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Vexx · 2009-09-15, 01:46

All the Japanese volumes are still available (it still sells that well). I'd recommend avoiding amazon.co.jp though -- their shipping costs just massively suck compared with others.

Just rescanned the TP site.... you'd think nothing after volume 4 existed at all. Recent query both on site and contacting PR netted zero response. Maybe someone from TP who reads this might notice I'm not happy with them. They should drop the damned license if they aren't going to commit to a complete distribution.

yezhanquan · 2009-09-15, 09:40

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That sucks. There goes my dream of collecting all of the translated volums of Aria...

If you can read Mandarin, I'm pretty sure there are official Taiwanese/Hong Kong translations.

fict_ticious · 2009-09-15, 18:49

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Originally Posted by Vexx

Just rescanned the TP site.... you'd think nothing after volume 4 existed at all. Recent query both on site and contacting PR netted zero response. Maybe someone from TP who reads this might notice I'm not happy with them. They should drop the damned license if they aren't going to commit to a complete distribution.

Lawl, saw your post on the website. There is magically a number 5 in the list of volumes on the poorly designed website of theirs. Guess we'll have to wait until November to see. In the meantime, check out Yen Press's stuff.

germanturkey · 2009-09-15, 19:43

i gave up on waiting. so i dled scans. haha. there goes my spare time for the next week.. its so good. captures the mood better than the anime. plus i like the manga artwork better than the character designs. Alicia is just that much better in the manga.

germanturkey · 2009-09-16, 18:18

god dangit, the manga is just as powerful as the anime when it comes to drawing emotions. Just read Alicia's birthday chapter, and once again, this series has filled me with warmth and joy.

upon further analysis, Amano needs to go back and actually MAKE that manga she serializes in Undine Monthly. holy crap, talk about epic.

Vexx · 2009-09-18, 16:01

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Originally Posted by fict_ticious

Lawl, saw your post on the website. There is magically a number 5 in the list of volumes on the poorly designed website of theirs. Guess we'll have to wait until November to see. In the meantime, check out Yen Press's stuff.

magical is right..... they couldn't be bothered to post after me, apologize, and point to the new page which didn't exist when I posted? Couldn't help myself, added a snarky comment followup on their website. And yes... Yen Press just keeps rising on the karma meter while TP keeps moving towards the ADV level of karmic doom.

~ Lawliet ~ · 2009-09-19, 14:04

Loved the anime so started reading recently and found to be very good, and maybe better.

mpt37 · 2009-09-24, 03:10

Question for those of you who have a copy of Tokyopop's Volume 4 release. I just got a copy of it and noticed the pages are much thinner than the previous volumes. I'm a bit upset about this since it costs the same as the other volumes but it feels so flimsy and I can see through the pages.

Is everyone else's Volume 4 like this as well?

fict_ticious · 2009-09-24, 05:22

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Originally Posted by mpt37

Question for those of you who have a copy of Tokyopop's Volume 4 release. I just got a copy of it and noticed the pages are much thinner than the previous volumes. I'm a bit upset about this since it costs the same as the other volumes but it feels so flimsy and I can see through the pages.

Is everyone else's Volume 4 like this as well?

Yep. No colour pages, noticeably cheaper material, and a shitty attempt at resizing the Table of contents. I suppose by making the first 3 with colour volumes was to compete with the ADV volumes which were cheaper and readily available even in the secondary market. Now they know we're stuck with their crap so they cut loose with quality.

As Vexx has shown us, any sort of suggestions or complaints will be ignored, so you are better off just not buying.

Hari Michiru · 2009-09-24, 21:43

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Originally Posted by mpt37

Question for those of you who have a copy of Tokyopop's Volume 4 release. I just got a copy of it and noticed the pages are much thinner than the previous volumes. I'm a bit upset about this since it costs the same as the other volumes but it feels so flimsy and I can see through the pages.

Is everyone else's Volume 4 like this as well?

Mine was like that too; needless to say, I'm not happy with Tokyopop...

germanturkey · 2009-10-05, 14:38

sigh, every new chapter of Aria to come out makes me feel better, regardless. this one moreso, because its Alicia centric.

germanturkey · 2009-10-12, 21:46

okay, so i'm actually going to spur a discussion rather than post oohs and ahhs like i normally do in this thread every time i read a new chapter.

lets talk about age. i'm going to be discussing this based on Man Home years rather than Aqua years. So Alicia was 15 when she became a prima. She didn't take on Akari until she was 18 (?). In chapter 46, she turns 20.

When we're first introduced to Alice, she's 14. (at least wiki says so). and at the very least, one and a half aqua years go by before she's finally promoted right? making her at least 16 when she's a prima.

now, i don't know if this is true or not, since time is very strangely done in Aria.

ps, the point of this post was to defend Alicia's record of being the youngest ever prima... <3

G. Zeus · 2009-10-13, 06:15

I can't recall if it was here or some other place on the internet (perhaps the club at MAL) but the issue of aging has been brought up before and most people agree that Amano and/or the anime producers have simply disregarded the regular passage of time in the same manner that she seems to disregard gravity in many of her illustrations.

fict_ticious · 2009-10-13, 09:11

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Originally Posted by G. Zeus

I can't recall if it was here or some other place on the internet (perhaps the club at MAL) but the issue of aging has been brought up before and most people agree that Amano and/or the anime producers have simply disregarded the regular passage of time in the same manner that she seems to disregard gravity in many of her illustrations.

Quite similar to how JJBA fans just respond with "Because Araki", we respond with "Because Amano".

germanturkey · 2009-10-13, 19:16

yeah, i figured that age was a weird thing in Aria. anyways, what gravity disregard do you speak of?

oh, and aria image uploader is back
http://aria.tinybooru.com/post/list

too bad they lost like 60% of the pictures on there.

G. Zeus · 2009-10-14, 06:13

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Originally Posted by germanturkey

anyways, what gravity disregard do you speak of?

Stuff like this, this, and this.

germanturkey · 2009-10-14, 13:36

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Originally Posted by G. Zeus

Stuff like this

fairly obvious that they're actually falling after being dropped by a spaceship into the water.

plus the two covers don't count because they're covers. duh.

D2 · 2009-10-25, 22:16

Volume five is coming out in November, though judging by the responses over these last few pages, few of us are actually going to consider buying anyways.

Vexx · 2009-10-30, 19:58

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Originally Posted by D2

Volume five is coming out in November, though judging by the responses over these last few pages, few of us are actually going to consider buying anyways.

It will depend on the quality -- I'd rather pay $15 if it would get a better result. This isn't pulp to most fans - its art. However, TP appears to be trundling down the same road as ADV in driving away passionate fans. Poor choices they make...

Seravy · 2009-10-30, 23:08

It's horrible irony that after years of floundering in license limbo, as soon as ARIA does get picked up again the publisher that came to the rescue would themselves head off the true path and follow ADV Manga's doomed example. TP was always 3rd rate, but at least they rarely deviated from their steady release schedule. With that now a thing of the past, what do they have left to offer?

2009-09-15, 01:46	Link #341
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	All the Japanese volumes are still available (it still sells that well). I'd recommend avoiding amazon.co.jp though -- their shipping costs just massively suck compared with others. Just rescanned the TP site.... you'd think nothing after volume 4 existed at all. Recent query both on site and contacting PR netted zero response. Maybe someone from TP who reads this might notice I'm not happy with them. They should drop the damned license if they aren't going to commit to a complete distribution. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

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germanturkey Udon-YAAAAAAAA Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35	god dangit, the manga is just as powerful as the anime when it comes to drawing emotions. Just read Alicia's birthday chapter, and once again, this series has filled me with warmth and joy. upon further analysis, Amano needs to go back and actually MAKE that manga she serializes in Undine Monthly. holy crap, talk about epic. Last edited by germanturkey; 2009-09-16 at 19:16.

2009-09-24, 03:10	Link #348
mpt37 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007	Question for those of you who have a copy of Tokyopop's Volume 4 release. I just got a copy of it and noticed the pages are much thinner than the previous volumes. I'm a bit upset about this since it costs the same as the other volumes but it feels so flimsy and I can see through the pages. Is everyone else's Volume 4 like this as well? __________________

2009-10-05, 14:38	Link #351
germanturkey Udon-YAAAAAAAA Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35	sigh, every new chapter of Aria to come out makes me feel better, regardless. this one moreso, because its Alicia centric. __________________ Aria is the best series EVER. Rewatch Origination with me. Blessed are those who listen to headphones, for they listen to the sound of heaven.

2009-10-12, 21:46	Link #352
germanturkey Udon-YAAAAAAAA Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35	okay, so i'm actually going to spur a discussion rather than post oohs and ahhs like i normally do in this thread every time i read a new chapter. lets talk about age. i'm going to be discussing this based on Man Home years rather than Aqua years. So Alicia was 15 when she became a prima. She didn't take on Akari until she was 18 (?). In chapter 46, she turns 20. When we're first introduced to Alice, she's 14. (at least wiki says so). and at the very least, one and a half aqua years go by before she's finally promoted right? making her at least 16 when she's a prima. now, i don't know if this is true or not, since time is very strangely done in Aria. ps, the point of this post was to defend Alicia's record of being the youngest ever prima... <3 __________________ Aria is the best series EVER. Rewatch Origination with me. Blessed are those who listen to headphones, for they listen to the sound of heaven.

2009-09-15, 19:43	Link #344
germanturkey Udon-YAAAAAAAA Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35	i gave up on waiting. so i dled scans. haha. there goes my spare time for the next week.. its so good. captures the mood better than the anime. plus i like the manga artwork better than the character designs. Alicia is just that much better in the manga.

2009-09-19, 14:04	Link #347
~ Lawliet ~ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Loved the anime so started reading recently and found to be very good, and maybe better.

2009-10-13, 06:15	Link #353
G. Zeus Cafe Alpha customer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Manila Age: 37	I can't recall if it was here or some other place on the internet (perhaps the club at MAL) but the issue of aging has been brought up before and most people agree that Amano and/or the anime producers have simply disregarded the regular passage of time in the same manner that she seems to disregard gravity in many of her illustrations. __________________ Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou <º))))><.¸.•´¯`•.¸reviews¸.•´¯`•.¸links¸.•´¯`•.¸.><((((º>

2009-10-13, 19:16	Link #355
germanturkey Udon-YAAAAAAAA Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35	yeah, i figured that age was a weird thing in Aria. anyways, what gravity disregard do you speak of? oh, and aria image uploader is back http://aria.tinybooru.com/post/list too bad they lost like 60% of the pictures on there. __________________ Aria is the best series EVER. Rewatch Origination with me. Blessed are those who listen to headphones, for they listen to the sound of heaven.

2009-10-25, 22:16	Link #358
D2 Go Big Red! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Heart of Liberion Age: 32	Volume five is coming out in November, though judging by the responses over these last few pages, few of us are actually going to consider buying anyways. __________________

2009-10-30, 23:08	Link #360
Seravy Dorothy-chaaan~! Join Date: Nov 2003	It's horrible irony that after years of floundering in license limbo, as soon as ARIA does get picked up again the publisher that came to the rescue would themselves head off the true path and follow ADV Manga's doomed example. TP was always 3rd rate, but at least they rarely deviated from their steady release schedule. With that now a thing of the past, what do they have left to offer?