Arcana Famiglia (La storia della Arcana Famiglia)

On the island of Regalo, a group of supernaturally powered mafia-like protectors called the Arcana Famiglia safeguard the people from any who would harm them. The members of their organization, having made contracts with tarot cards, each possess different abilities, such as overwhelming strength, invisibility, or the power to see into someone's heart.

Mondo, their leader and the "Papa" of their family, announces at his birthday party that he will be retiring soon. He plans to hold the Arcana Duello, a competition that, if won, will grant the winner the title of Papa and any wish they desire. But there is more at stake than just a title: Mondo also decides that the winner will marry his daughter, Felicità. Enraged by this, the strong-willed Felicità decides to enter the competition herself, in order to make her own way in the world. As Felicità battles for her freedom, her competitors battle for her heart.

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Adaptation:	Arcana Famiglia: Amore Mangiare Cantare!
Side story:	Arcana Famiglia: Capriccio - stile Arcana Famiglia

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Characters & Voice Actors

Debito

Main

Yoshino, Hiroyuki
Japanese

Libertà

Main

Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese

Luca

Main

Nakamura, Yuuichi
Japanese

Jolly

Main

Yusa, Kouji
Japanese

Nova

Main

Yonaga, Tsubasa
Japanese

Felicità

Main

Noto, Mamiko
Japanese

Pace

Main

Sugita, Tomokazu
Japanese

Dante

Main

Kosugi, Juurouta
Japanese

Mondo

Supporting

Tachiki, Fumihiko
Japanese

Claudio

Supporting

Enoki, Junya
Japanese

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Kananiwa, Kozue

Producer

Yamazaki, Fumiki

Producer

Oomori, Hiroyuki

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Matsunaga, Takayuki

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Opening Theme

"Magenta Another Sky" by Hitomi Harada

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Ending Theme

"Pieces of Treasure" by Liberta & Nova (CV.Jun Fukuyama & Tsubasa Yonaga)

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Oct 24, 2018

AnastasiyaV

Recommended

**** This review might contain some spoilers ****

[STORY] - 5/10
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The story was overall average. The plot and the climax didn't really start until mid way, so I had to watch a couple episodes for it to get interesting. I was hoping for more action when it was time for the Arcana Duello. Instead, the whole match was held in less than one episode. The ending was also kind of a disappointment, but it could've been worse. Although it was a happy ending, the ending seemed very sudden.

[ART] - 7/10
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This anime aired in 2012, so I would expect the quality to me high and clear. ...

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Feb 23, 2022

ALittleBitWeird

Mixed Feelings

This anime had potential but they kind of ruined it at the end because they built up the story line quite a bit but when it came to the actual ending fight scene it started and then it ended just as quick as that which was disappointing.

Most of the characters were pretty decent, they all had different and unique personalities. I saw other people's reviews saying that Felicità's personality was a bit flat at times and then overly emotional other times and I have to agree at times it was.

Honestly, my favourite thing about this anime was the opening theme (that's just my opinion ...

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Mar 12, 2023

ThatAnimeSnobRE

Not Recommended

Arcana Famiglia (AF henceforth) is using a lot of baits to lure you in, but as soon as you bite you just shake around and try to escape. The intro picture makes it look like a badass story about macho mafia dudes with superpowers. YEAH AWESOME! And then you read the description and it says it’s nothing more than a reverse harem. LAME! But who knows, maybe it will be a good reverse harem in the likes of Ouran Host Club. And it’s revealed right away that it hardly is.

It all boils down to the most unimpressive heroine. She is not sympathetic at all, which ... makes it impossible to identify with (if you are a girl that is). If you are aware of shoujos and romances you probably know how their protagonists are almost always frail, poor and naive everyday girls, which one day find themselves in the laps of one or more super sexy bad boys. In AF’s case they instead have this chick Felicita, which is the exact opposite; that is dynamic, rich, and educated. She is spoiled and has everything taken cared of in her life, until her father decides to marry her. He brings in a bunch of super mafia dudes and tells her to choose one of them. So as you expect every episode is about the chick talking and learning about a dude, while occasionally having some simple adventure where they are chasing a cat or they baby-sit. Not exactly what you expect to see in a show full of super powerful mafia dudes. They even promise you an epic fighting tournament but never deliver on that thought.

The problem with Felicita is the exact same all main characters have in your run of the mill normal harem show. She has no personality! This is done deliberately, so the viewers can throw themselves in the role of the protagonist and you are not supposed to care about him/her as much as you will for his/her possible lovers. After all the anime is based on a dating sim, so why not? The thing is the average male fan will only be watching a harem show for the boobs, while an average female fan will care more about the romance. And it’s bloody hard to feel anything if the heroine barely cares about either. She talks like a robot and doesn’t really do anything other than standing still and listening to the super dudes talking or blowing up stuff, before she is in need of them to save her. And even when they do, she still acts like she doesn’t care. It is done deliberately because if she had more personality it would be easy to tell with whom she deserves to be with, but that is still not an in-story excuse for acting so snobbish. And look at her, always walking around in a mini skirt and never missing the chance to perform a roundhouse kick. Doesn’t she know anything about subtlety? She is supposed to be raised as a noble or something. I can’t feel any sympathy for this spoiled slut. She is obnoxious even without having a personality!

The super dudes definitely have a lot more meat, since each one of them has his own personality, special attack based on Tarot cards, and even a usually dramatic backdrop that fleshes them out. The problem is that the focus of the story changes every few minutes amongst them, so you never feel like they get enough spotlight to shine properly. There are also lots of scenes where nothing plot-related happens, so they count as fillers.

Another problem is that there is no actual romance in AF. Technically none of the candidates have any real feelings towards the heroine. They don’t like her for her personality (since she doesn’t have any), they just want to marry her and be stinking rich and powerful mobster bosses. So they come off as manipulating and hypocritical bastards than people who would do everything it takes to win the heart of a simple everyday girl. That makes the show to feel heartless instead of exciting.

So there you go, a show with absolutely no feeling or good intentions, thus a big failure. If you ask me no reverse harem is better than Ouran Host Club, because it made a satire out of the genre’s stereotypes. AF doesn’t do that and in the contrary tries to replace the stereotypes with far worse alternatives. Not recommended.

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