アルテ

ARTE

ANIME

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
12
RELEASE
June 20, 2020
LENGTH
24 min

DESCRIPTION

Florence, early 16th century. The birthplace of the renaissance era, where art is thriving. In one small corner of this vast city, one sheltered girl’s journey begins. She dreams of becoming an artist, an impossible career for a girl born into a noble family. In those days, art was an exclusively male profession, with woman facing strong discrimination. In spite of these challenges, Arte perseveres with hard work and a positive attitude!

(Source: Silent Manga Audition)

CAST

Arte
Mikako Komatsu
Leo
Katsuyuki Konishi
Narrator
Katarina
Mao Ichimichi
Veronica
Sayaka Oohara
Angelo
Junya Enoki
Darcia
Kiyono Yasuno
Yuri Falier
Kousuke Toriumi
Daphne
Haruka Tomatsu
Sofia
Rie Tanaka
Ubertino
Yousuke Akimoto
Danilo
Mitsuru Fujiwara
Arte no Chichi
Yutaka Aoyama
Arte Haha
Mie Sonozaki
Angelo no Chichioya
Shouto Kashii

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

tom99
84/100
un anime qui nous parle d'art et de féminisme en même temps, en Italie pendant la Renaissance
__Bonjour à tous__
On se retrouve aujourd'hui pour faire le point sur cette anime : Arte.

Pour commencer, Arte est un très beau anime qui nous parle d'une jeune fille, noble qui cherche à devenir peintre, à Florence et pendant la Renaissance. Nous suivons alors son périple pour trouver quelqu'un qui veuille bien être son maître, car, à cette époque, les métiers d'arts sont exclusivement réservés aux hommes.
Ce que j'ai beaucoup apprécié dans l'anime, c'est de voir l'entêtement et la persévérance d'Arte pour trouver un maître pour devenir un disciple en peinture. Elle ne renonce jamais, mais bon, c'est un peu le genre Shonen qui est bien trouvé pour cet anime.
Ce que j'ai bien aimé, c'est que l'on voit Arte évolué, mais qu'en suivant ses différentes péripéties, elle en sort grandis, mais pas forcement seul. On rencontre pas mal de personnages secondaires qui l'aident pour avancer dans son chemin qui est de devenir une artiste.
Ce que j'aime bien aussi, c'est qu'au départ, sa condition de femme et de noble est un problème, mais qui au fils des épisodes devient finalement presque une qualité.
Quand elle se fait embaucher par Youri, c'est presque totalement par ce qu'elle est une femme artiste tout de même, mais également parce qu'elle est issue d'une famille noble.
Ce que j'aime bien aussi, c'est qu'Arte n'est pas la seule à changer au fils de l'anime, on peut voir que les personnages qui sont à Florence commence à changer de mentalité avec Angélo et également les différents maîtres d'atelier, mais aussi à la fin de la série où l'on voir que la même d'Arte qui lui a presque interdit de devenir artiste est quand même fière de sa fille et qu'elle à changer son point de vue.
On voit aussi que le rôle de la femme dans la société est très différent selon la naissance (noble ou pas) et par rapport au mariage. On peut voir qu'une femme peut très bien être une courtisane, couturière ou femme au foyer par exemple. Arte fait figure d’exception en choisissant de vivre comme elle le souhaite.

Conclusion :

Arte est un très bon anime qui nous montre des réalités d'une époque passé, mais qui à bel et bien existé. On peut voir la représentation et la place de la femme dans une Italie en pleine renaissance qui cherche sa place, mais qui veut la choisir malgré les barrières et obstacle que les règles sociales ont établie.
En tout cas, je vous le conseille très vivement, c'est un anime légère qui nous pousse un peu à nous bouger et à prendre notre vie en main.

PS : Désolé pour les fautes de français. Ceci n'est que mon avis personnel. Je ne vous empêche pas d'avoir un point de vue différent du mien. Je pense que tous les points de vue sont à prendre en compte tant qu'ils sont argumentés.
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bbibaekie
70/100
A story of a female who aspires to be an artist but faces discrimination in a male dominated world.
As a history major at university who studied the Renaissance for a year, I explored the careers of artists and the works that came from the period. This included female artists who faced many barriers, as seen in Arte, which I liked the historical accuracy. I can imagine someone who has never studied this period or even explored women's lives during the Renaissance. This anime would be mediocre and bad, but to me, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Having written many essays on artists and artwork, including the representation of women in pieces painted by famous artists from the period, including that of one of the most successful female artists Artemisia Gentileschi which makes me wonder if the main character Arte was actually named after as Artemisia was also from a noble family whose father was an artist himself. I found the inclusion of storylines following other women very intriguing as it held historical accuracy again; the widow who was begging her in-laws for the dowery that her father had given them was extremely important to include as it not only shows the barriers women faced during this period but opens a discussion about why women were especially widows treated so poorly by society. I also enjoyed the storyline when Arte went to Venice to tutor the little girl and was commissioned portraits. It allowed other women to encourage a young girl to follow her dreams even if the societal restrictions were telling her otherwise. Women were often married off by their fathers for political gain, especially for noble girls. I loved the character development of Arte throughout this anime and the way her character proved males wrong through actions and her determination to fit in and be accepted. She wasn’t afraid to challenge the males who tried to put her down and belittle her for being a woman. She would show up at workshops and demand to be given a chance which not only shows determination but allowed her to truly break a stigma that women were only suitable as wives or nuns. This anime truly discussed historically accurate discriminations that females faced in this era, and I praise the mangaka for that! As an individual fascinated by Renaissance artwork, this anime was delightful; I wish it followed her journey further, but I understand it is likely never going to happen. I think more people should give this a watch and look at it from a different perspective. Noblewomen were used as political objects, and lower-class women were forced to work alongside their husbands. Even the clothing a woman was allowed to wear was restricted by class. I found the hints to famous Renaissance artists interesting as well, and the portrayal of famous works was just wonderful! I also loved how in portraits of women, the pose was historically accurate for the period as well – noblewomen were painted in the three-quarter pose, which meant that their gaze was not to face the viewer – unless the portrait was for a political display, would they often gaze towards the viewer. Overall, I liked the anime and its historical nature, showcasing the life of an aspiring artist who faced discrimination everywhere she went just for being a girl – has much changed? It’s an argument historian still explore today. It is rather inspiring to see a woman follow a career she is passionate about; her determination should be noticed and be an inspiration to females in today’s climate. Do not give up on your dreams!
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Juliko25
79/100
A nice, fluffy historical drama, but tends to cut corners in regards to adapting its source.
Often times, barring fantasy settings, it's rare for an anime to take place anywhere outside Japan in some capacity. When they do, many of them take place somewhere in Europe, like in France or Germany...or some fictitious version of them at least. So I ask you: How many anime can you name that took place in Italy? Honestly, the only ones I can think of off the top of my head are this, Romeo's Blue Skies, and Gunslinger Girl. In terms of manga, I know Cantarella takes place during the Renaissance as well, but I haven't read that in years, so my memory may be inaccurate there. So yeah, having an anime take place in Italy is fairly rare. It's also rare for such anime to take place as far back as the Renaissance period. The manga by Kei Okubo is still ongoing, and earlier this spring, Arte was one of the very few anime to finish its production amidst the terrible coronavirus pandemic that's still wreaking havoc on the world right now, and didn't get delayed by several months. That, and being one of the very few anime that ISN'T a dumb isekai made it stand out from the thinned out spring 2020. After seeing it myself, I like it well enough, but it does have a lot that holds it back.

In the bustling city of Florence, art is all the rage right now thanks to the Renaissance period being in full swing. Arte, a young noblewoman, loves drawing and painting, and wants more than anything to become a professional artisan. Unfortunately for her, Arte's family forbids her artistic pursuits and want her to marry a rich man. But Arte refuses to be deterred and decides to abandon her old life to find work. However, during the Renaissance, female painters were extremely rare, and Arte is routinely turned away from every workshop solely because of her gender. Thankfully, a reclusive painter named Leo takes her in as an apprentice when she passes a test he gives her, and Arte finds herself doing all sorts of jobs and learning all she can to become the best painter she can be.

Now, as much as I don't want to be a killjoy in this review, as I really do like this show, I'm going to get the negatives out of the way first to just air them out, as if I don't point these out, somebody else will. I'm no expert on feminism, sexism, or systemic gender oppression, especially the kind that took place during the Renaissance period, but as other people I know have commented and I echo, Arte kind of plays its sexism is bad message too heavy-handedly and in a relatively one-sided manner. The first half of the series shows Arte continually being told she can't or isn't allowed to do something because she's a girl, and the formula goes as follows: She's told she can't do something because of her gender, Arte protests it and is given a test to see if she can do a man's work, she manages to do it, and she immediately wins her enemies over because of her strength and determination. The fact that her adversaries are immediately swayed when seeing Arte doing what they tell her to do just seems too idealistic to me. I mean, I'm no history buff, but women had little to no agency or rights back in that time period for a variety of reasons (Although from what I've read, there are some famous women Renaissance painters), so having Arte just prove she can do what the men can and winning them over just like that feels too rosy and pat, making its messages and entire purpose come off as shallow and really oversimplified.

Thankfully, later episodes start to gradually move away from this and make more of an effort to really explore the implications of Arte's journey beyond the ham-fisted, surface level "You go girl! Women can do anything!" But how does Arte fare aside from its core moral? Well, for one, I think the animation is quite good. People have complained that the color palette is too bright, but I personally disagree (If you want to see obnoxiously bright animation/colors, watch Sansha Sanyou). The shoujo look of the show does make some of the characters look a little too moe-ish, but the animation does make up for that by making the working men actually look rugged and hardened from years of work, along with having relatively smooth movement and beautiful backgrounds, especially when Arte travels to Venice. I also really appreciated the smaller details they added in, like showing a person's hands being cracked and blistered from using tools all day every day, and showing the different drawing styles between Arte and her fellow apprentices.

I don't have much to say on the soundtrack, as both the opening and ending songs are nice and well sung (Though I think some of the rock instrumentation in the opening didn't fit the show, as it seemed too overly modern), and the actual background music makes great use of violins and flutes, giving it a very distinctly Italian feel. As far as the characters go...I like them okay, but other than Leo, Arte, and later Katarina (No, not THAT Catarina!), the entirety of the cast is rather bland and one-note. Arte herself is a fun, dynamic, refreshing lead character who is determined, passionate, angry (Early in the show, due to everyone trying to put her in a box and dictate how her life should go when she'd rather live the life how she wants to on her own terms), ambitious, and willing to do anything to get what she wants, but is still compassionate and friendly. But I will say, one other criticism I have for the show is that it seems to just randomly introduce characters out of nowhere and expects us to just know who they are and accept them right away. For example, at one point, Arte befriends a commoner girl, Darcia, a seamstress, and decides to teach her how to read and write. Not having read the manga, the way the anime goes about introducing her...is just jarring. I mean, Darcia just appears in an episode without even a proper introduction or a brief scene on how she and Arte first met. The anime's just "Here's this character. Arte knows her. Just go with it" and to me, that just feels lazy to me. You can't just throw a character into a show, not give them any form of introduction or set-up, and just expect the audience to care about them. I honestly felt like I missed an episode, that's how jarring Darcia's appearance and complete lack of build-up was to me. The characters by themselves aren't bad or anything, but I just feel like they should have gotten more fleshed out. I can probably attribute that to the show's short episode length (12 episodes).

Shoujo anime/manga that are genuinely good are rather rare these days, but if you made me choose between this and, say, all of the really bad ecchi or isekai that have come out over the past few years, such as How Not To Summon a Demon Lord or the upcoming Redo of a Healer (Which I hear is really really bad), I'd still go with Arte any day of the week. I've also heard that Arte is supposedly based on the life of a real Renaissance painter named Artemisia Gentileschi, but I've found nothing that confirms this. Anyway, to close off: Not one of the better shoujo manga adaptations, but still fairly nice and serviceable if you want something sweet to kill your time.
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