Aria the Scarlet Ammo

Aria the Scarlet Ammo
Cover of the first light novel volume, featuring Aria H. Kanzaki
緋弾のアリア
(Hidan no Aria)
Genre
Light novel
Written byChūgaku Akamatsu
Illustrated byKobuichi
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runAugust 25, 2008 – present
Volumes41 + extra
Manga
Illustrated byYoshino Koyoka
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 26, 2009 – present
Volumes25
Manga
Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA
Written byShogako Tachibana
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineYoung Gangan
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 5, 2010May 18, 2018
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed byTakashi Watanabe
Produced by
  • Youhei Hayashi
  • Masazumi Katou
  • Shigaeki Komatsu
  • Yuuji Matsukura
  • Akimasa Sasao
  • Yasuhiro Yamaguchi
Written byHideki Shirane
Music byTakumi Ozawa
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Original networkTBS, CBC, MBS, MBC, BS-TBS
English network
Original run April 15, 2011 July 1, 2011
Episodes12 + OVA (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA
Directed byTakashi Kawabata
Produced by
  • Noritomo Isogai
  • Masao Fukuda
  • Hajime Kamata
  • Keisuke Kaminaga
  • Shinpei Yamashita
  • Takanori Yamayoshi
Written byFumihiko Shimo
Music byTakuro Iga
StudioDoga Kobo
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS, TV Aichi, BS11
English network
Original run October 6, 2015 December 22, 2015
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Aria the Scarlet Ammo (Japanese: 緋弾のアリア, Hepburn: Hidan no Aria) is a Japanese light novel series written by Chūgaku Akamatsu and illustrated by Kobuichi. As of June 2024, 41 main volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Yoshino Koyoka started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive in September 2009. An anime adaptation aired between April and June 2011. An original video animation (OVA) episode was released on December 21, 2011. A spin-off manga titled Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA by Shogako Tachibana was serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine from November 2010 to May 2018, with an anime adaptation by Doga Kobo airing between October and December 2015.

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