i have my own theory as to why Akari didnt sing and Alice did.. during Alice’s exam, she said that her weakest point would be singing right? so what did Athena do? she let her sing (note that canzone is Athena’s strongest suit). In Akari’s case, her weakest point (in my opinion) is her rowing, and what did Alicia do, she let Akari row into the narrowest waterway (and yes, Alicia is a master rower!). I guess, if they didnt succeed on doing those task, they would have not been promoted. Now my question is, what kind of task did Akira gave to Aika during her prima exam?

But i have a few questions:
Why is Aikas promotion only shown in the opening?
Why didn’t Aika and Alice come to ARIA Company after Akaris promotion?
Why was Akaris promotion not a beautiful as Alices’ ?
Why didn’t Aika or Akari sing a song like Athena or Alice?
Why didnt’t Aika said “Hazukashi serifuu kishi”?
And why is “ARIA The Origination” already nearly at the end?

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Neko note: O_O;
1. Most likely because there isn’t enough time to show it entirely. Perhaps it might have been like that in the manga too, I don’t know. Either way, I am pretty sad too, Aika’s promotion is totally neglected, compared to Alice’s and Akari’s… ;_;
2. Don’t know, because they were busy with work, I suppose?
3. There could be many reasons. It was not as spectacular and unexpected, Akari did not skip a grade like Alice, she didn’t sing either, etc etc. To me, however, the mood was pretty much the same, and I liked it as much as Alice’s promotion.
4. It might only be a guess, but I think the singing is only required for the Undines of Orange Planet, where Alice and Athena are working. Athena asked a canzone from Alice at the end of her exam, after all.
5. I was wondering so too. Aika felt too hazukashii to say that, perhaps?
6. Because the anime follows the manga very closely, and the manga finished very soon after Akari’s promotion… sadly.

Akari, I’m so proud of you!!! Aika and Akari as well as Alice, Omedetoo!!!

by the way, why is this labeled as Aria the Animation 12? did you get it wrong or you intended it that way?

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Neko note: OMFG!!1 It was not intended indeed… I must’ve had a brainfart or so…. Thanks for pointing it out ^^;;;,

Time to make sure the wine cabinet’s stocked, I guess. It looks like I’ll be having a glass or two to bid goodbye to the show and series with in a week or so.