Aria the Benedizione

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Japanese: ARIA The BENEDIZIONE

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Dec 3, 2021

Producers: Shochiku, Rakuonsha, flying DOG

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: J.C.Staff

Source: Manga

Genres: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life

Theme: Iyashikei

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 1 hr.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.01¹ (scored by 2,768 users)

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Ranked: #625²

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Popularity: #6992

Members: 8,052

Favorites: 22

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Synopsis

The successor and branch manager of the Himeya Company—one of the many Undine associations housing female gondoliers—Aika S. Granzchesta surprises everyone when she rejects tradition and refuses to inherit the company's legendary gondola. Aika's apprentice Azusa B. McLaren, unable to wrap her mind around her mentor's unexpected decision, confronts her directly but to little effect. To better understand her reasoning, Azusa and her fellow Undines secretly plan to arrange a meeting with Aika.

With the much-awaited winter days in sight, accompanied by the tranquility and sublimity of Neo-Venezia, Aika reminisces about her journey as an Undine that forged her into the person she is today. As she vividly remembers all those invaluable experiences of the past, she trusts they will continue to guide her into the unknown yet boundless future.

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Background

To commemorate the release of Aria the Benedizione, an exhibition called ARIA The MEMORIA: Neo-Venezia International Film Festival was held in Yokohama from August 26, 2021 to September 12, 2021. The film was released on Blu-ray in Japan on August 24, 2022.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Granzchesta, Aika S.

Main

Saitou, Chiwa
Japanese

Ferrari, Akira E.

Main

Minagawa, Junko
Japanese

Mizunashi, Akari

Supporting

Hazuki, Erino
Japanese

Carroll, Alice

Supporting

Hirohashi, Ryou
Japanese

Florence, Alicia

Supporting

Ohara, Sayaka
Japanese

Pokoteng, Aria

Supporting

Nishimura, Chinami
Japanese

Glory, Athena

Supporting

Satou, Rina
Japanese

Aino, Ai

Supporting

Mizuhashi, Kaori
Japanese

Izumo, Akatsuki

Supporting

Nojima, Hirofumi
Japanese

Dostoyevskaya, Anya

Supporting

Kayano, Ai
Japanese

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Matsuo, Kousuke

Producer

Satou, Junichi

Director, Screenplay

Natori, Takahiro

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Makino, Yui

Theme Song Performance

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Opening Theme

"Espero (エスペーロ)" by Yui Makino

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Ending Theme

"Undine ~2021 edizione~ (ウンディーネ～2021 edizione～)" by Yui Makino

Reviews

Dec 5, 2021

TCTriangle

Recommended

A very fitting conclusion to send-off the series with, and I was at emotional peace at the end of the movie. Unlike the previous movie and (what I remember of) the original series, this movie only focuses on the development of 2 characters and has a good bit of a story going on, so it is not exactly like the usual casual slice-of-life in previous entries. Animation was crisp and the background scenery in the city was gorgeous as always. Soundtrack fit the animation perfectly and was very relaxing, while the ending was a nostalgic new version of the original series' opening. Overall, I very ...

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Aug 21, 2022

Hedgie

Recommended

“If one feels it is fun now, one will be able to enjoy life the most. Everything will change over time, so we must treasure the happy moments before us.” – Akari Mizunashi

All's well that ends well. When I watch Aria it's for that compassion of sitting back and enjoying the scenery, not having to think too profoundly of things. That's what it's always been about taking in the moment and enjoying the small moments that life has to offer. So being this the final installment of the series, we begin our journey with the next generation of undies. Ai, Anya and Azusa uncover the ...

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Jan 1, 2023

Yururu

Mixed Feelings

I refuse to score this but want to write my thoughts, but why do reviews do the counterintuitive thing and make you score it…

The story boarding/layout/storytelling doesn’t even hold a candle to the originals and even a simple ova (arietta) was so much better than this 1 hour movie we got. Aria was known for its subtlety, epitomizing eloquent show not tell storytelling that was not highbrow and easily understood by all(accessible). These 3 installments were the opposite: all about telling through exposition dumps and explaining rather than showing their feelings. The setup was waayy to long, this could’ve been chopped down to 30-40 mins ... and nothing would’ve been lost.

There were some continuity issues, the biggest being middle school Aika having short hair in middle school while she stated in series that growing her hair out to be long like Alicia’s was her goal since meeting her. Which is why middle school aika should’ve had long hair. Her whole arc in animation>natural was realizing she could never be a prima like Alicia and would begin carving out her own path as an undine which was metaphorically shown by the length of her hair. Also, it was so unlikely that she didn’t know Alicia and didn’t visit her until akira introduced her. Being a daughter of a gondola conglomerate she must’ve known about Aria company and should’ve recognized Alicia by the uniform.

What made up for these minor gripes was showing how aika’s prima exam went. Ngl, I teared up watching that part lol. Brought back so many memories of the tv series and being able to see how Aika passed and that last scene of Akira taking off her glove was so emotional. Reliving memories of Aika growing up lol. Makes me want to rewatch the original all over again except I have no time to cries.

To be honest, what I wish these 3 installments were about was seeing the 3 girls growth as primas and mentoring the newbs. And seeing from their perspective how hard it was for their mentors to mentor them. That would’ve completed the cycle of mentor-mentee and would’ve been a much more satisfying end to the series imo. Oh wells, it is what it is, just sad that this is an actual end to aria as they’re prob not going continue making spin offs anymore. This is not Eva after all and won’t attract new anime fans to watch it as it is a pretty underrated hidden gem of an anime.

Sadly they don’t make iyashikei like this anymore and doubt anything that comes up in the next 25 years will be able to top this. Should prob buy the blue rays if they still exist lol, prob the better move in the long run. A treasure like this must be preserved for decades to come.

Sincerely,
Your average Aria enjoyer who rewatched the original 4+ times.

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