Episode 116 - Arcane: League of Legends

We're almost done guys! Only two more episodes after this before we begin the new year! And before we all start freaking out over Spider-Man, we reviewed the latest gem that popped up on Netflix, that being Arcane: League of Legends! Arcane is a 2021 adult animated streaming television series. It is set in the League of Legends universe. The series was announced at the League of Legends 10th anniversary celebration. It was produced by French animation studio Fortiche under the supervision of Riot Games. Set in the past relative to the League of Legends universe, Arcane serves as a prequel to the game and retells the origin stories of several characters from Piltover and Zaun. Like the game on which it is based, the series is aimed at a "16+" audience. Arcane has received universal acclaim from critics, who praised its animation, story, world-building, characters, and voice acting. Some have noted the series' appeal to both casual viewers who have never played League of Legends and to longtime fans of the game. It also set the record as Netflix's highest-rated series so far within a week of its premiere, ranked 1st on the Netflix Top 10 Chart in 52 countries, and ranked 2nd on the chart in the United States. On November 20, 2021, following the conclusion of Arcane's first season, Riot Games and Netflix announced that a second season was in production for a post-2022 release. We break down everything that works about this groundbreaking animated show, how it reenforces certain tropes while inventing new ones, only on the #talkintvpodcast