Why I Need To Talk About Arcane (Two Years Later)

this show was gas, had to make a video on it. kinda off the cuff and pretty different from what I'm used to but it was actually kinda fun. lemme know if i was cookin or just yappin, maybe ill make more of these.
Show:
Arcane
Homies in the vid:
P Waz
Music:
Enraged (Carpenter Brut - Furi OST)
Deep Stone Lullaby (Destiny 2: Beyond Light OST)

[@dredari5557]

Hey guys, so I've gotten a lot of comments about the audio quality and volume. This video was recorded with a headset mic, and as such the audio sucks. There's not a whole lot I can do about it after the fact unfortunately, all I can say is that my audio is fixed going forward, and sorry y'all have to deal with it in this one. Once again thanks for the support, it means a lot.

[@NuttsnBolts]

Audio quality aside, the delivery of your thoughts and views were pretty awesome. You didn't spoil too much but it's great to see someone recently watch Arcane and have that same feeling of "WOW!" we all felt when it first aired. I dunno if you realized this but it also aired in 3 episode, 3 weekly bursts; similar to a Trilogy.

[@Boolplays]

I rewatched the show this week and have been binging arcane content. Stumbled on your video from the search cuz I cant get enough arcane content rn. Loved your vid. Audio issues didnt bother me too much. Keep up the funny and captivating content my dude!

[@Forshledian]

Let’s be honest, you did not come here on random, you came here because you already watched the show and loved it so much you just wanted to hear and be around others who are thinking the same thing…. Don’t worry, I see you… yes this show is absolute gold and I am happy you think the same.

[@dredari5557]

lol i mean i watched it originally on a whim, but yeah the video was planned since it was so good

[@anwirlolol]

Frfr

[@notazula]

real

[@Forshledian]

@@notazula Azula… nice to meet you. Please don’t leave me to drown at sea. Another absolute gold show. Both Arcane at ATLA in my top 5 easily.

[@OverwhelminglyAnxiousChaos]

ive been called out. you're so real

[@parzivalkni110]

A note about the music, its not licenced. Its all written for the show, Riot really knows their music XD and as for imagine dragons, the reason they are in the show is because they have supported Riot/LOL for years. They have written worlds anthems before, and actually play the game. A part of the community, so giving them that camio is really cool to me.

[@dredari5557]

Yeah I sort of meant licensed to denote between the vocal tracks and everything else, and I didn’t know that about imagine dragons that’s actually cool

[@parzivalkni110]

@@dredari5557I have seem people say there is a "traditional soundtrack" for everything else, and then they call the vocal tracks the "pop soundtrack".

[@_parpadoscaidos5681]

​@@dredari5557 Yeees, The Imagine Dragon thing is one of my favorite facts, you can tell since they were responsible for one of the franchise's most iconic anthems (that epic Warriors MV, that was recorded almost a decade ago).

[@Belegor]

While we are at it let me shout out to the outstanding sound design. A lot of attention has been given to the animation itself (rightfully so) but the sounds behind every movment every punch really let you feel the impact of each. As a demonstration here is an edit by JaQenka really highlighting that aspect of Arcane kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIfWZ5WYibZrZrc

[@simplyskrypt3914]

Actually iirc, they got the idea of starting a band while playing league together, and imagine dragons was originally the name of their ranked team

[@Landinski]

Im so glad Arcane is still being discovered by people, as someone who had never played LoL but knew of the odd character or 2 (mainly Jinx) this is EASILLY in my top 3 of shows/movies of all time. Season 2 in 2024 (hopefully)

[@purpleheart3431]

SERIOUSLY. I got into it last week and OML Arcane is in my top five shows of all time. It’s INCREDIBLE. I actually love getting into it later than most because of all of the analysis videos I get to watch lol.

[@Newborn_God]

It´s almost a guarantee that October 2024 season 2 is coming out, its the 10th anniversary and the LOL worlds event. I cant wait!

[@kevinstrong4527]

@@Newborn_God It has been officially announced that season 2 is November of 2024

[@Faytz03]

Uhh, leak is not official, but i guess u can say it that way@@kevinstrong4527

[@louisrobitaille5810]

@@Newborn_God15th* anniversary. The 10th was in 2019.

[@oomreni5820]

So casually some random guy, with a great voice and a headset mic, comes out of nowhere and make one of the best 'why arcane is great' videos on the whole damn internet. And considering the number of them out there, that's absolutely insane. So yeah. Frickin' great job man.

[@kierstenwilliams2388]

As someone who’s just waiting for season 2 and rewatching old arcane video essays just to feel something, it’s so cool to find a new essay posted that points out things that I’ve never seen covered by other channels. 2 years after release. Loved this.

[@caffeinated_uncoffee732]

i loved this video too, and came to it after i saw the season 2 teaser. as another person avidly awaiting season 2, i hope you enjoyed to see the teaser come out only a few days after this comment!

[@kierstenwilliams2388]

I did!! I feel like I must have actually gasped when I saw the teaser in my feed lol. So hyped!!! Happy waiting, buddy B)@@caffeinated_uncoffee732

[@naylaw1928]

The arcane crack itch is crazy 🤣 but I got it too that's how I ended up here

[@ninjatoriumnova2483]

One of my favorite things about Viktor is how coded he is as a villain, but then he turns out to be an outstanding guy who just often tends to act before thinking ahead. And not just once, there are multiple parts where you go "oh, so this is where he turns evil", but nope, he still ends up true to his moral compass. It surprised me even as someone who knows his lore (I haven't really played the game proper for years now, but the lore and the worldbuilding is pretty grand) because, while he isn't really evil after the events that take place in Arcane, having multiple writers means that some choose to portray him a bit... less favorably than others.

[@dredari5557]

I can definitely see that it feels like the fortnite cube might corrupt him or something but I guess we’ll see

[@Whysoshort]

I really hope that Arcane does Victor good. He's such a good boy and doesn't deserve to be "evil" just glorious.

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

Riot has been doing that a lot lately, with the seemingly bad (Morgana, Diana) being actually good or likeable. Shows that not all evil is dispicable, but rather sympatheticm

[@ninjatoriumnova2483]

@@lissandrafreljord7913 I don't know if Diana was ever presented as evil. A bit ruthless, sure, and linked with darkness because of the whole moon thing, but it's the Solari who were always shown as genocidal fanatics. Morgana, I absolutely agree, though. Her role is basically that of a whole bunch of mythological figures, like Prometheus, who were punished for helping humanity. Satan, too, not in the "ultimate evil" sense, but as someone who works from the shadows and takes care of those who were hurt by people around them, while teaching them and helping them reach their full potential. Man, I really like Morgana.

[@emperorarima3225]

With the exception of Legends of Runeterra, Viktor in recent times (even before Arcane) wasn't evil. The old villainous Viktor was replaced with a (humanitarian?) who became so beloved that a cult developed around him. While the cult is somewhat evil (as cults can be, doing evil with good intentions), Viktor himself doesnt like the cult and would prefer if they stop worshipping him and being the way they are. He's more of a "good guy" whose actions have negative consequences, though this all can be retconned... i hope not.

[@FantasKanal]

The thing with Heimer is A: He is effectively immortal B: He lived through an event called "the runewars" where mages almost ended the world. Thats why he is incredibly scared of magic. For context, that was effectively a nuclear war using the most powerful known magic. The remnants of the creation of the universe.The mage that saved Jayce was likely Ryze who is now collecting the runes in order to make sure they are never ever used again. I have between 5 and 10K hours in league, fuck that game, but the Lore is amazing.

[@dredari5557]

lmao the league hate stays strong, and yeah they make it pretty apparent heimerdinger has seen some shit

[@7sevencora794]

This made me so fucking pumped for season 2, Great vid man.

[@dredari5557]

Thanks playa promise better mic in the next one

[@orabijuu8550]

Nov2024 mark your calendar (unless it gets delayed)

[@jadegecko]

My mom: "Okay, we'll watch one more episode, then I gotta go to bed" Me: "Uh maybe we shouldn't call it a night after ep3, it's uhhhh" we binged through ep6 that night alone

[@Sen_Apollo]

The original release was like that, though. 3 episodes a week. 3 Acts. It was torture waiting for the next 3 eps to drop.

[@Irgendwann2012]

But then it also allowed the last 3 episodes to really sink in. Like especially after act 1, I caught myself thinking about Arcane the whole week. I actually liked that and hope they're going to do the same this time. @@Sen_Apollo

[@xArt_16]

@@Sen_ApolloI got really lucky, I’m very skeptical about what shows and movies I wanna watch. And funnily enough, all of my favorite shows tend to be the ones I hold off on watching. I knew the bad Rap that Riot/LoL had so I was like ehh, if I’m really bored then maybe. I started watching when there was 6 episodes and it was only like 3 days until Part 3. Dodged a big ol bullet there…

[@harrywhodeeknee4899]

As an aspiring writer, I decided to study this show to learn better storytelling and after about a year of learning new things every day from it, I can confidently say Arcane is one of, if not the greatest narrative work ever devised. I've seen it 24 times and I still haven't wrapped my head around every nuance it has to offer. I guarantee that in a few short years, this show is going to reach cultural icon status higher than anything other than Star Wars because a story this good doesn't go unnoticed. Great vid, can't wait for the second half of the story in season 2.

[@Whysoshort]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the narrative weight of the fight scene on the bridge during the visual storytelling part. They told an entire shared back story and gave emotional wait to a fight between two characters that hadn't even shared any screentime with each other up until that point, in like 40 seconds, with no dialogue.

[@thinman25]

It sounds like you enjoyed Marcus as a character more than the general consensus of, "Oh brother, THIS GUY STINKS!"

[@dredari5557]

I mean he sucks but that’s kind of the point of his character, and what little development he’s given at least shows us why he does what does

[@H25Invicta]

I like Marcus. He's a cornered animal. His story is tragic and effective.

[@dredari5557]

pretty on the nose description lmao@@H25Invicta

[@andrewstahn3248]

I liked Marcus as a character. It was interesting to me seeing his inner turmoil because of his decisions like an addiction he hates but can’t stop.

[@MechanicCactuss]

I especially loved the bridge scene with ekko and jinx, where for a few seconds jinx has powders eyes again, fully accepting death. Ready to die as powder. And then silco brings her back cause he can't cope with the loss

[@julsegs]

3:33 To be fair, Fortiche somehow tried mixing 2D and 3D stuff during Jinx's release on 2013, her MV Inteoduction is called "Get Jinxed!" I don't know if you've seen it, but if you haven't, you must check it out. 😅

[@dredari5557]

Will do

[@halneufmille]

I just watched it. It's fascinating to see how art evolves. They already had ideas of Piltover, the monkeys , the missiles, the fluorescent paint. With time and effort, they improved so much the weaker aspects of the video like the movements and Jink's face.

[@renehoyvik]

I'd just like to add, none of the music is lisenced. All the music was written by the Riot Music team except for the imagine dragon song, and even that was written specificly for the show as Riot and imagine dragon have been working together since 2012.

[@dredari5557]

Yeah sorry I meant licensed to denote between the vocal and non vocal stuff, and I didn’t know that about ID that’s actually pretty cool

[@ashleypanzica2696]

I just discovered this show last month and I. LOVE. IT! Out of all the characters that are in the show, I'd have to pick Ekko as my favorite, he's just so cool! Not to mention, he's actively helping people. The animation in his episode is just *a thousand chefs kisses* wonderful! I've no clue what the LOL game is, and I love that you don't even need to know to watch the show. I'm really excited for season 2 and look forward to seeing the aftermath of the finale of season 1.

[@suchtitown943]

Awesome video, I just recently watched Arcane and it was great. One thing I think is done very well, is that everytime Jinx/Powder is on screen, you can see which it is. Jinx has a slim face with hard edges, while Powder has a slightly rounder face and rounder eyes. It is such a small change, that one can miss it but when you realise it, you can see which personality is on screen at any time. For example when Vi hugs Powder after the flare, it is very obviously Powder, but as soon as she sees Caitlyn, you can see her face change and it is Jinx. For me, this is a gamechanger, I have never seen something like that done and they nailed it perfectly. This show is so good and I hope it continues to be.

[@brettstromberg1299]

This video was absolutely amazing. But putting Deep Stone Lullaby at the end made me tear up a bit. PERFECT song choice.

[@AmnesiacSai]

bro with 92 subs just drops the hardest Arcane retrospective and ending montage

[@seaweedbanana4663]

the mixture of 3d and 2d art is so good it made the fight scenes fluid like in the movies and impactful like in the animes

[@iksaglam]

I have watched many breakdowns of arcane and at this point it's really hard to say something new and interesting about it. But major props to you. This was hands down one of the best and most unique analysis made about the show!

[@dredari5557]

appreciate it, means a lot!

[@biocapsule7311]

It is very true that not knowing LoL lore can be good, but knowing LoL to a certain level, adds a lot of additional contexts to the scenes. For example: Jinx vs Echo on the bridge, while it is artistic in it's presentation, there is additional lore context as why it is presented that way, that only people familiar with Echo understands. To most people, it's a really cool fight, for LoL fans, it's both a cool fight and a major fan-service. To give both a great show and one with a lot of fan-service without non-fans even knowing it's fan-service. That is masterful.

[@silver9wolf6]

Awesome video man! Love that people are still discovering arcane 2 years later and feeling the need to gush about this amazing show!

[@forafewnightsout]

What's kinda crazier is this is the first full narrative for head writer and producer pair..... yes they did bring in an associate with way more experience partly way through, but she just helped fit all the pieces together and polish it out. Imagine this being your first story to tell. Makes it so much crazier lol

[@Spaaghead]

You're giving me more reasons to watch arcane analysis to catch details I missed

[@s2logic64]

Goosebumps on the final montage - loved it

[@apple-ke7ql]

this video is just as perfect of a commentary as perfect of a show arcane is. you just get it. concise, to the point, no exaggerations, meaningful. thanks for expressing your thoughts so well and i hope many people watch this video

[@lcdc_azuralie]

So something about heimerdinger (I'm not sure its a spoiler because I dont believe they will really touch on that and its a well known part of Runeterra's lore) : the reason why he's so against hextech is due to the War he mentionned that happened 200 years ago. That war was based off of Runes, which are the most powerful things on Runeterra, and it led do insane destructions and millions dying. Thats why he wants to be so cautious about anything magic related, because he saw how it went when it ended in the wrong hands.

[@cai_ryn]

A great summary video as a fellow person who only finished the show for the first time very recently too! (A few days ago)

[@izshtar]

I'm just really excited and happy of how Arcane turned out because I thought Riot would only cater the series for League Players only like it blows my mind.. I'm really excited for what Riot has more to produce for us since League Lore is fkn amazing man, some champions deserves to have some kind of Series like Arcane and i hope they do.

[@ethanworth9274]

Excellent video. I'm here to gush about my favorite line from the show. In episode 9, in Silco's monologue, he wonders at Jayce's firm directness, "saying "He didn't even haggle." This is a callback to Jayce's first appearance in the show, before we ever see him on screen. In episode 1, Ekko says that he could tell Jayce was a topsider because "He didn't even haggle." Alright, so a cool callback from the first and last episode? Sure that's neat but not the best line in the show, right? Maybe, but I would argue that Jayce's entire character arc can be understood through "haggling." At the start of the story, he is naive is and straightforward. Throughout the second act, he enters the world of Piltover's politics and learns to cut deals, to compromise on his morals to get stuff done. But, in the final act, he realizes that he has lost sight of his dream. He stop haggling, stops compromising and scheming, and simply resolves to do the right thing, no matter what it costs him. At the start of the story, Jayce doesn't know how to haggle. Then he learns, and resolves to never do it again. And all that is encapsulated in one piece of beautiful symmetrical dialogue. (But actually, the best lines in the show are Jinx's last words to her sister. Legitimately perfect. I could gush for days)

[@kynvnxx]

Great video. Also if you haven’t already, you should watch Bridging the Rift. It’s 5 episodes long going into more detail about how the show was made.

[@procrobat]

Great video! Loved the ending montage a lot. You defo deserve a larger audience!

[@satella88]

i just want to see more people talking about arcane in actual days, like, im just searchin for more arcane stuff and it's things from 2 years ago, all of it, see people talking about this amazing show in recent days put a smile on my face. btw wonderful video buddy! i love that

[@Grey-sz7rz]

I only watched the series a few months ago myself and I was hooked. Its been a genuine inspiration for me and I cannot wait of season 2

[@rocketrigby5845]

Amazing video man, perfectly sums up how I feel about the show as well (also you got bonus points for using deep stone lullaby at the end)

[@veigar1999]

the deepstone lullaby at 17: 30 hit me SO hard T_T

[@patrykaugustyniak189]

Looking at how other videos on your channel are about vastly different topics from this one, I have no idea how you managed to make such a great show review. It made me almost cry twice by reminding me of some of the scenes. So yeah, geat video, I hope it gets seen by more people. Also, montage at the end made me smile.

[@candidapple]

one of the best things ive ever watched, i cried like a baby so many times

[@chieriichi]

So many chills… fantastic work :D

[@missmorganblue]

1000000/10 video king. you put so many of my feelings about this show into words

[@susannahcarhart]

I forgot how much I love this show for a few months until your video

[@LinaLina-tb3it]

great video, loved the flow of thoughts and the ending is a great touch

[@femgetou]

5:02 during production, the animators had an animation rig that would subtly change the proportions of jinx’s face, making her look more like “powder” in her weak emotional moments and jinx in her more dangerous volatile moments. the amount of thought that went into this show is amazing

[@Arbiter5154]

i couldn't have said it better myself. Amazing video Dredari. You've got a subscriber.

[@dredari5557]

thanks dude!

[@kienErenYKeHacesEnMikasa]

Great video Mate! Seeing how u liked the show i recommend you "bridging the rift" the documentary of arcane, they touch every aspect of the show.

[@ancrisp8309]

Great video man, couldnt have put it more succinctly. Great editing aswell. Looking forward for more Like this

[@AnglerfishAsylum]

Intro montage goes hard, editing is clean af

[@tedda14]

I can't wait for season 2 its one of my fav shows ever. Nov can't come fast enough!! and I love that you love Viktor! he's one of my fav characters in the show too. also, if you love this show I think you'd enjoy watching the behind the scenes videos they put out. I think there's 5 parts and they talk about everything from learning how to make the show in the first place, animation, editing, writing the music etc. its sooooo good. I love behind the scenes stuff!

[@ainmon5875]

As a long time League fan, I can't wait to see your reaction to season two. Knowing League lore kind of spoils what season 2 is going to be about, so I'm excited to see how someone who doesn't know league lore gets their mind blown. There's some insane shit coming up.

[@MiDaY_i]

it's always the underrated channels spittin facts and making the banger vids!

[@ChIMeRaTeX]

Great video, but Deepstone Lullaby at the end was so random and yet so fitting lmao

[@ClarkiCarey]

This vid is great! I love the Jinx sequence

[@TeaMort]

Was not expecting a Deep Stone Lullaby montage on an Arcane video but boly shit does it fit it so well. Great vid man!

[@dredari5557]

yeah destiny is basically the only place i know i can find banger non copyrighted stuff (and Furi i guess)

[@cerulean_1415]

You’ve earned a sub from me, this was a fantastic video. Also I was not expecting Deep Stone Lullaby to come in at the end but damn does it fit

[@zestyraccoon813]

Bruh this show is genuinely a masterpiece, Im so glad it exists

[@Crona_Gowther_Kanato]

NAH ur chilling! Season 2 planned to release later in this year of 2024 so let’s get the hype train going again!

[@LobsterLover64]

You deserve atleast three zeroes added to that subscriber count. Fantastic video

[@hawks125]

LMAOO wasn’t expecting deep stone lullaby at the end. Great video!

[@dredari5557]

Destiny music is undefeated, the game, less so

[@hawks125]

man i miss the times when the game wasn´t ass

[@dredari5557]

@@hawks125we all do man

[@ArekuMizuhara]

"And Vander goes out..." Oooohhhh, you will be surprised!

[@Elly11077]

You should watch the mini KZbin series the producers put out on how they made the show! It was such a good watch and really goes in depth to WVERY aspect of the show!

[@preslim84]

damn man, you killed that. perfectly said.

[@user-vs3rr9zo4e]

I recommend you watching "get jinxed" a music video that was funny energetic and after arcane it got sooo much more context with the lil details.

[@mishan3168]

Week ago I just finished my second watch and I just obsessed. Can't get enough of it. And watched almost all vids about it. Masterpiece. Just masterpiece. Seems like gonna watch it again.... ALSO! I highly recommend you to watch documentary about it.

[@user-js7rq3zc5w]

Great ending montage. Tears

[@FridayFroths]

The thumbnail is so good what the

[@franciscos.2301]

Great video! Worth watching. You deserve more subs if you continue to pump out content like this.

[@dredari5557]

lol i'll do my best, new mic in the next one

[@wtfduud]

4:09 I tried to explain this to my friend when the show just came out. It's called an "impact frame", and is often used in anime to exaggerate some kind of impact by reverting the colors for a split second. Arcane is the only time I've seen a 3D animated series use impact frames. Another thing I think people missed was the sequence of Viktor running, in what is a clear tribute to the running scene from "Rocky", where he runs on a harbor with ships in the background, gradually becoming faster, overcoming his weakness. Whoever directed this show KNEW what the fuck they were doing. And holy shit, the art style. Every single frame of this show could be printed out and framed on a wall as an oil painting.

[@dredari5557]

so glad animation is finally getting its flowers these days so we get shows like this

[@crikeymikey8731]

Also, Viktor outrunning the ships is a callback to earlier in the show when he was a kid, he wasn't able to catch up to his toy boat because he couldn't run properly.

[@thetillter2228]

Shocked this only has 6k, much better video essay/dissertation/etc than a LOT of vids about 10 or 100x this size. Bigs ups man. o7

[@msSapphiric]

Nearly all who play League would echo the same words as your friend. Hell, even I say that I wouldn’t rec it but I both hate and love League (apparently so much that I’m still playing it since season 2). Arcane though? Epic. 10/10. Would slap again.

[@rageingmang]

Great video dude keep it up!

[@solomancleaver7521]

The Deep stone Lullaby jumpscare at the end was wild

[@NicoBlackXIV]

Simply the greatest animation product of all times.

[@shieldgenerator7]

youre making want to rewatch it

[@mr.boomguy]

I got two things to say. First off, I like the lower quality mic because it gives the vibe of "Just a guy wanting to share his opinion. Second, you don't need to play League to understand it's underlying world. The whole premise of the game is that champions throught it's world is being pulled into a arena to fight. And thats how it was originaly intented to be. But those champions also have some damn good lore. Some champions do have shorter lore then some abilities description (I'm not kidding), while others have entire comics and story lines that ties their local world together and the current conflict. If you're not a reading guy, I can highly recommend the lore youtuber Necrit. He has done videos about most of the characters lore and conflicts

[@Alpha1918]

Fun Fact: The Snakes song with the Vi and Jayce fight scene is what got me to watch the show. For a while my recommendations were flooded with this show and I didn't want to watch it but that song was so fire I had to.

[@Ver.Seris.23]

I remember how a few months ago I was reconnecting with my sister and she was telling me about how she didn’t have anything on her watchlist she wanted to really get hooked on at the time while we were browsing netflix and Arcane, like the true chad that show is, popped up into view. Omfg it was the most perfect moment to introduce Arcane to her and she. Was. Hooked. We got her husband and her eldest son into it to while we were at it. And we watched the HELL out of it. Back to back 3 TIMES. She bought me a lil Jinx figurine for my bday not long after and we all sure asf cannot wait for season 2~ 😎💅 Also, OMG VALID VIKTOR IS MY MOST FAV CHARACTER TOO !!!! Uuuuugh I love him so💕 Arcane is just sO💕 ugh brb imma go rewatch

[@MidnightFox2189]

Vi and Caitlyn have always been a duo in game. There paring up also makes league sense

[@ehodges11]

when i saw that league of legends got a netflix show, i laughed about it with my friends. i was shocked when it was actually good. it became my favorite show by episode 3.

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

Nooo, don’t you DARE pull out Deep Stone Lullaby! Goddamnit. I love this video.

[@dredari5557]

deep stone lullaby is the ultimate trump card

[@Gusttafa]

Every frame of this animated series is art piece itself

[@eDu9TT]

A note about the animation, Fortiche Studios the one who made the animation, was working for Riot Games since 2013, so they presented this style of animation before the Spiderverse movie in multiple music videos and cinematics for League of Legends

[@micahbeers8904]

Holy heck dude, so happy to see more love for Arcane. But how on earth do you not have more subs?! Subscription earned.

[@UhOhItsFlux]

I fear this season has set the bar so incredibly high that what follows it whether it be Arcane or something completely different we will be holding them all to Arcane season 1’s standard. Blue Eye Samurai imho is another most excellent Netflix animation that thankfully meets the bar set (again imo). With that said season 2 is still so far away…I can’t deal.

[@Belbecat]

Could you believe there is a group of delusional people out there that would call this show ugly, woke and shallow? Amazing how people can have an opinion on something they clearly haven't watched 🤭 glad we got another enlightened one, now welcome to the grueling wait for Season 2

[@excaliburturkey8208]

4:10 "like a 2D X-ray" that is called an impact frame, they are very sick Also great vid! if you're looking for any feedback, I just found your mic a bit quiet but thats all lol

[@dredari5557]

Appreciate it it should be better next time

[@extremelysleepyperson]

the concerto scene is fucking INSANE and i wish ppl talked abt it more. jayces placement at the top with all of the politicians while heimerdinger, said to be the only scientist on the board, is down enjoying the art of the people, shows that jayce has made the full 180 and i love it so much

[@dredari5557]

yeah that scene is sick

[@ilovegir36]

Literally loved this!! But lowkey arcane missed the opportunity to release sick as vinyls

[@C00T47]

One point @schnee made was that EVERY episode is focused on a single character and echos is just too good

[@The_Isaiahnator]

13:00 The scene is so masterfully done. Just as Ambessa says she couldn't endure the look in Mel's eyes as she had to make difficult choices for the family, we as the audience are shown the exact look Ambessa described. You can tell that Mel wanted more than anything for her mother to renounce her warmongering ways, but to hear that the beckoning, pleading look in her eyes didn't just do nothing to stop her mother, but actually spurred Ambessa to exile her own daughter is what drove the final nail in the coffin for Mel. Before this scene, Mel was just another scheming politician chasing status. After this scene, she became a responsible stateswoman who wanted to help the people.

[@thelastcrow5660]

Refreshing protagonist in Vi Refreshing antagonist in Silco Refreshing mentor figure in Heimerdinger Refreshing take on mental illness with Jinx

[@EtheriealENE]

Using the Piano at the end was peak! Love proper piano time

[@severedproxy]

Just sharing, regarding the art style. Before spiderverse was even created, riot/fortiche was already using the style in their cinematics/shorts. Anyhoo, love the review, and yes, 100% agree to never play league if you value your sanity. -just an ex player/lore enjoyer

[@dredari5557]

yeah im not saying spiderverse is the only reason for the artstyle but i think that movie def helped expand the horizons of the medium, at least in the west

[@severedproxy]

@@dredari5557 true, true

[@samalama5000]

Just want so say you picked some really, really good shots and scenes for this video. The cinematography and shot composition of the show should definitely be talked about more, it's arguably as if not more impressive than the animation itself.

[@TheStickbug_]

DEEP STONE LULLABY MENTIONED IN A VIDEO ABOUT MY FAVORITE SHOW RRRRAAAHHHHHH I LOVE DESTINY AND ARCANE

[@dredari5557]

RAHHHH THE GAME IS IN A TERRIBLE PLACE AND IT MIGHT NEVER RECOVER RAHHHH

[@pwarner]

The animation is actually constantly blending 2D and 3D techniques, it's just not as noticable as the first spider verse movie. All of the smoke, explosion, and particle effects are drawn by hand 2D style on top of the 3D. It's a ton of work for something a lot of people don't even notice, but it has a huge effect on the feel and the style of the show. Also the coloring is done 2D style by the animators painting over the 3D motion. Most of the lighting is done by hand, colored onto the models like a painting instead of modeled in 3d

[@lachlanhudson7404]

Now you should watch the background series on Arcane Riot did with 5 episodes showing you how they made it and then you need to watch the series Mako made on how they made some of the music!

[@deniak]

I've never played a game of league of legends and I loved this show too. Gonna watch season 2 when it drops this time

[@asassin0735]

I think if I watch it second time what I will most likely do. the show is top 1 for me. but right now its top 3. Arcane is really great, but often I kinda miss out stuff for being into the hype.