The appeal and reviews of "Aria the Scarlet Ammo": A perfect blend of action and romance

Aria the Scarlet Ammo - Hidan no Aria - Review and detailed information

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

Light novel

■ Broadcast period

April 14, 2011 - June 30, 2011

■Broadcasting station

TBS Television, Chubu Nippon Broadcasting, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Minami Nippon Broadcasting, BS-TBS, AT-X, Showtime, Medimo!, PlayStation®Store, GyaO! Store, DMM.com, Niconico Video, Bandai Channel, BIGLOBE, AnimeOne, VideoMarket, MovieGate, AnimeMobi, Animate TV

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 12

■Original Story

Akamatsu Junior High School

■ Director

Takashi Watanabe

■ Production

Animation production: JCSTAFF
Production cooperation: Media Factory, Flying Dog, Movic, JCSTAFF
Produced by Tokyo Butei High School, TBS

■ Story

In order to combat increasingly violent crimes, detectives solve problems by using force, commonly known as "Butei." Kinji Toyama was a student at Butei High School, where Butei are trained, but due to a certain incident, he was planning to quit Butei High and transfer to a regular school. One day, for some reason, Kinji's life is targeted by a bomber on his way to school. However, just as Kinji is cornered, a beautiful girl suddenly descends from the sky. Her name is Kanzaki H. Aria. She is a highly skilled Butei, unlike anything you would imagine from her small and pretty appearance... she is a violent and aggressive girl. This encounter will greatly change the future of both Kinji and Aria.

■Cast

・Toyama Kinji/Majima Junji/Kanzaki H. Aria/Kugimiya Rie/Hoshiko Shirayuki/Takahashi Mikako/Mine Riko/Ise Mariya/Reki/Ishihara Kaori/Jeanne d'Arc/Kawasumi Ayako/Muto Gouki/Kondo Takayuki/Shiranui Ryo/Eguchi Takuya/Sayanami Tohru/Nojima Kenji/Takamagahara Yutori/Nakahara Mai

■ Main staff

・Original story by Chugaku Akamatsu・Original illustrations by Kobuichi・Director by Takashi Watanabe・Series composition by Hideki Shirane・Character design by Kazunori Iwakura・Art director by Teruhiko Tanida・Color design by Yukiko Ito・Director of photography by Yoshio Okouchi・Editor by Shigeru Nishiyama・Sound director by Jin Aketagawa・Sound production by Magic Capsule・Music by Takumi Ozawa・Music production by Flying Dog・Animation production by JCSTAFF

■ Main Characters

Kinji Toyama Affiliation: Detective Department (Inquesta) A high school student at Tokyo Butei High School, in class 2A. His specialty is detective department, and his current Butei rank is the lowest, E. He was living an ordinary life, but by chance he met Aria and became involved in an incident. Weapon used: Beretta M92F
・Kanzaki H. Aria Affiliation: Assault Department A beautiful girl who transferred to Tokyo Butei High School in the third semester of her first year. She is currently in class 2-A. Her specialty is assault, and her Butei rank is S. She is skilled in using two government swords and two short swords. Weapons used: Colt Government, Hoshino Shirayuki Psychic Investigation Research Department (SSR) A childhood friend of Kinji's who is in class 2-B, she is a beautiful Japanese girl with a good figure. Her specialty is the Psychic Investigation Research Department, commonly known as the S-Lab. She is the student council president, head of the gardening club, the handicraft club, and the volleyball club, with an IQ of 75, a gentle personality, and a good cook; she is a perfect superhuman. However, when other women approach Kinji, she loses her usual composure and becomes aggressive. Weapon used: Irokane Ayame, Mine Riko Affiliation: Detective Department (Inquesta) A student in the same 2nd year class A as Kinji, and also specializing in the same detective department. Her hobbies are peeping, secretly taking pictures and eavesdropping, and hacking, but her abilities in gathering and manipulating information are extremely high, and her military detective rank is A. She has a naturally cheerful personality and is popular in her class. Although she is small in stature, her breasts are quite large, giving her the so-called Lolita busty figure. She wears her uniform in a Lolita style that she has modified herself. She is actually an otaku and a gal game fanatic. Weapon used: Walther P99
・Reki: Sniper Department (Snipe) A student in class C, 2nd year, specializes in sniping. Apparently even he doesn't know his last name. His sniping skills are genius, and he was ranked S when he enrolled, and his eyesight is 6.0. He uses a Dragunov. She is a beautiful girl with a beautiful face, but she is emotionless, silent, and expressionless, so she is also called "Robot Reki". Perhaps because of her ability to hide her presence as a sniper, she also has a somewhat weak presence. She usually wears headphones on her ears, but she doesn't seem to be listening to music. Weapon used: Dragunov sniper rifle, Muto Gouki Affiliation: Vehicle Department (Logic) A classmate of Kinji, specializes in the vehicle department. The two are close friends, and they can be called best friends. He is tall, nearly 190 cm tall, but has a rough personality, so he is not popular with women at all. However, when it comes to vehicles, he is skilled and can drive anything, from trains to nuclear submarines to airplanes, and he has a wealth of knowledge. Therefore, despite his appearance, he is actually an A-ranked honor student. He does not seem to be particularly picky about weapons, and carries a Colt Python because it is easy to maintain. Weapon used: Colt Python, Shiranui Ryo Affiliation: Assault Department (Assault) Like Muto, he is a classmate of Kinji's. He is in the assault department and is ranked A. Rather than having any outstanding skills, he is the type who excels in a balanced way in hand-to-hand combat, knives, and handguns. When Kinji was in the assault department, he often formed a party with him. Even now, the three of them, including Muto, hang out together in class. He is one of the few military detectives with a good personality, and is very considerate of Kinji. Furthermore, he is handsome, so he is apparently quite popular, but it seems he does not have a girlfriend. Weapon used: H&K MARK 23 (SOCOM)
A female swordsman known as the Silver Ice Witch, who was with Jeanne d'Arquis-Ou. She has the skill to disguise herself, and while hiding, she targets and kidnaps people with special abilities. She wields a holy sword called Durandal, and uses ice powers. She infiltrates the Military Detective Agency to target Shirayuki, but is arrested thanks to the efforts of Kinji, Aria, and Shirayuki. Weapon used: Holy sword Durandal

■Subtitle

・First release: "La Bambina" (2011/04/14)
・2nd release: "Aria of the Dual Swords and Dual Guns" (2011/04/21)
・3rd installment / "First Mission" (2011/04/28)
・4th installment / "Butei Killer" (2011/05/05)
・No. 5 / "Article 1 of the Butei Charter" (2011/05/12)
・6th installment / "Hosika no Miko" (2011/05/19)
・No. 7 / "Cage Bird" (2011/05/26)
・8th installment / "Magic Sword [Durandal]" (2011/06/02)
・No. 9 / "Honey-colored trap" (2011/06/09)
・No. 10 / "Special Training" (2011/06/16)
・No. 11 / "Infiltration" (2011/06/30)
・12th installment / "Blad" (2011/06/30)

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
・"Scarlet Ballet"
Lyrics: Akio Inoue; Composition: Daisuke Asakura; Arrangement: Daisuke Asakura; Singer: May'n
・ED1
・"Camellia's Eyes"
Lyrics: Aiko Nakano Composition: Aiko Nakano Arrangement: Yogo Kono Singer: Aiko Nakano

Aria the Scarlet Ammo - Hidan no Aria - Review

"Aria the Scarlet Ammo" is an anime series based on a light novel by Akamatsu Chuugaku, which was broadcast in 2011. The story is action-packed and revolves around armed detectives, commonly known as "Butei," who fight against increasingly violent crimes. The story, which begins with the encounter between the protagonist Kinji Toyama and the beautiful girl Aria Kanzaki, who changes his fate, has a particularly captivating appeal.

The anime is set in Tokyo Butei High School, where students with various specialized subjects hone their skills to fight criminals. Kinji is in the detective department and has the lowest rank of E in the military detective division. However, his life changes when he meets Aria, an elite in the assault department with an S rank in the military detective division. Her combat abilities, which are hard to imagine given her small and pretty appearance, and her ferocious and aggressive personality add spice to the story.

The appeal of this work lies above all in the individuality of the characters and their growth. Kinji starts out as an ordinary high school student, but grows through his encounters with Aria and various other incidents. His special ability, "Hysteria Mode," also has a major impact on the progression of the story. Meanwhile, while Aria has a strong will and fighting ability, she also shows a human side, as seen in the changes in her feelings towards Kinji.

In addition to Kinji and Aria, many other unique characters also appear. Hoshino Shirayuki is Kinji's childhood friend and is portrayed as a perfect superhuman, but she is also possessive towards Kinji, and her complex emotions add excitement to the story. Mine Riko is a student in the detective department who is skilled in information gathering and manipulation, and is characterized by her bright personality and loli busty figure. Reki is a genius sniper in the sniper department, and is memorable for his emotionless and silent character. Muto Gouki is a student in the vehicle department, and while he has a wealth of knowledge and skills regarding vehicles, the gap between his popularity with women is interesting. Shiranui Ryo is a student in the assault department, and is a good friend of Kinji, and is a well-balanced character who excels in fighting and handling firearms. Jeanne d'Arc appears as the Silver Ice Witch and is depicted as a powerful enemy with ice abilities.

The anime was produced by JCSTAFF, directed by Watanabe Takashi, with series composition by Shirane Hideki and character design by Iwakura Kazunori. Art direction was by Tanida Teruhiko, color design by Ito Yukiko, cinematography by Okouchi Yoshio, editing by Nishiyama Shigeru, sound direction by Aketagawa Jin, music by Ozawa Takumi, and music production by Flying Dog. The visual beauty and music created by this team of staff have the power to draw the viewer into the world of the story.

The opening theme, "Scarlet Ballet," is sung by May'n, with lyrics by Inoue Akio, and composed and arranged by Asakura Daisuke. It is an energetic song that perfectly matches the action-packed story and will get viewers excited. The ending theme, "Camellia no Hitomi," is written, composed and sung by Nakano Aiko, and arranged by Kono Yogo. This song has a beautiful melody that will resonate with viewers' hearts and highlight the story's moving scenes.

Although "Aria the Scarlet Ammo" is a short series of only 12 episodes, it gives viewers a lot of excitement and emotion through the growth of the characters and the resolution of the case. In particular, the powerful action scenes and the individuality of the characters are outstanding, and it is sure to leave a strong impression on viewers. In addition, the original light novel is also very popular, so you can continue reading after watching the anime.

Here are some reasons why I recommend this work:

• Enjoy the growth of unique characters and changes in relationships
• The action scenes are powerful and visually stunning.
• The opening and ending songs enhance the story
• The original light novel is also popular, and you can enjoy the sequel.

"Aria the Scarlet Ammo" is a work filled with action and charming characters, and will surely provide viewers with a lot of excitement and emotion. Please give it a watch.