As the sequel this show continues at roughly the same pace as the original, although it suffers from being 26 episodes because of said pace. It probably would have felt better as a second and third season of the original instead of a new series. Character designs have improved this time around and look a lot smoother now, and the backgrounds are just as amazing as in the first show(if not perhaps even more). We learn more about Aqua and its customs and traditions though the undines meeting new people and discovering new areaos of Neo Venezia(one of the few perks with this anime being longer than the original). We also see some backstory skillfully woven into the narrative without breaking up the pace of the daily life of our main characters. Speaking of our main characters, they have unfortunately kept their annoying one liners from the first series which is something I had hoped they would have scrapped this time around. Another noticeable thing compared to the first series is that there are quite a few more episodes with these bizarre dream like adventures featuring the cats of this show. They add some entertaining quirkiness to the show, although it might annoy some who want the show to be more realistic. Overall a fairly decent follow up though I really hope they do something about the dialogue. Their one liners can be cute and charming but only in small doses, not too often. (show less)

Aria the natural does have some second season problems but its quality stays pretty much the same as the first season. It's very relaxing to watch and on more than one occasion made me think about how to better my life.

The story is not really special. Some of the science fiction parts don't make sense and in my opinion they over used some mysteries. Most of Aria the Natural's problems are caused by the fact that its 26 episodes. It started out good and ended really well but as many 'longer' shows (especially sequels) the middle had some more boring moments.

This series forte is probably the atmosphere created and the conversations or to be more precise, the thoughts of the main character.

The animation is a bit old and it sometimes annoyed me.

I often started watching an episode frustrated by the work I was doing but after just 20 min of Aria I was completely destressed and full of hope to continue work.

Especially the last episode blew me away. It made me think about what I wanted to do with my life and were I was going. Can't say many anime have done that to me :D (show less)