La storia della Arcana Famiglia (アルカナ・ファミリア, Arukana Famiria, Italian for “The Story of the Arcane Family”) is a Japanese visual novel series by HuneX and Comfort. The first game was released on October 27, 2011 for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). A fan disc also for the PSP titled Arcana Famiglia -Vascello Phantasma no Majutsushi- (アルカナ・ファミリア -幽霊船（ヴァスチェロ・ファンタズマ）の魔術師-, lit., “Arcana Famiglia -The Phantom Ship Magician-“) was released on June 21, 2012 featuring two new characters: Ash and Joshua. A spin-off cooking game titled Arcana Famiglia -Festa Regalo!- (アルカナ・ファミリア フェスタ・レガーロ, lit., “Arcana Famiglia -Holiday Gift!-“) was released on December 13, 2012. The first game has been adapted into a manga and anime series along with various franchise-related merchandise such as drama CDs, music CDs, and fanbooks, etc.

Plot

There is an organization called the Arcana Famiglia, which protects the island of Regalo (Italian for “gift” or “present”). The Famiglia is made up of people who have made contracts with Arcana cards, and have received special abilities due to this. On his birthday celebration, Mondo has decided it is time for him to retire and give up his title to a new boss who has control over an Arcana. To decide who in the “family” gets this title, he calls for a tournament, called the Arcana Duello, between Arcana users. To the winner, he promises the title of “Papa”, a wish of the winner’s choice and his daughter’s hand in marriage. Refusing to accept this, Felicità decides to fight to choose her own path, with Libertà and Nova fighting for her freedom by her side.

La storia della Arcana Famiglia
アルカナ・ファミリア
Genre	Adventure, reverse harem romance
Game
Developer	HuneX
Publisher	Comfort
Genre	Otome game, Visual novel
Platform	PlayStation Portable
Released	October 27, 2011
Manga
Written by	HuneX
Illustrated by	Ruru
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Magazine	Sylph
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	December 2011 – present
Volumes	2
Game
Arcana Famiglia -Vascello Phantasma no Majutsushi-
Developer	HuneX
Publisher	Comfort
Genre	Otome game, Visual novel
Platform	PlayStation Portable
Released	June 21, 2012
Anime television series
Directed by	Chiaki Kon
Produced by	Kozue Kaneniwa Mika Nomura Hiroyuki Ōmori Fuminori Yamazaki Takanori Honma
Written by	Masanao Akahoshi
Music by	Yasuhiro Misawa
Studio	J.C.Staff
Licensed by	AUS Hanabee NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	Sun TV, Chiba TV
English network	SEA Animax Asia
Original run	July 1, 2012 – September 16, 2012
Episodes	12 + OVA (List of episodes)
Game
Arcana Famiglia 2
Developer	HuneX
Publisher	Comfort
Genre	Otome game, Visual novel
Platform	PlayStation Portable
Released	November 14, 2013