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Jun 19, 2019 5:50 AM
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Can any Aria fan point me to an e-commerce site where I can buy Aria in English? I couldn't find a proper site with all the volumes available in a standard price!
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Jun 26, 2019 11:32 PM
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Kam_Animeverse said:
Can any Aria fan point me to an e-commerce site where I can buy Aria in English? I couldn't find a proper site with all the volumes available in a standard price!
:-| Pretty Please!


The previous English version was out of print for a long time, with no digital version of that exists...and I don't think they even finished releasing the whole series before the company filed for bankruptcy.

The good news though, is that they're currently re-releasing the series in 2019 as "Aria the Masterpiece", this time in North America, with "Aria The Masterpiece Vol 1 (incl. Aqua Vol.1)" out now, Vol 2 also now available in North America (released 1 day after you made your post, but I digress), and Vol 3 later this September.

I believe there's 9 volumes in total for the whole Masterpiece version, though I could be wrong about that. The rest of the volumes will be released in the coming months.
Edit: It's actually 7 volumes in total, more info here:
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/09/23/aria-manga-perfect-edition-to-be-released-monthly-in-seven-volumes

You should read the "Anime & Manga News" section for this series:
https://myanimelist.net/news/57064903
https://www.tokyopop.com/book-catalogue-new-titles/2018/8/23/aria-the-masterpiece-vol-1-ke7jl

For the Japanese version, this reddit thread to see this person's 2018 review.
https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/4vc04b/bt_aria_the_masterpiece_edition/

As for where to buy; physical copies obviously from places like Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Aria-Masterpiece-1-Kozue-Amano/dp/1427860009
...or if you want your local brick and mortar bookstores to survive a little longer under Amazon's mighty boot, check those out first and call ahead to see if they have it in stock.

For digital release, I don't think that currently exists...yet? I can only hope it might come in the future, for in case/if/when the Masterpiece version eventually goes out of print, as all printed manga do eventually and inevitably go out of print.
Estoy_GordoJun 27, 2019 2:40 AM
Jun 27, 2019 12:24 AM
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I currently live in Europe, but thankfully Aria the Masterpiece volumes are available here as I checked. I was confused with this "masterpiece" addendum in the title. They are not cheap, ouch. But I'll take my time to buy one after another :)

Thanks again. Cheers.
Jun 27, 2019 2:34 AM
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Kam_Animeverse said:
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I currently live in Europe, but thankfully Aria the Masterpiece volumes are available here as I checked. I was confused with this "masterpiece" addendum in the title. They are not cheap, ouch. But I'll take my time to buy one after another :)

Thanks again. Cheers.


Price-wise, I think it's fairly reasonable, considering they're re-combining the 14 volumes (which includes the Aqua prequel) down into 7 volumes, meaning you're getting 2 standard volumes in 1 book, which is reflected in the price.
Jun 28, 2019 8:01 AM
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Hmm, that's true.

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