Comments on: *Aria Book 1 — Recommended

By: *Aria Book 5 — Recommended » Manga Worth Reading

*Aria Book 5 — Recommended » Manga Worth Reading — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:06:33 +0000

[...] means it’s timely — Akari, the apprentice gondolier (undine), is beginning her second autumn on the water planet, just as fall has firmly fallen here in the [...]

By: Best of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading

Best of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:30:27 +0000

[...] picked up this gorgeous, pastoral manga by Kozue Amano from ADV, republishing the first three volumes and finally continuing the series. It’s a reflective meditation on the joys of [...]

By: St. Dragon Girl Books 1-3 » Comics Worth Reading

St. Dragon Girl Books 1-3 » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:36:19 +0000

[...] Dragon Girl is a pure pleasure to read. The wholesomeness of the series reminded me of Aria. It’s a series you go to when you want to wash away some of the cynicism of daily life. These [...]

By: Anywhere But Here » Comics Worth Reading

Anywhere But Here » Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:59:01 +0000

[...] of the watermelon-eating strip (last sample page at that link), which reminded me of the message of Aria, to stop and enjoy the simple [...]

By: Aria Book 4 » Comics Worth Reading

Aria Book 4 » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:18:34 +0000

[...] some trouble, I finally found a copy of the latest chapter of this gorgeous series. [...]

By: Best Manga of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading

Best Manga of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:31:39 +0000

[...] Aria — Although Tokyopop began publishing it this year, I couldn’t in good conscience put it under Debut, because ADV put out three volumes back in 2004. However, Tokyopop did continue the series beyond where ADV left off, releasing a new book 4. It’s simply lovely to look at. [...]

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:39 +0000

I agree that it has a laid-back quality to it. It is a manga that doesn’t like to be too “extra”. As for collecting future volumes about a plot that probably goes nowhere, I would still collect them just because the world of ARIA is so enjoyable. I’m glad it’s not on T-pop’s “postponed” list.

By: Kai

Kai — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:05:12 +0000

Aria is a laid back manga. It’s mostly about a girl, finding the better things of simple life, and the beautiful scenery in the background. Though some parts of the story leads up to nothing, the way the characters act, aren’t too bold and give the backgrounds more of a chance to stand out.

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » May 22, 2008: Huguk! Huguk!

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:17:09 +0000

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson on Volume 1 and Volume 2 of Kazuo Amano’s lighter-than-air series [...]

By: *Aria Book 2 — Recommended » Comics Worth Reading

*Aria Book 2 — Recommended » Comics Worth Reading — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:23:18 +0000

[...] Book 1 covers autumn, as Aria Book 2 begins, winter is coming. The first chapter introduces the snowbugs, [...]

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Jesus, Buddha, Tite Kubo, they’re all in here somewhere

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:53:49 +0000

[...] at A Promise of Romance. At Comics Worth Reading, Johanna Draper Carlson puts vol. 8 of Nana and vol. 1 of Aria on her Recommended list and suspects from vol. 2 of Honey and Clover that that series will grow on [...]

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:51:03 +0000

Johanna,
I read this book back when ADV first published it. I loved it for the same reasons. It was refreshing to read a slow paced comic about a happy well-adjusted character. I was very happy when Tokyopop picked the series up.