Arte (Manga)
| Arte | |
|---|---|
| Original title | ア ル テ |
| transcription | Arute |
| genre | drama |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
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| author | Kei Ohkubo |
| publishing company | Tokuma Shoten |
| magazine | Gekkan comic Zenon |
| First publication | October 25, 2013 - ... |
| expenditure | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
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| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2020 |
| Studio | Seven Arcs |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Director | Takayuki Hamana |
| music | Gorō Itō |
| First broadcast | April 4th, 2020 on Tokyo MX , BS Fuji , Yomiuri TV |
Arte ( Japanese ア ル テ , Arute ) is a manga series by Kei Ohkubo that has been published in Japan since 2013. The story tells of a young artist in Florence in the 16th century. It was adapted as an anime series in 2020 .
content
In 16th century Florence the girl Arte grew up in the wealthy Spalletti family. Her father always encouraged her enthusiasm for art and especially painting. But after his death, her mother wants to prepare Arte for the role of a wife. Due to the death of the husband, the family is now worse off and Arte should still get a husband who can guarantee her a good life. She refuses and goes without further ado to do an apprenticeship with one of the many artists in town. But everyone rejects her because she is a woman. Only Leo, who works all alone, finally accepts Arte after she has prepared a seemingly impossible number of painting grounds for him. He continues to give her heavy physical tasks, lets her do the necessary manual work herself and - unlike the other men - does not take into account that she is a woman. Arte likes it and is motivated. She always finds the favor or rejection of other men degrading. It is the same with the young artist Angelo, who out of courtesy wants to do everything for her.
During her work, Arte met the courtesan Veronica, whom Leo frequently hired. Veronica likes the girl and wants her to do the next painting so that Arte can get her first job. She is impressed by the self-confident young woman and makes friends with her. But when Arte learns of Veronica's ruthless treatment of her suitors, she does not hold back her rejection. Arte learns that this is Veronica's way of maintaining her independence as a woman. The friendship remains, even if Arte continues to reject this path.
publication
The manga will appear in October 2013 in the magazine Gekkan Comic Zenon by the publisher Tokuma Shoten . He brought out the chapters in 13 volumes so far. The seventh volume made it into the manga charts in 2017 with over 18,000 copies sold in the first week after publication.
A German translation of the series has been published by Carlsen Manga since June 2020 . An English version is published by Mangamo and Media Do, a Spanish version by Arechi Manga and an Italian version by Planet Manga .
Anime series
At Studio Seven Arcs , an adaptation of the manga was made as an anime series with 12 episodes. Directed by Takayuki Hamana . The main author was Reiko Yoshida , alongside whom Takaaki Suzuki wrote the scripts for the individual episodes. The character design is by Chieko Miyakawa and the artistic direction was by Scott MacDonald .
The 25-minute episodes were broadcast from April 4 to June 20, 2020 by Tokyo MX , BS Fuji and Yomiuri TV . The Wakanim platform published the anime with German, French, English and Russian subtitles, among others. Also Funimation Entertainment published an English-subtitled version for its license area, Yamato Video brought an Italian on Youtube out.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Arte | Mikako Komatsu |
| Leo | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| Angelo | Junya Enoki |
| Veronica | Sayaka Ohara |
music
The music in the series was composed by Gorō Itō . The opening credits are Clover by Maaya Sakamoto and the credits are underlaid with Hare Moyō by Kiyono Yasuno .
reception
In her review in Tagesspiegel , Julia Frese describes the story of Arte as unrealistic and predictable, but enriched with interspersed historical facts and striving for authenticity. The drawings are kept in the tradition of Renaissance painting and show the world of the series in many details. The ambience and the resulting dense narrative atmosphere made the story almost a minor matter, but it was unclear whether this was the reason for reading many volumes.
Web links
- Official Manga Website (Japanese)
- Anime Official Website (Japanese)
- Entry in the Incomplete Manga Guide
- Manga and Anime on Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, July 17-23. Anime News Network, July 26, 2017, accessed July 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Julia Frese: Painter in the men's world. Der Tagesspiegel, August 18, 2020, accessed on August 27, 2020 .