Join the Beginner Book Club here! Welcome to Aria the Masterpiece! [Aria the Masterpiece Volume 1] Versions of the Book Aria the Masterpiece is a republication of the series Aqua (2 volumes) and Aria (12 volumes). Each volume of Aria the Masterpiece contains two of the original volumes, so there are 7 volumes in total. Beginner Book Club Volume 1 Information As such, the first volume of Aria the Masterpiece (the volume we will be reading) contains both volumes of Aqua. There are two versions of the book you can buy. Aria the Masterpiece Volume 1 - This is the recommended version to buy. Aqua Volumes 1 and 2 - This is the original publication. IMPORTANT: If you buy the original publication of Aria, you are buying the wrong book! You know you have the correct version of the book if this is the first page with speech bubbles (except it won’t say Aqua at the top if you have Aria the Masterpiece): [p005] Where To Buy (Volume 1) Amazon JP CD Japan Amazon US Discussion Threads Volume 1 Chapter 1: 水の惑星 Chapter 2: 水先案内人 Chapter 3: 水没の街 Chapter 4: 猫の王国 Chapter 5: 希望の丘 Chapter 6: 初めてのお客様 Chapter 7: 社長はツライよ Chapter 8: 夜光鈴 Chapter 9: 花火 Volume 2 Chapter 10: ネオ・ヴェネツィア Chapter 11: 陸揚げ Chapter 12: ヒーロー見参 Chapter 13: ため息橋 Chapter 14: お天気雨 Chapter 15: ヴォガ・ロンガ Chapter 16: 雪虫 Chapter 17: 桃源郷 (+ 17.5: 社長の日常) Chapter 18: 星の謳声 Chapter 19: アウグーリ・ボナンノ Chapter 20: 謝肉祭 Volume 3 Chapter 21: 春一番 Chapter 22: 満開の森の桜の下 Chapter 23: 街の宝物 Chapter 24: 水の３大妖精 Chapter 25: ボッコロの日 Chapter 26: ネバーランド Chapter 27: 逃げ水 Chapter 27.5: 風邪とプリン (Special Navigation) Chapter 28: 空を泳ぐ魚 Chapter 29: 伝説の大妖精 Chapter 30: レデントーレ Volume 4 Chapter 31: 郵便屋さん Chapter 32: 舟謳 Chapter 33: 流星群の夜 Chapter 34: マルゲリータ Chapter 35: 影追い Chapter 36: オレンジな日々 Chapter 37: ヴェネツィアンガラス Chapter 37.5: パラレルワールド Chapter 38: スノーホワイト Chapter 39: 迷子 Chapter 40: 銀河鉄道の夜 Volume 5 Chapter 41: 春の女神 Chapter 42: 停電 Chapter 43: 鏡 Chapter 44: ヴァポレット Chapter 45: 髪とヘアピンと私 Chapter 45.5: 人造人間 Chapter 46: ゴンドラ Chapter 47: 記憶喪失 Chapter 47.5: 女心 Chapter 48: 墓地の島 Chapter 49: 秘密の場所 Chapter 50: 送り火 Volume 6 Chapter 51: パリーナ Chapter 52: 自分ルール Chapter 53: 幼なじみ Chapter 54: プリマ・ドンナ Chapter 55: お月見 Chapter 56: 裏誕生日 Chapter 56.5: 星占い Chapter 57: トラゲット Chapter 58: エピファニア Chapter 59: 春夏秋冬 Chapter 60: 課外授業 Chapter 60.5: アクアマリンの瞳 Volume 7 Chapter 61: クローバー Chapter 62: 海との結婚 Chapter 63: ケット・シー Chapter 64: 休日 Chapter 65: 黄昏時 Chapter 66: 生き人形 Chapter 67: 薔薇の名前 Chapter 67.5: ３人娘 Chapter 68: 遙かなる蒼 Chapter 69: 未来 Chapter 70: 水の妖精 Reading Schedule Volume 1 Chapter Name Aria 完全版[ToC] Aqua 1st ed[ToC] Aqua 2nd ed[ToC] Start Date 水の惑星 ch01 / p003 ch01 / p003 (vol 1) ch01 / p003 (vol 1) June 23rd 水先案内人 ch02 / p043 ch02 / p041 (vol 1) ch02 / p041 (vol 1) June 30th 水没の街 ch03 / p079 ch03 / p075 (vol 1) ch03 / p075 (vol 1) July 7th 猫の王国 ch04 / p115 ch04 / p109 (vol 1) ch04 / p109 (vol 1) July 14th 希望の丘 ch05 / p151 ch05 / p143 (vol 1) ch05 / p145 (vol 1) July 21st 初めてのお客様 ch06 / p185 ch06 / p003 (vol 2) ch06 / p003 (vol 2) July 28th 社長はツライよ ch07 / p223 *ch08 / p073 (vol 2) ch07 / p041 (vol 2) August 4th 夜光鈴 ch08 / p247 *ch07 / p039 (vol 2) ch08 / p063 (vol 2) August 11th 花火 ch09 / p283 ch09 / p095 (vol 2) *ch10 / p115 (vol 2) August 18th * Doesn’t match the chapter number of Aria the Masterpiece (Aria 完全版) Volume 2 Chapter Name Aria 完全版 Aria (orig) Start Date ネオ・ヴェネツィア ch10 / p003 *ch01 / p003 August 25th 陸揚げ ch11 / p037 ch02 / p037 September 1st ヒーロー見参 ch12 / p069 AQUA2 ch09 / p097 September 8th ため息橋 ch13 / p087 ch03 / p069 September 15th お天気雨 ch14 / p121 ch04 / p103 September 22nd ヴォガ・ロンガ ch15 / p159 ch05 / p141 September 29th 雪虫 ch16 / p195 †ch06 / p003 October 6th 桃源郷 ch17 / p229 ch07 / p037 ‡October 13th 社長の日常 ch17.5 / p263 ch07.5 / p071 ‡October 13th 星の謳声 ch18 / p269 ch08 / p077 October 20th アウグーリ・ボナンノ ch19 / p307 ch09 / p115 October 27th 謝肉祭 ch20 / p341 ch10 / p147 November 3rd * Chapter numbering is reset to 1 in Aria † Chapter 6 and subsequent are part of Aria volume 2 ‡ Chapters 17 and 17.5 (Special Navigation) will be read in the same week. Volume 3 Chapter Name Aria 完全版 Aria (orig) Start Date 春一番 ch21 / p003 ch11 / p003 December 1st 満開の森の桜の下 ch22 / p037 ch12 / p037 December 8th 街の宝物 ch23 / p073 ch13 / p071 December 15th 水の３大妖精 ch24 / p0109 ch14 / p107 December 22nd ボッコロの日 ch25 / p143 ch15 / p141 December 29th ネバーランド ch26 / p179 †ch16 / p003 January 5th 逃げ水 ch27 / p215 ch17 / p039 January 12th 風邪とプリン ch27.5 / p251 * January 19th 空を泳ぐ魚 ch28 / p273 ch18 / p073 January 26th 伝説の大妖精 ch29 / p309 ch19 / p107 February 2nd レデントーレ ch30 / p343 ch20 / p141 February 9th † Chapter 16 and subsequent are part of Aria volume 4 * 風邪とプリン is the special navigation at the end of Aqua 2 Volume 4 Chapter Name Aria 完全版 Aria (orig) Start Date 郵便屋さん ch31 / p003 p003 March 2nd 舟謳 ch32 / p035 p035 March 9th 流星群の夜 ch33 / p071 p071 March 16th マルゲリータ ch34 / p107 p107 March 23rd 影追い ch35 / p145 p143 March 30th オレンジな日々 ch36 / p179 p03 April 6th ヴェネツィアンガラス ch37 / p213 p37 April 13th パラレルワールド ch37.5 / p247 p157 April 20th スノーホワイト ch38 / p267 p71 April 27th 迷子 ch39 / p285 p89 May 4th 銀河鉄道の夜 ch40 / p319 p123 May 11th Volume 5 Chapter Name Aria 完全版 Aria (orig) Start Date 春の女神 ch41/ p003 p003 June 15th 停電 ch42 / p037 p037 June 22nd 鏡 ch43 / p067 p067 June 29th ヴァポレット ch44 / p101 p101 July 6th 髪とヘアピンと私 ch45 / p135 p135 July 13th 人造人間 ch45.5 / p157 p157 July 20th ゴンドラ ch46 / p177 p003 July 27th 記憶喪失 ch47 / p211 p037 August 3rd 女心 ch47.5 / p247 p071 August 10th 墓地の島 ch48 / p261 p085 August 10th 秘密の場所 ch49 / p297 p121 August 17th 送り火 ch50 / p319 p141 August 24th Volume 6 Chapter Name Aria 完全版 Aria (orig) Start Date パリーナ ch51 / p003 p003 August 31st 自分ルール ch52 / p039 p039 September 7th 幼なじみ ch53 / p055 p055 September 14th プリマ・ドンナ ch54 / p091 p091 September 21st お月見 ch55 / p121 p121 September 28th 裏誕生日 ch56 / p157 † p003 October 5th 星占い ch56.5 / p189 ch50.5/p159 *October 5th トラゲット ch57 / p207 ch48/p067 October 12th エピファニア ch58 / p247 ch47/p035 October 19th 春夏秋冬 ch59 / p279 p107 October 26th 課外授業 ch60 / p301 p127 November 2nd アクアマリンの瞳 ch60.5 / p335 †ch45.5 / p157 *November 2nd * Read in the same week as another chapter. † Chapter 56 and subsequent are part of Aria volume 10, except if specified otherwise ‡ Part of Aria volume 9 Volume 7 Chapter Name Aria 完全版 Aria (orig) Start Date クローバー ch61 / p003 p003 November 16th 海との結婚 ch62 / p037 p037 November 23rd ケット・シー ch63 / p077 p075 November 30th 休日 ch64 / p115 p113 December 7th 黄昏時 ch65 / p137 p135 December 14th 生き人形 ch66 / p179 †p003 December 21st 薔薇の名前 ch67 / p195 p019 December 28th ３人娘 ch67.5 / p215 p039 *December 28th 遙かなる蒼 ch68 / p233 p057 January 4th 未来 ch69 / p269 p091 January 11th 水の妖精 ch70 / p303 p125 January 18th * Read in the same week as another chapter. † Chapter 66 and subsequent are part of Aria volume 12 Vocabulary List Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Please follow the following guidelines when adding vocabulary to the list. This will help ensure that everyone adds vocab in a consistent way, which will make it easier to use. Vocabulary List Guidelines General: Make sure to use unformatted text by double clicking into a cell before pasting. Try not to include the same word (with the same meaning) more than once for the same chapter. Vocab (Kanji) column: Use the kanji that are actually used in the manga. This also means leaving this column blank if the word is written in kana. Use the dictionary form for adjectives and verbs, not the conjugated forms. For example, if the word in the manga is 分かりました, you should add it as 分かる. Vocab (Hiragana) column: Use the hiragana that are actually used in the manga, UNLESS it is a made up katakana word for the series. In that case, use the most common real reading, and mention the made up reading in the Notes column. For example, in the manga, 地球 is given the reading マンホーム, but it should still be entered as ちきゅう (with マンホーム in the Notes column). Use the dictionary form for adjectives and verbs, not the conjugated forms. For example, if the word in the manga is 分かりました, you should add it as 分かる. English Translation column: If you are not (reasonably) sure which translation is being used in the given context, don’t add the word to the spreadsheet. Adding it without knowing which meaning is correct could cause confusion. To keep the spreadsheet simple, use the definitions from jisho.org or a similar J->E dictionary. If more than one of the definitions could be correct, separate them by a ・ (written using / in the IME). For example, for 書く you would put to write; to compose; to pen・to draw; to paint if you feel like either is a likely interpretation for the given context. If the definition goes past the end of the column, try to remove alternate spellings first (e.g. “color” and “colour”) and then try to remove words with similar English meanings. Notes column: Use this column to add additional information that could be helpful, like if the word in the manga is a colloquial form of the official word. Discussion Rules Please use spoiler tags for content that would be considered a spoiler. When asking for help, please mention the page, panel, and speech bubble. Be sure to mention if you are reading a version other than Aria the Masterpiece. Don’t be afraid of asking questions, even if they seem embarrassing at first. All of us are here to learn. Polls When to start reading Result: June 23rd. How long to read each chapter Result: 1 week per chapter. Whether to overlap chapters Ignored in favor of only specifying start dates. Member List Beginner Book Club (Volume 1) Participants Aria Book Club Participants

tududududuuuuu [image] Aria the Masterpiece: Chapter 67 Discussion Book Clubs Join the Beginner Book Club here! Aria the Masterpiece Home Thread Aria the Masterpiece Chapter 67: 薔薇の名前 [ariamasterpiece7] Start Date: December 28th Previous Chapter: Chapter 66 Next Chapter: Chapter 67.5 Vocabulary List Discussion Rules Please use spoiler tags for content that would be considered a spoiler. When asking for help, please mention the page, panel, and speech bubble. Be sure to mention if you are reading a version other than Aria the Masterpiece. Don’t be afraid of ask… [image] Aria the Masterpiece: Chapter 67.5 Discussion Book Clubs Join the Beginner Book Club here! Aria the Masterpiece Home Thread Aria the Masterpiece Chapter 67.5: ３人娘 [ariamasterpiece7] Start Date: December 28th Previous Chapter: Chapter 67 Next Chapter: Chapter 68 Vocabulary List Discussion Rules Please use spoiler tags for content that would be considered a spoiler. When asking for help, please mention the page, panel, and speech bubble. Be sure to mention if you are reading a version other than Aria the Masterpiece. Don’t be afraid of asking q… Edit: can’t reply any further, oh well. [image] Aria the Masterpiece: Chapter 68 Discussion Book Clubs Join the Beginner Book Club here! Aria the Masterpiece Home Thread Aria the Masterpiece Chapter 68: 遙かなる蒼 [ariamasterpiece7] Start Date: January 4th Previous Chapter: Chapter 67.5 Next Chapter: Chapter 69 Vocabulary List Discussion Rules Please use spoiler tags for content that would be considered a spoiler. When asking for help, please mention the page, panel, and speech bubble. Be sure to mention if you are reading a version other than Aria the Masterpiece. Don’t be afraid of asking …

Just my luck, I’m only just finding out about this Book Club when it’s my favorite series, and I coincidentally already had the whole raw collection and was on Volume 2! I feel like I missed the whole thing xD

Fortunately, all the various chapter threads are still available to read. And possibly post in, though we may need to request unlocking for a few of the oldest ones.

They should all be unlocked at this point, and open for the next 10 years!

[image] Valara: I feel like I missed the whole thing xD I’ll be getting my copy of the manga out of storage probably in February, and then I’ll be reading through it with the threads to guide me along. If I have any questions that I can’t figure out on my own, I’ll definitely be posting them, adding tidbits of thread activity. (Or just commenting on chapters so everyone who read the chapter a year ago is left scrambling to remember it to know what I’m talking about.) Edit: (Regarding @Valara’s avatar), I have the manga adaptation of「凪のあすから」on my “to consider” list for reading =D

The penultimate chapter! [image] Aria the Masterpiece: Chapter 69 Discussion Book Clubs Join the Beginner Book Club here! Aria the Masterpiece Home Thread Aria the Masterpiece Chapter 69: 未来 [ariamasterpiece7] Start Date: January 11th Previous Chapter: Chapter 68 Next Chapter: Chapter 70 Vocabulary List Discussion Rules Please use spoiler tags for content that would be considered a spoiler. When asking for help, please mention the page, panel, and speech bubble. Be sure to mention if you are reading a version other than Aria the Masterpiece. Don’t be afraid of asking quest…

Well, here we are. The last chapter. I actually went ahead and read it already. I had a lot of funny quips planned for this post, but now I just feel empty inside. [image] Aria the Masterpiece: Chapter 70 Discussion Book Clubs Join the Beginner Book Club here! Aria the Masterpiece Home Thread Aria the Masterpiece Chapter 70: 水の妖精 [ariamasterpiece7] Start Date: January 18th Previous Chapter: Chapter 69 Next Chapter: I’m not crying, you’re crying. Vocabulary List Discussion Rules Please use spoiler tags for content that would be considered a spoiler. When asking for help, please mention the page, panel, and speech bubble. Be sure to mention if you are reading a version other than Aria the Masterpiece. Don’t be … I have to say, this has been the longest commitment I’ve had to any book or series, and I loved it. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to stare in silence at a wall for a couple hours.

I was overseas the last 2 weeks and pre-read those two chapters before I went so I didn’t have to lug the book with me. But I couldn’t bear to finish it. Tomorrow. In the mean time - sending lots of hugs to everyone. This series and everyone who has commented on it has been a beautiful thread running through some otherwise rather difficult times in my life, and I suspect I will miss it a lot.

It feels so weird reading everyone reaching the end when it’s two and a half weeks before I expect to have my set of books out of storage. I might have to start reading sooner rather than later so I can post comments/questions in the appropriate threads starting in February…

[image] Naphthalene: I actually went ahead and read it already. I had a lot of funny quips planned for this post, but now I just feel empty inside. Let’s have the funny quips. I need some funny quips.

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The penultimate chapter!

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