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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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I was already in tears at Akari's promotion exam scene. So happy to see Akari promoting to Prima and so sad to see the whole ARIA story now going toward the grand finale.I remember all the scenes and characters in the first and second season. Congraturations. Akari the Aqua Marine!!

To avoid making more victims, I hid my comment.

Um. You could at least encase your post in a spoiler tag, if you're going to post about an episode that hasn't been subtitled yet.

Is that a local rule for ARIA? At least for Shigofumi and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, people start discussions when it's aired without any special care.
I will quickly remove this comment when I get the answer.sorry for disturbing the entry
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For this particular case, I hid my comments and I'll do it for the next final episode. I also decided to leave this discussion because I wanna warn people not to open a discussion entry of an episode you haven't watch.

People who read the threads started by raw watchers will have to blame themselves. Just like I'm doing right now.. For reading this.. I just wanted to know.. Oh how I hate myself right now.

I'm quite sure there is no rule that states episodes need to be subbed before discussion, people who haven't yet seen the episode shouldn't enter the thread if they don't want to be spoiled.

I don't like how Aikas promotion was handled, she was almost completely cast aside. Also things are happening too fast, I would've preferred them all to stay singles or at least have the promotions a bit apart. The pace is not as relaxed as I wish it to be.

Actually they skipped one episode in manga where Akari started to think about the future. Seems like it's gonna be DVD only episode. If they make the next final episode just as it is in the manga, you'll notice what it is all about.

omg, that was soooooooooooooo good. One of the disadvantages of this type of episode was that you knew Akari was gonna pass unlike what happend with Alice, but this was done really well. I was quite impressed even going as far as to say that it was better than Alice's promotion. Even I got nervous in this episode. I loved how everyone was cheering on Akari, and I absolutely love the name for her. Job well done. Onto the last episode T_T

I was thinking that this epi wasn't living up to it's importance... and then Alicia's promotion speach just killed and made it the epi it should be. Aquamarine ~ a fitting name for the future waterfairy desu ne?

qft

i just knew something bad was going to happen to akari when woody mentioned where the wallet had been ;)

wonder if what alicia has to tell her is that she plans to leave the same way grandma did :(

I cried twice, again!
Congratulations, Aquamarine Akari.

yatta, akari is a prima now
grats aquamarine akari

My thoughts exactly. But still a beautiful episode.

I don't see why Alicia has to retire because Akari becomes a Prima. That would be so sad.

The pace IS bit too fast, but I think the point is that their senseis don't want them to be the last single.(Think Akira's situation). Akira rushed it so that Aika wouldn't be the last one, and Aika being torn up by realising that she, the non-genius, is leaving Akari last was absolutely adorable. Of course, Alicia feels the same.

This was a great episode~ The way Akari's promotion was presented was beautifully done! Aquamarine is definitely a good name for Akari - she loves Aqua and marine is just another word for her entire world, the water~ Although, I was a bit disappointed with the way Aika's promotion to Prima was presented... Why was Alice such a big deal and not Aika?... =\

I thought her title means she's now a soldier for the planet Aqua, to protect it from evil. Boy was I off.

Nice episode, but everything is ending so fast... Such a change from the rest of the series...

Lovely episode, I only wish they made this season 26 episodes long!

I have no idea how this show has even began screwing with my heart. I hated seeing Aika before Akari; my heart felt like it was twisted, suffocating, yet I knew it was going to happen. Akari was just too good of a person to hold such petty emotions, so I probably harbored all the hate, a polar opposite to her. Being alone is hard, being last... even for a moment.

What I hate most is the rapid succession of Primas. It's like the system runs on pressure from other companies. Perhaps it was the only way to not separate the trio, but I feel as though it was the wrong thing to do.

Another Amazing Episode.. From the second she got onto her last gondola ride as a single I was swelling with pride and tears, the same way a parent would when their child graduated or gotten married. I knew, though at sometimes I wish I didn't that the Undines we all came to love and adore were growing up and Akari was no exception showing everyone shes impacted during her stay on Aqua really made me realize this.

Congratulations Akari Mizunashi, Aquamarine of the Distant Blue.



I felt this was as well, as Aika's promotion took place in the opening sequence, Sure they gave insight of this happening in the previous episode, I thought that she too, would get her own time as both Alice and Akari did. I'm glad however, to see that Akira shared my sentiments whenever Aika was promoted to Prima.



This is true! With Alicia talking about it and her friends becoming Prima we all knew it was her turn. But I don't think we were ready for the way it happened. It was a wonderful sequence and a perfect way to show just how much Akari has grown during her time as an Undine.



When Akari figured out that Aika was a prima (though we knew it was going go happen) It really affected me as well, I felt as though Akari was "losing" her friends one by one, as with their new responsibilities they wouldn't have enough time to be a close as they were. I felt what I thought Akari would have been feeling, sadness emptiness, and just a general feeling of isolation. But these weren't the feelings someone like Akari would have. She was as cheerful as ever and happy at her friends success. It's a part of growing up that's hard for everyone. And she handled it wonderfully

sobs .. why does this series have to end T-T one more episode left ...

lovely episode

I cried again. ;.; Aria is an amazing series, I've shed more tears than should be allowed even though it isn't really "so incredibly horribly tragic and depressing." Didn't think that was possible.
Only one more... D: