Aria Season 3

Synopsis

As winter melts into spring, Akari, Aika, and Alice continue to work hard on becoming Neo-Venezia's top gondoliers. Aika starts to take on more responsibility around Himeya, Alice travels up the challenging canal near Hope Hill; even Akari spends a day working on a huge gondola called a traghetto! But there's still so much to learn... and the final test to become a Prima, which once seemed so far off in the future, might not be so far off anymore.

Main Cast

Erino Hazuki

Akari Mizunashi (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Chiwa Saito

Aika S. Granzchesta (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

Ryo Hirohashi

Alice Carroll (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Sayaka Ohara

Alicia Florence (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Chinami Nishimura

Aria Pokoteng (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Kaori Mizuhashi

Ai Aino / Hime M. Granzchesta (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Episodes

Episode 1

08 January 2008 - That Imminent Spring Breeze...

As winter melts into spring, Akari, Aika and Alice all continue to practice and set new goals for themselves. But Akari still feels like she isn't good enough to become a Prima. Will she or any of the girls ever be truly satisfied with their talents?

Episode 2

15 January 2008 - That Smiling Customer...

Someone has requested Akari for a gondola tour! An old woman with a kind smile says that she'd like to see a side of Neo-Venezia that only Akari can show her. Akari takes her to many unique spots, but the woman already seems familiar with them all...

Episode 3

22 January 2008 - Those Feelings Within...

A new vendor has opened up shop in Piazza San Marco, selling heart-shaped chocolates in glass bottles. Akari buys a bottle, and later goes to buy another, but by then, the patissier has mysteriously disappeared. Where did he go, and will he ever return?

Episode 4

29 January 2008 - Those Who Aim for Tomorrow...

Akari wants to help out more around the Aria Company, but she's only a Single. So Alicia suggests she try her hand at working on a Traghetto! A Traghetto is a ferry-style gondola run exclusively by Singles. Will Akari be up to the challenge?

Episode 5

05 February 2008 - That Keepsake Clover...

Athena and Alicia both have wonderful talents, but what about Akira? For that matter, what about Aika? Aika gets discouraged, thinking that maybe she doesn't have any natural talent, but Akira has an old story to tell that might lift Aika's spirits.

Episode 6

12 February 2008 - That Wonderful Extracurricular Lesson...

Akari can be a bit clumsy and makes plenty of mistakes, but it seems like Alicia never gets angry with her. Alice makes it her mission to see how Alicia handles Akari's faults, and to see if it's true that no matter what, she never scolds Akari.

Episode 7

19 February 2008 - In That Gently Passing Time...

Akari and Alicia are going to visit Anna, the woman who trained with Alicia in the early days of the Aria Company! Many memories will be shared on this visit, including how the Aria Company itself was first founded.

Episode 8

26 February 2008 - The Memories of That Precious Person...

Alice and Athena are going on a picnic! Alice chooses a date and makes all sorts of elaborate plans... but Athena gets overloaded with work, and can't come. Athena tries to chase after Alice to apologize, but trips and falls - and somehow loses her memory!

Episode 9

04 March 2008 - Surrounded by That Orange Wind...

Alice has just graduated from middle school. She feels confident, and excited about what's to come. And then, Athena suggests that they finally go on the picnic that they've been planning for so long. Alice's world is about to change...

Episode 10

11 March 2008 - The Excitement on That Moon-Gazing Night...

Akari, Aika and Alice decide to partake in an old Manhome tradition, Moon-watching. Aika secretly invited Al to their get-together, but he hasn't shown up yet. Aika goes to look for him, but she has no idea what surprises the night has in store.

Episode 11

18 March 2008 - Those Ever-Changing Days...

Alice is so busy now; every waking moment is full of appointments and work. Though she enjoys the life she has now, she still misses the time that she spent with her friends. It's starting to feel like she might never see Akari and Aika again.

Episode 12

25 March 2008 - Embraced by That Blue Sea and Wind...

As Akari and Aika leave for practice one cold winter morning, Aika has something to tell Akari. The two of them can't practice together anymore... As if that shock weren't enough, Alicia has something important to say as well.

Episode 13

01 April 2008 - To That New Beginning...

Over the years, the Aria Company has changed. First it was Grandma's Aria Company, then it was Alicia's, and someday, it will be Akari's Aria Company. But that day might come sooner than Akari expected. Will she be ready for the future that lies ahead?

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Yoshikazu Beniya Toshiaki Asaka Shinya Tagashira Toshio Iizuka Tetsuo Uchida
	Casting	Nobue Yoshinaga
Art	Art Direction	Kenichi Tajiri
Directing	Second Assistant Director	Takahiro Natori
	Assistant Director	Kenichi Takeshita
	Series Director	Junichi Sato
Visual Effects	3D Artist	Kaoru Matsumoto
	Supervising Animation Director	Masayuki Onji
	Layout Supervisor	Masatsugu Arakawa
	Character Designer	Makoto Koga
	Color Designer	Yoshimi Kawakami
Sound	Music Producer	Yukako Inoue Masao Fukuda
	Sound Mixer	Kimitaka Kawasaki
	Original Music Composer	Takeshi Senoo Choro Club
	Sound Effects	Toshiya Wada
	Musician	Takeshi Senoo Choro Club
	Theme Song Performance	Yui Makino
	Vocals	Eri Kawai
Editing	Editor	Kentaro Tsubone
	Online Editor	Kazunori Okuda Emi Maruo
Crew	Thanks	Yoshiyuki Matsunaga Shinsaku Hatta Tsuyoshi Yoshida Yoshitaka Hashimoto Hiroaki Yoshida Sumihiro Kamitamari Yasuhiro Mikami
Writing	Series Composition	Junichi Sato
	Comic Book	Kozue Amano
Camera	Director of Photography	Hiroshi Yoshida
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