ARIA Aria the Origination

As winter melts into spring, Akari, Aika, and Alice continue to work hard on becoming Neo-Venezia's top gondoliers. Aika starts to take on more responsibility around Himeya, Alice travels up the challenging canal near Hope Hill; even Akari spends a day working on a huge gondola called a traghetto! But there's still so much to learn... and the final test to become a Prima, which once seemed so far off in the future, might not be so far off anymore.

01. That Imminent Spring Breeze...
Jan 08, 2008

As winter melts into spring, Akari, Aika and Alice all continue to practice and set new goals for themselves. But Akari still feels like she isn't good enough to become a Prima. Will she or any of the girls ever be truly satisfied with their talents?

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Yuji Ueda
Yuji Ueda

Udo 'Woody' Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima
Hirofumi Nojima

Akatsuki Izumo (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Masako Isobe
Masako Isobe

Mother (voice)

Ayumi Fujimura
Ayumi Fujimura

Daughter (voice)

Michio Miyashita
Michio Miyashita

Gondola Customer (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Albert Pitt / Maa (voice)

Tadao Kubota
Tadao Kubota

Background Designer

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

Taichi Maezuka
Taichi Maezuka

Background Designer

Katsunori Ishida
Katsunori Ishida

Background Designer

Yoshiyuki Shikano
Yoshiyuki Shikano

Background Designer

Takaaki Sugawara
Takaaki Sugawara

Background Designer

Masako Iwamuro
Masako Iwamuro

Background Designer

Shintaro Inoue
Shintaro Inoue

Background Designer

Satomi Takayama
Satomi Takayama

Background Designer

Sumiyo Okamura
Sumiyo Okamura

Background Designer

Tomokazu Ishizeki
Tomokazu Ishizeki

Background Designer

Yukihiro Saito
Yukihiro Saito

Background Designer

Ryosuke Asakura
Ryosuke Asakura

Background Designer

Natsuko Komatsu
Natsuko Komatsu

Background Designer

Akiyo Kudo
Akiyo Kudo

Background Designer

Kyoko Ishida
Kyoko Ishida

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Hirotaka Ichifuji
Hirotaka Ichifuji

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Masumi Hoshino
Masumi Hoshino

Key Animation

Masayuki Onji
Masayuki Onji

Animation Director

Masatsugu Arakawa
Masatsugu Arakawa

Key Animation

Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Mitsuhiro Iwasaki

Key Animation

Takaaki Wada
Takaaki Wada

Key Animation

Yukihiro Kobayashi
Yukihiro Kobayashi

Key Animation

Takashi Mamezuka
Takashi Mamezuka

Key Animation

Yuuko Yoshida
Yuuko Yoshida

Key Animation

Ayako Mori
Ayako Mori

Key Animation

Kazuki Hashimoto
Kazuki Hashimoto

Compositing Artist

Shu Sugai
Shu Sugai

Compositing Artist

Katsuhiro Kumagai
Katsuhiro Kumagai

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Yoshida
Hiroyuki Yoshida

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Notake
Hiroyuki Notake

Key Animation

Kenji Ōta
Kenji Ōta

Key Animation

Kanae Komatsu
Kanae Komatsu

Key Animation

Shinji Ikegami
Shinji Ikegami

Compositing Artist

Yuko Orikasa
Yuko Orikasa

Compositing Artist

Kazuhiro Udagawa
Kazuhiro Udagawa

Compositing Artist

Yuji Shirai
Yuji Shirai

Compositing Artist

Hiroshi Sasaki
Hiroshi Sasaki

Key Animation

02. That Smiling Customer...
Jan 15, 2008

Someone has requested Akari for a gondola tour! An old woman with a kind smile says that she'd like to see a side of Neo-Venezia that only Akari can show her. Akari takes her to many unique spots, but the woman already seems familiar with them all...

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Kazuko Sugiyama
Kazuko Sugiyama

Amaranta (voice)

Tomohisa Asou
Tomohisa Asou

Baked Potato Seller (voice)

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Director

Shinichi Kojima
Shinichi Kojima

Background Designer

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Storyboard Artist

Noburo Numai
Noburo Numai

Background Designer

Jun Takeda
Jun Takeda

Background Designer

Toru Minatani
Toru Minatani

Background Designer

Miki Kato
Miki Kato

Background Designer

Shigeru Morimoto
Shigeru Morimoto

Background Designer

Masamichi Takano
Masamichi Takano

Background Designer

Masaki Kawaguchi
Masaki Kawaguchi

Background Designer

Otaka Hamana
Otaka Hamana

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Megumi Yajima
Megumi Yajima

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Ryo Kodama
Ryo Kodama

Animation Director

Hitoshi Yoshida
Hitoshi Yoshida

Key Animation

Masato Ando
Masato Ando

Compositing Artist

Yurie Tadano
Yurie Tadano

Compositing Artist

Kousuke Miyajima
Kousuke Miyajima

Key Animation

Keita Hagio
Keita Hagio

Key Animation

Shigeki Satō
Shigeki Satō

Key Animation

Hiromi Suzuki
Hiromi Suzuki

Key Animation

Yoshinori Wakana
Yoshinori Wakana

Key Animation

Tsunenaka Nozaki
Tsunenaka Nozaki

Key Animation

Akira Shinoda
Akira Shinoda

Key Animation

Yurie Kuniyuki
Yurie Kuniyuki

Key Animation

Hiroshi
Hiroshi

Key Animation

Mariko Matsui
Mariko Matsui

Key Animation

Taeko Igo
Taeko Igo

Key Animation

Akiko Tanada
Akiko Tanada

Key Animation

Fujiko Tabata
Fujiko Tabata

Compositing Artist

Yumiko Morimoto
Yumiko Morimoto

Compositing Artist

Naohisa Haishima
Naohisa Haishima

Compositing Artist

Toru Sugawara
Toru Sugawara

Compositing Artist

Koichi Gonda
Koichi Gonda

Compositing Artist

Shin'ya Yamada
Shin'ya Yamada

Key Animation

03. Those Feelings Within...
Jan 22, 2008

A new vendor has opened up shop in Piazza San Marco, selling heart-shaped chocolates in glass bottles. Akari buys a bottle, and later goes to buy another, but by then, the patissier has mysteriously disappeared. Where did he go, and will he ever return?

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka
Unsho Ishizuka

Café Owner (voice)

Takahiro Mizushima
Takahiro Mizushima

Anri (voice)

Tomomi Watanabe
Tomomi Watanabe

Boy A (voice)

Kokoro Kikuchi
Kokoro Kikuchi

Boy B (voice)

Ōki Sugiyama
Ōki Sugiyama

Waiter (voice)

Hirokazu Hanai
Hirokazu Hanai

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Storyboard Artist

Asuka Komiyama
Asuka Komiyama

Background Designer

Toshiaki Mitsunaka
Toshiaki Mitsunaka

Background Designer

Natsumi Ueno
Natsumi Ueno

Background Designer

Youji Yoshikawa
Youji Yoshikawa

Background Designer

Tomomi Ishihara
Tomomi Ishihara

Special Effects

Yūsuke Maruyama
Yūsuke Maruyama

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Akiko Nakano
Akiko Nakano

Animation Director

Kenji Matsuoka
Kenji Matsuoka

Animation Director

Masatsugu Arakawa
Masatsugu Arakawa

Key Animation

Kanta Suzuki
Kanta Suzuki

Key Animation

Hiroyoshi Iida
Hiroyoshi Iida

Key Animation

Keiko Motoya
Keiko Motoya

Key Animation

Tomoyuki Sugano
Tomoyuki Sugano

Key Animation

Miyuki Inoue
Miyuki Inoue

Key Animation

Kazuki Hashimoto
Kazuki Hashimoto

Compositing Artist

Shu Sugai
Shu Sugai

Compositing Artist

Tatsuaki Okamoto
Tatsuaki Okamoto

Key Animation

Chuuichi Iguchi
Chuuichi Iguchi

Key Animation

Hideaki Isa
Hideaki Isa

Key Animation

Shinji Ikegami
Shinji Ikegami

Compositing Artist

Yuko Orikasa
Yuko Orikasa

Compositing Artist

Kazuhiro Udagawa
Kazuhiro Udagawa

Compositing Artist

Yuji Shirai
Yuji Shirai

Compositing Artist

04. Those Who Aim for Tomorrow...
Jan 29, 2008

Akari wants to help out more around the Aria Company, but she's only a Single. So Alicia suggests she try her hand at working on a Traghetto! A Traghetto is a ferry-style gondola run exclusively by Singles. Will Akari be up to the challenge?

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Ryoko Shiraishi
Ryoko Shiraishi

Ayumi K. Jasmine (voice)

Houko Kuwashima
Houko Kuwashima

Atla 'Atora' Monteverdi (voice)

Kana Asumi
Kana Asumi

Anzu Yumeno (voice)

Michiko Hosokoshi
Michiko Hosokoshi

Veteran Undine (voice)

Chikao Suzumura
Chikao Suzumura

Male Customer (voice)

Hideki Inoue
Hideki Inoue

Director

Toru Minatani
Toru Minatani

Background Designer

Miki Kato
Miki Kato

Background Designer

Masaki Kawaguchi
Masaki Kawaguchi

Background Designer

Harumi Kawaguchi
Harumi Kawaguchi

Background Designer

Otaka Hamana
Otaka Hamana

Background Designer

Hideki Inoue
Hideki Inoue

Storyboard Artist

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Keita Ando
Keita Ando

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Hideki Inoue
Hideki Inoue

Animation Director

Masato Ando
Masato Ando

Compositing Artist

Yurie Tadano
Yurie Tadano

Compositing Artist

Fujiko Tabata
Fujiko Tabata

Compositing Artist

Yumiko Morimoto
Yumiko Morimoto

Compositing Artist

Naohisa Haishima
Naohisa Haishima

Compositing Artist

Toru Sugawara
Toru Sugawara

Compositing Artist

Koichi Gonda
Koichi Gonda

Compositing Artist

05. That Keepsake Clover...
Feb 05, 2008

Athena and Alicia both have wonderful talents, but what about Akira? For that matter, what about Aika? Aika gets discouraged, thinking that maybe she doesn't have any natural talent, but Akira has an old story to tell that might lift Aika's spirits.

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Eri Kawai
Eri Kawai

Athena Glory (singing) (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Aya Sawano
Aya Sawano

Vendor (voice)

Shinsuke Sakuragi
Shinsuke Sakuragi

Shipping Agent (voice)

Akiko Manabe
Akiko Manabe

Background Designer

Etsuko Matsunaga
Etsuko Matsunaga

Background Designer

Mari Sasagawa
Mari Sasagawa

Background Designer

Ju Hyung-suk
Ju Hyung-suk

Background Designer

Yuka Ôhashi
Yuka Ôhashi

Background Designer

Mie Kasai
Mie Kasai

Background Designer

Heo Young-dan
Heo Young-dan

Background Designer

Nozomi Idogawa
Nozomi Idogawa

Background Designer

Tatsufumi Tamagawa
Tatsufumi Tamagawa

Storyboard Artist

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Masae Kaneko
Masae Kaneko

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Eri Kawai
Eri Kawai

Songs

Masumi Hoshino
Masumi Hoshino

Animation Director

Satoru Fujimoto
Satoru Fujimoto

Animation Director

Kouichirou Ueda
Kouichirou Ueda

Animation Director

Mariko Ito
Mariko Ito

Key Animation

Yasutaka Kubota
Yasutaka Kubota

Key Animation

Shinomin
Shinomin

Key Animation

Takashi Mamezuka
Takashi Mamezuka

Key Animation

Kazuki Hashimoto
Kazuki Hashimoto

Compositing Artist

Shu Sugai
Shu Sugai

Compositing Artist

Hiroyasu Sato
Hiroyasu Sato

Key Animation

Shinji Ikegami
Shinji Ikegami

Compositing Artist

Yuko Orikasa
Yuko Orikasa

Compositing Artist

Kazuhiro Udagawa
Kazuhiro Udagawa

Compositing Artist

Yuji Shirai
Yuji Shirai

Compositing Artist

06. That Wonderful Extracurricular Lesson...
Feb 12, 2008

Akari can be a bit clumsy and makes plenty of mistakes, but it seems like Alicia never gets angry with her. Alice makes it her mission to see how Alicia handles Akari's faults, and to see if it's true that no matter what, she never scolds Akari.

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Maa (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Kōji Hiwatari
Kōji Hiwatari

Marketman (voice)

Kazunobu Fuseki
Kazunobu Fuseki

Storyboard

Kazunobu Fuseki
Kazunobu Fuseki

Director

Tadao Kubota
Tadao Kubota

Background Designer

Kazunobu Fuseki
Kazunobu Fuseki

Storyboard Artist

Masako Iwamuro
Masako Iwamuro

Background Designer

Satomi Takayama
Satomi Takayama

Background Designer

Sumiyo Okamura
Sumiyo Okamura

Background Designer

Yukiko Uegaki
Yukiko Uegaki

Background Designer

Natsumi Niima
Natsumi Niima

Background Designer

Kyoko Ishida
Kyoko Ishida

Background Designer

Kazuhisa Asai
Kazuhisa Asai

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Nobuharu Yorozu
Nobuharu Yorozu

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Fumi Morita
Fumi Morita

Animation Director

Koji Komurakata
Koji Komurakata

Key Animation

Keiko Kato
Keiko Kato

Key Animation

Masato Ando
Masato Ando

Compositing Artist

Yurie Tadano
Yurie Tadano

Compositing Artist

Hisako Shimozuma
Hisako Shimozuma

Key Animation

Ayako Onuma
Ayako Onuma

Key Animation

Ryota Niino
Ryota Niino

Key Animation

Yukiko Watabe
Yukiko Watabe

Key Animation

Narihito Sekikawa
Narihito Sekikawa

Key Animation

Haruyo Nebu
Haruyo Nebu

Key Animation

Takeshi Morita
Takeshi Morita

Key Animation

Tomoaki Mimiura
Tomoaki Mimiura

Key Animation

Masahiro Matsushita
Masahiro Matsushita

Key Animation

Fujiko Tabata
Fujiko Tabata

Compositing Artist

Yumiko Morimoto
Yumiko Morimoto

Compositing Artist

Naohisa Haishima
Naohisa Haishima

Compositing Artist

Toru Sugawara
Toru Sugawara

Compositing Artist

Koichi Gonda
Koichi Gonda

Compositing Artist

07. In That Gently Passing Time...
Feb 19, 2008

Akari and Alicia are going to visit Anna, the woman who trained with Alicia in the early days of the Aria Company! Many memories will be shared on this visit, including how the Aria Company itself was first founded.

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Yoshiko Matsuo
Yoshiko Matsuo

Akino 'Grandma' Ametsuchi (voice)

Risa Hayamizu
Risa Hayamizu

Anna (voice)

Tokuyoshi Kawashima
Tokuyoshi Kawashima

Albert (voice)

Yumiko Kobayashi
Yumiko Kobayashi

Ahito (voice)

Miki Ootani
Miki Ootani

Himeya Undine B (voice)

Sujiko
Sujiko

Himeya Undine C (voice)

Akira Okubo
Akira Okubo

Father (voice)

Ken'ichi Takeshita
Ken'ichi Takeshita

Storyboard

Kouta Okuno
Kouta Okuno

Director

Ken'ichi Takeshita
Ken'ichi Takeshita

Storyboard Artist

Jun Takeda
Jun Takeda

Background Designer

Toru Minatani
Toru Minatani

Background Designer

Miki Kato
Miki Kato

Background Designer

Masaki Kawaguchi
Masaki Kawaguchi

Background Designer

Otaka Hamana
Otaka Hamana

Background Designer

Kazuto Shimoyama
Kazuto Shimoyama

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Masato Kubota
Masato Kubota

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Ryousuke Tanigawa
Ryousuke Tanigawa

Animation Director

Zen'ya Yamamoto
Zen'ya Yamamoto

Key Animation

Shunta Sakamoto
Shunta Sakamoto

Key Animation

Hideki Yamazaki
Hideki Yamazaki

Animation Director

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Yukiko Miyamoto
Yukiko Miyamoto

Key Animation

Ayafumi Suzuki
Ayafumi Suzuki

Key Animation

Shinomin
Shinomin

Key Animation

Takashi Mamezuka
Takashi Mamezuka

Key Animation

Ayako Mori
Ayako Mori

Key Animation

Kazuki Hashimoto
Kazuki Hashimoto

Compositing Artist

Shu Sugai
Shu Sugai

Compositing Artist

Miki Yoshikawa
Miki Yoshikawa

Key Animation

Katsuhiro Kumagai
Katsuhiro Kumagai

Key Animation

Kanae Komatsu
Kanae Komatsu

Key Animation

Daisuke Yamauchi
Daisuke Yamauchi

Key Animation

Yoshihiro Nishikawa
Yoshihiro Nishikawa

Key Animation

Akemi Roppongi
Akemi Roppongi

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Oshima
Hiroyuki Oshima

Key Animation

Shinji Ikegami
Shinji Ikegami

Compositing Artist

Yuko Orikasa
Yuko Orikasa

Compositing Artist

Kazuhiro Udagawa
Kazuhiro Udagawa

Compositing Artist

Yuji Shirai
Yuji Shirai

Compositing Artist

Hiroshi Sasaki
Hiroshi Sasaki

Key Animation

08. The Memories of That Precious Person...
Feb 26, 2008

Alice and Athena are going on a picnic! Alice chooses a date and makes all sorts of elaborate plans... but Athena gets overloaded with work, and can't come. Athena tries to chase after Alice to apologize, but trips and falls - and somehow loses her memory!

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Maa (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Takashi Saito
Takashi Saito

Waiter (voice)

Daisuke Chikushi
Daisuke Chikushi

Director

Takaaki Wada
Takaaki Wada

Director

Takaaki Wada
Takaaki Wada

Storyboard Artist

Ju Hyung-suk
Ju Hyung-suk

Background Designer

Heo Young-dan
Heo Young-dan

Background Designer

Lee Seung-hyeon
Lee Seung-hyeon

Background Designer

Park Su-jeong
Park Su-jeong

Background Designer

Kim So-young
Kim So-young

Background Designer

Ko Ju-jeong
Ko Ju-jeong

Background Designer

Ryu Ju-hee
Ryu Ju-hee

Background Designer

Lee Hyoen-hye
Lee Hyoen-hye

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Masae Kaneko
Masae Kaneko

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Madoka Ozawa
Madoka Ozawa

Key Animation

Takaaki Wada
Takaaki Wada

Key Animation

Ikuko Itō
Ikuko Itō

Animation Director

Hiroyuki Shimizu
Hiroyuki Shimizu

Key Animation

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Hiroki Harada
Hiroki Harada

Key Animation

Yasuko Higuchi
Yasuko Higuchi

Key Animation

Miyuki Inoue
Miyuki Inoue

Key Animation

Kaoru Sekiya
Kaoru Sekiya

Key Animation

Masato Ando
Masato Ando

Compositing Artist

Yurie Tadano
Yurie Tadano

Compositing Artist

Shunji Suzuki
Shunji Suzuki

Key Animation

Shunryou Yamamura
Shunryou Yamamura

Key Animation

Daisuke Niinuma
Daisuke Niinuma

Key Animation

Hideki Takahara
Hideki Takahara

Key Animation

Fujiko Tabata
Fujiko Tabata

Compositing Artist

Yumiko Morimoto
Yumiko Morimoto

Compositing Artist

Naohisa Haishima
Naohisa Haishima

Compositing Artist

Toru Sugawara
Toru Sugawara

Compositing Artist

Koichi Gonda
Koichi Gonda

Compositing Artist

09. Surrounded by That Orange Wind...
Mar 04, 2008

Alice has just graduated from middle school. She feels confident, and excited about what's to come. And then, Athena suggests that they finally go on the picnic that they've been planning for so long. Alice's world is about to change...

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Maa (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Sayuri
Sayuri

Board Chariman (voice)

Izumi Koike
Izumi Koike

Underclassman A (voice)

Mayuki Makiguchi
Mayuki Makiguchi

Underclassman B (voice)

Junji Majima
Junji Majima

Underclassman D (voice)

Masataka Sawada
Masataka Sawada

Lock Keeper (voice)

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Director

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Storyboard Artist

Jun Takeda
Jun Takeda

Background Designer

Toru Minatani
Toru Minatani

Background Designer

Miki Kato
Miki Kato

Background Designer

Masaki Kawaguchi
Masaki Kawaguchi

Background Designer

Harumi Kawaguchi
Harumi Kawaguchi

Background Designer

Otaka Hamana
Otaka Hamana

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Keita Ando
Keita Ando

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Fumi Morita
Fumi Morita

Animation Director

Koji Komurakata
Koji Komurakata

Key Animation

Keiko Kato
Keiko Kato

Key Animation

Kazuki Hashimoto
Kazuki Hashimoto

Compositing Artist

Shu Sugai
Shu Sugai

Compositing Artist

Hisako Shimozuma
Hisako Shimozuma

Key Animation

Ryota Niino
Ryota Niino

Key Animation

Yukiko Watabe
Yukiko Watabe

Key Animation

Narihito Sekikawa
Narihito Sekikawa

Key Animation

Haruyo Nebu
Haruyo Nebu

Key Animation

Tomoaki Mimiura
Tomoaki Mimiura

Key Animation

Hitomi Satou
Hitomi Satou

Key Animation

Masahiro Matsushita
Masahiro Matsushita

Key Animation

Shinji Ikegami
Shinji Ikegami

Compositing Artist

Yuko Orikasa
Yuko Orikasa

Compositing Artist

Kazuhiro Udagawa
Kazuhiro Udagawa

Compositing Artist

Yuji Shirai
Yuji Shirai

Compositing Artist

10. The Excitement on That Moon-Gazing Night...
Mar 11, 2008

Akari, Aika and Alice decide to partake in an old Manhome tradition, Moon-watching. Aika secretly invited Al to their get-together, but he hasn't shown up yet. Aika goes to look for him, but she has no idea what surprises the night has in store.

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Albert Pitt / Maa (voice)

Tomo Adachi
Tomo Adachi

Female Customer B (voice)

Tomo Adachi
Tomo Adachi

Female Customer B (voice)

Tadao Kubota
Tadao Kubota

Background Designer

Taichi Maezuka
Taichi Maezuka

Background Designer

Ju Hyung-suk
Ju Hyung-suk

Background Designer

Heo Young-dan
Heo Young-dan

Background Designer

Lee Seung-hyeon
Lee Seung-hyeon

Background Designer

Park Su-jeong
Park Su-jeong

Background Designer

Tatsufumi Tamagawa
Tatsufumi Tamagawa

Storyboard Artist

Kim So-young
Kim So-young

Background Designer

Ko Ju-jeong
Ko Ju-jeong

Background Designer

Ryu Ju-hee
Ryu Ju-hee

Background Designer

Lee Hyoen-hye
Lee Hyoen-hye

Background Designer

Shinji Takasuka
Shinji Takasuka

Background Designer

Natsumi Niima
Natsumi Niima

Background Designer

Kyoko Ishida
Kyoko Ishida

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Yusuke Watanabe
Yusuke Watanabe

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Shunta Sakamoto
Shunta Sakamoto

Key Animation

Satoru Fujimoto
Satoru Fujimoto

Animation Director

Mariko Ito
Mariko Ito

Key Animation

Toshiyuki Arai
Toshiyuki Arai

Key Animation

Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Mitsuhiro Iwasaki

Key Animation

Ayafumi Suzuki
Ayafumi Suzuki

Key Animation

Yukihiro Kobayashi
Yukihiro Kobayashi

Key Animation

Shinomin
Shinomin

Key Animation

Masato Ando
Masato Ando

Compositing Artist

Yurie Tadano
Yurie Tadano

Compositing Artist

Miki Yoshikawa
Miki Yoshikawa

Key Animation

Katsuhiro Kumagai
Katsuhiro Kumagai

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Yoshida
Hiroyuki Yoshida

Key Animation

Daisuke Yamauchi
Daisuke Yamauchi

Key Animation

Fujiko Tabata
Fujiko Tabata

Compositing Artist

Yumiko Morimoto
Yumiko Morimoto

Compositing Artist

Naohisa Haishima
Naohisa Haishima

Compositing Artist

Toru Sugawara
Toru Sugawara

Compositing Artist

Koichi Gonda
Koichi Gonda

Compositing Artist

11. Those Ever-Changing Days...
Mar 18, 2008

Alice is so busy now; every waking moment is full of appointments and work. Though she enjoys the life she has now, she still misses the time that she spent with her friends. It's starting to feel like she might never see Akari and Aika again.

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino / Hime M. Granzchesta (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Maa (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Haruka Kimura
Haruka Kimura

Himeya Undine B (voice)

Takashi Oohara
Takashi Oohara

Husband (voice)

Tomomi Watanabe
Tomomi Watanabe

Wife (voice)

Kouichi Makishima
Kouichi Makishima

Old Husband (voice)

Mariko Oohara
Mariko Oohara

Old Lady (voice)

Hiromu Miyazaki
Hiromu Miyazaki

Young Father (voice)

Ken'ichi Takeshita
Ken'ichi Takeshita

Storyboard

Kouta Okuno
Kouta Okuno

Director

Ken'ichi Takeshita
Ken'ichi Takeshita

Storyboard Artist

Jun Takeda
Jun Takeda

Background Designer

Toru Minatani
Toru Minatani

Background Designer

Miki Kato
Miki Kato

Background Designer

Masaki Kawaguchi
Masaki Kawaguchi

Background Designer

Harumi Kawaguchi
Harumi Kawaguchi

Background Designer

Otaka Hamana
Otaka Hamana

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Motomasa Maeda
Motomasa Maeda

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Ryousuke Tanigawa
Ryousuke Tanigawa

Key Animation

Masashi Wakayama
Masashi Wakayama

Key Animation

Yoshihiro Maeda
Yoshihiro Maeda

Key Animation

Tsuyoshi Iwamura
Tsuyoshi Iwamura

Key Animation

Isao Sugimoto
Isao Sugimoto

Animation Director

Etsushi Mori
Etsushi Mori

Key Animation

Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Mitsuhiro Iwasaki

Key Animation

Ayafumi Suzuki
Ayafumi Suzuki

Key Animation

Yukihiro Kobayashi
Yukihiro Kobayashi

Key Animation

Shinomin
Shinomin

Key Animation

Kazuki Hashimoto
Kazuki Hashimoto

Compositing Artist

Shu Sugai
Shu Sugai

Compositing Artist

Katsuhiro Kumagai
Katsuhiro Kumagai

Key Animation

Daisuke Yamauchi
Daisuke Yamauchi

Key Animation

Rika Kanetaka
Rika Kanetaka

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Oshima
Hiroyuki Oshima

Key Animation

Satomi Matsuura
Satomi Matsuura

Key Animation

Hideyuki Hamada
Hideyuki Hamada

Key Animation

Shinji Ikegami
Shinji Ikegami

Compositing Artist

Yuko Orikasa
Yuko Orikasa

Compositing Artist

Kazuhiro Udagawa
Kazuhiro Udagawa

Compositing Artist

Yuji Shirai
Yuji Shirai

Compositing Artist

Yousuke Toyama
Yousuke Toyama

Key Animation

12. Embraced by That Blue Sea and Wind...
Mar 25, 2008

As Akari and Aika leave for practice one cold winter morning, Aika has something to tell Akari. The two of them can't practice together anymore... As if that shock weren't enough, Alicia has something important to say as well.

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Yuji Ueda
Yuji Ueda

Udo 'Woody' Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima
Hirofumi Nojima

Akatsuki Izumo (voice)

Katsuhiro Ota
Katsuhiro Ota

Regatta Competitor (voice)

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Daisuke Chikushi
Daisuke Chikushi

Director

Tadao Kubota
Tadao Kubota

Background Designer

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

Taichi Maezuka
Taichi Maezuka

Background Designer

Natsumi Niima
Natsumi Niima

Background Designer

Kyoko Ishida
Kyoko Ishida

Background Designer

Kazuhisa Asai
Kazuhisa Asai

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Masato Kubota
Masato Kubota

Production Assistant

Keita Ando
Keita Ando

Production Assistant

Akino Arai
Akino Arai

Theme Song Performance

Ryousuke Tanigawa
Ryousuke Tanigawa

Animation Director

Masakazu Yamazaki
Masakazu Yamazaki

Key Animation

Masashi Wakayama
Masashi Wakayama

Key Animation

Satoru Fujimoto
Satoru Fujimoto

Animation Director

Toshiyuki Arai
Toshiyuki Arai

Key Animation

Tomokazu Sugimura
Tomokazu Sugimura

Key Animation

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Mitsuhiro Iwasaki

Key Animation

Yasuko Higuchi
Yasuko Higuchi

Key Animation

Shinomin
Shinomin

Key Animation

Hideki Inoue
Hideki Inoue

Key Animation

Masato Ando
Masato Ando

Compositing Artist

Yurie Tadano
Yurie Tadano

Compositing Artist

Katsuhiro Kumagai
Katsuhiro Kumagai

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Yoshida
Hiroyuki Yoshida

Key Animation

Daisuke Yamauchi
Daisuke Yamauchi

Key Animation

Hiroyuki Oshima
Hiroyuki Oshima

Key Animation

Ayumi Miyamoto
Ayumi Miyamoto

Key Animation

Kouyou Kimura
Kouyou Kimura

Key Animation

Fujiko Tabata
Fujiko Tabata

Compositing Artist

Yumiko Morimoto
Yumiko Morimoto

Compositing Artist

Toru Sugawara
Toru Sugawara

Compositing Artist

Koichi Gonda
Koichi Gonda

Compositing Artist

13. To That New Beginning...
Apr 01, 2008

Over the years, the Aria Company has changed. First it was Grandma's Aria Company, then it was Alicia's, and someday, it will be Akari's Aria Company. But that day might come sooner than Akari expected. Will she be ready for the future that lies ahead?

Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Chinami Nishimura
Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Kaori Mizuhashi
Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Yuji Ueda
Yuji Ueda

Udo 'Woody' Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)

Yoshiko Matsuo
Yoshiko Matsuo

Grandma (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima
Hirofumi Nojima

Akatsuki Izumo (voice)

Akeno Watanabe
Akeno Watanabe

Albert Pitt (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Junko Minagawa

Akira E. Ferrari (voice)

Tomoko Kawakami
Tomoko Kawakami

Athena Glory (voice)

Motomu Kiyokawa
Motomu Kiyokawa

Namihei 'Mr. Mailman' Anno (voice)

Reiko Yoshida
Reiko Yoshida

Writer

Takahiro Natori
Takahiro Natori

Director

Tadao Kubota
Tadao Kubota

Background Designer

Junichi Sato
Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

Taichi Maezuka
Taichi Maezuka

Background Designer

Katsunori Ishida
Katsunori Ishida

Background Designer

Yoshiyuki Shikano
Yoshiyuki Shikano

Background Designer

Yukiko Shimada
Yukiko Shimada

Background Designer

Kayoko Haruhara
Kayoko Haruhara

Background Designer

Shin Okui
Shin Okui

Background Designer

Hisano Ninomiya
Hisano Ninomiya

Background Designer

Natsumi Niima
Natsumi Niima

Background Designer

Kyoko Ishida
Kyoko Ishida

Background Designer

Kazuhisa Asai
Kazuhisa Asai

Background Designer

Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe

Special Effects

Masatoyo Takada
Masatoyo Takada

Production Assistant

Masato Kubota
Masato Kubota

Production Assistant

Motomasa Maeda
Motomasa Maeda

Production Assistant

Keita Ando
Keita Ando

Production Assistant

Shunta Sakamoto
Shunta Sakamoto

Key Animation

Masashi Wakayama
Masashi Wakayama

Key Animation

Satoru Fujimoto
Satoru Fujimoto

Key Animation

Ryou Komori
Ryou Komori

Key Animation

Mariko Ito
Mariko Ito

Key Animation

Tomokazu Sugimura
Tomokazu Sugimura

Key Animation

Kazuo Sakai
Kazuo Sakai

Key Animation

Takaaki Wada
Takaaki Wada

Key Animation

Takashi Shiokawa
Takashi Shiokawa

Key Animation

Hideki Inoue
Hideki Inoue

Key Animation

Shinomin
Shinomin

Key Animation

Hideki Yamazaki
Hideki Yamazaki

Animation Director

Ikuko Itō
Ikuko Itō

Key Animation

Tatsufumi Tamagawa
Tatsufumi Tamagawa

Key Animation

Fumitoshi Oizaki
Fumitoshi Oizaki

Key Animation

Fumi Morita
Fumi Morita

Key Animation

Yukihiro Kobayashi
Yukihiro Kobayashi

Key Animation

Keiko Kato
Keiko Kato

Key Animation

Ayafumi Suzuki
Ayafumi Suzuki

Key Animation

Shu Sugai
Shu Sugai

Compositing Artist

Naohisa Haishima
Naohisa Haishima

Compositing Artist

Shinji Ikegami
Shinji Ikegami

Compositing Artist

Yuko Orikasa
Yuko Orikasa

Compositing Artist

Kazuhiro Udagawa
Kazuhiro Udagawa

Compositing Artist

Yuji Shirai
Yuji Shirai

Compositing Artist

ARIA Aria the Origination: Episode 14
14. Episode 14
Jun 25, 2008

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

ARIA Aria the Origination: Episode 15
15. Episode 15
Jul 08, 2008

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

ARIA Aria the Origination: Episode 16
16. Episode 16
Jul 15, 2008

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

ARIA Aria the Origination: Episode 17
17. Episode 17
Jul 22, 2008

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

ARIA Aria the Origination: Episode 18
18. Episode 18
Jul 29, 2008

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

ARIA Aria the Origination: Episode 19
19. Episode 19
Aug 05, 2008

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

ARIA Aria the Origination: Episode 20
20. Episode 20
Aug 12, 2008

Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Ryou Hirohashi
Ryou Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)