Arte is one of the most anticipated anime of Spring 2020 and it transports us to the world where nothing is impossible. It takes us to 16th Century Florence where we see everything from Arte’s perspective. In this article, we will be discussing a few anime that are similar to Arte.
Arte is an inspirational anime that would lift your spirits up in each episode. The animation as compelling as the story. The journey of a young girl in chase of her dream career in a world where it is not easy to achieve is something we all can relate to and if you are looking for something encouraging to push you forward, the enthusiasm and determination of the protagonist is enough to boost you up. On the basis of the plot, the inspirational theme and the determination of the protagonist, we have picked some anime that have some similar elements.
Snow White with the Red Hair
Shirayuki’s life changed when she received the order by the first prince of Tanbarun to take the position of concubine as she escaped her homeland to persuade her passion of becoming a herbalist. She meets Zen, a prince of a neighboring Kingdom with whom she decides to travel to Clariness.  Shirayuki’s red hair is the reason for the attention she gets, wherever she goes. In Clerines, she polished her skills to work as an herbalist and successfully gets the position of apprentice court herbalist in the palace. In the journey of achieving her dream, her bond with Zen gets stronger as he supports her on every step.
Arte and Snow White with the Red Hair shares many similarities as both series the protagonist escapes their respective homeland in persue of their passion. Shirayuki had no choice but to leave her homeland to achieve what she wants, while Arte did that by her own choice to prove herself. Snow White with the Red Hair is mainly focused on the love story between the main characters while Arte is focused on her journey romance is the side story.
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The Ancient Magus’ Bride
15-year-old Chise Hatori is sold in auction at a price as high as impressive 5 million pounds because of her magical powers. Se is bought by a mysterious tall creature, Elias Ainsworth who takes her to his home where she comes to know that he is a well-known magus. He makes her his apprentice that opens up path for her to learn all about magic and various magical methods to help dragons live in peace. Their relation changes in the process and they become more than just a teacher and student.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride is a great anime to behold. It is visually appealing and the world it is set in, is detailed and flawless. In terms of the relationship between the two main characters, Arte is similar to The Ancient Magus’ Bride. Both series has an experienced man with great abilities who imparts his knowledge and skills to the protagonist. The relationship turns into a love story between a student and teacher.
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Emma: A Victorian Romance
Set in 19th Century in London, Emma: A Victorian Romance revolves around the impossible love between two individuals that belong to different social class. Emma is a maid, while William is the first born of a rich and noble family. In the world, where social status means a lot when it comes to marriage, it’s going to be hard for Emma to claim the object of her affection and overcome the hardships comes from the huge class difference.
Emma: A Victorian Romance features a forbidden love between two people with huge class difference that makes it similar to Arte that shows blooming love between a teacher and student.
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
After being released from prison, Yotarou is a former yakuza member who is willing to live a peaceful life with the work that is not considered wrong. He wants to be a Rakugo performer which is a kind of Japanese storytelling in the culture of Japan. He encounters Konatsu, the daughter of a well known Rakugo performer who has passed away. She admires his performance and their relationship soon develops into a romantic one. This anime features the rick history about Japanese culture and the essence of Rakugo.
The time period in Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju is not as old as other anime in this list but the element of blooming romantic relation between two people derive by an artistic passion is similar in both anime series. Arte features the passion for art while this anime series is about Rakugo.
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Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai
Tetsuzo is a wellknown artist and by the time he is in his fifties, he has a large family and the lively and frank O-Ei is one of his daughters who assists her father in his art ventures and sometimes its power become problematic for her. Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai.shows the woman behind the beautiful and amazing work of Tetsuzo.
The timeline of Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai and Arte is a century apart but the passion for art and craft is similar. Arte and O-Ei are equally passionate about painting and love to express themselves through their work in their own way as Arte nourishes her skills to become a successful painter while O-Ei assists her father in achieving the fame. The element of romance can not be found in this anime series as it entirely focuses on historic art.
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Arte is a great anime that teaches and encourages us to pursue our passion and overcome the hardships around us. The anime mentioned above shows the same feature with the same or different passion. No matter what our passion is and what people around us thinks about it, we should never give up on it and keep pursuing it like the protagonists of all these anime.
