And the License Is…’Aria’!
Jeeez, the site got really slow to load when I reloaded for the announcement. But it is, in fact, Aria, as previously speculated. Or at least season 1 of it EDIT: Just heard back from Right Stuf; they’re not ready to announce more specs just yet but they’ll definitely have more than just the first season).
It’ll start coming out with a first season box set on September 30th, which will include all 13 episodes, sub-only, for $49.99. You can actually pre-order it right now.
For the chunk of you out there who don’t yet know the show, Aria is set in a future where humans have settled other planets, including Mars, which has taken on a Venice-like canal-city structure. As a result, the city is full of gondolas; the show follows a group of young girls training to become professional gondoliers. It’s an “atmosphere” kind of show, based on the manga by Kozue Amano (which also just finished recently, if I remember correctly).
Tags: aria, nozomi entertainment
May 1st, 2008 at 11:12 am
I still get a “Address not found” error for the official site lol. doh
May 1st, 2008 at 11:14 am
@Josh: You can’t get to http://aria.rightstuf.com/ ?
May 1st, 2008 at 11:17 am
no siree. Maybe it’s a DNS thing since I tried going there before or something, but nope. I just get a nice big error page.
May 1st, 2008 at 11:19 am
PS, ANN says that Right Stuf has everything - all 3 TV series and the OVA
May 1st, 2008 at 11:24 am
Yay! three posts in a row!
In any case, I tried the address on another computer and it loaded, so it must just be the DNS on this one
May 1st, 2008 at 11:25 am
ï¼ Josh: Well, I just got an e-mail back from Right Stuf’s PR maven, Alison, who says they’re not announcing anything specific beyond season 1 right now, though there will definitely be “more.” So, take that as you will :)
May 1st, 2008 at 11:28 am
$50 MSRP for the first season, available for preorder for about $39.
In addition to ANN saying they have everything, the “Starting Fall 2008/Future releases — Coming Soon!” I think implies they have more than just the first season.
May 1st, 2008 at 11:29 am
[...] gia sayz that Right Stuf isn’t willing to announce anything past Season 1 (Aria the Animation) but does confirm that there will be more. [...]
May 1st, 2008 at 11:35 am
ARIA FUCK YEAH
May 1st, 2008 at 11:52 am
Best. News. Ever.
May 1st, 2008 at 12:13 pm
[...] A lot of people are really happy. So is me. Okay I watched all but one episode. It’s still a wonderful show. [...]
May 1st, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Nice, I’m suddenly interested in getting my hands on it September.
May 1st, 2008 at 2:15 pm
THEY BETTER LICENSE SKETCHBOOK ~FULL COLORS NEXT
May 1st, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Don’t forget that this is eligible for that $5 coupon in the back of the Right Stuf catalog. Another $5 off makes it nearly the price of a single disk series. :P
Yes, I just preordered. :P
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