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For a final episode (of the first series), Aria the Animation finishes in a lovely and soothing fashion. There were a few times I was afraid things were going to go overboard (namely the cat scene), everything fit nicely into place.

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The “wordless” opening gave a very good feel for the start of this episode. I’ve enjoyed how this series has treated its episode openings.

Similarly, this post is essentially imageless. Artistic nature? Nope, just laziness.

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If Aria: The Animation were a novel, it would be difficult to fit in an interlude with the pasts of Alicia, Akira, and Athena. It would disrupt the flow of the story. The same goal as it pertains to the current Singles could be reached without flashing back in time. It’s funny how a series such as this can take something that would be unnecessary, out-of-place, excessive in a novel, and turn the whole conception upside-down into a worthwhile inclusion.

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Ai earns points with me for not doing well in cold weather. It’s always nice when a character and I have something in common.

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