アリーテ姫
Princess Arete
Confined in the castle tower by her father, princess Arete spends her days watching the world outside her window. Sometimes she seeks out to watch the common people at work. The knights of the kingdom compete for the right to marry her and rule the land by competing to see who can find powerful magic objects made by a long dead race of sorcerers. Arete wants none of this. She longs to meet the common people and travel to exotic lands she has only seen in the books she keeps hidden under her bed. One day the sorcerer Boax arrives in a fantastic flying machine and offers to take Arete as his wife and transform her into a proper princess. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | アリーテ姫 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Arete-hime |
| English | Princess Arete |
| Chinese | 阿萊蒂公主 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Aretehime · ARITE Hime · The Adventures of Princess Arete · Princesa Arete |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 105 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2001-07-21 (Summer 2001) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio 4°C |
| Source | Novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | AdventureFantasy |
| Themes | Female ProtagonistMagicFairy TaleLost CivilizationMedievalPrisonProphecyPhilosophyPoliticsComing of AgeRoyal AffairsArranged Marriage |
| Streaming | YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 6.90 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.23 / 10 |
| Composite | 51.8 |
| On lists | 5,503 |
| Favourited | 66 (1.2%) |
| Completion | 92.0% |
| Drop rate | 2.0% |
| In backlog | 55.4% |
| Score spread σ | 1.74 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2001 | C | 10 of 31 |
| Studio | Studio 4°C | C | 12 of 34 |
| Year | 2001 | C | 40 of 127 |
| Source material | Novel | C | 84 of 170 |
| Era | Early 2000s | C | 206 of 687 |
| Format | Feature film | D | 564 of 997 |
| Length | Movie | D | 564 of 997 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | C | 566 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Adventure | C | 633 of 1,534 |
| Genre | Fantasy | C | 839 of 2,142 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 2,581 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi, Minoru Nishida , Keisuke Sasagawa, Hiroyuki Hayase |
|---|---|
| Character design | Satoko Morikawa |
| Original creator | Diana Coles |
AniList id 1028 · MAL id 1028 · record updated 2026-08-26