It has been decided that the TV anime “Arte” will start broadcasting on TOKYO MX and other channels from Saturday, April 4th!
It will be broadcast on TOKYO MX every Saturday from 22:00 starting April 4th, on BS Fuji from 24:30 every Monday starting April 6th, and on Yomiuri TV every Monday from 26:59 starting April 6th.
In addition, the second key visual and second PV were also released. The second key visual depicts the main character Arte, the workshop master Leo, his fellow apprentice Angelo, the Cortigiana (high-class prostitute) Veronica, and the seamstress Dacha against the backdrop of the cityscape of Florence, Italy. In the second PV, each character's voice is also revealed for the first time!
Furthermore, the opening theme song has been decided to be Maaya Sakamoto's "Clover"! The sound source is released for the first time in the second PV.
Maaya Sakamoto “Clover”
Lyrics: Maaya Sakamoto Composer: Koji Mizuguchi Arrangement: Shin Kono
Distribution starts on April 3rd at 0:00 on music streaming services and major download sites such as iTunes Store, Recochoku, and mora!
Furthermore, the opening theme song has been decided to be Maaya Sakamoto's "Clover"! The sound source is released for the first time in the second PV.
Maaya Sakamoto’s comment:
Be ambitious and curious, don't be afraid even if you're different from others, and don't get discouraged even if things don't go well. I myself was encouraged by Arte's attitude. There are days when I shed tears of frustration, but after a good night's sleep, I wake up to a new morning. I would be happy if you could feel the energy of getting back up even after falling, opening the door, and heading outside through this theme song.
◆Broadcast information
TOKYO Every Saturday from 22:00 from April 4th
BS Fuji Every Monday from 24:30 starting April 6th
Yomiuri TV Every Monday from 26:59 starting April 6th
*Broadcast date and time are subject to change.
◆About the story
The setting is Florence in the early 16th century. Born as the daughter of an aristocrat in a capital where painting and sculpture are popular, Arte has been obsessed with drawing ever since she could remember. Arte spends her days dreaming of becoming a painter someday, but the trends of the times do not favor women becoming painters. There, Arte is forced to make the biggest decision of his life... A human drama about a girl running towards her dreams during the Renaissance period. Despite facing many difficulties, his story depicts his enthusiasm for painting and his positive attitude towards living ``in his own way'', arousing sympathy from all who come into contact with him.
◆Staff
Original work: Kei Okubo “Arte” (serialized in “Monthly Comic Zenon”/North Stars Pictures)
Director: Takayuki Hamana
Series composition: Reiko Yoshida
Historical research: Takaaki Suzuki
Character design/chief animation director: Chieko Miyagawa
Sub-character design: Satoko Miyaji
Prop design: Tomokai Okado, Goichi Iwahata
Art setting: Issuke Yoshihara
Art director: SCOTT MACDONALD
Art: Studio Chulip
Layout supervision: Kenji Masuda
Color design: Emiko Tate
Director of photography: Takuya Noshiro
Special effects: Naoyuki Fukuda
Edit: Kazuhiko Seki
Sound director: Yasunori Ebina
Sound effects: Kiyotaka Kawada
Sound production: Glow Vision
Music: Goro Ito
Music production: Flying Dog
Animation production: Seven Arcs
◆Cast
Arte: Mikako Komatsu
Leo: Katsuyuki Konishi
Angelo: Junya Enoki
Veronica: Sayaka Ohara
Dacha: Kiyono Yasuno
Yuri: Kosuke Toriumi
Katarina: M・A・O
◆Theme song
OP theme: Maaya Sakamoto “Clover” ED theme: Kiyono Yasuno “Hare Momo”
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◆Original information
“Arte” Author: Kei Okubo
Publisher: North Stars Pictures Publisher: Tokuma Shoten
Cumulative circulation exceeds 850,000 copies!
Comics volumes 1 to 12 are now on sale
List price: 580 yen + tax
Click here to preview episode 1
© Kei Okubo/NSP, Arte Production Committee