ARIA

[Ryllharu]

Well, back into a consolidated thread.

Description of the first series (off AniDB): On the planet Aqua lies the watery city of Neo Venezia, a tourist hub in which people travel around in gondolas. Professional gondoliers known as Undines are well-revered as they act as tour guides for the people. Akari Mizunashi is a gondolier in training and also an employee of Aria Company. She gets to meet all sorts of people as she takes them on the gondola rides, from friendly mentors to special individuals, all this admidst the beautiful scenic backdrop of the entire city.

This is the best description of the overall effect of the series:

Here's also a batch torrent to the whole series, if somebody wants:
All 13 eps batch - CrystalNova

Needless to say, this series was unique. It contained close to zero action, zero fanservice, trace amounts of romance, little to no dangerous situations... You get the picture. What it did contain was a strange warm feeling. Aria had lots of really good characters, and that was the point of the whole series. It's simply amazing how well the show worked with the few basic elements it was solely relying on.

The first eps of ARIA -the Natural- has aired, and here's a sub of it.
ARIA -the Natural eps 1 (Hnk)

The quality is fine, though I will be waiting for CrystalNova's releases from now on. (I'm assuming they are doing it since they released the promo.)

Time for more of that warm feeling.