Anime Impressions: Arte

<p>I went into Arte completely blind &lpar;as I have been doing with all the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;anime-impressions-tower-of-god&sol;">anime this season<&sol;a>&rpar; and among the others&comma; Arte was one that was completely different from what I had imagined&period; Instead of getting an over-analyzed historical anime about sculpting&comma; painting&comma; and general artistry&comma; I instead found myself closely watching a young girl’s struggles in becoming an artist in a world where it is unorthodox for it to be a woman’s occupation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-157452 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;04&sol;25193649&sol;Arte&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Arte" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Synopsis<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The story follows Arte&comma; a 14-year-old daughter of a nobleman who recently passed away&period; Arte cares very little about being a proper noblewoman&comma; a trait her mother is blatantly displeased with&period; All she’s ever been interested in is her drawings&period; Right from when her father was still alive&comma; she’s been fascinated with just art as it’s also something that connects to her memories of him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As she grows older&semi; however&comma; her mother continues to disrupt her love for art and sees it more as a waste of time and not something a proper woman should be interested in&period; This finally pushes Arte into gaining the confidence to leave her sheltered life in hopes to be an artesian and finding a workshop that will accommodate her for an apprenticeship&period; Arte quickly finds attaining her dream is much harder than she expected however&comma; as she’s denied entry into every workshop she goes to simply due to her being a woman&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Though she’s encountered a lot of hardships quite early on&comma; Arte is a strong gal&period; She pushes through up until she’s inevitably rejected one final time and this causes her to lose it&period; She cuts off her hair and even threatens to cut off her breasts so she won’t be seen as a woman anymore&period; That is before Leo&comma; a gruff stoic artisan stops her and reluctantly decides to give her a chance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-157449 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;04&sol;25193545&sol;arte-01-9&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Arte" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">A Strong Independent Woman<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The actions Arte showcases are pretty ballsy and admirable I must say&comma; and if she wasn’t stopped&comma; she probably might have done it too&period; Arte is shown off in the series as the epiphany of a strong woman even if she isn’t old enough to be considered one yet&period; Yet her determination and grit rival most men&period; This is best shown when she tackles difficult tasks head-on with determination and a smile on her face&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Her gung ho deterministic attitude even influences others such as Angelo&comma; a young boy she meets that constantly offers to help her as he believes she’s but a fragile woman&period; Arte proves him and a lot of other men around her otherwise with her actions&comma; which in turn impresses them enough for them to reflect on theirs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Her apprenticeship under Leo has especially taught her that just because she’s a woman&comma; doesn’t mean she’s incapable of doing anything&period; This is mostly because Leo treats her as a person and not just a woman&period; This later increases her affection towards him in the third episode&comma; which was to be expected&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-157451 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;04&sol;25193627&sol;Arte-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Arte Painting" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Final Thoughts<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The anime pushes ingenuity&comma; determination&comma; and most of all&comma; the subversion of gender roles without it feeling too forced and all over your face about it&period; Which I highly appreciated&comma; and I’m sure will be appreciated by many others as well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Arte &lpar;the anime&rpar; has delightfully surprised me as not just an <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;anime-review-houseki-no-kuni&sol;">anime<&sol;a> about art in the Renaissance era&comma; but also an anime about determination and strong female power&period; There isn’t much else to talk about&comma; asides that it has beautiful animation&comma; Interesting characters&comma; and consistent quality at its current pace&comma; and I sincerely hope it all stays that way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can stream Arte on <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;funimation&period;com&sol;shows&sol;arte&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer"><strong>Funimation<&sol;strong><&sol;a> right now&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Have you seen Arte&quest; If so&comma; what did you think of it&quest; Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;