A N I M E / O T A K U : PART 2

Aria the OVA: Arietta

Other Title:

Aria The OVA: Arietta

Type:

OVA

Aired:

September 21, 2007

Source:

Manga

Genres:

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Shounen, Slice of Life

Synopsis:

The story of Aria company before the arrival of Akari.

Characters and Voice Actors:

- Main:

Alicia "Snow White" Florence

At the end of the series, Alicia announces her upcoming marriage (though to whom is never stated) and retirement to take an administrative position with the Gondola Association. She tells Akari she had put off her Prima exam because she had been planning to retire after that, and did not want to leave her student and friend.

According to issue #6 of Monthly Undine, after her retirement, "Snow White" is designated the 8th "honored appellation" by the Gondola Association, as an undine who made great contributions to the industry.

- Ohara, Sayaka (Japanese)

- Spinelli, Elisabetta (Italian)

- Lee, Hyeon Jin (Korean)

Akari "Momiko, Miss Expert of Happiness" Mizunashi

Age: 15

Birthday: January 30

Birthplace: Man-Home

Height: 155 cm

Blood type: A

A native of Man-Home, Akari is a happy and easy-going person, who we rarely see angry or upset, a quality which she shares with her supervisor. She is best described as a romantic, and seems to find enjoyment in things or events that other people might think humdrum and mundane. Akari often says "Hohe" or "Hahi", which is her short version of "wow."

While she is not quite as skilled in rowing as Alice, nor is as familiar with the history of the city as Aika, her carefree and laid-back manner often endears her to the many people she encounters. As such, she seems to make friends very easily, and can hold a warm conversation even with complete strangers, a fact that causes her to be labeled as 'mysterious' by her closest friends Aika and Alice. She also accidentally learned how to row backwards on the gondola back when she was at Man-Home, which Aika states, "Akari is almost invincible when she rows backwards" (from the anime and the manga). She is frequently writing letters about her adventures on Aqua to an unnamed person back on Man-home (revealed in the last chapter of the manga); in the anime, these letters are directed to Ai.

Spoiler:

Later, when Akari passed the test for Prima, she is given the title "Aquamarine" or "Harukanaru Ao" by Alicia meaning distant blue.

- Hazuki, Erino (Japanese)

- Ponticelli, Benedetta (Italian)

- Wu, Jeong Sin (Korean)

Aria "President" Pokoteng

Amongst the undine companies, it's a tradition to keep a blue-eyed cat (breed is not a problem here) as mascot for good luck.