Comments on: How Aria Ruined Subtext

By: PonderingAnon

PonderingAnon — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:30:00 +0000

Hm, you were trying to find subtext in Aria and because you didn’t get it, you rejected the whole subtext idea, right? lol!
I didn’t try to see serious yuri in Aria (aside from Aika’s crush), I like it for its own beauty, I do respect fantasies of other people. And as far as I remember the mentioned person *claimed* that it’s her own slash fantasies.
But being offended or horrified by the different opinion? Well, I guess everyone has their own major or minor nightmares…

By: Toradora! and romantic friendship « Pontifus

Toradora! and romantic friendship « Pontifus — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:42:05 +0000

[...] relationship is, at present (though perhaps not for long), what I’d call romantic friendship (lolikitsune elaborates). They employ some of the trappings of people in love, such as taking care of one another [...]

By: Alucard

Alucard — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:30:39 +0000

wha?! Aria yuri? heh is it some kind of joke? it Hastings crossed my mind even once during all 3 seasons.Oo but when i think about it now.. well akari x alicia.. it’s quite interesting combination xD
but if in Aria really were yuri subtext it wouldn’t be this pure, lovely anime anymore, i guess.

By: Don’t Kill Me Off, Brah « notdotq

Don’t Kill Me Off, Brah « notdotq — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:24:28 +0000

[...] five episodes to watch, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. This has nothing to do with the death of subtext; this show is the most blatant thing ever. I think it has more to do with the Shaft style. Bitches [...]

By: I’m done with Mizunashi Mode (Report: Days 8-10, Otakon) « notdotq

I’m done with Mizunashi Mode (Report: Days 8-10, Otakon) « notdotq — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:24:31 +0000

[...] un-wonderful things come to light: Erica Friedman has run a yuri panel, and at it, she dubbed Aria yuri. Otakon has too many people and too many lines. Omo failed to get an aniblogging panel through. Os [...]

By: [49] Presentation: The Problem With Reading « “lelangiric”

[49] Presentation: The Problem With Reading « “lelangiric” — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:53:23 +0000

[...] Lolikit was perhaps right to point out that Aria isn’t yuri, but the important thing to observe is the title – How Aria Ruined Subtext – which brings under the spotlight the issue of authorial intent that’s always plaguing me. [...]

By: motormind

motormind — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:48:41 +0000

In all honesty, we don’t know who Alicia got married to. It might have been another woman, depending on Aqua’s laws on marriage (It would have been fun if she has introduced Akira as her wife, for instance). I don’t think Alicia and Akari had something going on though, aside from a deeply romantic friendship–which in intensity could easily overshadow any sexual relationships with others they may have. Alicia’s spouse is not to be envied in this regard, since (s)he will likely only play second fiddle to Akari in Alicia’s life.

Aria is not about sex or romance, which is slightly unrealistic since girls as depicted in the show would have quite their share of suitors, male and female alike. But it is this lack of realism that is actually a big part of the charm of the show.

As for Miss Friedman: I find that her reviews are often quite inaccurate, since she misses important plot-details and inserts quite a bit of wishful thinking in her findings. Then again, that makes her blog fun as well.

By: Serial Experiments notdotq » I’m done with Mizunashi Mode (Report: Days 8-10, Otakon)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:03:33 +0000

By: Natsukashii Anime Blog » Otakon 2008 - More Gay (Blogger)Love Here Than Geass R2

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:03:10 +0000

[...] “Because I’m not a girl”. First, I already hate her a little for saying that Aria is yuri, but she’s so deep in her own little world, fapping her e-penor in real life that she cant [...]

By: Jojoma

Jojoma — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:21:15 +0000

I‚Äôve read Erica Friedman‚Äôs ‚Äúyuri" fiction. Boring! It was all syrupy romance.