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phoenixalia said: oh btw I'm kinda scared. Though I could be seriously wrong....I went to amazon stalker to see the ranking for this show's first BD/DVD and they were horrible rankings! Please, PLEASE tell me something is wrong here? I mean, 3,100th place for DVD and 13,000th place for Bluray? Please tell me this isn't a horrible nightmare? Please? somebody? Cuz if this show sells less than Hiiro no Kakera I will officially think Japanese otome fans are....well, weird. Jmal, are you here? D: This series went up for pre-order not too long ago. I would be surprised if it was any higher than that. You're gonna have to wait for awhile until there is any indication of succes/bombing. |
| I liked this pilot episode better than Hiiro no Kakera tbh :P |
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| my first time to watched a shoujo harem |
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| FUCK YEAH, MAMIKO NOTO! She has a fucking owl. She is a fucking ojou-sama. She can read your heart She can kick your ass. She can talk you into submission with her voice of a goddess. Perfect. |
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| I have to say that I actually enjoyed this episode. Arcana famiglia was the main anime I was looking forward to this summer, but I was a little scared it might suck. I'm glad it didn't. I'm defintely going to keep watching Arcana Famiglia. |
| Well the OP song was legit and I liked the ED as well. I wish they would of done the art slide show through the whole ED because it is very pretty to look at. This show...soooo shounen :D I did like it a lot though for a first episode. I think it has potential to be a pretty decent little story overall even though it'll be packed into 12 episodes. Sir_Lexa said: phoenixalia said: oh btw I'm kinda scared. Though I could be seriously wrong....I went to amazon stalker to see the ranking for this show's first BD/DVD and they were horrible rankings! Please, PLEASE tell me something is wrong here? I mean, 3,100th place for DVD and 13,000th place for Bluray? Please tell me this isn't a horrible nightmare? Please? somebody? Cuz if this show sells less than Hiiro no Kakera I will officially think Japanese otome fans are....well, weird. Jmal, are you here? D: I will find it amazingly weird if this sells worse than Hiiro no Kakera, atleast this episode wasn't a snoozefest. How about sending Jmal a message, I doubt that he's following this discussion topic. Hiero no Kakera was the most boring show I've watched in a while. Comparing these two shows, on the first episode alone, Arana will undoubtedly sell more. If not, I've lost all faith. Mamiko Noto voice is a win. In fact the voice cast is all pretty good for these characters. |
| nice episode but i think the anime is a little bit too fast than a game maybe the anime will follow a normal ending |
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| Great episode so whoever wins gets there wish granted and marry the princess if they choose so, interesting plot, but its only 12 episodes so I may need to read the manga after this to complete the series in the future. |
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| This episode was good, enjoyed it alot. The characters are interesting and the OP and animation are pretty good. The ED though... is pretty lame compared to the OP. Anyways looks pretty interesting show, and next episode looks promising too. |
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Woebegone said: Yes there is that but wiki has a Taro Card section that explains a lot. Add the knowledge to the qualities of each character and you might get more sense as to what exactly their powers do.1st ep has alot of terminology. Seems like their powers are based on tarro cards... Just a tip. |
Kurimu-chan said: Not bad! Nova looks like Ciel from Kuroshitsuji. Luca and Libera resemble Gilbert and Oz from Pandora Hearts. Liking it so far. THIS. |
Kurimu-chan said: So i wasn't the only one thinking that. When Luca came in i literally thought Gilbert had switched Anime.Not bad! Nova looks like Ciel from Kuroshitsuji. Luca and Libera resemble Gilbert and Oz from Pandora Hearts. Liking it so far. So far i'm liking this. It was a little slow at the end, but still interesting. For 12 episodes it seems kinda weird that they're wasting one with finding a cat when they could just go into the battle already.... |
| omg the amount of bishies in this anime :Q____ will watch! Vyudali said: Kurimu-chan said: So i wasn't the only one thinking that. When Luca came in i literally thought Gilbert had switched Anime.Not bad! Nova looks like Ciel from Kuroshitsuji. Luca and Libera resemble Gilbert and Oz from Pandora Hearts. Liking it so far. So far i'm liking this. It was a little slow at the end, but still interesting. For 12 episodes it seems kinda weird that they're wasting one with finding a cat when they could just go into the battle already.... glad to know am not the only one who thought Luca resemble Gilbert so much. |
HekshiJul 1, 2012 12:31 PM
| Well it's kinda... well lacking a bit in my taste. But I certainly loved the names of each of the characters... an interesting idea... |
| Did you say "nerd"? ---------------------- Not "nerd" -- "node". |
| Very good 1st ep and I liked Nova. |
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| Hmm. Not that it was bad, but it wasn't what I was expecting. While there was some interesting action, it was decidedly of the over the top non-lethal type, and the plot might have to much angst for my tastes. I'll keep at it for a little while since the setting is different and the characters might have potential. |
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Cratex said: While there was some interesting action, it was decidedly of the over the top non-lethal type, Agreed. I kinda facepalmed when that one guy cut that "bad" guy with the sword and then the "bad" guys clothes ripped off. EDIT: And excuse my horrible English. |
Sir_LexaJul 1, 2012 1:08 PM
Yumekichi11 said: Woebegone said: Yes there is that but wiki has a Taro Card section that explains a lot. Add the knowledge to the qualities of each character and you might get more sense as to what exactly their powers do.1st ep has alot of terminology. Seems like their powers are based on tarro cards... Just a tip. Do you have a link? |
Pretty interesting since there are lots of characters and it's like a Mafia.. And that bald guy with a very big bazooka is on the top of my fave character list in this anime. He looks pretty badass.. then Luca and next is Nova... And good thing that the Felicita can fight too..  |
| That wasn't that bad, actually. Was expecting something worse. The girl can kick atleast, and she doesn't seem like an airhead (maybe a little). Liking Luca and jerkface Nova. Will watch. :D |
| Liking what i'm seeing so far :) |
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| The main dudes were sexy. I laik it so far. |
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 Glory to Arcana, that was a good start. The taste of the Arcana system looked rather compelling and hypes me up for more when certain characters become competent at it, hopefully in the two months leading up to the Arcana Duello. The OP and the ED and at least interactions with Felicita at least indicates to me that my two favorites (Liberta, Nova) may be the closest to winning.  The action was pretty nice with both Liberta and Nova being my favorite to see in the beginning there and then later on. They are so funny together with their opposing personalities yet seemingly wanting to do the same for Ojou-sama. If only we knew what they Arcana was. Really I have essentially no qualms with the other characters, though clear favorite. Pace is definitely hilarious too with the food, Jolly looking like a leader, and Luca as the silly attendant. Strong cast. Pieces of Treasure is a nice ED and the OP is great too, great choice of visuals for both. |
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| Fighting tournament over cute girl between "bad-ass" over confident guys with cool anime hair and super powers! What intrigue, what genius! |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| I like Liberta , I hope he'll win the duel but will kids win? I don't like that Jolly guy and Nova that attendant Luca is funny too bad, he doesn' t look strong I just like guys like him ^^ I think Mama should be prettier and Papa is badass |
| ARCANA FAMIGLIA!!! It's finally here!! The anime I was most looking forward to. And it starts off with a bang! Nova and Libertá both going after some thugs and in the end everything ended up with everyone participating in the chase, a blown up car by Dante's bazooka and some torn apart clothes from Nova's katana. Pace couldn't eat his lasagna XD Luca is such a cute thing~ Debito is..well, he's a bit crazy but I like guys with guns. And most importantly....Jooolllyyyyy!!!!!!!!! Last but not least Felicitá, who can read the hearts of others. The guys around her seem to be having a hard time and in future episodes, they'll receive more of her kicks. 10/10 for first episode!! I so want more right now *~* |
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| digging arcana, if they keep the ecchi to a minimum it could be amazing |
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| Honesty, is something more interesting than usuall shit that keep on airing every season. |
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| The beginning was boring. But later it became more interesting. Anyway, the pace was somewhat fast, I was expecting a better introduction to the Arcana thing. And so the whole anime will be battles over the succession? Indeed it is like Katekyo Hitman Reborn. |
| it was okay 3/5 Might drop at 3rd - 5th ep. |
| For a shoujo, that was a pretty generic shounen set-up, especially the way they introduced the characters and their powers. The arcana theme is pretty common, and the mafia theme is pretty un-mafia. And of course, the two of main characters can't use their powers yet, leaving for some predictable development. The story doesn't seem like it'll go anywhere interesting, neither do the characters. That said, I'll probably follow this and enjoy it, as I'm a sucker for the formula. |
Woebegone said: Yes! This:Yumekichi11 said: Woebegone said: Yes there is that but wiki has a Taro Card section that explains a lot. Add the knowledge to the qualities of each character and you might get more sense as to what exactly their powers do.1st ep has alot of terminology. Seems like their powers are based on tarro cards... Just a tip. Do you have a link? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Arcana has a index to which cards you want to see. |
| Shoujo! I liked it... |
| Normally I'm against this reverse harem stuff, but I still like this show. Italia + great voice acting + nice charas + nice art |
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| Hmm, I think this show has potential. So next week Felicia and the boys go around the town based on the preview. |
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| The first thing I noticed is that why are there no killings and blood when they chased that mafia? Hope we will get to see some in the feature episodes. I don't get a shit about that tarots and such. Can't understand the meanings behind their powers. There's a lot of unanswered questions. And it's kinda awkward that they are explaining their powers to each other even though they already knew that. The seiyuus are big time. It was fun listening to their voices. OP and ED rocks. Felicita is kinda cute. Typical J.C staff tsundere. Im so glad she is not a petanko loli. Looking forward to more actions. Not bad considering it's shoujo. Will definitely continue watching it. I was really interested from the start when I saw that this was about a Mafia family. Kinda expecting a KHR like interactions but nope, they are not really that close even though they were in the same family. I hope there will be a lot of character developments. AND I WISH THEY ENLIGHTEN US ABOUT THAT TERMINOLOGIES. |
| Nice first episode, tarrot cards is their "Power" sort of thing. Each has their own magical ability. Though I wonder why Nova and Liberta can't use their powers at all or uncontrollably..Gonna guess it right here, both of them become the strongest at the end of the series and somehow the powers within them unlock. |
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| Good start I like the art and the voices of the characters The OP is cool, the ED is pretty nice what is Liberta power I wonder if he is the fool Btw, I really like Felicita and Liberta ( as I predicted) |
| Been waiting for this... To all the candidates, my favorite is Debitto. Though looks like our main guys are Nova and Liberta. |
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| A very good start. I don't understand why there isn't 'action' in the genre section but shoujo and romance.... This kind of reminded me of Naruto. The characters, not the story. Libertà is like the obnoxious Naruto. Nova is the relaxed the cool Sasuke. Or maybe that's just me HAHA I like Felicita and Nova already! What a horrible Papa lol 5/5 |
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| Actually glad that nepal is facing disaster |
| I can already tell Luca's going to be my favorite. |
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