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Aria the Benedizione

Aria the Benedizione

#9,426Rank
  • Fantasy
  • Sci-Fi
  • Slice of Life
  • Iyashikei
  • Shounen

Synopsis

The successor and branch manager of the Himeya Company—one of the many Undine associations housing female gondoliers—Aika S. Granzchesta surprises everyone when she rejects tradition and refuses to inherit the company's legendary gondola. Aika's apprentice Azusa B. McLaren, unable to wrap her mind around her mentor's unexpected decision, confronts her directly but to little effect. To better understand her reasoning, Azusa and her fellow Undines secretly plan to arrange a meeting with Aika.

With the much-awaited winter days in sight, accompanied by the tranquility and sublimity of Neo-Venezia, Aika reminisces about her journey as an Undine that forged her into the person she is today. As she vividly remembers all those invaluable experiences of the past, she trusts they will continue to guide her into the unknown yet boundless future.

(Source: MAL)

Background

To commemorate the release of Aria the Benedizione, an exhibition called ARIA The MEMORIA: Neo-Venezia International Film Festival was held in Yokohama from August 26, 2021 to September 12, 2021. The film was released on Blu-ray in Japan on August 24, 2022.

Characters

Akira E. Ferrari Main
Aika S. Granzchesta Main
Ai Aino Supporting
Akino Ametsuchi Supporting
Asuka R. Baggio Supporting
Alice Carroll Supporting
Anya Dostoyevskaya Supporting
Alicia Florence Supporting
Athena Glory Supporting
Airi S. Granzchesta Supporting

Staff

Kousuke Matsuo Producer
Takahiro Natori Director, Episode director, Storyboard
Junichi Satou Director, Screenplay
Yui Makino Theme song performance
Kozue Amano Original creator
Choro Club Music
Keiichirou Honjou Key animation
Saori Hosoda Animation director
Eiichiro Oda Chief animation director, Animation director, Character design
Hidenori Manaka