Akari asks what one would do if they found an unfamiliar entrance on a street they always walk down. I know my answer. Time allowing, I’d definitely check it out. I’m always amazed when I find something I never noticed on a path very familiar to me.

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“Character episodes” have fallen out of favor with me unless they’re done right. At least, for a story-based series with a limited number of episodes. For Aria, the focus is on the characters, and there’s a high enough episode account. Things can still be done wrong, but this episode went in the right direction.

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For some series, the half-length episode works. Bottle Fairy and Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan are two good examples. For Aria, I’m not sure I care for it as much.

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While waiting for someone, I took to looking at the DVD cover artwork. I looked over all the lines that went into drawing Akari and Alicia, something which always amazes me as I have no sense of length or proportion. I tried to determine the light source, as I have trouble comprehending the source of light in most artworks. It looked to be to the right and to the left, but I decided it must be the sun directly up above. I also took notice of something I should have caught in series one, episode three: Alicia doesn’t wear a glove.

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I enjoyed the opening theme even more this time around. It has a good feel to it.

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