LogFAQs > #979779850

Today I watched Arte, an historical anime about a girl who becomes an artist in Renaissance Italy. I liked Arte as a character, she had a lot of fun moments and always pushed towards her dream. I also liked her mentor Leo and a few of the side characters, like Veronica. However, I wasn't a big fan of how much this focused on sexism. Women almost certainly had it rough back then, but it isn't especially fun to watch people mock and dismiss her over and over. It felt like half the episodes featured some variation of "lol you can't do this, you're a girl". Don't get me wrong, it was satisfying to watch Arte power through and prove them wrong, but I still would've preferred more variation in the storylines. It was a fine anime overall, but definitely not one of my favorites. Lots of the art looked pretty, at least.