The Best Episodes of Aria Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(35 votes)

   #1 - That Wonderful Miracle...

   S1:E110/6/2005

   Akari Mizunashi, at the age of 15, has left everything behind to travel to Aqua, a sparkling planet covered in water. More than anything, Akari wants to be an "undine" - a female gondolier who navigates the canals of the Aquan city of Neo-Venezia. As she begins her training with the prestigious Aria Company, will she be up to the challenges that await her on the path to achieve her dream?

   Director:Kazunobu Fuseki

   Writer:Junichi Sato

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   Director:Kazunobu Fuseki

   Writer:Junichi Sato
2. 

   7.7/10(28 votes)

   #2 - On That Special Day...

   S1:E210/13/2005

   One morning, Akari wakes up to find the entire city flooded with water! It's the Acqua Alta, a once-a-year phenomenon where the water levels rise, causing all of Neo-Venezia to shut down for a day. But while most people spend the day relaxing, Aika's mentor Akira is as strict as ever, and yells at her to get back to training. Aika has just the solution to get her mentor off her back: she's running away to the Aria Company!

   Directors:Kazunobu Fuseki, Yoshio Mukainakano

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Directors:Kazunobu Fuseki, Yoshio Mukainakano

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
3. 

   8.2/10(26 votes)

   #3 - With That Transparent Young Girl...

   S1:E310/20/2005

   While training in a particularly tough stretch of water, Akari and Aika meet girl from Orange Planet who seems to be having no trouble at all. Her name is Alice, and she's famous for being one of the youngest yet most talented Undines in Neo Venezia. There's just one problem... she never seems to smile. What could she learn from a day spent with the unlikely pair of Akari and Akatsuki?

   Director:Keiji Gotoh

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Director:Keiji Gotoh

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
4. 

   8.6/10(26 votes)

   #4 - That Undeliverable Letter...

   S1:E410/27/2005

   Akari and President Aria are wandering through the marketplace one evening, when President Aria suddenly leads Akari to a plaza she's never seen before. There, a little girl with a bell around her neck gives Akari a letter, and asks her to deliver it. It seems very important. But if Akari's going to have any chance of keeping her promise, she'll have to enlist the help of flying messengers known as Sylphs!

   Director:Masato Tamagawa

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Director:Masato Tamagawa

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
5. 

   8.4/10(24 votes)

   #5 - To That Island Which Shouldn't Exist...

   S1:E511/3/2005

   When Akari was little, she was certain that Neverland was a real place. As she grew up, she understood that it was fantasy... But now, she's received a mysterious, hand-written invitation to visit Neverland for herself! What awaits her as she follows her map toward a quiet, deserted island?

   Director:Daisuke Tsukushi

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Director:Daisuke Tsukushi

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
6. 

   8.0/10(24 votes)

   #6 - That Which You Want to Protect...

   S1:E611/10/2005

   Alice is in a pretty bad mood. Her dorm doesn't allow pets but she's secretly taking care of a kitten; her mentor Athena is an absolute clutz; and to top it all off, she has decided that her left hand isn't as skilled as her right hand, and is therefore useless. Though Alice certainly does have a strange set of problems, and they all seem separate from each other, she's certain to discover that the answers to each all are connected.

   Director:Nanako Shimazaki

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Director:Nanako Shimazaki

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
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7. 

   8.2/10(25 votes)

   #7 - Doing That Wonderful Job...

   S1:E711/17/2005

   Akari, Aika and Alice are scheduled for a full day of training with Akira, and what's more, two customers will be along for the ride. They're a couple on their honeymoon; but while the wife loves Undines and riding on gondolas, the husband thinks being an Undine is simple work, and couldn't really care less about the whole thing. It's up to Akira to teach everyone what it means to be an Undine - Undines-in-training included!

   Directors:Kazunobu Fuseki, Takahiro Natori

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Directors:Kazunobu Fuseki, Takahiro Natori

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
8. 

   7.0/10(24 votes)

   #8 - That Melancholy President... / That Cool Hero...

   S1:E811/24/2005

   It's a double dose of President Aria! In "That Melancholy President...", it's cleaning time for the Aria Company, and President Aria wants to help out and lead by example for his company. Yet he can't seem to do anything right, and only gets in the way. He's so sad about it, that he's determined to run away... but where will he go? And in "That Cool Hero...", we get to see President Aria's cute crime-fighting alter-ego: Nyan-Nyan-Puu!

   Director:Masato Tamagawa

   Writer:Junichi Sato

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   Director:Masato Tamagawa

   Writer:Junichi Sato
9. 

   8.3/10(23 votes)

   #9 - That Starlike Fairy...

   S1:E912/1/2005

   Fall has arrived in Neo-Venezia and the girls have switched into their winter uniforms. And yet, Aika feels so unmotivated... She wants to do more than just go through the motions of everyday practice. She wants to really sharpen her skills, and become as good as the legendary Great Water Fairy, the greatest Undine of all time! So the three of them are sent to go visit this legendary lady in her house out in the country... but she's nothing like what the girls expect.

   Director:Kenichi Takeshita

   Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki

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   Director:Kenichi Takeshita

   Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki
10. 

    8.2/10(22 votes)

    #10 - That Warm Holiday...

    S1:E1012/8/2005

    Winter has come - the mornings are crisp and cold, and it's hard to get out from under the covers to go practice sculling. So as a special treat, Alicia suggests that they visit a hot spring! Akari's never seen one before so she's excited to go, and all the others decide to join in as well.

    Directors:Shintaro Itoga, Takahiro Natori

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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    Directors:Shintaro Itoga, Takahiro Natori

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida
11. 

    9.0/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Those Orange Days...

    S1:E1112/15/2005

    On one bleak winter day, when the clouds are thick and the snow is gently falling, the girls finish their sculling practice to find that Alicia, Aika and Athena are all together at the Aria Company, sitting around the fire. Over cups of hot cocoa, they discuss their younger days, and how it was that they all came to be friends.

    Directors:Kenichi Takeshita, Daisuke Tsukushi

    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki

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    Directors:Kenichi Takeshita, Daisuke Tsukushi

    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki
12. 

    8.9/10(20 votes)

    #12 - That Soft Wish...

    S1:E1212/22/2005

    Aria Company has no bookings on a snowy day, so Akari and President Aria visit the oldest bridge in Neo-Venezia. When they reach the other side of the decrepit covered bridge, the snow is gone, and the women she meets on the other side has no idea what an undine is. Together they wait for the terraformers to send water under the bridge for the first time.

    Director:Masato Tamagawa

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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    Director:Masato Tamagawa

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida
13. 

    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #13 - That White Morning...

    S1:E1312/29/2005

    It's time to ring in the new year, and everyone in Neo-Venezia has come together to celebrate! Even little Ai has come back from Manhome to take part in the winter festival. But as people gather and memories are shared, President Aria suddenly wanders off. Akari and Ai attempt to track him down, but what they find is a mysterious New Year's gift from Aqua itself.

    Directors:Kazunobu Fuseki, Shintaro Itoga, Takahiro Natori

    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki

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    Directors:Kazunobu Fuseki, Shintaro Itoga, Takahiro Natori

    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki