For context, I didn't know much about League of Legends besides that they're a video game. Before watching, I didn't know Arcane is a part of LoL's world. Regardless, I'm a fan of animated shows so after hearing about it I became interested.
The first episode was impressive & engaging. I was confused at times but still glued to the screen. I remember being moved by Episode 1's ending scene where Powder & Vi were talking and looking at the city. The visuals, dialogue & music altogether during that fit perfectly. Afterwards, I knew this show was going to be unique.
Fortunately the rest of the episodes were overall pretty great too. I don't think there was a boring or bad episode. Watching the story lines unfold felt like being on a roller coaster. There were a mix of action, angst, & heartfelt moments. My highlights were the action scenes and awesome battle choreography.
Other aspects such as character designs, dialogue, and world building were great too. Character designs were cool; Jinx, Vi, Ekko, Heimerdinger, and Mel's mother designs stood out the most to me. In terms of world-building, the show actually felt lived-in & immersive thanks to the dialogue, characters, events, environments, and information put out.
The music and voice acting were also superb. Shout out to the songs included and how they were used because they helped with feeling the scenes even more. Having an episode end with an epic or sad song was nicely done. Voice acting is as vital as everything else and they did not disappoint here.
The animation, without a doubt, is one of the most captivating & best parts of Arcane. There's a painting look and feel to it. It's colorful, expressive, and overall very artistic. There are animated series targeted towards adults, but still look very cartoon-ish and are usually in 2D style (nothing wrong with those), but it was just a nice change with Arcane. The cinematography and editing were well done too.
I love that the two main characters are women and sisters. I think these two things are rarely shown in mainstream animation. There's also a brewing romance between Vi & Caitlyn which I'm interested in and hope are shown more next season.
Being an adult and avid animation fan myself, it's nice to have a show with this style with mature content and themes. It reminds me of video games like Bioshock Infinite and Dishonored but in tv series format.
Now despite my praises, Arcane's first season was not perfect. There were also parts I disliked. For example: Silco & Jinx's relationship. I understand that they were portraying a father-daughter relationship, but it was also weird.I also wasn't emotionally attached to all characters (main or supporting). No one was completely uninteresting though.
Overall, I personally enjoyed Arcane S1 and would also recommend it to others. If you're a fan of badass animation, sci-fi, action, artistic storytelling, and unique characters then you might like this show.
Review by ashenBlockedParentSpoilers2021-11-28T16:28:59Z
For context, I didn't know much about League of Legends besides that they're a video game. Before watching, I didn't know Arcane is a part of LoL's world. Regardless, I'm a fan of animated shows so after hearing about it I became interested.
The first episode was impressive & engaging. I was confused at times but still glued to the screen. I remember being moved by Episode 1's ending scene where Powder & Vi were talking and looking at the city. The visuals, dialogue & music altogether during that fit perfectly. Afterwards, I knew this show was going to be unique.
Fortunately the rest of the episodes were overall pretty great too. I don't think there was a boring or bad episode. Watching the story lines unfold felt like being on a roller coaster. There were a mix of action, angst, & heartfelt moments. My highlights were the action scenes and awesome battle choreography.
Other aspects such as character designs, dialogue, and world building were great too. Character designs were cool; Jinx, Vi, Ekko, Heimerdinger, and Mel's mother designs stood out the most to me. In terms of world-building, the show actually felt lived-in & immersive thanks to the dialogue, characters, events, environments, and information put out.
The music and voice acting were also superb. Shout out to the songs included and how they were used because they helped with feeling the scenes even more. Having an episode end with an epic or sad song was nicely done. Voice acting is as vital as everything else and they did not disappoint here.
The animation, without a doubt, is one of the most captivating & best parts of Arcane. There's a painting look and feel to it. It's colorful, expressive, and overall very artistic. There are animated series targeted towards adults, but still look very cartoon-ish and are usually in 2D style (nothing wrong with those), but it was just a nice change with Arcane. The cinematography and editing were well done too.
I love that the two main characters are women and sisters. I think these two things are rarely shown in mainstream animation. There's also a brewing romance between Vi & Caitlyn which I'm interested in and hope are shown more next season.
Being an adult and avid animation fan myself, it's nice to have a show with this style with mature content and themes. It reminds me of video games like Bioshock Infinite and Dishonored but in tv series format.
Now despite my praises, Arcane's first season was not perfect. There were also parts I disliked. For example: Silco & Jinx's relationship. I understand that they were portraying a father-daughter relationship, but it was also weird.I also wasn't emotionally attached to all characters (main or supporting). No one was completely uninteresting though.
Overall, I personally enjoyed Arcane S1 and would also recommend it to others. If you're a fan of badass animation, sci-fi, action, artistic storytelling, and unique characters then you might like this show.