ARIA
Season: 3
Episode: 1
That Imminent Spring Breeze...
Air Date:08/01/2008
As winter melts into spring, Akari, Aika and Alice all continue to practice and set new goals for themselves. But Akari still feels like she isn't good enough to become a Prima. Will she or any of the girls ever be truly satisfied with their talents?
Crew
Name: Masayuki Onji
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Takeshita
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tadao Kubota
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Masumi Hoshino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayuna Fujisaki
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Junichi Sato
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Masatsugu Arakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Yukihiro Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Mamezuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Taichi Maezuka
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Katsunori Ishida
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Yuuko Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Mori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuki Hashimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shu Sugai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsuhiro Kumagai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Notake
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiyuki Shikano
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Takaaki Sugawara
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masako Iwamuro
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shintaro Inoue
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Satomi Takayama
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Sumiyo Okamura
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kenji Ota
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kanae Komatsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomokazu Ishizeki
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Yukihiro Saito
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Ryosuke Asakura
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shinji Ikegami
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Orikasa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiro Udagawa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Shirai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Komatsu
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Akiyo Kudo
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kyoko Ishida
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Hiroshi Sasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hirotaka Ichifuji
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Guest Stars
Name: Yuji Ueda
Character: Udo 'Woody' Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Hirofumi Nojima
Character: Akatsuki Izumo (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Junko Minagawa
Character: Akira E. Ferrari (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Tomoko Kawakami
Character: Athena Glory (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Masako Isobe
Character: Mother (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Ayumi Fujimura
Character: Daughter (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Michio Miyashita
Character: Gondola Customer (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Akeno Watanabe
Character: Albert 'Al' Pitt / Maa (voice)
Department: Acting
Episode: 2
That Smiling Customer...
Air Date:15/01/2008
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...
Crew
Name: Takahiro Natori
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hitoshi Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Shinichi Kojima
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Ryo Kodama
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takahiro Natori
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Masato Ando
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yurie Tadano
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kousuke Miyajima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuo Numai
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Jun Ikeda
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Keita Hagio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shigeki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toru Minatani
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Hiromi Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miki Kato
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shigeru Morimoto
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masamichi Takano
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Yoshinori Wakana
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masaaki Kawaguchi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Tsunenaka Nozaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Shinoda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yurie Kuniyuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mariko Matsui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Taeko Igo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akiko Tanada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Otaka Hamana
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Fujiko Tabata
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yumiko Morimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naohisa Haishima
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toru Sugawara
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Gonda
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Yamada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Megumi Yajima
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Episode: 3
Those Feelings Within...
Air Date:22/01/2008
A new vendor has opened up shop in Piazza San Marco, selling heart-shaped chocolates in glass bottles. Akari buys a bottle, and later goes to buy another, but by then, the patissier has mysteriously disappeared. Where did he go, and will he ever return?
Crew
Name: Akiko Nakano
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Matsuoka
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hirokazu Hanai
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Ayuna Fujisaki
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Akiko Nakano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masatsugu Arakawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kanta Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Matsuoka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyoshi Iida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Takahiro Natori
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Keiko Motoya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyuki Kanno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Asuka Komiyama
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kazuki Hashimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shu Sugai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsuaki Okamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chuichi Iguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideaki Isa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinji Ikegami
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Orikasa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiro Udagawa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshiaki Mitsunaka
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Yuji Shirai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Ishihara
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Natsumi Ueno
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Yusuke Maruyama
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Name: Hiroshi Yoshikawa
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Guest Stars
Name: Unsho Ishizuka
Character: Café Owner (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Ooki Sugiyama
Character: Garçon (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Takahiro Mizushima
Character: Anri (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Tomomi Watanabe
Character: Boy A (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Cocoro Kikuchi
Character: Boy B (voice)
Department: Acting
Episode: 4
Those Who Aim for Tomorrow...
Air Date:29/01/2008
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?
Crew
Name: Kenichi Takeshita
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Hideki Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Inoue
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hideki Inoue
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masato Ando
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yurie Tadano
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toru Minatani
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Miki Kato
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masaaki Kawaguchi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Harumi Kawaguchi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Otaka Hamana
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Hideki Inoue
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Fujiko Tabata
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yumiko Morimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naohisa Haishima
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toru Sugawara
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Gonda
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keita Ando
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Guest Stars
Name: Ryoko Shiraishi
Character: Ayumi K. Jasmine (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Houko Kuwashima
Character: Atla 'Atora' Monteverdi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Kana Asumi
Character: Anzu Yumeno (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Michiko Hosokoshi
Character: Veteran Undine (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Chikao Suzumura
Character: Male Customer (voice)
Department: Acting
Episode: 5
That Keepsake Clover...
Air Date:05/02/2008
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.
Crew
Name: Koichiro Ueda
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Masumi Hoshino
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masumi Hoshino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Satoru Fujimoto
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mariko Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Tatsufumi Itoh
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Shinomin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasutaka Kubota
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Mamezuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Kawai
Role: Songs
Department: Sound
Name: Kazuki Hashimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shu Sugai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akiko Manabe
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Etsuko Matsunaga
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Mari Sasagawa
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Hiroyasu Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ju Hyung-suk
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Yuka Ohashi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Mie Kasai
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Heo Young-dan
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Nozomi Idogawa
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Tatsufumi Itoh
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Shinji Ikegami
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Orikasa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiro Udagawa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Shirai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masae Kaneko
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Episode: 6
That Wonderful Extracurricular Lesson...
Air Date:12/02/2008
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.
Crew
Name: Kazunobu Fuseki
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Kazunobu Fuseki
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tadao Kubota
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Kazunobu Fuseki
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kouji Komurakata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Keiko Kato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumi Morita
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masato Ando
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yurie Tadano
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masako Iwamuro
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Satomi Takayama
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Sumiyo Okamura
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Hisako Shimozuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Onuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryota Niino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukiko Watabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Narihito Sekikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruyo Nebu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukiko Uegaki
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Takeshi Morita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoaki Mimiura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiro Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fujiko Tabata
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yumiko Morimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naohisa Haishima
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toru Sugawara
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Gonda
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsumi Niima
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kyoko Ishida
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kazuhisa Asai
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Nobuharu Yorozu
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Episode: 7
In That Gently Passing Time...
Air Date:19/02/2008
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.
Crew
Name: Ryousuke Tanigawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Takeshita
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Zen'ya Yamamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shunta Sakamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Takeshita
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Ryo Komori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukiko Miyamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Ayafumi Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinomin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Yamazaki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kouta Okuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hideki Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Mamezuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Mori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuki Hashimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shu Sugai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miki Yoshikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsuhiro Kumagai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kanae Komatsu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Ikeda
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Toru Minatani
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Miki Kato
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masaaki Kawaguchi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Otaka Hamana
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Daisuke Yamauchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshihiro Nishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akemi Roppongi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Oshima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuto Shimoyama
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shinji Ikegami
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Orikasa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiro Udagawa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Shirai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Sasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masato Kubota
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Guest Stars
Name: Yoshiko Matsuo
Character: Akino 'Grandma' Ametsuchi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Risa Hayamizu
Character: Anna (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Tokuyoshi Kawashima
Character: Albert (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Yumiko Kobayashi
Character: Ahito (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Miki Ohtani
Character: Himeya Undine B (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Sujiko
Character: Himeya Undine C (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Akira Okubo
Character: Father (voice)
Department: Acting
Episode: 8
The Memories of That Precious Person...
Air Date:26/02/2008
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!
Crew
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroyuki Shimizu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryo Komori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroki Harada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Madoka Ozawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Daisuke Tsukushi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yasuko Higuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ikuko Ito
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Miyuki Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kaoru Sekiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masato Ando
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yurie Tadano
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ju Hyung-suk
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Heo Young-dan
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Lee Seung-hyeon
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Park Su-jeong
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shunji Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shunryo Yamamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Niinuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim So-young
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Hideki Takahara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ko Ju-jeong
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Ryu Ju-hee
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Lee Hyoen-hye
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Fujiko Tabata
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yumiko Morimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naohisa Haishima
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toru Sugawara
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Gonda
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masae Kaneko
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Episode: 9
Surrounded by That Orange Wind...
Air Date:04/03/2008
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...
Crew
Name: Takahiro Natori
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kouji Komurakata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Takahiro Natori
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Fumi Morita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiko Kato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumi Morita
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuki Hashimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shu Sugai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Ikeda
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Toru Minatani
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Miki Kato
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masaaki Kawaguchi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Harumi Kawaguchi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Otaka Hamana
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Hisako Shimozuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryota Niino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukiko Watabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Narihito Sekikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruyo Nebu
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoaki Mimiura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hitomi Satou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiro Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinji Ikegami
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Orikasa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiro Udagawa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Shirai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keita Ando
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Name: Ryo Hirohashi
Role: Songs
Department: Sound
Guest Stars
Name: Akeno Watanabe
Character: Maa (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Tomoko Kawakami
Character: Athena Glory (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Sayuri
Character: Board Chairman (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Izumi Koike
Character: Underclassman A (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Mayuki Makiguchi
Character: Underclassman B (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Junji Majima
Character: Underclassman D (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Masataka Sawada
Character: Lock Keeper (voice)
Department: Acting
Episode: 10
The Excitement on That Moon-Gazing Night...
Air Date:11/03/2008
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.
Crew
Name: Tadao Kubota
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Shunta Sakamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayuna Fujisaki
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Satoru Fujimoto
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mariko Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshiyuki Arai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Ayafumi Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukihiro Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsufumi Itoh
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Shinomin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Taichi Maezuka
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masato Ando
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yurie Tadano
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miki Yoshikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsuhiro Kumagai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ju Hyung-suk
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Heo Young-dan
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Daisuke Yamauchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Seung-hyeon
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Park Su-jeong
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Tatsufumi Itoh
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kim So-young
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Ko Ju-jeong
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Ryu Ju-hee
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Lee Hyoen-hye
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shinji Takasuka
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Fujiko Tabata
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yumiko Morimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naohisa Haishima
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toru Sugawara
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Gonda
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsumi Niima
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kyoko Ishida
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Yusuke Watanabe
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Episode: 11
Those Ever-Changing Days...
Air Date:18/03/2008
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.
Crew
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Ryousuke Tanigawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayuna Fujisaki
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenichi Takeshita
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Masashi Wakayama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshihiro Maeda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takeshi Iwamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Etsuhito Mori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Ayafumi Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukihiro Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinomin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kouta Okuno
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Isao Sugimoto
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuki Hashimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shu Sugai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsuhiro Kumagai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Jun Ikeda
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Toru Minatani
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Miki Kato
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masaaki Kawaguchi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Harumi Kawaguchi
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Otaka Hamana
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Daisuke Yamauchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rika Kanetaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Oshima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satomi Matsuura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyuki Hamada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinji Ikegami
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Orikasa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiro Udagawa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Shirai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yousuke Toyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Motomasa Maeda
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Guest Stars
Name: Akeno Watanabe
Character: Maa (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Junko Minagawa
Character: Akira E. Ferrari (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Tomoko Kawakami
Character: Athena Glory (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Haruka Kimura
Character: Himeya Undine B (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Takashi Ohara
Character: Husband (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Tomomi Watanabe
Character: Wife (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Kouichi Makishima
Character: Old Husband (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Mariko Oohara
Character: Old Lady (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Hiromu Miyazaki
Character: Young Father (voice)
Department: Acting
Episode: 12
Embraced by That Blue Sea and Wind...
Air Date:25/03/2008
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.
Crew
Name: Reiko Yoshida
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Ryousuke Tanigawa
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tadao Kubota
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masakazu Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Masashi Wakayama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junichi Sato
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Satoru Fujimoto
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshiyuki Arai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomokazu Sugimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryo Komori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsuhiro Iwasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akino Arai
Role: Theme Song Performance
Department: Sound
Name: Daisuke Tsukushi
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yasuko Higuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinomin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Taichi Maezuka
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masato Ando
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yurie Tadano
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsuhiro Kumagai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Daisuke Yamauchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Oshima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayumi Miyamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kouyou Kimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fujiko Tabata
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yumiko Morimoto
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toru Sugawara
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koichi Gonda
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsumi Niima
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kyoko Ishida
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kazuhisa Asai
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masato Kubota
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Name: Keita Ando
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Episode: 13
To That New Beginning...
Air Date:01/04/2008
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?
Crew
Name: Reiko Yoshida
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Takahiro Natori
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Tadao Kubota
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Takatoshi Abe
Role: Special Effects
Department: Crew
Name: Shunta Sakamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Wakayama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Junichi Sato
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Satoru Fujimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mariko Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuo Sakai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomokazu Sugimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryo Komori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takaaki Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayafumi Suzuki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukihiro Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumi Morita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Shiokawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ikuko Ito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumitoshi Oizaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinomin
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Inoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Yamazaki
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiko Kato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsufumi Itoh
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Taichi Maezuka
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Katsunori Ishida
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shu Sugai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoshiyuki Shikano
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Yukiko Shimada
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kayoko Haruhara
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Shin Okui
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Hisano Ninomiya
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Naohisa Haishima
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinji Ikegami
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuko Orikasa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiro Udagawa
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuji Shirai
Role: Compositing Artist
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsumi Niima
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kyoko Ishida
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Kazuhisa Asai
Role: Background Designer
Department: Art
Name: Masatoyo Takada
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Name: Masato Kubota
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Name: Motomasa Maeda
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Name: Keita Ando
Role: Production Assistant
Department: Production
Guest Stars
Name: Yuji Ueda
Character: Udo 'Woody' Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Yoshiko Matsuo
Character: Akino 'Grandma' Ametsuchi (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Motomu Kiyokawa
Character: Namihei 'Mr. Mailman' Anno (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Hirofumi Nojima
Character: Akatsuki Izumo (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Akeno Watanabe
Character: Albert 'Al' Pitt (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Junko Minagawa
Character: Akira E. Ferrari (voice)
Department: Acting
Name: Tomoko Kawakami
Character: Athena Glory (voice)
Department: Acting