Comments on: ARIA the Natural

By: AS

AS — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:55:56 +0000

@TokiDoki: You will enjoy watching Aria and will probably become as addicted as I am to it lol.
@Orion: No problem, I too enjoy reading posts on your site. I can’t believe I never thought about doing a “What’s your favorite Lucky Star character” post, but I’m glad at least one of us did ^^.

By: 0rion

0rion — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:05:31 +0000

AS, thanks for the kind words and the link. I always enjoy reading your reviews, so the pleasure is all mine. n_nv

And I do highly recommend Mushishi, it’s a work of sheer brilliance, and my #1 favorite show of all time.

By: TokiDoki

TokiDoki — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:48:48 +0000

I’ve managed to get my hands on Aria the animation, still haven’t seen it yet but looking forward to it. I guess I’ll watch Aria the Natual if I every get my hands on it though.

By: AS

AS — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:21:59 +0000

@D_Blade: Once you get over the initial freakiness of President Aria, I know what you went through ^^, then you will feel he might be one of the funniest animals you've ever seen. I was confused as well when I initially saw the names, but as you watch the series you start associating faces and names. We all hope a certain site comes back, which I just checked and it has come back online, YAY ^_^.
@Orion: I'm going to have to look for Mushishi now lol to compare it, if I have time that is. I agree that watching ARIA the Animation should come first, I could only find Natural so I did a review on it, though I believe any episode for the ARIA series is something to be enjoyed and does necessarily need to be from the beginning unless you want the history. Aika is wonderful ^^, and her expression is one of reasons why she's my favorite. I admit Casanova was a bit freaky when I first saw him and his children, reminded me slightly of something out of a Miyazaki type of thing. BTW Orion, I'm going to add you to my blogroll because of your great contribution to this blog's comments, thank you.

By: 0rion

0rion — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:57:22 +0000

ARIA is definitely one of the shows in its genre (slice-of-life), and I’d say second best in terms of relaxation after a long day. First place, of course, must go to Mushishi, which while not a slice-of-life series, is the best for giving you that “at one with the world” peaceful feeling.

Also, for people who aren’t already familiar with the ARIA series, I highly recommend starting at the beginning, with ARIA the Animation rather than ARIA the Natural. I also highly recommend you watch the show just in general, unless you’re ADHD and can’t sit still for more than 5 minutes if there’s no explosions.

And lol @ those expressions. I just can’t get enough of Aika’s face in the screencap right above where it says “Impressions”. Or her “Hazukashii serifu kinshi!!” :3

Damn, now you’re making me want to go back and watch it again, and I really don’t have time for that. Anyway, great write-up; ARIA is awesome. If you haven’t seen it go watch it NAO.

BTW…did anybody else think that the Casanova guy was kinda weird and creepy?

By: D_Blade

D_Blade — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:17:25 +0000

Well, I never tried this series because I never heard of it before (I guess I’m quite behind in terms of anime nowadays).
Yeah, I had seen Adun use Akari’s picture as an avatar somewhere we know (and which is currently facing terrible problems *sniff*)…

…*Ahem* So I was reading your article and was interested in the “slice of life” part. So I go “uh huh” until I read “Cat president”… Oro?
I also want to say that Aria quite creeps me out (especially in picture three).

Alicia, Akira, Athena, Aika. Wow, I’m already confused with all those main characters’ names beginning and finishing with an a and including an i (save for Athena, obviously).

Cait Sith is a mythical figure. I learned it is Celtic thanks to the Great Sage Wikipedia *insert laughs here* and it has not only been featured in FF VII but also in FF VI as the Stray Summon (I refuse to call him an esper… stupid translations).

Seems like a nice anime to watch. I should go for some Byousoku 5cm real soon, by the way.