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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- So they have flying motorbikes and Akari chooses a job to row a gondola? Some people have a lot of patience. |
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| Sure there are faster ways of transportation than gondolas, but there are things you just can't experience while flying over a town @ 500 mph on a flying bike :P I liked this episode quite a bit. |
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| Kind of touching I guess... So the little girl who gave the letter to Akari was the cat...? |
| Wow, that letter really touched my heart. I'm guessing the letter is an old letter that was supposed to be sent before the accident. HooHiraiBunny said: So the little girl who gave the letter to Akari was the cat...? Okay, I didn't think of it that way but there's some possibilities. I just thought she was the daughter of the family. Akari found her in the cat haven so I guess she can be a cat. So, there are flying motor bikes that deliver the letters throughout the place. I wonder why the boats are still old school, lol. Also the mailman's speech about Sylph's delivering feelings and Undines creating feelings was also great. |
| Really touching...I'm liking this anime a lot. Also @Moonfrost: Your sig is awesome |
| Aww, this was a sweet episode. |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| wow this anime is awesome :D,best thing to watch before going to sleep(or when starting a day) this episode,like the other 3,had a lot of hidden meanings,but that's why it's so great :D PS:did they really need to draw president aria's butthole?O.o |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| At the end it didn't make me cry but i actually felt connected to that scene. The episode on a whole was okay since there wasn't a lot of character interaction though. |
| Episode 4 continues right along with a bit of a shocker for me! Something I didn't notice the first time around when I watched the series. Apparently, after we meet Woody the Wind Messenger, when Akari, Alice and Aika are having tea and cookies, (right before the opening title card) off camera, Alicia quickly rowed up and promoted Akari to Prima! Way to go! (Of course I'm just kidding, but if you look back at that scene, you'll notice that Akari is not wearing her blue glove while Aika and Alice still have theirs on). Back on subject. Episode 4 is another episode that, while it tells a very heartwarming and interesting story, it also sets up a couple things; namely Akari's connection to Neo-Venesia and the mystical abilities of the cats on Aqua. It's also the introduction of one of my favorite non-animal male characters in the series, Woody the Sylph. He has such a unique on-screen presence, and when he and Akatsuki get together, nothing but epic win can ensue! I think it's funny that Alicia, unarguably the best Prima on Aqua, can't fly a bike in the city. Granted, she did explain that it's been a while since she's been on a bike, I still chuckle at the idea of Alicia wobbling slightly before she takes off. Ara-Ara indeed... |
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| So sweet. ;-; The video answered my suspicions of the little girl being a cat, especially from the eyes. I wonder if we'll get a deeper understanding of the cats and their connection to the city. KhakiBlueSocks said: It's also the introduction of one of my favorite non-animal male characters in the series, Woody the Sylph. He has such a unique on-screen presence, and when he and Akatsuki get together, nothing but epic win can ensue! OMFG YEEEEESSSSS! |
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| Among the first four episodes, that stood out. The story is so beautiful! It make me cry... |
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| Well that was sad :( ... I have the nagging suspicion from the start that the girl was something else. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| it was a touching ep :( |
| Still one of my favorite Aria episodes. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| This was a surprisingly depressing episode... As much as I love the general atmosphere of the show I still find it amusing that while interstellar travel is an everday occurrence, many aspects of life are akin to living in a 18th century town. I wonder how long until there are no more names starting with A are left :D 4/5. |
| I don't have to read Tegami Bachi anymore, this episode was so touching... |
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| Ara Ara...more characters starting with A. And a kitty giving a letter to a dead person. |
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| Damn that was sad :( the relaxing atmosphere manages to just overtake you with the emotions! As I thought already that the girl was a spirit form of a cat "area full of cats; wearing a cat bell" really sweet and heartwarming episode! |
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| that was the 3rd time this show has made me cry & i'm only 4 episodes deep |
samt2910 said: that was the 3rd time this show has made me cry & i'm only 4 episodes deep And I thought I cried easily when it comes to watching anime. Anyways, good episode, love the ending song |
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| Interesting episode, I really like how this series looks at seemingly trivial things with an optimistic and heartwarming perspective. |
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| Hahaha, the president always cracks me up! Reminds me of my own cat, falling or running into something, and then just walking it off as if nothing happened at all hahaha. But it was a really touching episode. I'm really enjoying the softness of this anime (if that makes sense?) It does seem like the screen pauses for a second or two too long... and then it becomes a little awkward. As if there's not a flow between cut scenes (Does that make sense too? omg) |
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| I'm falling in love with this anime. |
| This anime is so relaxing.... <3 But yeah this was one of the more sad episodes ;__; |
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| Quite a sad episode. Next episode looks like...a beach episode. |
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| god dammit I wasn't expecting such a morbid conclusion.. great episode tho, I'm really digging this show |
| なんとかなる |
| I'm really loving everything about this anime. The peacefulness of the world, the sweetness of the characters, the beauty of the atmosphere. It all comes together into one hell of a package. |
| Men always seem to think about their past before they die, as though he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. |
| I'm falling in love with Neo-Venezia, its beautiful atmosphere and interesting background helps establish it as a "character", so to speak. |
 I REMEMBER TOUCH. PICTURES CAME WITH TOUCH. A PAINTER IN MY MIND. |
| A good episode. Was expecting a lot since it was an anime original and wasn't disappointed. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
| Now that got a little supernatural but heartwarming. I really love that ED. |
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| those sky bikes somehow reminded me of the speeders they have in star wars lol. this world is really cool :> |
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| Well that was surprisingly melancholy for what I expected from this show. And that delivery boy had the weirdest character design ever. |
| I kinda want to try one of those bikes :P |
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| Man the feels in this ep. |
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| Not too bad so far. The ending of this episode was really touching. Btw, anyone else noticed that almost every character's name starts with "A"? |
| I turn myself invisible. |
| So the little girl is the cat? She was wearing the bell around her neck & had the blue eyes when her and Akari first met. Also, when she got called inside, they called out "Ami", which was the cat in the video. Hm. And a whole cat town. Wonder what happens. |
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| Japan sure does love cats coming back to life as ghosts huh? This reminded me of Shima lol. |
| Woody, I like him.. He's saying embarrassing remarks like it's nothing xD Awww, maybe the sender was that child's grandma? Or maybe the cat? I wish Akari went back and tell her it's delivered Eh? Next episode is a beach episode? Isn't it too fast for fanservice episode? xD |
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| sad story and i bet the girl was a ghost |
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| That was depressing, the letter never got to him when he was alive, and his wife is still waiting on Earth for a response. That girl was the cat, I figured that from the start because she was wearing that bell. |
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| This episode put me in a melancholic mood, starting from the moment Akari and the courier arrived at the graveyard. I still wasn't as touched as Akari was, my reaction was closer to Alicia's in that scene. Still, it seemed like her to react like that, so it's all good. I think this episode was important in that Akari looked at her profession from a different angle. And also, it's revealed that, while Aqua may look like a perfect utopia, the process of terraformation involved some unfortunate incidents. It's kind of a "wham episode" in that way. I think it makes sense that the gondolas are a popular ride in Neo Venezia. I assume people, mostly tourists, use it as an old-school sightseeing fare or romantic ride, not as an efficient means of transportation. Sure, you can go sightseeing on a flying bike, and it would be awesome, but it's just a vastly different experience, and you don't get to observe the scenery from the ground level. I was initially confused, but now it seems more likely that it's not all of Aqua that's deliberately old school, it's just Neo-Venezia. Oh, and I still can't tell if Aria company is supposed to be just Alicia and Akari, or if there are more employees out there. |
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