Arcana Famiglia -La storia della Arcana Famiglia- (アルカナ・ファミリア -La storia della Arcana Famiglia-, lit. The Story of the Arcana Family) is an anime series based off of the PSP game Arcana Famiglia -La storia della Arcana Famiglia-. It debuted on July 1, 2012, running for 12 episodes with one OVA released in 2013. It was later released for DVD and Blu-Ray in seven volumes.
The anime was acquired by Sentai Filmworks in 2020, with plans to feature the episodes on digital outlets in 2021.
Summary[]
The Arcana Famiglia is a self-appointed organization with mysterious powers that has protected a small Mediterranean island from pirates, foreign countries, and other threats. The only daughter of the family's head, Felicità, will be married to the next head of the family in two months — and the successor will be decided in a competition that Felicità herself will take part in.
As Felicità herself and other friends and colleagues wait to begin the competition, they reminisce about old times, perform good deeds for the townsfolk and continue to hone their Arcana skills.
Summary from Sentai Filmworks:[]
Things are NOT going well for Felicità. For years, the island of Regalo, has been protected by her father’s ”organization,” the Arcana Tarroco, whose success is due in no small part to the members’ unusual skills with Tarot Cards, not to mention the usual guns and knives. But now, unexpectedly, her father has decided to retire and, while the fact that his position will be filled by the winner of a series of duels doesn’t worry Felicitá, the fact that he’s decided to throw HER into the contest as part of the prize certainly does! Especially since some of the contestants are her cousins, which is keeping things WAY too much in the family!
Fortunately, our lady shark has two aces up her sleeve: as the head of the Swords division, she’s eligible to compete for herself, and with her favored Card, The Lovers, she can snoop into the minds of her would be suitors/rivals! It’s just too bad they have their own card tricks! Roll the Batchelorette, the Sopranos and that crazy Gypsy from the fair into an insane anime calzone, half-bake thoroughly and you’ve gotta lotta spicy mayhem ahead in LA STORIA DELLA ARCANA FAMIGLIA!
Episodes[]
- The Night of the Birthday
- Commander of The Animal Protection Team
- Piccolino
- Confession of a Mask
- Childhood Friends
- On Board! – The Final Battle
- Their Secrets
- The Moon in the Dark
- The Wheel of Fortune
- Arcana Famiglia
- Arcana Triangolo
- Arcana Duello
- Capriccio ~ Arcana Famiglia Style
DVD/Blu-ray release[]
| # | Cover | Release Date | Episodes | Limited Edition includes | |
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| Vol.1 |  |
September 26, 2012 |
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| Vol.2 |  |
October 24, 2012 |
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| Vol.3 |  |
November 28, 2012 |
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| Vol.4 |   |
December 26, 2012 |
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| Vol.5 |   |
January 30, 2013 |
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| Vol.6 |   |
February 27, 2013 |
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| SP |   |
March 27, 2013 |
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Trivia[]
- In contrast to the manga & books, the anime primarily focuses on the routes of Nova and Libertà. It also does not focus as much on the romance.