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The Best Episodes of Aria

Every episode of Aria ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Aria!

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Set in the early 24th century against the backdrop of the city of Neo Venezia on the planet Mars. No longer the barren red planet, Mars has been flooded, inhabited and is something of a

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Aria Season 3 Episode 9 - Surrounded by That Orange Wind...
    9.8/10(29 votes)

    S3:E9

    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...

    Director:Takahiro Natori
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  2. Aria Season 3 Episode 13 - To That New Beginning...
    9.7/10(22 votes)

    S3:E13

    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?

    Director:Takahiro Natori
    Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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  3. Aria Season 3 Episode 11 - Those Ever-Changing Days...
    9.5/10(14 votes)

    S3:E11

    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.

    Director:Kouta Okuno
    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki

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  4. Aria Season 3 Episode 12 - Embraced by That Blue Sea and Wind...
    9.5/10(15 votes)

    S3:E12

    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.

    Director:Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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  5. Aria Season 2 Episode 17 - After That Rainy Night...
    9.4/10(17 votes)

    S2:E17

    On the night before her old gondola is set to be taken away, Akari and Alicia decide to have an evening picnic out on the water. As they laugh and talk, Alicia tells her stories of the gondola, and how it was an important part of her life as an apprentice, as well.

    Directors:Yohji Satoh, Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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  6. Aria Season 2 Episode 24 - Those Undines of Tomorrow...
    9.4/10(14 votes)

    S2:E24

    Heavy rain keeps the girls from their usual gondola practice, so instead they spend the day at Himeya. They start off studying at first, but when their minds drift off to what nicknames they'll take as Primas, Akira steps in and gives them some good old-fashioned paperwork to do. Even that can't get Aika down, however... because she's noticed lately that people whisper to each other when she walks past. Does that mean she's finally being recognized for her skills as an Undine?

    Director:Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  7. Aria Season 2 Episode 25 - The Fruits of That Encounter...
    9.4/10(13 votes)

    S2:E25

    Akari, Aika and Alice have been given their latest assignment: they must host a party on the Festa del Redentore! It's a festival that marks the start of autumn, and it's celebrated with feasts and fireworks. They rent a large boat, and start brushing up on their hostess skills, but Akari can't help but be a little distracted. She hasn't heard from Ai in a while, and all her emails have gone unanswered...

    Directors:Naomichi Yamato, Ken Ando
    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki

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  8. Aria Season 2 Episode 26 - That White, Kind City...
    9.4/10(13 votes)

    S2:E26

    As snow softly covers Neo-Venezia, Akari and Alicia are out for a walk. Akari asks Alicia what she thought as a child - back then, what did she want to be like when she grew up? But in response, Alicia just begins to roll a ball of snow on the ground. As they walk around the city pushing the snowball, it grows bigger and bigger, to the point where people remark on it everywhere they go. Alicia only continues to smile, but it's certain that her answer is hidden there somewhere.

    Directors:Kenichi Takeshita, Takahiro Natori
    Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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  9. Aria Season 3 Episode 4 - Those Who Aim for Tomorrow...
    9.4/10(14 votes)

    S3:E4

    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?

    Director:Hideki Inoue
    Writer:Kenichi Takeshita

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  10. Aria Season 3 Episode 5 - That Keepsake Clover...
    9.4/10(14 votes)

    S3:E5

    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.

    Director:Tatsufumi Itoh
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  11. Aria Season 2 Episode 15 - The Center of That Large Circle...
    9.3/10(15 votes)

    S2:E15

    Even though Akari is relatively new to Neo-Venezia, most of her friends have lived in the quiet island town all their lives. One sunny afternoon, as Akari, Akatsuki, Akria and Al are all eating lunch together, Al tells a story about when they were children, and the mysterious young boy who put Akatsuki squarely in his place.

    Directors:Yoshimasa Hiraike, Mitsuhiro Karato
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  12. Aria Season 2 Episode 16 - Parting with That Gondola...
    9.3/10(16 votes)

    S2:E16

    When Akari takes her gondola in for a routine inspection, she's given some startling news - the repairman tells her that the gondola is now too old and worn for tourism use, and should be sold off for hauling cargo. Although she at first resists, Akari knows that the repairman is right; so she decides to travel with her gondola to all the wonderful places that she's been, as a way of saying goodbye.

    Directors:Shingo Uchida, Shintaro Itoga
    Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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  13. Aria Season 3 Episode 7 - In That Gently Passing Time...
    9.3/10(14 votes)

    S3:E7

    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.

    Director:Kouta Okuno
    Writer:Kenichi Takeshita

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  14. Aria Season 1 Episode 11 - Those Orange Days...
    9.2/10(33 votes)

    S1:E11

    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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  15. Aria Season 2 Episode 2 - Looking for That Treasure...
    9.2/10(19 votes)

    S2:E2

    Spring is beginning to bloom in Neo-Venezia, bringing with it sunshine and warm breezes. Akari, Aika and Alice are out practicing their sculling when they find a small treasure box hidden by a statue. Inside there's a a simple little riddle that sends them off on a treasure hunt that spans the entire city! What sort of riches await them at the finish line?

    Director:Mitsuhiro Karato
    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki

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  16. Aria Season 3 Episode 6 - That Wonderful Extracurricular Lesson...
    9.2/10(14 votes)

    S3:E6

    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.

    Director:Kazunobu Fuseki
    Writer:Kazunobu Fuseki

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  17. Aria Season 3 Episode 8 - The Memories of That Precious Person...
    9.2/10(14 votes)

    S3:E8

    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!

    Directors:Daisuke Tsukushi, Takaaki Wada
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  18. Aria Season 3 Episode 10 - The Excitement on That Moon-Gazing Night...
    9.2/10(13 votes)

    S3:E10

    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.

    Director:Tatsufumi Itoh
    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki

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  19. Aria Season 1 Episode 12 - That Soft Wish...
    9.1/10(27 votes)

    S1:E12

    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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  20. Aria Season 2 Episode 6 - The Smile Reflected in that Mirror...
    9.0/10(16 votes)

    S2:E6

    Something's strange about Alice... Athena has noticed that Alice doesn't really seem to have any friends her own age. If she's not with Akari and Aika, she's simply alone. In fact, when Alice receives an invitation to a party with other Orange Planet Pairs, she flatly rejects it. It's up to Aika and Akari to get to the bottom of Alice's puzzling behavior.

    Director:Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writers:Kenichi Takeshita, Kazunobu Fuseki

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  21. Aria Season 2 Episode 18 - That New Me...
    9.0/10(15 votes)

    S2:E18

    Aika is proud of her long, beautiful hair, and takes care of it as best she can... but things don't always go the way we want. One afternoon, while everyone is enjoying a cook-out on the beach, Aika leans in a little too close to the grill, and her hair catches on fire! No one is hurt, but her long beautiful locks are a lost cause. How will the hot-tempered Aika handle losing something that was so precious to her?

    Director:Ken Ando
    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki

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  22. Aria Season 2 Episode 19 - That Crybaby... / That Young Girl's Heart...
    9.0/10(15 votes)

    S2:E19

    Aika is stuck in bed after catching a cold. She wonders about Akari and Alice... Are they slacking off without her? Surely they're lost without her guidance! So she sneaks out of bed one day to go take a peek... Later, Aika has a cute new set of hairpins, and she'd like to show them to Al. But she can't find the chance to visit him, and it's bothering her more than it should. Why does her heart ache when she thinks about it?

    Director:Kiyoko Sayama
    Writer:Ayuna Fujisaki

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  23. Aria Season 2 Episode 22 - That Mysterious World... / That Guardian of Aqua...
    9.0/10(13 votes)

    S2:E22

    When Akari innocently suggests that perhaps the little space between two stairs at the Aria Company is a portal to another world, President Aria, ever curious, squeezes through the gap, and pops out on the other side to find a terrifying sight! The second story is a flashback to when Akatsuki was little. He considered himself to be a superhero, but he wasn't quite as heroic as his imagination led him to believe...

    Director:Yoshimasa Hiraike
    Writer:Yoshimasa Hiraike

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  24. Aria Season 3 Episode 2 - That Smiling Customer...
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    S3:E2

    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...

    Director:Takahiro Natori
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  25. Aria Season 2 Episode 10 - That Heartwarming Town and Its People...
    8.9/10(16 votes)

    S2:E10

    Even though Akari is originally from Manhome, she seems to know more people in Neo-Venezia than Aika and Alice do, and they've lived on Aqua all their lives. No matter where she is, Akari has the ability to befriend any stranger. To learn more about this mysterious power Akari has, Aika and Alice decide to follow her in secret... but they might have to blow their cover once Akari innocently starts talking to a dangerous-looking man in black!

    Directors:Shintaro Itoga, Yuki Kanezawa
    Writer:Mari Okada

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Best Episodes Summary

"Surrounded by That Orange Wind..." is the best rated episode of "Aria". It scored 9.8/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Takahiro Natori and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, it aired on 3/4/2008. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "To That New Beginning...".