After watching this new Aria movie, I realized why Aria sometimes never struck too much of an emotional chord with me. It's because it's too happy. Sounds stupid right? Here's a quote Veronin's The Avvenire review that summarized my thoughts: "Some anime portray life as being far more miserable than it truly is. And Aria portrays life as being more joyful than it is." This is one of the reasons I didn't like The Animation and barely could finish The Natural at the time before re-watching both seasons. Now that I understand this feeling, I'm not sure how to feel about Aria as a whole now, but one thing will never change. My love for the series, especially The Origination.
