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jal90 said: Ok, I finally tried two episodes of Aria expecting to love the series and get the enthusiasm, and so far I'm really, really disappointed. Don't try to point any external reason about if I like slice-of-lifes or instead love more action-packed stuff because what I didn't like was the delivery. Specially, this overly cheesy dialogue that falls on obvious, pseudo-poetic and discursive speech about the beauty of life and feelings. And well, the comedy is, uh, unimpressive. The art is nice and cute, the background music is relaxing but nothing I could find special, but it's just the way the whole is driven what drives me nuts. It feels fake, too "marketed", unnatural. This episode probably would get 6 points, and the second would have 5. Considering how much has my hype grown since I first heard about this show, it can be classified as a serious disappointment. Will watch the rest, but the first glance hasn't been too promising. Just want to point out that the latter two seasons, The Natural and especially The Origination really come into their own. You know how on your list tags you say the Animation improves in it's latter episodes, well expect it to improve as it goes along. Anyway, i'm re-watching this series for the millionth time. |
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| Glad I finally started to watch this series, I really liked this first episode. I wasn't sure if I would like it since I new it would be really slow paced, but it is so calming (plus I watched it right before I'm going to sleep ^_^). Music was also really nice <3 |
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| Wow, what a relaxing and chill anime. I was looking for a slice of life, and this can certainly fill that roll. |
| Not relaxing at all, just boring, and I find this to be a bit on the overrated side, judging by this episode. 3/5 I probably won't even watch the other seasons... |
| Interesting. XD Cool place for the story to take place. |
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| I've wanted to check this out for quite some time, but it was never summer...so now is the time. I liked the first episode, a calm experience, heavily relying on the atmosphere. I love these kind of shows. 4/5. |
| Interesting Neo Venezia storyline so calming and refreshing to watch. |
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| Pretty relaxing, the background seems interesting, I'm going to continue this series and probably read the manga afterward. |
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| Calming, but also a bit dragged on and boring. Though it did pick up a bit when she rowed backwards. XD I fell in love with the opening song. <3 But... rowing a gondola is freakin' hard. They make it look easy. |
MirorinDec 15, 2012 10:57 AM
| Hmm i like the vibe the anime gives off its kinda similiar to natsume yuujinchou.. guess i'll keep watching |
| I've read so much about this anime and so many people that I respect rave about it that I'm giving it a go. I have to say that this first episode didn't do too much for me. The art and the music are excellent, and I recognize that the sedate pace must be part of its appeal, but as first episodes go, I'm not exactly blown away. But I'll try to watch it in its entirety to see how it develops. |
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| Really nice start, this feels so soft and relaxing, a excellent anime to just rest and experience a calming story. Lets see if there will be any story to it in the long run! Great episode and start either way, lets see what's next! |
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| The opening was meh, but OH MY GAWD that fucking flower blooming at the peek of what seems like the birth of killer was pretty wicked and creepy, definitely cant wait to see where this leads ＼(＠O＠)／ |
| Really pleasant. I agree that this should probably not be marathoned, but enjoyed at a leisurely pace. |
| I'm starting my journey to greatness. Even though this shouldn't be marathoned, I'm going to watch everything Aria related in less then a week. It's the only way. |
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herbalis7 said: Hmm... I Don't agree with most of you. This episode was not as good as I expected. The atmosphere of the Neo-Venezia is fine, but in the episode there wasn't nothing interesting. Humour wasn't funny and I can't like characters, I don't know why. Graphics are just worse than average, but it really doesn't matter. This episode was not good, but I see potential of this anime. I'll for sure watch rest of episodes and I think I'll change my mindset about Aria series.in near future :) yup fair enough, everyone has different opinion, so there's not necessary to same it with yours. but it's still one of the best among most of slice of life anime. |
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| I wanna live in Noe-Venice too ^^; |
WTFwasThat said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Loving the characters, and their city seems like one peaceful place. I don't know but I felt good after watching this lol. Me too! |
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| I wonder if the makers of this knew all gondolas in venice have to be mainly black in colour. So kudos for that. I really liked this slice of err future life! Needed this to fill in the gap left by Non Non Biyori. |
| The most peaceful anime I've ever seen. |
| This is beautiful... I almost cried. Yay for that Non Non Biyori mood |
| I found it boring. But the setting is really nice and I always did like the character designs. I wasn't exactly expecting anything too amazing from this first season. I'm sure there are far better episodes to come. Hopefully I can get there. |
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| This has to be the chillest anime ever. |
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| Man, so chill. It's the type of anime where you watch an episode before you go to sleep. |
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| Wow, what a fabulous OST! I love the peaceful atmosphere, great to relax after a stressful day. |
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| Very reminiscent of Kino no Tabi and Mushishi and the music is fantastic for setting up a calm atmosphere just like the latter. Simple, beautiful message in this episode and I think it'll be like this for the whole show. Since it's already so similar to Kino and Mushishi, I'll probably enjoy this very much. Ara ara~ |
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 So peaceful and relaxing. Seems like a good to show to watch 1 episode a day - it well serve me as a substitute for Mushishi. I like the characters and the comedy moments are perfect. Nice episode, 4/5. |
| Time to start Aria! I'm going to keep my expectations low based on what I've heard, but I'm going to be hoping for more. |
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| I decided to return to Aqua for a while. It's as relaxing and fascinating as the first time through. |
| So this is Aria I keep hearing about, so relaxing. Reminds me of Non non Biyori (when that one should remind me of this one) Great episode, will stick with this one. |
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| Coming back to the Aria series over a year later, I'm really excited to rewatch this bit by bit throughout 2015. Watching this episode again with an intimate connection and understanding of each character made it feel like a completely new experience. Right off the bat, I'm reminded why Aria is such a beautiful series and why Akari is such an amazing person. Ai had me roaring when she was like "I'll scream" followed by "friend." |
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| I can never get enough of Aria, it's such a wonderful atmosphere. <3 |
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HazukashiiSensei said: So peaceful and relaxing. Seems like a good to show to watch 1 episode a day - it well serve me as a substitute for Mushishi. I like the characters and the comedy moments are perfect. Nice episode, 4/5. |
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| I'm really hoping this series becomes like my most favorite slice of life series, Mushishi. I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode |
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MelbShaw said: I hope that critter gets less screen time because I'm afraid it's going to be me or it. I'd hate to have to drop what looks like a decent series but when something is really annoying and distracting...well there are lots of other things to watch. I'll give it a few more episodes.Mr. President Aria is already annoying the f*ck out of me gawd I hate these pets :/ in anime that make those annoying sounds. |
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| Good episode. Really relaxing and the opening song was so beautiful, might be the most relaxing opening i have ever heard. |
Tha_NaJun 7, 2015 4:39 AM
| If I watch more stuff like this, maybe it'll pull me out of my depression. xD |
| Wow what a relaxing first episode :P |
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| The first half of the episode was a bit boring, but it picked up when she began rowing backwards. Let's see what the other episodes will be like. |
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| I decided to come back from the OVA, I don't wanna to go the Origination yet. After going through all 2 seasons and 1 ova, Re-watching the first Aria episode is so much more immense than the first time. |
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