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is a utopian science fantasy manga by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled when it was published by Enix in the magazine ''Monthly Stencil'', being retitled when it moved to Mag Garden's magazine ''Comic Blade''. ''Aqua'' was serialized in ''Stencil'' from 2001 to 2002 and collected in two tankōbon volumes. ''Aria'' was serialized in ''Comic Blade'' from November 2002 to April 2008 and collected in twelve volumes. The series has been adapted as an anime television series, with a first season broadcast in 2005, a second season in 2006, an OVA released September 2007, and a third season in 2008 that ended around the same time as the manga serialization. ADV Manga released English translations of the first three volumes of ''Aria'' in 2004, before dropping the license. Tokyopop then acquired the English-language rights to ''Aqua'' as well as ''Aria''. Tokyopop released the two volumes of ''Aqua'' on October 2007 and February 2008, and six volumes of ''Aria'' between January 2008 and December 2010. The anime is licensed in North America by The Right Stuf International, which released all three seasons a box sets under its Nozomi Entertainment imprint between 30 September 2008 and 2 March 2010. The series is set in the 24th century on a terraformed Mars, now named Aqua, and follows a young woman named Akari Mizunashi as she trains as an apprentice gondolier (known as Undines). The series has been praised for its calm pacing, optimistic worldview, beautiful art, and, for the anime, the quality of the soundtrack. A new OVA, called ''Aria the Avvenire'', has been announced for September 2015. ==Story== ''Aqua'' and ''Aria'' take place in the early 24th century, starting in 2301 AD, in the city of Neo-Venezia on the planet Aqua—formerly Mars, which was renamed after being terraformed into a habitable planet covered in oceans around 150 years beforehand. Neo-Venezia, based on Venice in both architecture and atmosphere, is a harbor city of narrow canals instead of streets, traveled by unmotorized gondolas. At the start of ''Aqua'', a young woman named Akari arrives from Manhome (formerly Earth) to become a trainee gondolier with Aria Company, one of the three most prestigious water-guide companies in the city. Her dream is to become an undine, a gondolier who acts as a tour guide (see ''Terms'' below). As she trains, Akari befriends her mentor Alicia, trainees and seniors from rival companies – Aika, Alice, Akira and Athena and others in the Neo-Venezia city. ''Aqua'' covers Akari's arrival on Aqua and her early training as a Pair, or apprentice, while ''Aria'' continues her training as a Single, or journeyman, culminating in the graduation of her, Aika, and Alice as full Prima undines. Each chapter is a slice of life episode of Akari's exploration of the worlds of gondoliering, Neo-Venezia, and Aqua itself.〔 Amano frequently uses several pages of lush art to depict an environment, showing the wonder of both everyday activities as well as one-of-a-kind events. It has been described by reviewers as very similar in tone and effect to ''Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aria (manga)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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