In the future Mars has been terraformed and renamed Aqua. Akira travels to Aqua from Manhome(Earth) to learn to become an Undine(female gondolier) in the city of Neo Venezia.
Comments:
This is one of those slow meditative series like Haibane Renmei that makes a good addition to any collection, especially if you need something to use as a respite from all the sex and violence of other anime.
The extras include group interviews with the stars and Sato Jun’s “I’m Sorry Venice”.
If anything watch the “I’m Sorry Venice” extras to see how the crew’s visit to the actual
city of Venice, Italy helped to shape and define the anime to make it the show we know and love
today.
Finally: If you happen to be a dubber you’ll be disappointed in that this is a sub only anime.
That said it does have a high quality cast including our beloved Homura-chan( aka Chiwa Saito*)
and Ohara Sayaka.
* Sorry I always think of Homura-chan whenever I think of her.
Overall I would say this is as perfect as an anime comes.
