Arcane

The gorgeous visuals occasionally threaten to overwhelm everything else, but fortunately the story is strong (if trope-filled), the dialogue sophisticated, and the characters worth caring about. A really good time, and certainly the best video game adaptation ever.

Truly unique aesthetic: it's not anime bullshit but also not the boring Disney/Pixar or trashy CalArts. Unsurprisingly, it wasn't made by Americans or Japanese, but by a French studio. Story is decent if a bit simplistic, but the characters are good and it's easy to empathize with all of them, even the villains. I was pleased to read that the show was written by a couple of guys from a game company, with no writing experience, yet they did a better job than all those highly paid Hollywood hacks.

Never played League of Legends. I fell in love with the initial episodes to the point that I'd prefer the whole series be focused on the characters as kids - because the material set in the present isn't nearly as strong. Sometimes it feels as though bad things happen because they have to, rather than feeling like organic developments. As such I'm left with some mixed feelings. Absolutely love the animation though, I would love to see more works in a similar style!

I’m barely aware of League of Legends’ existence and have certainly never played one second of it, but I thought this was pretty cool. Neat cyberpunk-y worldbuilding, good pacing, engaging enough characters. Visuals were just gorgeous; my smooth brain couldn’t even fully comprehend if it was exactly 2D or 3D animation or in between, but it was something else to look at. Would’ve been impressive even if this had been an animated movie, but especially for a TV show.

I'm not a player of LOL, I hate that kind of games in general but this tv series left me speechless for a number of reasons: 1) the animation technique which is seriously jawdropping 2) one of the best directions that I've ever seen in my life 3) deep characters that cannot be framed as 'good' or 'bad', instead they live in a wide shade of greys 4) the storytelling is engaging and full of epic moments

Arcane has up the ante on storytelling in not just the animation genre but the whole of complacent, unoriginal and increasingly boring mainstream filmmaking. Infectiously stylish with its richly layered writing. Arcane is an almost perfect blend of style and substance, a rare feet few acheive.

As a lifelong player of MOBAs, this was everything I hoped it to be. This thing overflows with creativity and screams passion project with every immaculately detailed frame. Visually, I think this raises the bar not only for all of animation, but fantasy shows in general. Such craftmanship alone would make this a marvel but it backs it up with rock solid storytelling and clear, engaging character work. When it doesn't play it stylistically safe, it can be hit or miss but the hits are magnificent

With beautiful animation and complexly written characters, I found Arcane to be a standout among 2021 TV. I have literally never played even one game of League of Legends, but now I kind of want to. I have a few sisters, so seeing Vi and Powder's relationship change and morph into something dark and sad was incredibly enthralling and I was entirely invested from the first episode. I also really liked the side characters like Caitlyn and her relationship with Vi. I give 9 lesbians out of 10.

This one had no right to be that good.

It limited itself on the character development that could have happened. A lot happened in the timeskip that wasn't further explored.

The main storyline about the sisters is phenomenal. The other storylines aren’t nearly as captivating for me, and drag out the pacing a bit. While there is one predictable thing that happens at the end of the first arc, it then goes in a direction that I never would’ve guessed, so I’m happy I’m not too familiar with the game for this reason. Animation is interesting, action and voice acting are great, surprisingly dark. Could be a good starting point for adults unfamiliar with animated shows.

Quite hit and miss. The animation is superb, and it's all very well produced and competently voice acted. Some scenes are really awesome and there's quite a bit of potential. But generally I feel the writing and storytelling just don't cut it and drag the show down by a lot. The final episode of season 1 in particular felt like a huge anticlimax, with clumsy storytelling and unbelievable writing. A shame, because it really could've been a lot more. I won't be watching future seasons.

How is this so great? HOW? It's based on the gaming equivalent of a nicotine-addiction, yet the visuals, the movements, the action, the voice acting, the character-building, everything is STUNNINGLY good. The only nitpicks I can come up with, are a certain heel-turn could've used more build-up, and that it makes me want to reinstall that damned game just to experience more of the world. I can even appreciate the Imagine Dragons title track, imagine that!

Good voice acting, gorgeous animation and (mostly) effective storytelling. Liked it a lot when I watched, but afterwards I started to think about it and it made much less sense then. I do applaud the studio for going all-in on a character-driven story filled with hardship and trauma, and it is certainly better than most American action-adventure series of the past few years. But it still falls to cliches, has serious plot-holes, and lacks originality in its story.

great art and directing. this show nails the emotional bits, but the larger narrative and character writing feels so arbitrary. the characters' choices don't really make sense, and it gives the vibe that sad shit happening just because.

Wimin stronk! Good only for those who like to be subliminally emasculated while being entertained by great visuals and art design

Beautiful, from top to bottom

The story is a bit basic (typical bipolar Rich vs Poor story) with a few obvious plot-twists ; but the characters are complex and make the story work. What really made it great is the art direction ! The character designs are flawless, the backgrounds are rich and gorgeous, the framing and editing are perfect. Thank you "studio fortiche" for this !

Fantastic animation. Maybe a little too long and everyone being an amazing fighter - even a counselor - seems far fetched but I guess who cares? It's fun and well-done.

Believe It or Not by Joe Scarbury, theme to The Greatest American Hero, is a significantly better opening theme than Enemy by Imagine Dragons. Imaging draggin these nuts (Joe Scarbury's) across your (Imagine Dragon's) forehead. Also a mom has her child get drugged up to be a mech supersoldier defending a drug factory and then gets mad at the drug kingpin when the cops come bust shit up and the kid dies. HOW FUCKIN DUMB ARE YOU LADY? ITS YOUR FAULT! Long way to say this show stumbles at the end.

A solidly good show, if a bit cliché in the story. There are a few times where I personally felt they were trying way too hard to be "artsy" with it to where it detracted from the experience, but the scenes in question didn't last long enough to be truly grating.

I know nothing about this franchise and I don't understand why it's so highly rated on IMDb. Maybe fans flooded it with biased votes or a ton of bots were made. The voice acting and animation elevates this. I've always liked mixed 2D and 3D but in the days of Titan A.E. it was hated. This is constant art and the technology has come a long way so public opinion seems to have changed. I can't get over Powder looking like someone's scrawny steampunk manic pixie dream girl with too much sideboob.

Fucking amazing art and animations, gripping story and great 3 episode per act structure that worked amazingly on release. Just wish there was a little less of the modern cringe music in some scenes which feels completely out of place

It's astonishing this is as good as it is considering Riot has struggled to get anyone to care about their lore for over a decade. But while the writing of this show can be ham-fisted and sloppy, it elevates itself with incredible visual storytelling and strong characterization that makes its plot beats work. The way the show conveys Jinx's tragedy and mental trauma is the most visually interesting I've seen in any medium while somehow respecting the trauma enough to lift the narrative.

You usually expect video game adaptations to be garbage, but this knocked me (and all of my friends) off their feet. It suffers sometimes because of the ensemble cast (lots of characters to cover) but it does justice to most, if not all of them. A great story that I look forward to seeing progress.

Rating up to s1 ep 3, will update as I watch on. Actually so good & impactful you don’t necessarily want to binge watch. I am fully traumatized. But it’s so good.

A must watch for fans of animation and visually intense shows. This show is truly iconic.

It's kind of hard to follow along at first but it quickly gets you hooked.

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Animation is by far the best I've seen for any TV show. Storyline and characters very well done. The action and drama also consistent and well done. Can't fault it.

EP 1 : 70, EP 2 : 75, EP 3 : 80, EP 4 : 80, EP 5 : 80, EP 6 : 80, EP 7 : 85, EP 8 : 80, EP 9 : 90,

Interesting and nuanced view on technological progress, fascinating depiction of mental trauma, social commentary on an unjust world and whether violence should be used to right it, etc. There is a lot to like in this unexpectedly deep video game spin-off

some of the best animation ive ever seen, especially in a series as opposed to a feature film or short. the last one to impress me this much with both aesthetic and richness of movement much was Ping Pong. the characters are strong in part because of quality voice acting, the story is engaging with high stakes and emotional gut punches, and the world is pretty cool. to be fair, with animation this good i might overlook any other flaws, so take that as you will.

Graphics are immaculate, the story is gripping, starts generic and then completely surprises you at the end. And man, the music was fantastic.

There's things to nitpick for sure, but honestly it just feels weird to criticise something that is this much better than everything else in its space. Considering its massive budget and long production time, I'm just glad someone was willing to make something like this at all.

Terrific. Gorgeous animation and a well drawn story, with striking characters and a detail packed world. I knew nothing about the game, I don't think it matters. Please see and support this.

A wonderful show, both extremely well-written and beautifully animated, and anchored in great, nuanced characters. To think that this is not only a game spinoff, but a fucking free-to-play cash cow one at that, is insane, but at least it's good to know that some of all that money they've pried from 10 year olds is going to stuff like this.

S1: 85

Deserves praise for its animation alone.

worried this would be all wizardy, but its more crustpunk beat-em-up with stratified society/world building. peaks a bit early with the sense of space created with the mise/sound design in the atmospheric first sequence. (I suppse this is what I'd hoped Alita would be)