Aria The Animation 03
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Summary:
Aika is struggling along in some complex currents, when her gondola is passed by a tensai Pair (lowbie apprentice), Carroll Alice of Orange Planet. Alice is rather cold towards Aika and Akari, but she is a gifted and hard-working Pair who practices on her way to school every day. Although Alice has good knowledge retention and sweet gondola skills, her interpersonal skills are a bit lacking.
Later that day, Akatsuki stops by to molest Akari some more, and Alice comes to her defense. They end up taking Akatsuki around to kill some time while he waits for his older brother to show up with loan money. Alice marvels at Akari’s ability to smile and be courteous while sharing a gondola with a jerk like Akatsuki, and she begins to fall in love with Akari. Once Akatsuki finally gets his money, he invites the girls up to his place for some hot exercise. It turns out Akatsuki makes it rain up in Ukijima, the floating island that controls the weather in Aqua.
Reaction:
At first I thought Alice was totally bitchy, but once she got ready to club Akatsuki I warmed up to her. Man, I can’t stand that guy; he is like one of those kindergarten boys tugging on the pigtails of the girl he likes. Only once you get older it isn’t cute anymore, it’s just creepy. I thought it was pretty funny how Alice got into Undine magazine and had been scouted from her gondola club. If only there was a smiling club or a cheesy lines club, Akari would have been a tensai star for sure!
A few things bothered me this episode. First off, why would a company called Orange Planet line its uniforms in yellow? That makes no sense. Secondly, why are journeymen counted in average earnings per member? Is Akari counted, or is Aika was implying that Alicia’s earnings have gone down ever since Akari arrived? Then there was the whole matter of Akatsuki inviting the jailbait up to his place and then having an extended moment of… moaning. Seriously, listen to this scene; who sounds like that while running? Stop judging me!!!
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