Aria the Scarlet Ammo: Difference between revisions

''Hidan no Aria'' ('''''Aria the Scarlet Ammo''''', according to the subtitle, or more accurately ''Aria of the Scarlet Bullet'') is a [[Harem Series]], but also with plenty of action and thrills. Starting as a [[Light Novel]], a manga adaptation has been made, and an anime series adapted by [[J.C.Staff]] was released in [[Spring 2011 Anime|spring 2011]]. It also has a spinoff manga, ''Hidan no Aria AA'', focusing on Akari Amamiya, a first-year Rank-E Butei and Aria fangirl who strives to be on equal footing with her beloved "Aria-sempai".

 

 

'''Note: Spoilers for both the light novel and the anime are here!'''

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* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: Shirayuki's sword is pretty sharp due to it being made with a special metal.

* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Rie Kugimiya|Aria]] screams "[[Shakugan no Shana|Urusai!]]" ("Shut up!") a lot.

* [[Academy of Adventure]]: Butei High, naturally.

* [[The Ace]]: Aria. She can be a one-girl assault team, able to handle any situation with nary a sweat, catch any criminal, so on and so forth... but [[Lethal Chef|can't cook]].

** Potentially justified by the fact that Kinji's father was an "Armed Prosecutor", one of the few occupations with a license to kill, and it's implied that they are sent against target as dangerous as (or even more so than) Kinji in Hysteria Mode. So it's rather doubtful that a normal Desert Eagle could be used as an accurate benchmark for that particular one.

* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: A rare heartwarming twist on this trope: When Kinji and Aria helped {{spoiler|Riko}} defeat {{spoiler|Dracula}}, hence reclaiming her freedom and dignity, she was clearly filled with love and gratitude for both of them. After a moment, her professional pride in her {{spoiler|Lupin}} heritage returned, forcing her to recompose herself and declare her rivalry towards them anew; albeit one built on respect rather than hatred this time.

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Aria. {{spoiler|Riko apparently can too.}}

** Though, for {{spoiler|Riko}}, it's technically {{spoiler|[[Up to Eleven|Quad Wielding]]}}

* [[Exactly What I Aimed At]]: Reki doesn't miss. Even "miss shots" are deliberate (like that one time she managed to ''tame'' Haimaki with a bullet grazing through its back).

* [[Expressive Hair]]: Aria's [[Idiot Hair]].

*** Teenage girl, pale green hair, [[Emotionless Girl]] behaviour, significant backstory arc to explain this (in the novels); she's very close to being a real [[Rei Ayanami Expy]].

** Jeanne d'Arc the 30th's armor, sword and hairstyle may as well make her a silver-haired, French version of [[Fate/stay night|Saber Lily]] -- with [[Ayako Kawasumi|the same voice actress]] to boot, to near-[[Casting Gag]] levels.

** Reki ([[Cold Sniper|Long-Range Support]])

** Hina Fuuma ([[Highly-Visible Ninja|Reconnaissance/Distraction]])

** {{spoiler|Jeanne d'Arc the 30th ([[The Smart Guy|Tactical Planning]]/[[An Ice Person|Ice-Elemental Combat]])}}

** {{spoiler|Elle Watson ([[The Medic|Medical Support]])}}

 

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