The anime adaptation of the Arte manga was announced back in July 2019 and the official site has updated with some new details. A new promotional video has landed and we get the nod through it that the series will debut on April 4th, 2020. Additionally, we’ve also learned that Maaya Sakamoto will be performing the opening theme “Clove” for the series. We previously learned that Kiyono Yasuno is on board for the ending song “Hare Moyo.”
The series will be directed by Takayuki Hamana based on the scripts by Reiko Yoshida. Chieko Miyakawa is handling the character designs with Seven Arcs handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast and their designs include:
- Junya Enoki as Angelo
- Sayaka Ohara as Veronica
- Kousuke Toriumi as Yuri
- M.A.O. as Catalina
- Kiyono Yasuno as Dacha
TVアニメ「アルテ」追加キャスト発表！
アンジェロ役は榎木淳弥さん（ @enojunjunjun ）に演じていただきます。#アルテ pic.twitter.com/GvkMxIyRZz— TVアニメ「アルテ」公式_2020年4月放送開始 (@arte_animation) November 22, 2019
TVアニメ「アルテ」追加キャスト発表！
ヴェロニカ役は大原さやかさん( @readingradio )に演じていただきます。#アルテ pic.twitter.com/jYRObueLAU— TVアニメ「アルテ」公式_2020年4月放送開始 (@arte_animation) November 22, 2019
TVアニメ「アルテ」追加キャスト発表！
ユーリ役は鳥海浩輔さんに演じていただきます。#アルテ pic.twitter.com/8WTuVrto7N— TVアニメ「アルテ」公式_2020年4月放送開始 (@arte_animation) November 22, 2019
追加キャスト発表！
さらに #安野希世乃 さんにはエンディング主題歌とともに、アルテの友人でお針子の「ダーチャ」を演じていただきます。
ダーチャを担当いただくにあたりコメントをいただいておりますので、あわせてチェックしてくださいね〜https://t.co/VYTdmI5OCB#アルテ pic.twitter.com/9NeoSUFpr3— TVアニメ「アルテ」公式_2020年4月放送開始 (@arte_animation) December 21, 2019
The manga comes from Kei Okubo which began in 2013 as serialized in Monthly Comic Zenon and has eleven volumes out so far. The first three volumes of the manga are available digitally in English from Amazon.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: 16th century Firenze, Italy. One girl, One ARTistic ambition!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: ANN]
