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Aria the Scarlet Ammo (緋弾のアリア Hidan no Aria?) is a Japanese light novel series by Chūgaku Akamatsu with illustrations by Kobuichi. As of March 2011, 9 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.[1]Kinji Tōyama is a student at Tokyo Butei High, a universal educational facility. The main particularity of the school comes from the fact that after the first five usual periods, the students undertake special training in order to learn the path of the Butei. In short, Butei is a national qualification permitting its holders to arm themselves and capture criminals. They were established to counter the worsening crime conditions and are specialised in various fields: Assault Division in gunfights, Ambulance Division in health care, Inquesta in information gathering, etc. One day, Kinji decides to quit the Academy, since he is not interested in being a Butei anymore. However, that same day, as he is riding on his bike to school, he is attacked by the Butei Killer, a notorious criminal hunting down Butei with passion. The elite Assault prodigy Aria H. Kanzaki comes to his rescue. From this point on, Kinji's future as a Butei will change drastically.