Story x Story #98: “Don’t Cry, You’re Perfect” (Arcane: League of Legends)

Gina March 25, 2022 No Comments

This week Nigel and Tazziii welcome Wesley Louis, Co-founder and Director at The Line Animation!

Get ready for a deep dive as we do a retrospective on the ground-breaking series that is Arcane: League of Legends. There is lots to talk about, from characters to emotional narrative and of course the incredible animation and art style. We cover it all from the perspective of storytellers with limited prior knowledge of the video game source material. We also get into this story’s many themes and make a case for Silco being a good father…?

Manga Demystified: A Thought Bubble Panel – https://youtu.be/YvIkUjZ0iPk

Watch “Casual Conversations With Comic Creators” on the mayamada Twitch channel – https://www.twitch.tv/mayamada

You don’t have to play ‘League of Legends’ to enjoy the masterful animation of Netflix’s ‘Arcane’ – https://mashable.com/article/netflix-arcane-league-of-legends-animation

ARCANE — Therapist Reacts! – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3I0HsOf9M_S0HzHJKjhVwsr_wTNhdaF9

Top 10 Arcane Season 1 Moments – https://watchmojo.com/video/id/42137

From Big Fights to Final Goodbyes, 7 Memorable Moments from ‘Arcane’ – https://collider.com/arcane-memorable-moments

Arcane Analysis: Season 1 Themes – https://www.theworkprint.com/arcane-analysis-season-1-themes/123

 

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https://twitter.com/thelinestudio | https://www.instagram.com/librabear

 

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:

https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

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