Hidan no Aria

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Hidan no Aria (緋弾のアリア), also known as Aria the Scarlet Ammo, is a Japanese light novel series written by Chūgaku Akamatsu and illustrated by Kobuichi. As of March 2012, 11 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 on September 26, 2009. An anime adaptation began airing on April 14, 2011 and concluded on June 30, 2011. An OVA was released on December 21, 2011.

The Hidan no Aria series is also available in the following languages:

• Español (Spanish)
• Français (French)
• Русский (Russian)
• Deutsch (German)
• Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
• Italiano(Italian)

(Note: Translation progress varies for each version.)

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Story Synopsis

Tokyo Butei High School--- A special school where armed detectives, also known as "Butei", are brought up. Tohyama Kinji is a sophomore student who has a unique body that activates a "super mode" when it is stimulated by "something". He tries to hide it from others in order to live a peaceful life, but trouble comes to find him when he becomes the victim of a bombing incident, where he meets the Butei High "Assault" department elite, Aria H. Kanzaki.

Translation

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Editing

If you are an established editor for Hidan no Aria, you are free to edit as you see fit in order to establish proper standards of English. This includes changing the meaning of the text; no permission is required. Discussions with the translator, however, are encouraged.

Updates

• 6 January 2013 - Volume 9 completed.
• 4 January 2013 - Volume 8 completed.
• 24 March 2011 - Volume 3 completed.
• 2 April 2011 - Volume 1 completed.
• 8 April 2011 - Volume 2 completed.
• 19 April 2011 - Volume 4 completed.
• 24 April 2011 - First Arc -The Prologue (Overture)- completed.
• 27 April 2011 - Jeanne declared as the translators' knight.
• 1 May 2011 - Volume 5 completed.
• 22 May 2011 - Volume 6 completed.
• 14 September 2011 - Volume 7 completed.

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Volume 1 - Aria the Scarlet Ammo (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• Reload
• 1st Ammo - La bambina da l'ARIA
• 2nd Ammo - Kanzaki H. Aria
• 3rd Ammo - Assault
• 4th Ammo - Behind the Fringe
• 5th Ammo - Holmes
• Last Ammo - La bambina da l'ARIA
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!!
• Afterword

Volume 2 - Blazing Diamond Dust (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Armed Shrine-Maiden
• 2nd Ammo - Edge Catching
• 3rd Ammo - Caged Bird
• 4th Ammo - Man-made Beach
• 5th Ammo - Diamond Dust
• Last Ammo - Who Performed the Last Move?
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!!
• Afterword

Volume 3 - Honey Trap (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Quadras Under the Moon
• 2nd Ammo - High Butei Riko
• 3rd Ammo - Wolf and Reki
• 4th Ammo - Infiltration
• 5th Ammo - 296 Meters Above Ground Billiards
• Last Ammo - You Stole my Precious Thing
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!!
• Afterword
• Translation Notes and References

Volume 4 - Fall of the Scarlet Ammo (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Invisible Bullet
• 2nd Ammo - Emergency Mission -Quest Boost-
• 3rd Ammo - Summer Festival
• 4th Ammo - Infighting -Falling Out-
• 5th Ammo - Golden Pavillion -Abu Simbel-
• Last Ammo - Awakening of the Scarlet Ammo
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!!
• Afterword

Volume 5 - Overture's Fine (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• Pierce 1 - The Man Beyond Space and Time
• Pierce 2 - Overture's Fine
• Reload 1 - Konayuki, Shirayuki's sister
• Reload 2 - Marseille Roulette
• Reload 3 - Goodbye Aria
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!! Hello Reki
• Afterword

Volume 6 - Killing Range 2051 (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Manhunt
• 2nd Ammo - Water Tossing
• 3rd Ammo - Caravan I -Field Trip-
• 4th Ammo - Flash Cannon
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!! Reki
• Afterword

Volume 7 - Waltz of Wind and Fire -Castling Turn- (Full Text - PDF - PDF for e-Reader)

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Case E8
• 2nd Ammo - HURRY UP
• 3rd Ammo - The Third Quadra
• 4th Ammo - Team Baskerville
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!! The War Meeting -Bandire-
• Afterword

Volume 8 - Tornado High (Full Text) - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Night of Chaos -Turbulent-
• 2nd Ammo - Cosplay Cafeteria -Ristorante Mask-
• 3rd Ammo - Silver-White ICBM
• 4th Ammo - 350m Altitude Tornado
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!! The Spiral Sky Tree -Tornado High-
• Afterword

Volume 9 - Spark Out (Full Text - PDF)

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Spark Witch -Dracula Hilda-
• 2nd Ammo - Magnificent Riko -Fii Bucuros Riko-
• 3rd Ammo - Secret Rehabilitation -Boy Meets Girl-
• 4th Ammo - Cultural Festival Day 1 -Carnaval Via-
• 5th Ammo - Cultural Festival Day 2 -Carnaval Finale-
• Epilogue - Go For The NEXT!! The G Bloodlines
• Afterword

Volume 10 - Arcanum Duo (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Descent of the Hawk -Crimson Geo-
• 2nd Ammo - Deen Conference
• 3rd Ammo - Secret of the Deep Blue -Deep Blue-
• 4th Ammo - Three Roads of Immorality -Three Outs-
• 5th Ammo - Surprise Rose
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!! Impromptu Sisters -Belt Link-
• Afterword (Incomplete - Currently on Machine Translation)

Volume 11 - Collateral Bros

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Lumberjack -Night of Revenge-
• 2nd Ammo - Sports Festival -La Lissa-
• 3rd Ammo - Farewell, G-4th -The End of G-4th-
• 4th Ammo - The G Bloodlines -Collateral Bros-
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!!!

Volume 12 - Snowfall upon a Wolfhound - Fall Oblige -

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - As if Into Thin Air - Like Vanish -
• 2nd Ammo - Kinji, the Mediocre Person
• 3rd Ammo - Moe Mochizuki
• 4th Ammo - Kikuyo Kagataka
• 5th Ammo - Enlightening Emptiness

Volume 13 - Counterattacked Kowloon -Kowloon Reverse-

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo - Dry Eyes
• 2nd Ammo - OZONE -Bridgehead-
• 3rd Ammo - Kou/Son -Double Cast-
• 4th Ammo - Kowloon's Monkey King -Kowloon Monk-
• 5th Ammo - The Dancing Hong Kong Tram -Dance Outrage-
• Epilogue - Go for the Next!!! -Tset Acht Z8-

Volume 14 - Uninvited Sea Mist -Aquamarine Kreuz-

• Novel Illustrations
• 1st Ammo- Enable & Quadler -Dragon and Pheonix-
• 2nd Ammo- Ranban Castle
• 3rd Ammo- Dragon Road -Death Game-
• 4th Ammo- The End of Contradiction -In those beautiful pupils, reflect only me-
• 5th Ammo- Aqumarine Kruez -Uninvited Sea Mist-
• Afterword

Blu-ray Special Stories I-VII: Cast-Off Table

• Novel Illustrations
• I - Strip Mahjong
• II - Strip Billards
• III - Princess Kaguya's Electric Railway
• IV - Dice
• V - Roulette
• VI - Poker
• VII - The Game of Life

Spin-off Stories

• The Case of Naruse Yukari
• The Case of the Lost Peachbuns

Project Staff

• Project Administrator: Onizuka-GTO
• Project Supervisor: YoakeNoHikari

Translators

ACTIVE

• NiMx1233
• Hiyono
• KanzakiAria

INACTIVE

• YoakeNoHikari
• IngridSenpai
• Othao
• Nera Sleith

K.I.A.

• Spadey
• Seoulfighter
• Ken FF

Editors

ACTIVE

• Hiyono
• Carinderyeah
• KanzakiAria

INACTIVE

• Darn2k
• EnigmaticRepose
• Hiro Hayase
• Lofthouse
• Just4fun

Series Overview

• Volume 1 - "Hidan no Aria I Aria the Scarlet Ammo" / 第一巻: 緋弾のアリア　(Published　August 25, 2008, ISBN 978-4-8401-2401-0)
• Volume 2 - "Hidan no Aria II Blazing Diamond Dust" / 第二巻: 緋弾のアリアⅡ　燃える銀氷 (Published December 25, 2008, ISBN 978-4-8401-2600-7)
• Volume 3 - "Hidan no Aria III Honey Trap" / 第三巻: 緋弾のアリアⅢ 蜂蜜色の罠 (Published March 25, 2009, ISBN 978-4-8401-2720-2)
• Volume 4 - "Hidan no Aria IV Fall of the Scarlet Ammo" / 第四巻: 緋弾のアリアⅣ 堕ちた緋弾 (Published August 21, 2009, ISBN 978-4-8401-2873-5)
• Volume 5 - "Hidan no Aria V Overture's Fine" / 第五巻: 緋弾のアリアV 序曲の終止線 (Published December 25, 2009, ISBN 978-4-8401-3126-1)
• Volume 6 - "Hidan no Aria VI Killing Range 2051" / 第六巻: 緋弾のアリアVI 絶対半径2051 (Published April 23, 2010, ISBN 978-4-8401-3281-7)
• Volume 7 - "Hidan no Aria VII Castling Turn" / 第七巻: 緋弾のアリアVII 火と風の円舞 (Published August 21, 2010, ISBN 978-4-8401-3486-6)
• Volume 8 - "Hidan no Aria VIII Tornado High" / 第八巻: 緋弾のアリアVIII 螺旋の天空樹 (Published December 25, 2010, ISBN 978-4-8401-3678-5)
• Volume 9 - "Hidan no Aria IX Spark Out" / 第九巻: 緋弾のアリアIX 蒼き閃光 (Published March 25, 2011, ISBN 978-4-8401-3859-8)
• Volume 10 - "Hidan no Aria X Arcanum Duo" / 第十巻: 緋弾のアリアX 禁忌の双極 (Published July 25, 2011, ISBN 978-4-8401-3969-4)
• Volume 11 - "Hidan no Aria XI Collateral Bros" / 第十一巻: 緋弾のアリアXI Ｇの血族 (Published December 22, 2011, ISBN 978-4-8401-4331-8)
• Volume 12 - "Hidan no Aria XII Snowfall upon a Wolfhound - Fall Oblige" / 第十二巻: 緋弾のアリアXII 狼狗に降る雪 -フォル・オブリージュ- (Published May 25, 2012, ISBN 978-4-8401-4579-4)
• Volume 13 - "Hidan no Aria XIII Counterattacked Kowloon -Kowloon Reverse-" / 第十三巻: 緋弾のアリアXIII 反撃の九龍 -ガウロン・リバース- (Published August 24, 2012, ISBN 978-4-8401-4682-1)
• Volume 14 - "Hidan no Aria XIV Uninvited Sea Mist -Aquamarine Kreuz-"/ 第十四巻: 緋弾のアリアXIV 招かれざる海霧 -アクアマリン・クロイツ- (Published April 25, 2013, ISBN 978-4-8401-5161-0)