Aria the Avvenire (new Aria OVA series)

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by l.kostas

I am certain that even those who regretfully will not be returning this time around are just as happy for this project as we are.

Damnit, now I'm sad again

[Ernietheracefan]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Damnit, now I'm sad again

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by Dextro

So we'll be getting some sort of HD remaster and not just a simple upscale? If so its time to start saving up again

With less CG and UBW..

I wonder if we'll see Akari and co. wearing yukata in Megami/Nyantype (or even bikini)?

[Random Wanderer]

Can I still hope that this will spur things on towards getting an Amanchu adaptation?

Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted to see this, it just feels... off-balance? It's hard to describe. Aria came to an ending that was touching and satisfying and complete. It doesn't feel quite right to be bringing it back.

Still, this is the series that introduced me to the concept of "slice of life" in anime, and it gave me a standard for pure relaxing peacefulness that no series has ever quite been able to match. I love it, and I love these girls.

[Ernietheracefan]

Originally Posted by Random Wanderer

Can I still hope that this will spur things on towards getting an Amanchu adaptation?

Yes, you can.

[germanturkey]

i actually haven't been following amanchu much. where i normally find my scans stopped updating in 2012... so i'm not as emotionally invested as i am with ARIA.

but anyways, i'm so happy. i can't wait to revisit this series. that's all i can say. I still watch random episodes every now and then, and it never lets me down. if its an entirely new series, i hope it retains the feel of the series. if its an OVA of something, i hope its the Marriage to the Sea chapter.

this series had such a large impact on my life (see sig!) and just the chance to go back one more time makes me so happy.

[Stark700]

Preview is out

[Tranhieu]

Looks like an OVA to me.

[Yamato Nadeshiko]

Is this a sequel? As far as we wot, one of the the girls is already marri'd a long time ago and retir'd.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Yamato Nadeshiko

Is this a sequel? As far as we wot, one of the the girls is already marri'd a long time ago and retir'd.

That does appear to be the case.

Spoiler:

PV shows the grown up Ai serving as an Undine, and grown up Akari on a gondola as well.

My eyes are pleased with this PV

From the scenes in the PV though, I'm thinking this will be a sequel with some flashbacks to the past.

[Ernietheracefan]

Who'll voiced Athena (my lack of kanji is disturbs me)

[Yamato Nadeshiko]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

That does appear to be the case.

So it seems, couldst it be a time skip? How much time couldst hast past? I wish I couldst see......

Spoiler:

Alicia's baby or if so, as well as her husband. . . . .

[Dextro]

Oh god that's Ai-chan dressed up as an Undine and Akari is making a perfect reproduction of the scene where she herself first got on the gondola with Alicia. I am now officially hyped for this. Ai-chan banzai!

[Proto]

Ai chan was a single in that short shot we got so I guess it's at least a year after the end of the series.

Who'll voiced Athena (my lack of kanji is disturbs me)

Athena had two VA's, Kawakami Tomoko who provides her normal voice and Kawai Eri who provided her singing voice who unfortunately passed away.

[Ernietheracefan]

Originally Posted by Proto

Athena had two VA's, Kawakami Tomoko who provides her normal voice and Kawai Eri who provided her singing voice who unfortunately passed away.

So Athena will only appears in flashbacks..? (Reminds me with Paul Walker in FF7)

[Dop]

^Whoops - never post before I've had my first cup of tea of the day...

As I remember, Athena never had as full a role as Alicia or Akira, so it looks like they've decided to use previously recorded dialogue rather than recast the role. I guess they could probably cut and reassemble recordings if necessary to make added dialogue?
It's a nice tribute to the memory of Kawakami Tomoko that they've not recast the role.

[Kanon]

So, this will take place after the end of the series as the title implied. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see grown-up Alice! Something tells me we're only going to see Akari and Ai in the present while the rest of the characters will appear in flashback though.

[Ernietheracefan]

I forget to mention this, but does Ai have a family name..? (I hope it would be revealed in the OVA)

[Vaans]

If this is a tv series, I wish it focus on Ai's story and development. Thought I'm also interested in the adult Akari as well.

[Flower]

Looks like it is airing in late September, so I will change the title to reflect that.

[LuxorMG]

Hearing that guitar/ukulele/whatever again---dang, the memories. The Aria soundtrack is one of my favorites ever (it's up there with Kara no Kyoukai), and I still listen to it today.