Short film

Aria the OVA: Arietta

2007 · 30 min

A gentle, soothing half-hour that feels like a warm memory, with soft visuals and quiet emotional reassurance.

Tagline: The story of Aria company before the arrival of Akari.
Overview: Akari finds herself nervous coaching a new undine as a Prima, until she awakens to find that it is just a dream. To soothe her worries, Alicia recalls stories of her beginnings as a Prima, as well as the memories she made.
How it feels: Warm, uplifting, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, memory, coming-of-age, healing
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
memory
coming-of-age
healing
work
Places: sea
small town
Era: far-future
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none