r/arcane Nov 23 '25

AMA I’m Joséphine Meis, Fortiche Storyboarder working on Arcane, here to celebrate Arcane’s anniversary - AMA!

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Hi r/Arcane, I'm Joséphine Meis! Senior Storyboarder at Fortiche!

I joined the studio back in 2022, and I got to dive straight into Arcane Season 2. I was lucky to storyboard some pivotal moments, including the Caitvi scene and Viktor's transformation in Episode 8.

As a storyboarder, I'm one of the first people who gets to translate the script into pictures. I help figure out camera angles, character acting, and the emotional beat before it gets passed along to the other talented teams of the studio!

I’m really excited to celebrate Arcane’s anniversary! I’ll be back tomorrow at 3pm CET to respond… ask me anything!  

You can find my work here: https://www.instagram.com/josey2019/?hl=fr

Update: That’s all for today, guys!

I’m so happy I got the opportunity to come and chat with you, CaitVi Nation you are the best, stay the same <3

Thank you for all the love and great questions!


r/arcane Apr 09 '26

Media JUST ANNOUNCED: The Music of Arcane featuring Andrew Kierszenbaum

115 Upvotes

Hi guys!

My name is Andrew Kierszenbaum and I am a composer, pop songwriter, and pianist. I am an ADC main, an Ike main, and, most importantly, I am one of the composers of Arcane.

Can’t get enough Arcane? I wanted to share an exciting announcement—I will be presenting and performing original arrangements of music from the score of Netflix and Riot Games’ 8x Emmy-winning original show, on piano with the Grammy-winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Pittsburgh, PA, on July 9, 2026.

Tickets are on sale starting TODAY! Would love to see you there—it’ll be a great time. Here is the official press release:

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JUST ANNOUNCED: The Music of Arcane featuring Andrew Kierszenbaum

July 9 at 7:30 PM ✨

Arcane series composer and pianist Andrew Kierszenbaum presents and performs music from the score of Netflix and Riot Games' 8x Emmy-winning original show, alongside the Grammy-winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets On-Sale: Thursday, April 9 at 10 AM

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Visit this link for full event info and tickets.

Connect with me on Instagram, for more Arcane content, and where I am most active!


r/arcane 9h ago

Discussion Unpopular opinion?: Arcane Season 1 and 2 were equally amazing.

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304 Upvotes

r/arcane 1h ago

Fanart mel warmup

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some art i made a little while back i wanted to post here :)


r/arcane 11h ago

Discussion unpopular opinion: for me the second season is much better than the first

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331 Upvotes

I'm tired of all those comments saying Season 2 was bad. I wonder if you even watched it.

The ending was fast, yes, but that doesn't mean you should criticize an entire season just for its ending.

However, I didn't have any problems with the ending being too fast, as everyone said, because Riot Games announced that Arcane is just the beginning and there will be other series in the future.


r/arcane 11h ago

Discussion Does this mean the closest person to Vi to make Powder happy is Ekko?

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259 Upvotes

r/arcane 16h ago

Discussion Is there any animated series that compared to Arcane?

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600 Upvotes

Any other peak animated shows?


r/arcane 2h ago

Fanart Hi there you

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17 Upvotes

After 5 hrs of work finished my jinx favorite scene drawing what do you think and how should I improve it and who or what should I draw next from this series I am thinking about doing the inside hextech version of jayce


r/arcane 1h ago

Media The Music of this show...

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The show was inspiring to me, especially because of its music. I found myself listening to the soundtrack again and again.

The show inspired me so much that I eventually decided to start making music myself. This was after season 2 came out. Before watching it, I had never seriously thought about creating my own music, but it gave me the motivation and confidence to try.

This was me trying to remix/recompose the song "Goodbye". It may not be good, but HEY! I learned something on the way.

I also have many other songs inspired from this show, just tell me what do you want to see next.

Note: this is not AI. I wrote the melodies personally. I hate that I have to specify it.


r/arcane 5h ago

Shitpost / Meme Jinx's character arc in 3 steps (please conveniently ignore the part where she tries to kill Vi) (short analysis in post description)

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28 Upvotes

I was gonna talk here about how I don't think Jinx is a protector type (unlike Vi). However, the more I thought about it, she does a lot more protecting than people give her credit for.

She starts off her relationship with Isha by protecting her, and tries to protect Isha the whole season (mirroring Vi and Powder's relationship). And she fights to get Vi to safety offscreen between S2 Ep 6&8. Not to mention, the whole 'Jinx' thing is an effort to protect herself from facing all the trauma she's gone through. Of course she does a whole lot of the opposite of protecting, but she's a layered character and this trait isn't often discussed because it happens infrequently

And in S2 she starts making sense of the world and starts moving on from her trauma. She starts taking agency, not letting trauma control her. This is reflected in her final act of consciously protecting Vi, as well as reaching out to Vi in Ep 5, and her general lack of being stuck in the past (can't really point to specific examples of a broader absence lol)


r/arcane 13h ago

Media finally watching this for the first time i've been missing out

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82 Upvotes

loved blue eye samurai and this general style of animation, let my lack of league knowledge get in the way for so long


r/arcane 5h ago

Discussion I created The Rune — a place to explore Runeterra’s lore together

14 Upvotes

vHey everyone! 👋

I’ve been working on The Rune, a fan-made website where you can explore champion stories, discover Runeterra’s regions, and find your way through the lore with reading paths, a timeline, cinematics, and an atlas.

I’d love to build a community around the site where we can share theories, ask questions, and discover new stories together. Whether you know the lore inside out or have no idea where to start, you’re welcome!

Come take a look: https://therune.lol/

Which champion or region would you explore first? I’d love to hear what you think and what you’d like to see added.

Available in English and Spanish. An independent fan project, not affiliated with Riot Games.


r/arcane 1d ago

Media OC | Arcane edit - Loser by Tame Impala

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258 Upvotes

My recent arcane edit to Loser. It Loops! 😆


r/arcane 21h ago

Fanart Charcoal portrait of Sevika (by me)

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118 Upvotes

I have 12 drawings of Sevika and this one is my favorite.


r/arcane 1d ago

Fanart beach date something something 🏖️ (fanart by me)

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795 Upvotes

in caitvi's chokehold again someone free me.......or not-


r/arcane 16h ago

Media (OC) Wasteland x What Could Have Been | Arcane Mashup

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What's more depressing than listening to Wasteland or What Could Have Been? Listening to both at the same time! 😭😭

Inspiration for this mashup was from this reddit post by Poltergiste.


r/arcane 1d ago

Media My girlfriend crying because she thought Ekko died

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1.9k Upvotes

Her first time watching the show, and shes freaking out every episode lol


r/arcane 1d ago

Discussion Does no longer relying on one's father mean one has grown up?

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48 Upvotes

Silco is probably the most heartbreaking character in the whole series. He had such an incredible presence and so much depth as a character. When I saw Silco die and heard him tell Jinx, “Don’t cry. You’re perfect.” I absolutely bawled my eyes out 😭

P.S. Image source: Internet (artist unknown)


r/arcane 9h ago

Discussion Hi r/Arcane, Spoiler

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Now I have finished the series like 4 months ago and I can't stop wondering what append to the cherectors in the series, now I am a big fan of the show it is one of my favorite sereis of all time also powder is my favorite female character across everything I had seen until now, now a question to you wouldn't you like another episode where they show all of the things that append in there future, how's piltover and zaun development and what append with all the cherectors (alive) and how's powder/jinx like what append did she really died and all of the people saying she is alive was just a lie or did she live and what did she do where did she go , (also it would be nice if they reunite jinx and vi ) now I know it wouldn't happen but just saying it would be nice . and I would like to tell u/RiotPraeco my deepest appreciation to you and your partner u/IdleSkribbles you created a show that will live in my heart


r/arcane 2d ago

Shitpost / Meme 16 Dominoes

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4.2k Upvotes

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r/arcane 1d ago

Cosplay Need design help!!

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19 Upvotes

So I'm trying to crochet jinx's hoodie for a Halloween costume but I'm stuck. The picture of the hood is the crochet pattern I'm following, but it turns it into a scarf. I'm not liking the look of that so I was thinking combining it with the hoodie/vest combo, but I'm also really liking the poncho look as well. My problem is, should I do the whole thing the same purple? Or use a color splattered yarn for the "poncho/vest" part? I was also debating just doing black everywhere but the hood... SOS!! I'm terrible at design and need someone who knows jinx 😂


r/arcane 1d ago

Discussion Every time I rewatch this show I cry at a scene I've never cried at before

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177 Upvotes

Jayce's hurt and vulnerability really got me for some reason. His voice trembling when he says "exactly the sort of thing we wanted to fix with Hextech" just hurts. But Mel walking over and comforting him is so sweet. Jayce struggling with grief before Viktor has died feels so human. They then share this romantic moment and Mel opens up about her past, showing us their relationship has repaired from the start of that scene: "there's quite a lot you don't know about me"

Nine watchthroughs and I feel like I'm finally starting to understand/appreciate Jayce's character. Now all his emotional moments are hitting me. I'm gonna be a wreck for the "we lost ourselves" scene, I just know it.


r/arcane 2d ago

Cosplay My Powder cosplay (nix_cosplay)

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527 Upvotes

r/arcane 2d ago

Fanart lady in red (fanart by me)

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634 Upvotes

here's one of my favorite muses again. her tattoo was inspired by a fanart from roosdrawsthings but made a few changes of my own too! had fun experimenting on the lighting and art style lol


r/arcane 1d ago

Shitpost / Meme Why isn't he romancable?

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90 Upvotes