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Jul 14, 2012 7:33 AM

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I enjoyed the first episode. I will admit what initially drew me to the series was the fact that they were going to incorporate powers that were based off the tarot cards. However, I think this might actually be quite a good anime after all. I look forward to seeing the character development and what the others' powers entail. One thing I'm wondering though, is since the tarot has 78 cards, are there going to be that many participants? As that seems like way too many people involved. Guess I'll find out soon enough :)
Jul 19, 2012 10:24 PM

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Maybe try checking the tags and genre before watching it instead of bitching about it on here. All the ignorance, man.

Anyways, this is my first reverse harem. The plot feels pretty lose and predictable in a sense, but the majority of like able characters and great characters make it watchable. I'm not a huge fan of Shoujo, but it's enjoyable enough to continue on with.
Jul 20, 2012 3:46 PM

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Oh, I thought this anime was about mafia, but instead this island is ruled by catholics. I mean, their boss is called the "Pope".

The joke is that the way they pronounce "Papa" actually means "Pope" in Italian. The word they mean is "papà", with an accent at the end, which translates to "dad". By the way, no Italian mafia boss calls himself "daddy", they use the term "boss", but the girls writing this eroge probably thought that it wasn't Italian enough.
Jul 25, 2012 1:53 AM

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Awesome start, I look forward to more of this anime.
Jul 25, 2012 10:14 PM

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Liberta <3 More so, a blonde :D
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Jul 26, 2012 11:40 AM

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Seems interesting. I don't like Harem so I'm still deciding whether I should keep watching. Maybe the second episode will lure me in.
Aug 10, 2012 4:19 PM

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Oh lord, I hate harem and reverse harem anime. I'll try to keep watching for as long as I can because the character designs are beautiful, but I don't hold out much hope.

And usually I'm not one to fan over characters, but...DEBITO~ <3 UNF.
Aug 11, 2012 8:37 AM
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A promising start, pretty solid.
In this not-so-typical reverse harem we have a bunch of guys with tarot card powers fighting each other for leadership and... the Princess Felicita, who is one of the more interesting characters.
There's quite a lot of them so I imagine different people will have their different favorites, but in my opinion there's a little too many of them, it could get confusing.
The highlights of this episode are the intro scene with fine action, the ending scene with obvious animosity between Liberta and Nova and when Felicita kicks Liberta for dirty thoughts.

Nicely drawn and animated, with good music (especially the OP), an amazing cast and a proper dose of humor, Arcana could easily prove itself to be the best anime of this season. This episode definitely caught my attention.

7.5/10
Aug 26, 2012 1:39 AM

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I came here for Mamiko Noto.
Dec 28, 2012 12:00 AM

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Me and my Fiance just finished the first episode I enjoyed it i wouldnt say i loved it i dont know if it is going to turn out that great but i hope so it looks really good from the animation to the story to the character development. but of us think it reminds us of Dead Or Alive Live Action Movie alittle bit so far we shall see where this goes though.
Dec 30, 2012 2:11 AM

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Hnnng voice cast is hnnng (no homo)

Very curious to see why this get such a bad rap

Seems like a decent start so far...
Apr 4, 2013 7:45 AM

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Absolutely loved the ending theme song... And Debito's voice. Nova is definitely a Ciel Phantomhive look-alike, though.. It's pretty cool how they each have Arcana abilities, but they're based off Tarot cards, something pretty unique. c:
Oct 5, 2013 4:19 AM

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That was an awesome pilot episode, I didn't expect it to offer as much. The characters are very multicolored as well, so I don't think I'll be disappointed from this title.

The OP is ok but the ED is just great!
Oct 25, 2013 8:30 PM

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Libertà remind me of Natsu, and Nova reminded me of Gray from Fairy Tail :o
Feb 26, 2014 6:26 AM

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1. got pretty intense during the duello announcement. like their black attires.

2. i prefer series w/ a dark tone, but this is a nice change of pace. lets see what happens

5/10
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Jan 3, 2015 2:52 PM

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Papa's an ass.

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Sep 20, 2015 11:19 AM

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It's a pretty interesting episode.
This type of reverse harem situation seems interesting too...

I just hope the anime is good.
Sep 20, 2017 7:19 PM

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Ooouuuu~~~ this mafia anime is the first to really capture my interest on the first ep *O* very naisuuuuu~

LOL Dante's hage joke was HILARIOUS XDDD

I wonder why Felicitá doesn't wanna get married .-. I get that she's not the girly type, but MANG, LOOK AT ALL THESE YUMMEH BOYSSSSSSS *drools* ;F
Nov 10, 2017 7:44 PM

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I really love the OP. This anime is probably going to suck but I'd continue watching for the handsome guys and see where the show goes wrong. Unfortunately they're probably going to focus more on Liberta and Nova among the dateable guys even though the childhood trio is more interesting (and more good looking) imo.
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