1)
Tomoko Kawakami as Ange (ep 12)
Toshihide Tsuchiya as Old man (ep 12)
Wataru Hatano as Himeya B (ep 2)
Yasuko Hatori as Old lady (ep 10)
Yōko Asada as Akiko Hoshino (eps 12-13)
Yoshiko Matsuo as Grandma (eps 9, 13)
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Crowd (ep 12)
Yūji Ueda as Udo "Woody" Ayanokohji the 51st
Yuuko Uchiyama as Woman B (ep 1)

Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
White Line (ep 13)
Animation Production: Hal Film Maker
Background Art:
AniVillage (7 episodes
eps 2-12 even, 13
)

DR Movie (eps 7-13 odd)
Broadcaster:
TV Tokyo
Digital Paint:
Phoenix Animation (6 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 9, 11, 13
)

Studio Elle (7 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5, 9-11, 13
)

White Line (ep 13)
Digital Works Collaboration: Production I.G
In-Between Animation:
Phoenix Animation (6 episodes
eps 3, 5-6, 9, 11, 13
)

White Line (ep 13)
Key Animation:
Yumeta Company (ep 11)
Line Test:
w-sky (ep 11)
Music Collaboration: TV Tokyo Music
Music Production: Victor Entertainment
Photography: Studio Cosmos
Production:
TV Tokyo
Production Cooperation:
Yumeta Company (ep 11)
Recording Studio: Toei Audio Visual Art Center
Sound Effects: Swara Pro
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Joe Digiorgi
Translation:
Neil Nadelman
Executive producer: Shawne Kleckner
Producer:
Kris Kleckner

Adaptation:
Michele Knotz
Assistant producer:
Matt Luhn (Blu-ray)
Design: Kris Gero
Design Consultant: Kyla Stalzer
Extras: Nick Tann
Graphic Design: Phillip Grothus
HD Video Work: David Olsen
Mixing: Joe Digiorgi
Pre Production Work:
Randall Ward
Senior Producer: Kris Gero (Blu-ray)
Website: Eric Hansel
Veronica Taylor as Akari Mizunashi

Carol Jacobanis as Akira E. Ferrari
Jessica Calvello as Aika S. Granzchesta
Lisa Ortiz as Ai
Marissa Lenti as Alicia Florence
Michele Knotz as Athena Glory
Tara Tisch-Wallace as
Alice Carroll
Aria Pokoteng

Angora Deb as Amelie (ep 7)
Graham Halstead as Albert Pitt
Greg Schettino as President Maa
Holly Sterling as
Agatha (eps 4, 13)
Ami (eps 4, 13)
Karen Smith as Grandma (eps 9, 13)
Louis Bromilow as Old Man (ep 12)
Michael Alston Baley as Arata Izumo (eps 3, 11)
Michele Knotz as Akiko (ep 12)
Mike Pollock as Postman
Nadir Samara as Shopkeeper
Ted Lewis as Arashi (ep 7)
Wayne Grayson as Akatsuki Izumo

English companies
ADR Production: Headline Sound Studios
Broadcaster: The Anime Network
Distributor:
Siren Visual (Australia)
Internet Streaming:
YouTube
Korean staff
Korean cast
Director: Jang Hye Jin
Translation: Chang Hona

Editing: Kim Mine
Jeong-Sin Wu as Akari Mizunashi

Eun Jung Lee as Aria Pokoteng
Hyeon-Jin Lee as Alicia Florence
Jeong-Min Bae as Akira E. Ferrari
Lee Juyeon as Athena Glory
Min-Jeong Yeo as Alice Carroll
Sun Young Park as Aika S. Granzchesta

Gwang-Ju Jeon as Akatsuki Izumo
Ha Seongyong as Udo "Woody" Ayanokohji the 51st
Hyeon-Seo An as Albert Pitt
Lee Juyeon as Grandma
So-Hyeong Kim as
Akatsuki's brother
Uncle Postman
Korean companies
Broadcaster: Animax Korea
Planning: Animax Korea
Production: Eye Entertainment
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: AnimeOnegai (Latin America)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Aldo Stella

Coordination: Roberta Poggio
Post Production: Giovanni Petronaci
Sound Engineer:
Sebastiano Greco
Benedetta Ponticelli as Akari Mizunashi

Cinzia Massironi as Akira E. Ferrari
Elisabetta Spinelli as Alicia Florence
Federica Valenti as Direttore Aria Pokteng
Giuliana Atepi as Aika S. Granzchesta
Laura Brambilla as Athena Glory
Loretta Di Pisa as Alice Carroll
Maurizio Merluzzo as Akatsuki Izumo
Paolo De Santis as Udo "Woody" Ayanokoji
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Rai Sat Smash Girls (from 18 May 2009) 
Distributor: Yamato Video
Dubbing: Raflesia srl
Internet Streaming:
YouTube (Yamato Animation)
Tagalog cast
Tagalog staff
Line Producer: Mely Tagasa
Candice Arellano as Akari Mizunashi

Klariz Magboo as
Akira E. Ferrari
Alice Carroll
Olive Madredejos as Aika S. Granzchesta

Klariz Magboo as Akiko Hoshino (eps 12-13)
Louie Paraboles as
Akatsuki Izumo
Namihei Anno
Olive Madredejos as Albert Pitt (Al)
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: QTV Channel 11
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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