Aria - The Masterpiece #7

The canals of Neo-Venezia shimmer in full glory on this seventh volume of Kozue Amano's beloved series, published by Ki-oon Shonen in 2021. Front and center, a bright-eyed gondolier in a crisp white sailor uniform and hat reaches out with an open hand, her green hair catching the breeze as she glides past what looks unmistakably like the Rialto Bridge — where two more young women in uniform watch cheerfully from above beneath a banner reading "Welcome to Neo-Venezia." The warm, watercolor-touched artwork captures everything that makes this series so endearing: the dreamlike beauty of a futuristic Venice and the infectious enthusiasm of the undines who call it home.