ARIA Aria the Animation

In the early 24th century, Mars has been terraformed by mankind into a sparkling planet covered in water. Akari Mizunashi, at the age of 15, has left everything behind to travel to that reborn world, now known as Aqua. 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?

01. That Wonderful Miracle...
Oct 06, 2005

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?

Tomohisa Asou
Tomohisa Asou

Ai's Father (voice)

Eriko Kigawa
Eriko Kigawa

Ai's Mother (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima
Hirofumi Nojima

Akatsuki Izumo (voice)

Yumi Uchiyama
Yumi Uchiyama

Woman B (voice)

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard

Kazunobu Fuseki
Kazunobu Fuseki

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

Ayumi Takasaki
Ayumi Takasaki

Background Designer

Asuka Kojima
Asuka Kojima

Background Designer

Katsuhiro Hashi
Katsuhiro Hashi

Background Designer

Shinichi Kojima
Shinichi Kojima

Background Designer

Hirofumi Morikawa
Hirofumi Morikawa

Background Designer

Makiko Onagi
Makiko Onagi

Background Designer

Junichiro Nishikawa
Junichiro Nishikawa

Art Designer

Katsuhiro Haji
Katsuhiro Haji

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Kohei Eguchi
Kohei Eguchi

Production Assistant

Makoto Koga
Makoto Koga

Animation Director

Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka

Key Animation

Kaori Higuchi
Kaori Higuchi

Key Animation

Yuichi Nakazawa
Yuichi Nakazawa

Key Animation

Fumiaki Sahara
Fumiaki Sahara

Key Animation

Ayako Suzuki
Ayako Suzuki

Key Animation

Hironori Kushima
Hironori Kushima

Key Animation

Maki Kawano
Maki Kawano

Key Animation

Etsushi Mori
Etsushi Mori

Key Animation

Kōichi Hayami
Kōichi Hayami

Key Animation

Yukiko Miyamoto
Yukiko Miyamoto

Key Animation

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Fumiko Yoshida
Fumiko Yoshida

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Kaidou
Hiroyuki Kaidou

Key Animation

Takuji Yoshimoto
Takuji Yoshimoto

Key Animation

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Hideki Saijo
Hideki Saijo

Key Animation

02. On That Special Day...
Oct 13, 2005

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!

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Hideki Tasaka
Hideki Tasaka

Himeya Staff Member A (voice)

Wataru Hatano
Wataru Hatano

Himeya Staff Member B (voice)

Yoshio Mukainakano
Yoshio Mukainakano

Storyboard

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Kazunobu Fuseki
Kazunobu Fuseki

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

Yoshio Mukainakano
Yoshio Mukainakano

Storyboard Artist

Junichiro Nishikawa
Junichiro Nishikawa

Art Designer

Masaki Yoshikawa
Masaki Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Aiichiro Hirose
Aiichiro Hirose

Background Designer

Masatsugu Arakawa
Masatsugu Arakawa

Art Designer

Osamu Tayama
Osamu Tayama

Background Designer

Toshiaki Mitsunaka
Toshiaki Mitsunaka

Background Designer

Youji Yoshikawa
Youji Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Makoto Nara
Makoto Nara

Production Assistant

Yuuji Kondou
Yuuji Kondou

Animation Director

Tomoka Karino
Tomoka Karino

Key Animation

Chiho Mifune
Chiho Mifune

Key Animation

Naoto Satō
Naoto Satō

Key Animation

Tsutomu Yamamoto
Tsutomu Yamamoto

Key Animation

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Masato Umejima
Masato Umejima

Key Animation

03. With That Transparent Young Girl...
Oct 20, 2005

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?

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Hisao Egawa
Hisao Egawa

Akatsuki's Brother (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima
Hirofumi Nojima

Akatsuki Izumo (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Akira Tomisaka
Akira Tomisaka

Senior 1 (voice)

Eriko Kigawa
Eriko Kigawa

Senior 2 (voice)

Megumi Nasu
Megumi Nasu

Customer (voice)

Fumie Mizusawa
Fumie Mizusawa

Underclassman 1 (voice)

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Keiji Gotoh
Keiji Gotoh

Storyboard

Keiji Gotoh
Keiji Gotoh

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Keiji Gotoh
Keiji Gotoh

Storyboard Artist

Junichiro Nishikawa
Junichiro Nishikawa

Art Designer

Shinichi Kojima
Shinichi Kojima

Background Designer

Asuka Kojima
Asuka Kojima

Background Designer

Hirofumi Morikawa
Hirofumi Morikawa

Background Designer

Makiko Onagi
Makiko Onagi

Background Designer

Ayumi Takasaki
Ayumi Takasaki

Background Designer

Katsuhiro Haji
Katsuhiro Haji

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Ayaka Seto
Ayaka Seto

Production Assistant

Takuji Yoshimoto
Takuji Yoshimoto

Animation Director

Keiji Gotoh
Keiji Gotoh

Key Animation

Fumiaki Sahara
Fumiaki Sahara

Key Animation

Hironori Kushima
Hironori Kushima

Key Animation

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Fumiko Yoshida
Fumiko Yoshida

Key Animation

Takenori Tsukuma
Takenori Tsukuma

Key Animation

Mariko Kawamoto
Mariko Kawamoto

Key Animation

Rei Isogawa
Rei Isogawa

Key Animation

Yuuko Yamamoto
Yuuko Yamamoto

Key Animation

Toshiyuki Arai
Toshiyuki Arai

Key Animation

Mariko Ito
Mariko Ito

Key Animation

Seiji Masuda
Seiji Masuda

Key Animation

Tomokazu Sugimura
Tomokazu Sugimura

Key Animation

Tomohito Taira
Tomohito Taira

Key Animation

Takao Ozone
Takao Ozone

Key Animation

Masahiro Kase
Masahiro Kase

Key Animation

Chie Hashimoto
Chie Hashimoto

Key Animation

Kazuo Sakai
Kazuo Sakai

Key Animation

Yoko Iizuka
Yoko Iizuka

Key Animation

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Shume Matsumoto
Shume Matsumoto

Key Animation

04. That Undeliverable Letter...
Oct 27, 2005

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!

Yuji Ueda
Yuji Ueda

Udo "Woody" Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)

Masayo Kurata
Masayo Kurata

Ami (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Motomu Kiyokawa
Motomu Kiyokawa

Mr. Mailman (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Akemi Okamura
Akemi Okamura

Agatha (voice)

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Masato Tamagawa
Masato Tamagawa

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

Masaki Yoshikawa
Masaki Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Osamu Tayama
Osamu Tayama

Background Designer

Toshiaki Mitsunaka
Toshiaki Mitsunaka

Background Designer

Youji Yoshikawa
Youji Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Juuichi Sakai
Juuichi Sakai

Special Effects

Tomomi Ishihara
Tomomi Ishihara

Special Effects

Ryu Kawajiri
Ryu Kawajiri

Production Assistant

Etsuko Sumimoto
Etsuko Sumimoto

Animation Director

Issei Kume
Issei Kume

Key Animation

Hiroyoshi Iida
Hiroyoshi Iida

Key Animation

Yasutaka Hanabusa
Yasutaka Hanabusa

Key Animation

Haruko Iizuka
Haruko Iizuka

Key Animation

Kentaro Tokiwa
Kentaro Tokiwa

Key Animation

Kanta Suzuki
Kanta Suzuki

Key Animation

Youko Kuboyama
Youko Kuboyama

Key Animation

Shinya Suzuki
Shinya Suzuki

Key Animation

Keiji Shigesawa
Keiji Shigesawa

Key Animation

Kenji Matsuoka
Kenji Matsuoka

Key Animation

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Takashi Tsukamoto
Takashi Tsukamoto

Key Animation

Eiji Fukuyama
Eiji Fukuyama

Key Animation

05. To That Island Which Shouldn't Exist...
Nov 03, 2005

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?

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Daisuke Chikushi
Daisuke Chikushi

Director

Jun Fukuda
Jun Fukuda

Storyboard Artist

Shinichi Kojima
Shinichi Kojima

Background Designer

Asuka Kojima
Asuka Kojima

Background Designer

Hirofumi Morikawa
Hirofumi Morikawa

Background Designer

Makiko Onagi
Makiko Onagi

Background Designer

Ayumi Takasaki
Ayumi Takasaki

Background Designer

Katsuhiro Haji
Katsuhiro Haji

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Makoto Nara
Makoto Nara

Production Assistant

Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka

Key Animation

Hiroko Shigekuni
Hiroko Shigekuni

Key Animation

Mayumi Oda
Mayumi Oda

Key Animation

Hironori Kushima
Hironori Kushima

Key Animation

Maki Kawano
Maki Kawano

Key Animation

Kōichi Hayami
Kōichi Hayami

Key Animation

Yukiko Miyamoto
Yukiko Miyamoto

Key Animation

Kenji Matsuoka
Kenji Matsuoka

Key Animation

Katsuya Asano
Katsuya Asano

Key Animation

Shuuko Tomita
Shuuko Tomita

Key Animation

Wataru Yamamoto
Wataru Yamamoto

Key Animation

Megumi Yamazaki
Megumi Yamazaki

Key Animation

Minoru Kohno
Minoru Kohno

Key Animation

Sayo Aoi
Sayo Aoi

Key Animation

Koji Komurakata
Koji Komurakata

Key Animation

Takaaki Nagano
Takaaki Nagano

Key Animation

Daisuke Kurose
Daisuke Kurose

Key Animation

Michinori Shiga
Michinori Shiga

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Shimizu
Hiroyuki Shimizu

Key Animation

Junichiro Taniguchi
Junichiro Taniguchi

Key Animation

Mamiko Nakanishi
Mamiko Nakanishi

Key Animation

Tomohisa Shimoyama
Tomohisa Shimoyama

Animation Director

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Hideki Saijo
Hideki Saijo

Key Animation

Kaoru Kusanagi
Kaoru Kusanagi

Key Animation

06. That Which You Want to Protect...
Nov 10, 2005

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.

Akira Tomisaka
Akira Tomisaka

Orange Planet Undine #1 (voice)

Ai Matayoshi
Ai Matayoshi

Orange Planet Undine #2 (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Eri Kawai
Eri Kawai

Athena Glory (singing) (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

President Maa (voice)

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Takeyuki Yanase
Takeyuki Yanase

Director

Nanako Shimazaki
Nanako Shimazaki

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Nanako Shimazaki
Nanako Shimazaki

Storyboard Artist

Mamoru Sasaki
Mamoru Sasaki

Storyboard Artist

Masaki Yoshikawa
Masaki Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Masatsugu Arakawa
Masatsugu Arakawa

Art Designer

Osamu Tayama
Osamu Tayama

Background Designer

Toshiaki Mitsunaka
Toshiaki Mitsunaka

Background Designer

Youji Yoshikawa
Youji Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Atsushi Urushiyama
Atsushi Urushiyama

Production Assistant

Eri Kawai
Eri Kawai

Songs

Takeyuki Yanase
Takeyuki Yanase

Key Animation

Ichiro Uno
Ichiro Uno

Key Animation

Takayuki Hanyuu
Takayuki Hanyuu

Animation Director

Fumiaki Sahara
Fumiaki Sahara

Key Animation

Etsushi Mori
Etsushi Mori

Key Animation

Seiji Masuda
Seiji Masuda

Key Animation

Keiji Shigesawa
Keiji Shigesawa

Key Animation

Akihiro Taniguchi
Akihiro Taniguchi

Key Animation

Hideki Shibuya
Hideki Shibuya

Key Animation

Tatsuya Urano
Tatsuya Urano

Key Animation

Shigeki Awai
Shigeki Awai

Key Animation

Kayo Ikeda
Kayo Ikeda

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Ogura
Hiroyuki Ogura

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Yanase
Hiroyuki Yanase

Key Animation

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Shume Matsumoto
Shume Matsumoto

Key Animation

Kasumi Wada
Kasumi Wada

Key Animation

07. Doing That Wonderful Job...
Nov 17, 2005

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!

Yuji Ueda
Yuji Ueda

Udo "Woody" Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)

Megumi Toyoguchi
Megumi Toyoguchi

Amelie (voice)

Kohsuke Toriumi
Kohsuke Toriumi

Arashi (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

President Maa (voice)

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Kazunobu Fuseki
Kazunobu Fuseki

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Director

Kazunobu Fuseki
Kazunobu Fuseki

Storyboard Artist

Asuka Kojima
Asuka Kojima

Background Designer

Hirofumi Morikawa
Hirofumi Morikawa

Background Designer

Makiko Onagi
Makiko Onagi

Background Designer

Ayumi Takasaki
Ayumi Takasaki

Background Designer

An Joung-hee
An Joung-hee

Background Designer

Kim  Jie-yhoun
Kim Jie-yhoun

Background Designer

Jung Won-young
Jung Won-young

Background Designer

Kim Chul-kyu
Kim Chul-kyu

Background Designer

Im So-young
Im So-young

Background Designer

An Sang-min
An Sang-min

Background Designer

Katsuhiro Haji
Katsuhiro Haji

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Kohei Eguchi
Kohei Eguchi

Production Assistant

Takuji Yoshimoto
Takuji Yoshimoto

Animation Director

Kaori Higuchi
Kaori Higuchi

Key Animation

Masaki Inada
Masaki Inada

Key Animation

Yuichi Nakazawa
Yuichi Nakazawa

Key Animation

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Shigeki Awai
Shigeki Awai

Key Animation

Yuuko Yoshimi
Yuuko Yoshimi

Key Animation

Noriaki Kobayashi
Noriaki Kobayashi

Key Animation

Ryoutarou Akao
Ryoutarou Akao

Key Animation

Junichi Hashimoto
Junichi Hashimoto

Key Animation

Hitoshi Yoshida
Hitoshi Yoshida

Key Animation

Takashi Tsuda
Takashi Tsuda

Key Animation

Yuki Hishinuma
Yuki Hishinuma

Key Animation

Akihide Muraji
Akihide Muraji

Key Animation

Keiko Fukumoto
Keiko Fukumoto

Key Animation

Mikio Fujiwara
Mikio Fujiwara

Animation Director

Yukiko Miyamoto
Yukiko Miyamoto

Animation Director

Toshiyuki Arai
Toshiyuki Arai

Key Animation

Eiichi Yui
Eiichi Yui

Key Animation

Kazumi Miwa
Kazumi Miwa

Key Animation

Mitsuharu Katsuki
Mitsuharu Katsuki

Key Animation

08. That Melancholy President... / That Cool Hero...
Nov 24, 2005

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!

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Albert Pitt (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Shinya Fukumatsu
Shinya Fukumatsu

Performer A (voice)

Shinji Kawada
Shinji Kawada

Performer B (voice)

Eriko Kigawa
Eriko Kigawa

Girl A (voice)

Ai Matayoshi
Ai Matayoshi

Girl B (voice)

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard

Masato Tamagawa
Masato Tamagawa

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

Masaki Yoshikawa
Masaki Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Osamu Tayama
Osamu Tayama

Background Designer

Toshiaki Mitsunaka
Toshiaki Mitsunaka

Background Designer

Kenji Masuda
Kenji Masuda

Prop Designer

Youji Yoshikawa
Youji Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Juuichi Sakai
Juuichi Sakai

Special Effects

Tomomi Ishihara
Tomomi Ishihara

Special Effects

Takuya Kitamura
Takuya Kitamura

Production Assistant

Ryu Kawajiri
Ryu Kawajiri

Production Assistant

Issei Kume
Issei Kume

Key Animation

Hiroyoshi Iida
Hiroyoshi Iida

Key Animation

Kentaro Tokiwa
Kentaro Tokiwa

Key Animation

Youko Kuboyama
Youko Kuboyama

Key Animation

Shinya Suzuki
Shinya Suzuki

Key Animation

Tadahito Matsubayashi
Tadahito Matsubayashi

Animation Director

Hiroaki Hanawa
Hiroaki Hanawa

Key Animation

Emi Watanabe
Emi Watanabe

Key Animation

Keisuke Gotou
Keisuke Gotou

Key Animation

Yukie Harada
Yukie Harada

Key Animation

Rie Saitou
Rie Saitou

Key Animation

Miho Aoki
Miho Aoki

Key Animation

Katsunori Shibata
Katsunori Shibata

Key Animation

Kenji Matsuoka
Kenji Matsuoka

Key Animation

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Eiji Fukuyama
Eiji Fukuyama

Key Animation

Noriko Takiyama
Noriko Takiyama

Key Animation

Kouichiro Kawano
Kouichiro Kawano

Key Animation

Ai Saito
Ai Saito

Key Animation

Rie Saito
Rie Saito

Key Animation

09. That Starlike Fairy...
Dec 01, 2005

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.

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Yoshiko Matsuo
Yoshiko Matsuo

Grandma (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Ken'ichi Takeshita
Ken'ichi Takeshita

Storyboard Artist

Masatsugu Arakawa
Masatsugu Arakawa

Art Designer

An Joung-hee
An Joung-hee

Background Designer

Kim  Jie-yhoun
Kim Jie-yhoun

Background Designer

Jung Won-young
Jung Won-young

Background Designer

Kim Chul-kyu
Kim Chul-kyu

Background Designer

Im So-young
Im So-young

Background Designer

An Sang-min
An Sang-min

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Makoto Nara
Makoto Nara

Production Assistant

Toshiyuki Fujisawa
Toshiyuki Fujisawa

Animation Director

Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka

Key Animation

Michinori Shiga
Michinori Shiga

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Shimizu
Hiroyuki Shimizu

Key Animation

Masatsugu Arakawa
Masatsugu Arakawa

Key Animation

Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Mitsuhiro Iwasaki

Key Animation

Kōji Matsuyama
Kōji Matsuyama

Key Animation

Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Mitsuhiro Iwasaki

Key Animation

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

10. That Warm Holiday...
Dec 08, 2005

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.

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Motomu Kiyokawa
Motomu Kiyokawa

Mr. Mailman (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima
Hirofumi Nojima

Akatsuki Izumo (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

President Maa (voice)

Yasuko Hatori
Yasuko Hatori

Old Lady (voice)

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Takeyuki Yanase
Takeyuki Yanase

Director

Shintarō Itoga
Shintarō Itoga

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Director

Jun Fukuda
Jun Fukuda

Storyboard Artist

Masaki Yoshikawa
Masaki Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Osamu Tayama
Osamu Tayama

Background Designer

Toshiaki Mitsunaka
Toshiaki Mitsunaka

Background Designer

Youji Yoshikawa
Youji Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Kohei Eguchi
Kohei Eguchi

Production Assistant

Takeyuki Yanase
Takeyuki Yanase

Key Animation

Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka

Key Animation

Chisato Kawaguchi
Chisato Kawaguchi

Key Animation

Keiji Gotoh
Keiji Gotoh

Key Animation

Fumiaki Sahara
Fumiaki Sahara

Key Animation

Etsushi Mori
Etsushi Mori

Key Animation

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Kaidou
Hiroyuki Kaidou

Key Animation

Takashi Tsuda
Takashi Tsuda

Key Animation

Keiko Fukumoto
Keiko Fukumoto

Key Animation

Masatsugu Arakawa
Masatsugu Arakawa

Key Animation

Natsumi Tamura
Natsumi Tamura

Key Animation

Kazuhiko Yokota
Kazuhiko Yokota

Key Animation

Toshihiko Masuda
Toshihiko Masuda

Key Animation

Naomi Okita
Naomi Okita

Key Animation

Tomohisa Shimoyama
Tomohisa Shimoyama

Key Animation

Ishino Hirokazu
Ishino Hirokazu

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Yanase
Hiroyuki Yanase

Key Animation

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Yasuhito Murakami
Yasuhito Murakami

Key Animation

11. Those Orange Days...
Dec 15, 2005

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.

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Eri Kawai
Eri Kawai

Athena Glory (singing) (voice)

Eriko Kigawa
Eriko Kigawa

Undine A (voice)

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Daisuke Chikushi
Daisuke Chikushi

Director

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

Shinichi Kojima
Shinichi Kojima

Background Designer

Asuka Kojima
Asuka Kojima

Background Designer

Hirofumi Morikawa
Hirofumi Morikawa

Background Designer

Makiko Onagi
Makiko Onagi

Background Designer

Ayumi Takasaki
Ayumi Takasaki

Background Designer

An Joung-hee
An Joung-hee

Background Designer

Kim  Jie-yhoun
Kim Jie-yhoun

Background Designer

Jung Won-young
Jung Won-young

Background Designer

Kim Chul-kyu
Kim Chul-kyu

Background Designer

Im So-young
Im So-young

Background Designer

An Sang-min
An Sang-min

Background Designer

Lee Jae-yeol
Lee Jae-yeol

Background Designer

Katsuhiro Haji
Katsuhiro Haji

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Masae Kaneko
Masae Kaneko

Production Assistant

Eri Kawai
Eri Kawai

Songs

Shūji Takahara
Shūji Takahara

Key Animation

Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka

Animation Director

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Hiroki Harada
Hiroki Harada

Key Animation

Takaaki Wada
Takaaki Wada

Key Animation

Hiroshi Takaguchi
Hiroshi Takaguchi

Key Animation

Hideo Maru
Hideo Maru

Key Animation

Masayuki Onji
Masayuki Onji

Animation Director

Fumiaki Sahara
Fumiaki Sahara

Key Animation

Daisuke Kurose
Daisuke Kurose

Key Animation

Kazumasa Takeuchi
Kazumasa Takeuchi

Key Animation

Fumie Sasaki
Fumie Sasaki

Key Animation

Tomomi Umemura
Tomomi Umemura

Key Animation

Kazunori Takahashi
Kazunori Takahashi

Key Animation

Rie Nishimura
Rie Nishimura

Key Animation

Chisato Ikehira
Chisato Ikehira

Key Animation

Shinya Kudo
Shinya Kudo

Key Animation

Shinya Nishizawa
Shinya Nishizawa

Key Animation

Teppei Sakai
Teppei Sakai

Key Animation

12. That Soft Wish...
Dec 22, 2005

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.

Youko Asada
Youko Asada

Akiko Hoshino (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Aleph (voice)

Eriko Kigawa
Eriko Kigawa

Arata (voice)

Akira Tomisaka
Akira Tomisaka

Akio (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya
Yoshimasa Hosoya

Man (voice)

Kôhei Fukuhara
Kôhei Fukuhara

Man (voice)

Toshihide Tsuchiya
Toshihide Tsuchiya

Old Man (voice)

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Takeyuki Yanase
Takeyuki Yanase

Director

Masato Tamagawa
Masato Tamagawa

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Assistant Director

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

Junichiro Nishikawa
Junichiro Nishikawa

Art Designer

Masaki Yoshikawa
Masaki Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Masatsugu Arakawa
Masatsugu Arakawa

Art Designer

Osamu Tayama
Osamu Tayama

Background Designer

Toshiaki Mitsunaka
Toshiaki Mitsunaka

Background Designer

Youji Yoshikawa
Youji Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Juuichi Sakai
Juuichi Sakai

Special Effects

Tomomi Ishihara
Tomomi Ishihara

Special Effects

Takuya Kitamura
Takuya Kitamura

Production Assistant

Ryu Kawajiri
Ryu Kawajiri

Production Assistant

Takeyuki Yanase
Takeyuki Yanase

Animation Director

Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka

Key Animation

Youko Kuboyama
Youko Kuboyama

Key Animation

Hiroshi Wai
Hiroshi Wai

Animation Director

Hiroyuki Yanase
Hiroyuki Yanase

Animation Director

Tomohisa Shimoyama
Tomohisa Shimoyama

Key Animation

Shinya Suzuki
Shinya Suzuki

Key Animation

Hiroaki Hanawa
Hiroaki Hanawa

Key Animation

Katsunori Shibata
Katsunori Shibata

Key Animation

Kenji Matsuoka
Kenji Matsuoka

Key Animation

Issei Kume
Issei Kume

Key Animation

Hiroyoshi Iida
Hiroyoshi Iida

Key Animation

Kentaro Tokiwa
Kentaro Tokiwa

Key Animation

Masahisa Koyata
Masahisa Koyata

Key Animation

Shuji Tanaka
Shuji Tanaka

Key Animation

Eiji Fukuyama
Eiji Fukuyama

Key Animation

Shin'ya Yamada
Shin'ya Yamada

Key Animation

Mieko Seki
Mieko Seki

Key Animation

Mitsuteru Kubo
Mitsuteru Kubo

Key Animation

13. That White Morning...
Dec 29, 2005

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.

Yuji Ueda
Yuji Ueda

Udo "Woody" Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)

Masayo Kurata
Masayo Kurata

Ami (voice)

Youko Asada
Youko Asada

Akiko Hoshino (voice)

Eriko Kigawa
Eriko Kigawa

Ai's Sister (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Hisao Egawa
Hisao Egawa

Akatsuki's Brother (voice)

Yoshiko Matsuo
Yoshiko Matsuo

Grandma (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima
Hirofumi Nojima

Akatsuki Izumo (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Albert Pitt (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

President Aria (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Tetsuharu Ohta
Tetsuharu Ohta

Father of the Boy (voice)

Takeyuki Yanase
Takeyuki Yanase

Director

Shintarō Itoga
Shintarō Itoga

Director

Kazunobu Fuseki
Kazunobu Fuseki

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Director

Kazunobu Fuseki
Kazunobu Fuseki

Storyboard Artist

Shinichi Kojima
Shinichi Kojima

Background Designer

Makiko Onagi
Makiko Onagi

Background Designer

Lee Cheon-bok
Lee Cheon-bok

Background Designer

Park Jung-ah
Park Jung-ah

Background Designer

Sin Yun-mi
Sin Yun-mi

Background Designer

Sung Tae-yong
Sung Tae-yong

Background Designer

Yoo Byung-no
Yoo Byung-no

Background Designer

Cha Ju-seon
Cha Ju-seon

Background Designer

Lee Mi-jin
Lee Mi-jin

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Kohei Eguchi
Kohei Eguchi

Production Assistant

Choi Kyu-taek
Choi Kyu-taek

Production Assistant

Masae Kaneko
Masae Kaneko

Production Assistant

Makoto Koga
Makoto Koga

Animation Director

Takuji Yoshimoto
Takuji Yoshimoto

Animation Director

Takeyuki Yanase
Takeyuki Yanase

Animation Director

Takeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka

Animation Director

Mayumi Oda
Mayumi Oda

Key Animation

Keiji Gotoh
Keiji Gotoh

Key Animation

Yuichi Nakazawa
Yuichi Nakazawa

Key Animation

Takayuki Hanyuu
Takayuki Hanyuu

Animation Director

Masatsugu Arakawa
Masatsugu Arakawa

Key Animation

Yoko Iizuka
Yoko Iizuka

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Yanase
Hiroyuki Yanase

Animation Director

Toshiyuki Arai
Toshiyuki Arai

Key Animation

Tomokazu Sugimura
Tomokazu Sugimura

Key Animation

Mamiko Nakanishi
Mamiko Nakanishi

Key Animation

Akihide Muraji
Akihide Muraji

Key Animation

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Ishino Hirokazu
Ishino Hirokazu

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Kaidou
Hiroyuki Kaidou

Key Animation

Kayo Ikeda
Kayo Ikeda

Key Animation

Keiko Fukumoto
Keiko Fukumoto

Key Animation

Toshihiko Masuda
Toshihiko Masuda

Key Animation

Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Mitsuhiro Iwasaki

Key Animation

Takaaki Wada
Takaaki Wada

Key Animation

Kaoru Matsumoto
Kaoru Matsumoto

3D Artist

Shin'ya Yamada
Shin'ya Yamada

Key Animation

Kozue Horanai
Kozue Horanai

Key Animation

Yosuke Yabumoto
Yosuke Yabumoto

Key Animation