Aria: The Masterpiece Volume 1
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Summary
On the planet Aqua， a world once known as Mars， Akari Mizunashi has just made her home in the town of Neo-Venezia， a futuristic imitation of the ancient city of Venice。 In pursuit of her dream to become an Undine -- a gondolier who leads high-end tours around the city -- Akari joins as a trainee with the Aria Company， one of the three most prestigious water-guide companies in Neo-Venezia。 There， she explores the beauty of the city and the world along with other trainees from Aria and rival companies， working hard for her dreams and making new friends along the way。
Experience the world of Aqua like never before with Kozue Amano's gorgeously detailed illustrations and full-color spreads in this deluxe edition featuring the full prequel series， Aqua！
Experience the world of Aqua like never before with Kozue Amano's gorgeously detailed illustrations and full-color spreads in this deluxe edition featuring the full prequel series， Aqua！
Reviews
Sesana
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The premise requires more than a little suspension of disbelief: terraforming Mars accidentally lead to a largely flooded planet， and now the planet is called Aqua。 Main character Akira leaves Earth to go to Space Venice to become an undine， a special class of female gondolier。 Also， there are super intelligent but non-verbal space cats。 Just go with it。 The stories themselves tend to be quieter， almost slice of life。 It's a relaxing read。 The art is pretty good， and the largely female cast isn' The premise requires more than a little suspension of disbelief: terraforming Mars accidentally lead to a largely flooded planet， and now the planet is called Aqua。 Main character Akira leaves Earth to go to Space Venice to become an undine， a special class of female gondolier。 Also， there are super intelligent but non-verbal space cats。 Just go with it。 The stories themselves tend to be quieter， almost slice of life。 It's a relaxing read。 The art is pretty good， and the largely female cast isn't particularly sexualized。 。。。more
Karine Mon coin lecture
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3，75Un manga découverte， assez contemplatif， mais Venise sur Mars。。。 juste pou rça， ça vaut le coup！
Valouu24
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Histoire très sympa， qui change ！ Il y a des doubles pages magnifiques。 J'ai hâte de découvrir la suite ！ Histoire très sympa， qui change ！ Il y a des doubles pages magnifiques。 J'ai hâte de découvrir la suite ！ 。。。more
Vanessa
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4，5， beaucoup trop mims j'adore l'univers et les dessins 😍 4，5， beaucoup trop mims j'adore l'univers et les dessins 😍 。。。more
Amandine Troutier
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Un shonen qui marque par son originalité， sa douceur et ses cases contemplatives qui invitent au calme， à l'apaisement et à la joie。 Une petite pépite du genre， qui fait du bien au moral et réchauffe le cœur。 On adore la poésie et le rythme lent， qui sublime un manga tranche de vie que les personnages bienveillants portent à merveille。 Bref， c'est réconfortant et enveloppant， j'adore ！ Un shonen qui marque par son originalité， sa douceur et ses cases contemplatives qui invitent au calme， à l'apaisement et à la joie。 Une petite pépite du genre， qui fait du bien au moral et réchauffe le cœur。 On adore la poésie et le rythme lent， qui sublime un manga tranche de vie que les personnages bienveillants portent à merveille。 Bref， c'est réconfortant et enveloppant， j'adore ！ 。。。more
Nolan
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One of the most calming mangas I’ve read。 It’s like putting on an album by Enya。 Very new age。 These characters are trying to make it on Mars， training or working as gondoliers because the ice caps melted there and they’ve made a neo-Venician city on the surface。 There are no conflicts in these stories。 Cats are lords， presidents， and royalty。 It’s nice and the art is great。 A much needed escape this week。
Thi
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its simply amazing go read it
Mary Catelli
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In the future， when Earth is Manhome， and Mars is a terraformed world called Aqua because the melting of the icecaps flooded it more than originally intended -- Akari leaves Manhome for Aqua， in order to fulfill her dream of being an undine -- a gondolier。She has an apprenticeship， and during the long Martian summer， she learns why undine companies have intelligent Martian cats as presidents， buys a special wind chime and learns of their secrets， survives the annual high water and rain （though t In the future， when Earth is Manhome， and Mars is a terraformed world called Aqua because the melting of the icecaps flooded it more than originally intended -- Akari leaves Manhome for Aqua， in order to fulfill her dream of being an undine -- a gondolier。She has an apprenticeship， and during the long Martian summer， she learns why undine companies have intelligent Martian cats as presidents， buys a special wind chime and learns of their secrets， survives the annual high water and rain （though tides strike me as improbably -- it doesn't mention the two moons have been replaced）， befriends another apprentice， is put to a test， and more。 。。。more
Selena
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I read Aria years ago， and I fell in love with its sense of nostalgia。 At the time， I had recently visited Venice myself， so seeing it again in manga and being able to explore through a character's eyes was a treat。Aria: The Masterpiece took me right back。 This first volume encompasses the series Aqua and acts as an introduction to the world and its characters。 It's a laid back look at a beautiful city that practically glows with nostalgia even if you'd never visited Venice。 It's a love letter t I read Aria years ago， and I fell in love with its sense of nostalgia。 At the time， I had recently visited Venice myself， so seeing it again in manga and being able to explore through a character's eyes was a treat。Aria: The Masterpiece took me right back。 This first volume encompasses the series Aqua and acts as an introduction to the world and its characters。 It's a laid back look at a beautiful city that practically glows with nostalgia even if you'd never visited Venice。 It's a love letter to an idyllic setting and the people who call it home， which makes Aria such a relaxing read。It's a nice escape。 There's a beautiful city to explore and not a whole lot going on。 You can just take your time to sit back， relax， and enjoy the scenery and characters without worrying what will happen next。 。。。more
Key West Library
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This is a really cute series set on Mars in 2300。 The planet is mostly covered in water and there are tour guides called Undine's that pilot gondola type boats。 Overall this is a great first volume to get to know the characters and the planet。 This is a really cute series set on Mars in 2300。 The planet is mostly covered in water and there are tour guides called Undine's that pilot gondola type boats。 Overall this is a great first volume to get to know the characters and the planet。 。。。more
Brian Wilkerson
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This is another book I found at my local library， and another book that I liked so much that I purchased my own copy。 This the story of Akari， a girl who travels from Earth to a terra-formed Mars to become an "undine"， a tour guide who rows a gondola。 The story takes place in Neo-Venezia， a canal city just like Venice on Earth。 Going forwards， I'll be using the terms that the book uses for the planets， "Manhome" for Earth and "Aqua" for "Mars"。 This is a charming slice-of-life story。 Its chapter This is another book I found at my local library， and another book that I liked so much that I purchased my own copy。 This the story of Akari， a girl who travels from Earth to a terra-formed Mars to become an "undine"， a tour guide who rows a gondola。 The story takes place in Neo-Venezia， a canal city just like Venice on Earth。 Going forwards， I'll be using the terms that the book uses for the planets， "Manhome" for Earth and "Aqua" for "Mars"。 This is a charming slice-of-life story。 Its chapters show particular days of Akari's life as she trains to become a full-fledged Undine。 She lives and works with her mentor， Alicia， in the Aria company office。 The two of them have a darling relationship， the mature and graceful elder guiding the innocent and earnest junior。 Watching them interact brings a small smile to my face。 The third major character is Akari's counterpart from a sister undine company， Aika。 I thought that she was going to be Akari's rival， or maybe some antagonist that causes trouble for her and Aria company， but I was wrong。 They quickly become friends and then have a cute relationship as fellow undine apprentices （although it does start off because Aika hero-worships/is infatuated with Akari's mentor）。 As apprentices around the same age， they have a different relationship than Akari has with her mentor， more like equals who can relate on the same level。 Some of the chapters focus on Akari's training， such as the lessons she has with Alicia or independent practice with Aika。 These chapters go into the typical life of an undine apprentice。 Others focus on life on Aqua in general， such as "Aqua Alta"， a seasonal flooding where the water level increases and the city shuts down until it decreases。 As I read these chapters， I got a sense of a theme， Romanticism vs Enlightenment。 On Manhome， life has become very neat， tidy and convenient。 Many jobs can be done from home， and shopping is more often done from home than not。 Akari mentions a "beautification" process going on in cities， which I assume means artificially making them more appealing to the eye。 Then she mentions that "something is missing" from such a neat and tidy life。 Life on Manhome is contrasted with life on Aqua， which is more。。。。rustic， so to speak。 To go anywhere in Neo-Venezia requires rowing a gondola， which a postman calls inconvenient but also "strangely relaxing"。 Rowing to higher elevations requires elevators created by changing water levels instead of something mechanical。 It takes longer but also provides time to rest from rowing。 Things like this create a slower pace of life than Manhome but the mode of life is simultaneously more active。 Furthermore， there is a difference in technology between the two planets。 While both Manhome and Aqua use levitating stations in the lower atmosphere to control the weather of their planet， the stations on Mahome are automated， run by computers that maintain a perpetually pleasant climate。 The stations on Aqua are manual， run by humans known as "salamanders"， and so the weather has more variation to it than Mahome。 Akari meets one of these salamanders， who sheepishly apologizes for the late summer months being so hot and humid， and asks her to consider it part of Aqua's charm。 Indeed， I think that is the point。 Aqua's situation is more natural than Manhome's， despite being terra-formed。 Rowing a gondola may be inconvenient， but with a lovely and skilled undine at the helm， it can be more than just transportation。 Events like the Aqua Alta can be inconvenient， but it creates variation in daily life that can lead to unexpected and memorable events。 Even the hot summers give rise to cultural events， like the Night Light Bell Fair。 The art is beautiful。 From the simple scenes of domestic life in Aria company， to the double-page spreads of Neo-Venezia， you will want to linger on the pages to take it all in。 The pace of the story and arrangement of the panels creates anticipation for these special views。 All this together makes for a calm and soothing read。 It is a perfect book to read in bed。 At the same time， the nostalgia it invokes can be a little painful， as Akari herself experiences in one chapter。 Trickster Eric Novels gives "Aria volume 1 masterpiece edition" an A+ 。。。more
C
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Lecture toute douce et sereine。 Quelques phrases problématiques et l'histoire est prévisible mais le tout reste poétique。 Lecture toute douce et sereine。 Quelques phrases problématiques et l'histoire est prévisible mais le tout reste poétique。 。。。more
Emily Jones
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I always wanted to read this one from the beginning and finished it within a couple hours。 I loved it， and the art style brings me back
Maellis
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Mais qu’est ce que c’était dépaysant et beau *。*J’ai adoré découvrir tous les personnages et cet univers si lumineux。
Lunabookaddict
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Ce manga a été une très belle découverte。 Très fan de ce moment de douceur en compagnie d’un personnage attachant dans un venise fantastique。 Une douceur pour les yeux。 Si vous voulez être emporter par la beauté de ce roman et partir dans une histoire calme à la ghibli。 Il est totalement fait pour vous！
Jenny Clark
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The art is beautiful！ The full page spreads of Neo Veniza are absolutely stunning。 The characters are super cute for sure！ This whole series just has the absolute most calming， restful ambiance。 I love reading it in summer， and I am super excited to have the Masterpiece Edition， so I can finally read the whole series！ The new covers are gorgeous。I can't say enough about this series！ Super cute， super beautiful and just an easy going read。 The art is beautiful！ The full page spreads of Neo Veniza are absolutely stunning。 The characters are super cute for sure！ This whole series just has the absolute most calming， restful ambiance。 I love reading it in summer， and I am super excited to have the Masterpiece Edition， so I can finally read the whole series！ The new covers are gorgeous。I can't say enough about this series！ Super cute， super beautiful and just an easy going read。 。。。more
Galleane
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Bien que pour moi les choses aient été timides， il n'en reste pas moins que j'ai aimé aborder l'univers des ondines， dont on découvre les différentes spécificités aux côtés d'Akari。 Le lecteur débarque à cette occasion sur Mars， planète qui n'est pas du tout telle qu'on la connaît， sur laquelle l'eau règne en reine。 L'oeuvre de Kazue Amano a， je trouve， des affinités， des similitudes， avec le travail de Myasaki。 Certes le passage avec les chats m'y a fortement fait penser， mais comme déjà noté l Bien que pour moi les choses aient été timides， il n'en reste pas moins que j'ai aimé aborder l'univers des ondines， dont on découvre les différentes spécificités aux côtés d'Akari。 Le lecteur débarque à cette occasion sur Mars， planète qui n'est pas du tout telle qu'on la connaît， sur laquelle l'eau règne en reine。 L'oeuvre de Kazue Amano a， je trouve， des affinités， des similitudes， avec le travail de Myasaki。 Certes le passage avec les chats m'y a fortement fait penser， mais comme déjà noté l'ambiance poétique qu'on retrouve dans Aria ou encore son atmosphère évanescente， m'ont rappelé ce que je voyais dans les longs-métrages de certains films du studio Ghibli。Mon avis complet : https://bloggalleane。blogspot。com/202。。。 。。。more
Melissa
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Akari veut devenir Ondine， elle va quitter Manhome pour Aqua et commencer son apprentissage dans cette Neo Venise emplie de canaux。L’histoire est assez simpliste。 Nous suivons l’apprentissage et les découvertes d’Akari dans son nouvel environnement。 Il y a assez peu de personnages présentés （3 humains， deux chats）。 J’ai encore pas mal d’inconnues à la fin de ce premier tome car on ne sait pas à qui Akari écrit et d’où lui est venue sa passion pour les ondines。Mais ce manga manque un peu d’intrig Akari veut devenir Ondine， elle va quitter Manhome pour Aqua et commencer son apprentissage dans cette Neo Venise emplie de canaux。L’histoire est assez simpliste。 Nous suivons l’apprentissage et les découvertes d’Akari dans son nouvel environnement。 Il y a assez peu de personnages présentés （3 humains， deux chats）。 J’ai encore pas mal d’inconnues à la fin de ce premier tome car on ne sait pas à qui Akari écrit et d’où lui est venue sa passion pour les ondines。Mais ce manga manque un peu d’intrigue et de mystère。 On le lit facilement mais il n’y a pas ce petit truc qui fait qu’on a envie d’en découvrir plus。 Les dessins sont vraiment classiques pour un manga， tant pour les humains et que pour les chats dessinés。 On se retrouve dans un environnement classique avec les expressions habituelles des émotions。Sympa mais pas mémorable。 。。。more
Jiji Schmidt
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3。5/5
osoi
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The planet Aqua is a treasure chest。Марс， где вместо песчаных бурь – океан и город， построенный по образу Венеции， с каналами и гондолами。 Где от терраформирования остались только рассекающие небо большие крепости с разогревающими планету «чайниками»。 Где марсианские коты президентствуют в компаниях по речному туризму， а по вторникам собираются на тайные кошачьи вечери， недоступные любопытным двуногим。 Где город оказывается затоплен в «сезон дождей»， и вся жизнь в нем замирает。 Прекрасная симфон The planet Aqua is a treasure chest。Марс， где вместо песчаных бурь – океан и город， построенный по образу Венеции， с каналами и гондолами。 Где от терраформирования остались только рассекающие небо большие крепости с разогревающими планету «чайниками»。 Где марсианские коты президентствуют в компаниях по речному туризму， а по вторникам собираются на тайные кошачьи вечери， недоступные любопытным двуногим。 Где город оказывается затоплен в «сезон дождей»， и вся жизнь в нем замирает。 Прекрасная симфония о невозможной планете。Атмосфера напомнила Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou， где отсутствуют конфликт， романтический интерес и форсированная драма， зато созерцательная компонента захватывает все пространство。 Аква из той же оперы， то же чувство необъяснимой печали и ностальгии по тому， что никогда не испытывал。 Даже вода является общим знаменателем， она окружает героинь и в некоторые моменты просто завораживает。 После чтения серии на душе легко и немного грустно （как и должно）。hisashiburi 。。。more
Manonanywhere
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Un merveilleux voyage onirique et poétique à travers une venise imaginaire et futuriste au charme délicieux ！
Child960801
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I really liked this manga。 I loved the style of the drawing and the world building and the characters。 I felt the premise was absurd， but then， this is manga， so whatever。A young woman from Manhome （Earth） moves to the taraformed world that we know as Mars and they call Aqua。 Her purpose is to become a tour guide。 She moves across the solar system to become a tour guide。 But there we go。 She is sweet and innocent and works hard to become the best tour guide she can be。 I will likely read more of I really liked this manga。 I loved the style of the drawing and the world building and the characters。 I felt the premise was absurd， but then， this is manga， so whatever。A young woman from Manhome （Earth） moves to the taraformed world that we know as Mars and they call Aqua。 Her purpose is to become a tour guide。 She moves across the solar system to become a tour guide。 But there we go。 She is sweet and innocent and works hard to become the best tour guide she can be。 I will likely read more of this series。 。。。more
Engel Dreizehn
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Gorgeous illustrations and liked the futuristic Martian-Italian premise of Neo-Venezia。 I like even its super high tech premise。。。the narrative follows an ordinary girl training to a gondolier and all the everyday amazing things she encounters。
Cress
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Aria the Animation has always held a special place in my heart。 It's the kind of heart warming thing you watch when you have a bad day， as it will always leave you feeling a little lighter than when you started it。 It's a slow burn。 You come to love the characters and then all of a sudden you start bawling as you watch them grow。 This is a slice-of-life manga after all， it's to be expected。 In that vein， if you're looking for show-stopping， action romp with a gripping plot， I'm sorry， but Aria i Aria the Animation has always held a special place in my heart。 It's the kind of heart warming thing you watch when you have a bad day， as it will always leave you feeling a little lighter than when you started it。 It's a slow burn。 You come to love the characters and then all of a sudden you start bawling as you watch them grow。 This is a slice-of-life manga after all， it's to be expected。 In that vein， if you're looking for show-stopping， action romp with a gripping plot， I'm sorry， but Aria is not for you。 Aria is about life and growing up， about working towards a goal， but have that not be it。 Life is a journey， so savor the sweet moments and let this manga pull you in， you'll feel so much better for it。 。。。more
Emily
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ARIA: The Masterpiece Vol。 1 by Kozu Amano*****5*****I was actually introduced to the anime of ARIA before the manga and I fell in love with it。 It is a "slice-of-life" story so there isn't much action but there is lots of adventure。 I love Akari's attitude towards everything。 She is a very positive character， though very innocent and often learning， but we get to learn with her。 Almost every single character has an "A" name， Akari， Aika， Alicia and so forth。 It takes a while to get used to them ARIA: The Masterpiece Vol。 1 by Kozu Amano*****5*****I was actually introduced to the anime of ARIA before the manga and I fell in love with it。 It is a "slice-of-life" story so there isn't much action but there is lots of adventure。 I love Akari's attitude towards everything。 She is a very positive character， though very innocent and often learning， but we get to learn with her。 Almost every single character has an "A" name， Akari， Aika， Alicia and so forth。 It takes a while to get used to them and figure out who is who， especially since some of the names are very similar。One of the characters （who only shows up occasionally） Akatsuki refer's to Akari by her hair （sideburns） which reminds me very much of sailor moon and how Darien calls her "meatball head" or "Dumpling head" if you're watching in Japanese。My only complaint with the manga is that having seen the anime I wish the images were all in colour。 There is so much vibrancy in the show it's a bit of a let down to have solely black and white except for a few special images。The story takes place on the planet Aqua （formerly Mars） and is fashioned after Earth's Venice （now called Manhome）。 Akari has gone to Aqua with dreams of becoming an Undine （aka Gondolier） the story is her journey around Aqua and the things she discovers about the planet and city as well as the people she meets and friends she makes。 The mange is a nice plus to the anime but I think I prefer the anime （probably because I saw it first）， still I plan to collect all the issues coming out so I can visit Akair and Aqua anytime I want。 。。。more
kerrycat
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this is really beautiful - I love the very idea behind it， and the cat aspect is perfect， of course。
Julia Stephenson
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This manga was stunning。 I loved reading about how Akari made new friends， landed a new job and received the chance to discover Aqua and its history。 The art is captivating， and made it easy for me to understand。
Jillian -always aspiring-
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As someone who has shied away from Aria because of its hyped status， I was surprised how delightful and enjoyable this first collection was。 Now I’m excited to see if I love the anime just as much！
Aumi The
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Welcome to Neo-Venezia！The best slice-of-life manga ever。Aria is a timeless gem that most slice-of-life fans know about。 It is a series you will never forget about after finishing。 I love to immerse myself into the beautiful world of Aqua and Neo-Venezia。 Tokyopop has released this masterpiece version in a gorgeous paperback with exclusive coloured illustrations。 Set inside a terraformed Mars known affectionally as Aqua， protagonist Akari Mizunashi arrives at Neo-Venezia to become an undine who Welcome to Neo-Venezia！The best slice-of-life manga ever。Aria is a timeless gem that most slice-of-life fans know about。 It is a series you will never forget about after finishing。 I love to immerse myself into the beautiful world of Aqua and Neo-Venezia。 Tokyopop has released this masterpiece version in a gorgeous paperback with exclusive coloured illustrations。 Set inside a terraformed Mars known affectionally as Aqua， protagonist Akari Mizunashi arrives at Neo-Venezia to become an undine who conduct sightseeing tours on gondolas。 She becomes a trainee gondolier at Aria company and she shares her endless wonders and joys the city has to offer her。I was thrilled to see Aria being picked up again by Tokyopop。 In the past its publication in North America has ceased midway through the series but now it has made a grand return。 I am looking forward to having the rest of the series on my bookshelf。Amano Kozue， author of Aria， also made Amanchu！。 That series had recently got turned into an anime。 I recommend this series to everyone， especially if you really like slice-of-life such as Amanchu！ and Flying Witch。 。。。more
J Aislynn d'Merricksson
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