緋弾のアリア

Aria the Scarlet Ammo

Aria is a volatile girl who’s top dog in assault at a school for young mercenaries. When she discovers her classmate Kinji’s an ace, she strong-arms him into being her partner, but she isn’t the only femme fatale who wants a taste of his combat skills. His secret? He’s only a hotshot when he’s turned on! Aria gets Kinji for one mission, but he’ll end up with more than one finger on his trigger! (Source: Crunchyroll)

Names

Original	緋弾のアリア (japanese)
Romaji	Hidan no Aria
English	Aria the Scarlet Ammo
Chinese	绯弹的亚里亚 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Aria da Bala Escarlate

Facts

Format	TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2011-04-15 → 2011-07-01 (Spring 2011)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	J.C.STAFF
Source	Light novel
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Comedy Ecchi Romance
Themes	Tsundere Guns School Urban Fantasy Female Harem Male Protagonist Yandere Swordplay Female Protagonist
Streaming	Hulu · Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	6.44 / 10
Bayesian score	6.49 / 10
Composite	43.6
On lists	74,710
Favourited	622 (0.8%)
Completion	87.3%
Drop rate	5.1%
In backlog	24.2%
Score spread σ	1.77

Score distribution

1382247431,11842,00853,88366,71478,52484,69292,108101,124

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2011	D	66 of 86
Year	2011	D	222 of 305
Studio	J.C.STAFF	E	238 of 277
Genre	Ecchi	D	409 of 745
Source material	Light novel	D	727 of 927
Era	Early 2010s	D	1,177 of 1,627
Genre	Romance	D	1,337 of 1,687
Season (all years)	Spring	D	1,463 of 1,868
Length	Single-cour	D	1,957 of 2,668
Genre	Action	D	2,201 of 2,765
Format	TV series	D	2,580 of 3,322
Genre	Comedy	D	2,752 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	D	5,511 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Takashi Watanabe, Teruhiko Niita, Yoshio Ookouchi, Jin Aketagawa
Series composition	Hideki Shirane
Character design	Kobuichi, Kazunori Iwakura
Original creator	Chuugaku Akamatsu, Kobuichi