The most underrated and underappreciated anime of 2022. A real passion project.
Great story, exciting sports, rich character writing, amazing production, and the series brought out the inner excited sportshead in me. It was awesome.
-A treasure hunting japanese historical fiction
-An incredible manga that effortlessly fuses a bunch of genres into a single manga
-Amazing cast of characters
-Great antagonists
-Consistently awesome from start to finish
-Great action and hilarious comedy
-Great fantasy story
-Amazing, healthy romance and relationship
-An amazing protagonist, deutrogonist and antagonist
-Very berserk inspired in many ways
-Complicated character relationships are progressed wonderfully
-A nuanced story surrounding sexual violence and the mental state of the victim
-Protagonist gets assaulted by his new stepdad.
-A deep dive into the psychology of the MC
-Extremely hard to read though but it's handled with proper care and attention
To me, experiencing Aria is akin to just sitting at a beach, listening to the sound of the waves and of birds chirping, seeing kids play by the water and smelling the ocean.
It's just an atmospheric, serene and magical experience. This series is so special to me.