Series synopsis
La Storia della Arcana Famiglia, also known as アルカナ・ファミリア is a Japanese animation action & adventure comedy drama television series that premiered on Sun TV on July 1, 2012. It ended on September 16, 2012. It stars Yuichi Nakamura, Jun Fukuyama, Mamiko Noto and Tomokazu Sugita.
The story follows Arcana Famiglia, 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 Papa, Felicita, will be married to the next head of the family in two months — and the successor will be decided in a competition that Felicita herself will take part in.
Premise
The story follows Arcana Famiglia, 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 Papa, Felicita, will be married to the next head of the family in two months — and the successor will be decided in a competition that Felicita herself will take part in.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuichi Nakamura as Luca
- Jun Fukuyama as Liberta
- Mamiko Noto as Felicita
- Tomokazu Sugita as Pace
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Debito
- Jurota Kosugi as Dante
- Tsubasa Yonaga as Nova
- Kikuko Inoue as Sumire
Supporting cast
- Koji Yusa as Jolly
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Mondo
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 27, 2013 | March 27, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 1, 2012 | September 16, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
La Prima Festa An unaired episode of Arcana Famiglia. |
March 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
La Notte del Compleanno (The Night of the Birthday) The Arcana Famigila protects Regalo Island with powers granted to them the Tarocco. At birthday party for the head of the family, “Papa” Mondo, he tells them he is thinking about retirement and the Arcana Duello will begin. |
July 1, 2012 |
| 2 |
Il Comandante della Squadra Protezione Animali (Commander of the Animal Protection Team) Felicitá remembers the joy of her first day joining the family. But those memories are pushed aside when her thoughts turn back to the upcoming Arcana Duello. |
July 8, 2012 |
| 3 |
Piccolino (Little One) Piccolino is the annual children event held by the Family, Pace, Debito, and Luca discuss growing up together. |
July 15, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Sun TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 1, 2012 |
| Last aired | September 16, 2012 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |