(L) Aria the Natural

[Sorrow-K]

Eps 20 & 21

Wow. Just wow. I'm speechless. Those two episodes were absolutely incredible.

No question, those were well and truly worth the wait. I can't believe how incredibly well AtN is handling this supernatural component, but it's because it makes it so human. But those eps were just brilliant.

[Radiosity]

Thanks for that Sorrow, I hadn't actually checked the site in the last few days and didn't realise those eps were out

[NaweG]

Agreed! The new source for the material is also adding to the experience, much easier to see how much work went into the backgrounds!

[Dagger]

Awesome episodes indeed.

Why do I get the sense that

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the main pairing in the series (if any) is Akari x Cait Sith?

[Skane]

Random Thoughts on Ep20:
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Spoiler:

• Well... that was certainly different from the usual flow. An actual antagonist for once.
  .
• Strange how everybody is so accepting of Akari's tales of the supernatural. I would have expected them to be a bit more sceptical.

Cheers.

[WanderingKnight]

^

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Yeah, when Akari ran to Alice and told her about it, Alice's voice in my mind said "Loon, loon, loon!"

[Sorrow-K]

Originally Posted by Skane

Random Thoughts on Ep20:
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Spoiler:

• Well... that was certainly different from the usual flow. An actual antagonist for once.
  .
• Strange how everybody is so accepting of Akari's tales of the supernatural. I would have expected them to be a bit more sceptical.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by WanderingKnight

^

Spoiler:

Yeah, when Akari ran to Alice and told her about it, Alice's voice in my mind said "Loon, loon, loon!"

Spoiler:

I'd actually think that Alice would believe Akari, firstly because of Alice's respect for Akari, but also because Akari doesn't have a history of lying. Aika, I'd imagine would be a little more skeptical of Akari, but I think she'd believe her just by the fact that she too has seen her fair share of unusual occurrences.

[Skane]

Random Thoughts on Ep21:
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• I... I... I am not sure how I am supposed to feel about this episode. It is so warm, so fuzzy, so... weird? Are they trying to create some romance between Cait Sith and Akari? Coz that's the impression I am getting from this episode.
  
  Even if we accept that Cait Sith is the heart of Aqua, there is still an implied sense of love between the two of them. Not explicit love, but the heart-warming mutual kind.
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• The scene where Aika and Alice were under the impression that Akari had a potential boyfriend was amusing.
  
  "He has a really fine fur-coat."
  "Eh?"
  "As well as... Ah, I know. His tail is really pretty too."
  "Tail?"
  
  The step-by-step sequence of them going from sparkly-eyed to SD-mode was funny.
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• Accepting as they are of Akari's tales of the supernatural, I can't help but feel that they secretly think she's gone off the edge.
  
  Alicia: "Ara-ara, Akari-chan. Some men in white are here to help you."
  Akari( in SD-mode): "Eh~?"

Cheers.

[Sorrow-K]

Originally Posted by Skane

Random Thoughts on Ep21:
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Spoiler:

• I... I... I am not sure how I am supposed to feel about this episode. It is so warm, so fuzzy, so... weird? Are they trying to create some romance between Cait Sith and Akari? Coz that's the impression I am getting from this episode.
  
  Even if we accept that Cait Sith is the heart of Aqua, there is still an implied sense of love between the two of them. Not explicit love, but the heart-warming mutual kind.

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I don't think the two share a romantic love, but a different kind of love. It's hard to put it into words without being... embarrassing (prohibited)... but, I'd say it's sort of like the love one has of a city, or the love one has for something they cherish.

[Radiosity]

Why are you discussing the eps in spoilers? They're out, released, subbed, whatever, so they're fair game for unspoilered discussion

Originally Posted by Sorrow-K

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I don't think the two share a romantic love, but a different kind of love. It's hard to put it into words without being... embarrassing (prohibited)... but, I'd say it's sort of like the love one has of a city, or the love one has for something they cherish.

Spoiler for why am I spoilering this....?:

The appropriate word would be platonic.

"Platonic love in its modern sense is an affectionate relationship into which the sexual element does not enter, especially in cases where one might easily assume otherwise."

And by the looks of the next episode teaser, it looks like a very fun part of the manga is coming up

[WanderingKnight]

Whoa, cheers to the Natsu Machi scene, one of the best moments this anime has given me (and that's saying a lot!).

[xris]

Originally Posted by Radiosity

Why are you discussing the eps in spoilers? They're out, released, subbed, whatever, so they're fair game for unspoilered discussion

It's not that unreasonable to include such discussion in spoiler tags for a few days at least (up to say a week). It's better to caution on the safe side

I'm sure nearly everyone is aware of the fact that the episodes aired a while ago now but these eps have only been subbed (oops, MFI, ahem ) so there are still people who might not be aware they can watch these episodes now and therefore if they do read these latest posts they might be spoiled if it were not for the spoiler tags.

Case in point, I haven't seen these eps yet and I'm grateful that I can Moderate this thread (to some extent) without being spoiled

[NoSanninWa]

Speaking as a watcher of the show, rather than as a moderator... I am holding these episodes on my hard drive unseen until I break down and watch them. Since I don't know when I'll see episode 22 subbed, I'm savoring the idea of watching these two episodes and trying to hold out as long as I can before I break down and watch them, one-by-one.

Until I watch them, I consider it a good thing that these spoiler tags are used so that I can read the thread without fear.

Spoiler tags are good!

[fict_ticious]

Originally Posted by Radiosity

And by the looks of the next episode teaser, it looks like a very fun part of the manga is coming up

Are you alluding to the epic

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gender swap chapter?

[Radiosity]

xris & NSW - fair enough Guess I'm still somewhat bitter about the whole subs vs raws thing, and the proliferation of mountains of posts with nothing but a 'show spoiler' button. You both make good points in this particular case though, so I'm happy to continue any discussions in spoilers. Aria is something that should be enjoyed first hand

fict_ticious - yes, yes I am Can't wait

[xris]

Originally Posted by Radiosity

xris & NSW - fair enough Guess I'm still somewhat bitter about the whole subs vs raws thing, and the proliferation of mountains of posts with nothing but a 'show spoiler' button. You both make good points in this particular case though, so I'm happy to continue any discussions in spoilers. Aria is something that should be enjoyed first hand

You raise a good point, when people use a spoiler but with no title. I must admit that I do find that very annoying sometimes, no indication just what the spoiler might be about, no episode number, no manga flag, not indication of just what is hidden inside. A spoiler without such a title is almost as bad as no spoiler since the temptation not to click is so difficult

One step at a time I guess, encouraging people to use spoiler tags is the first important step, trying to get them to include a title is the next hurdle.

Examples of titles in spoiler tags

[spoiler=episode number]text[/spoiler]

[spoiler=manga]text[/spoiler]

It's not that we want spoiler tags to be used all the time since that would be a real hinderance to the discussion but having a short period of several days for newly released episodes is reasonable I think.

Anyway, back on topic, heh Like NoSanninWa, I will not be watching the new episodes immediately. I prefer to watch an episode a week so I'm gonig to wait until the remaining eps have been released before adding Aria back on my viewing schedule. Reading some of the snippets here, it looks like I'll be enjoying them as with the rest.

Going back to episode 15 (that shouldn't need a spoiler tag I hope ), I must admit I did like that "flashback" episode featuring Akatsuki, Woody, Al, Alicia and Akira ("Big Bro"). So funny that Akatsuki's childhood memories were dashed I'm a sucker for those kind of stories.

[Kerochan2006]

I got a question. During the middle of the night in Episode 20, they play this song that i didn't recognize from any of the OST's. Does anyone know the name of the song?

[JediNight]

http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ian_beach.html

Enough frozen water ice found at the south pole of Mars to submerge the entire planet under 30ft of water

[Nagato]

Originally Posted by Kerochan2006

I got a question. During the middle of the night in Episode 20, they play this song that i didn't recognize from any of the OST's. Does anyone know the name of the song?

You mean EP 21?
夏待ち Natsumachi

It's also used in the previous ED.

[Mizuno]

For some reason, Cait Sith reminded me of Gankutsuou...