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Description
From Tokyopop:
After 150 years of terraforming, Aqua, the planet formerly known as Mars, now has over 90% of its surface covered by water. A young girl named Akari Mizunashi arrives at the city of Neo-Venezia, an exact replica of the old Italian city of Venice, hoping to become an Undine, the most coveted job on Aqua. Follow Akari's adventures as she discovers the wonders of Aria in this prequel to the popular Aria anime and manga series.

Type
Manga

Related Series
Aria (Sequel)

Associated Names
Аква
アクア
オセロゲーム -EBONY & IVORY-

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Latest Release(s)
v.2 c.4koma by Nojay over 7 years ago
v.1 c.4koma by Nojay over 7 years ago
v.2 c.Othello Game by Oishii-Manga Scanlations over 15 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
2 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 3 (Aria The Animation)
Ends at Vol 2, Chap 9 (Aria The Animation) Skips Chap 1-2, 5, 10

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Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (531 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.19 / 10.0
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Year
2001

Original Publisher
Enix
Mag Garden (2003 Re-print)

Serialized In (magazine)
Stencil (Enix)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
TokyoPop (2007 / 2 Vols; 2019 / 1 Vol - Complete)

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Can be considered the first volumes of aria  
by Shimaqan
May 25th, 2022, 4:26am
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0
Peace, happiness and giggles all around
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from r/manga  
by r/mangaReviews
February 8th, 2019, 4:33pm
Rating: N/A
>Falheite (Known status: Completed?)
"The art is... decent, and its interesting. But i do still think the anime is better. Will read actual Aria next."
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Refreshing!  
by wansmor
December 1st, 2014, 10:50pm
Rating: 8.0  / 10.0
I can't really say much about Aqua. There are no intricating plot, no disastrous events, no saving the world action, no war, only peaceful life on a terraformed planet called Aqua. But it's enjoyable in it's simplicity.

This series is great because it delivers stories about life itself. It's a story about friendship, about dreams, and about relationship between people. The pace was slow yet steady. It let me to think about my life while enjoying the great view of Aqua.

For you who only know 'Aqua' from the anime, this manga contains the events that lead to those in Aria. If you enjoy Aria, you will also love this.

... Last updated on March 7th, 2016, 1:56am
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Liked it♥  
by ~*Tsubaki*~
September 11th, 2014, 9:08am
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
I remember really loving its slowpace and calm setting and story. (Same for Aria)
It's a nice read if you want to calm down. It gives you the feeling that life is nice.

I would recomend it to read little by little when you have the time. Because of it's episodic nature.
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Just awesome  
by Meijinification
May 16th, 2011, 12:24pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
There are just a few things to mention about "Aqua" ... The manga on the whole - absolutely splendid. Nice drawings, slice of life story is top-notch, not too text-heavy. I can give a recommendation for everyone.
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Sleepy  
by liquidsin
February 10th, 2011, 9:14pm
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0
It's hard not to feel sleepy after reading this. Everything about it is calm, relaxing, and tranquil... tranquil like resting in the shade of a hot summer day. Time flows on, not in a bad way though, and you get to enjoy the little things as the story slowly unfolds.
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:)  
by Selenium_Glow
August 16th, 2010, 12:09pm
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0
The ending felt incomplete, but then Aria completes it and completes it in a way that makes it a classic for me. This Prequel to one of my highest rated manga is good. smile
Yes, Aria is better, but this is great too smile

Man... I can't stop smiling ^____^
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Nice...  
by akari_mizunashi
June 28th, 2010, 9:18am
Rating: 8.0  / 10.0
But not nearly as nice as Aria.
Aria has its weaknesses. It can be corny, the human anatomy is often fairly bad, and it slips into moe just a little too often.
Aqua has all those things, but multiplied many times.
It's a lovely little series, but I'm glad Amano improved in time for Aria.
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Relaxing  
by shinbei42
April 2nd, 2009, 7:38pm
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0
A nice and calming manga.
Nice characters.
Doesn't have much of a plot/story (nothing really *BIG* happens) but it adds to the charm. This is sweet manga.
I recommend it esp. to people who want a change of pace in their read.
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Aqua.  
by NightSwan
February 7th, 2009, 4:23am
Rating: 8.6  / 10.0
I had a feeling of "not quite there yet" while reading it.
Aqua is very peacfull, and relaxing. That's what finally drew me in to read it.
The art is very nice as well, but sometimes looks a little awkwards with hands and such.
The scenes that greatly excited the characters, didn't have the same effect on me, and were mostly just pretty.
The characters are simple and sweet.
I liked aqua, but I do hope Aria would give a better emotion transmiting via landscapes.

All in all, I enjoyed it^^
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