“Aika rejects inheriting legendary gondola, prompting apprentice Azusa to uncover her mentor's reasoning through Neo-Venezia's winter reflections.”
Aria the Benedizione
ARIA The BENEDIZIONE
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Synopsis
Aika rejects inheriting legendary gondola, prompting apprentice Azusa to uncover her mentor's reasoning through Neo-Venezia's winter reflections.
The successor and branch manager of the Himeya Company—one of the many Undine associations housing female gondoliers—Aika S. Granzchesta surprises everyone when she rejects tradition and refuses to inherit the company's legendary gondola. Aika's apprentice Azusa B. McLaren, unable to wrap her mind around her mentor's unexpected decision, confronts her directly but to little effect. To better understand her reasoning, Azusa and her fellow Undines secretly plan to arrange a meeting with Aika. With the much-awaited winter days in sight, accompanied by the tranquility and sublimity of Neo-Venezia, Aika reminisces about her journey as an Undine that forged her into the person she is today. As she vividly remembers all those invaluable experiences of the past, she trusts they will continue to guide her into the unknown yet boundless future.
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Running avg · Dec 2021 → Apr 2026
- 8 “Melancholic, heartwarming and a bittersweet ending to a lovely franchise, even with it's latest and last installment; Aria proves itself to be the best in Iyashikei genre. The franchise may have...”
- 9 “"The people who terraformed this planet as well as the people who founded this city, are all gone. Even so, the city of Neo-Venezia, will continue to live on, after we're gone" Aria the Benedizione...”
- 8 “A very fitting conclusion to send-off the series with, and I was at emotional peace at the end of the movie. Unlike the previous movie and (what I remember of) the original series, this movie only...”
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- Format 1 × 60′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 00m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2021 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-20514 catalog
Produced by
- Shochiku Producer
- Rakuonsha Producer
- flying DOG Producer