For me, anime straddled a tonal line unlike anything else at the time – the bridge from childhood to adulthood.”Īrcane’s tone was influenced by late 90s to early 2000s anime such as Hellsing, Berserk, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Gungrave. “No idea why this didn’t occur sooner, it just hadn’t felt as much like League at the time.
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“I remember calling Christian after having an epiphany that our tone could be like that of the edgier anime I appreciated growing up,” Alex said in response to a fan’s question about the show’s mature tone. Riot Games presents Arcane, a new animated streaming television series on Netflix from the world of League of Legends.
The production team wanted to show Vi and Jinx in their younger years as sisters, however, doing so would make “the show feel more ‘kiddy.'” To solve their dilemma, they drew some inspiration from classic anime shows with regard to the series’ tone in Arcane Act 1. Unknown to many, Riot Games’ first anime series was actually inspired by older anime, as revealed by Arcane co-creators Christian “Praeco” Linke and Alex Yee in their Reddit AMA.
It’s so good that it won multiple awards this year, bagging nine trophies at the 49th Annual Annie Awards and Outstanding Animated Program at The Emmys 2022.
Riot Games’ League of Legends animated series, Arcane, has it all - a compelling plot, colorful characters, a unique animation style, and top-notch music.
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