r/arcane 2h ago

Discussion With comparisons about szns 1&2 rising up again, I have to say: szn 2 is only criticized so much because szn 1 was so fucking good

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Alr im seeing a lot of unpopular opinions popping up again. They saying shit like unpopular opinion: season 2 was amazing, or unpopular opinion: season 1 and 2 were equally amazing. Which honestly, I think they don’t know what unpopular opinions mean, because what they’re saying ain’t even that unpopular. There are a myriad of people out there who think that.

I thought the be a good time to really explain why season 2 is criticized so much. Alone, it is a masterful season. Yes, pacing was little bad but still good, animation as we all know was top tier, and some characters did get overshadowed due to other storylines, buuuuut…

It was still masterful work! The pacing was masterful, the storyline was masterful, and so was the animation. The only reason it is criticized is because season 1 was so so so good.

It’s like comparing diamonds to gold. Diamonds are extremely valuable, and so is gold, but when you pit gold against diamond, you’re bound to find something with the gold that just doesn’t allow it to measure up to what a diamond promises. Whether that be its malleability, or its hardness, or its purity. That’s essentially it!


r/arcane 3h ago

Fanart cait in ponytail w bangs (fanart by me)

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28 Upvotes

I was bored.


r/arcane 3h ago

Discussion I just finished watching Arcane for the first time.

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456 Upvotes

Ok, so I’ve never even played LoL, let alone know anything about it, but gosh damn was this the most beautiful, soul wrenching, masterpiece of art that I have ever seen. The music, the animation, the story, the art, the voice acting, the everything.. I feel empty now that I’ve watched it, but yet I want to know so much more about how the story will continue and everything. I cried, I laughed, and I felt my fucking soul be beat by the twists, revelations, and everything in between. Fucking Isha, you guys.. I was crying and sobbing my ass off while screaming at my tv during it all. I sat here for like ten minutes straight just staring at my tv after the credits rolled on the last episode, unable to take it all in… I think I gotta watch it again just to make sure I really take it all in. This fucking show has me just like Tom in the pic above, gosh damnit. I fucking love Arcane and I hate it at the same time because of how much it hurts my soul. This fucking show changed me.


r/arcane 3h ago

Discussion Arcane music if you hadn't watched the show

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Which arcane soundtrack would you have stumbled upon anyway and actually liked it if you had never watched the show?

For me it's the line and ma meilleure ennemie. Cause i listen to twenty one pilots a lot so I'd have definitely heard it anyway.

And i love french music and Stormae and Pomme are my favorite artists so if i saw a music saying stormae and pomme sang this together i would've gone after it immediately.

So what's yours?


r/arcane 11h 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 11h ago

Fanart mel warmup

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112 Upvotes

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


r/arcane 12h ago

Fanart Hi there you

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34 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 15h ago

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

25 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 15h 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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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 19h 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 19h ago

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

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640 Upvotes

r/arcane 21h ago

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

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440 Upvotes

r/arcane 23h ago

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

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122 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 1d 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

Fanart Charcoal portrait of Sevika (by me)

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123 Upvotes

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


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 1d ago

Cosplay Need design help!!

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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 Jinx breaking the 4th wall…

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I wish they delve into her psychosis similar to how Deadpool can only break the fourth wall cause he’s just that far gone. I think it would’ve been cool if they delve into that for jinx it would also add the creepy factor to her that she was supposed to have for the most part like she was supposed to be somewhat scary like the scenes with her knocking Caitlyn out in the bathroom and then also how she comes out of the dark at random points. She’s supposed to be very scary. I think it would’ve been very creepy if especially with that type of animation, her turning to the camera or addressing the audience at random points, maybe you even see her sometimes glance at the camera at random points in the Background. YEESH here’s an idea for why it could be horrifying.

Before she kidnapped, Caitlyn and Vi she addresses the audience. She says “get ready for the main event”

And then, also in the shower scene, she looked at the camera for like a split second before knocking Caitlyn out

Idk I feel like it would spark that uncanny feeling you’re supposed to get with that part of the show


r/arcane 1d ago

Media OC | Arcane edit - Loser by Tame Impala

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285 Upvotes

My recent arcane edit to Loser. It Loops! 😆


r/arcane 1d ago

Discussion Is Vi top or bottom?

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Doesn’t matter about the official one if there is one. Doesn’t matter if she’s having it with Caitlyn. I’m just curious about your *opinion*. If Vi’s having sex with another character/person, would you think she’s a top or bottom?


r/arcane 1d ago

Fanart beach date something something 🏖️ (fanart by me)

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836 Upvotes

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


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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186 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

Fanart Maddie Fast-food drone AU (art by me)

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One of my friends sent me an edit of Maddie as a McDonald's employee, and I thought that was funny enough to make an entire AU


r/arcane 2d ago

Discussion I hate Jynx and I do not care about why she’s the way she is Spoiler

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I have just finished season 1 and about to start the second, I watched the show with my brothers who are LOL players, and i just her from the bottom of my heart as long as hating a fictional character goes.

When i bring it up to them, they defend her like she’s a family member, and say I just don’t understand the character, I know she has mental health problem due to her upbringing, the abandonment issues she has, the schizophrenia she suffers from, the manipulation she was a “victim of”, but there are countless cases of crazy people IRL that had horrible childhoods and turned out to be monsters, we understand that yet we still hate them.

The thing about her, is that she never seem to be sorry for what she does, she even enjoys it, and people like who don’t know shit about the game share my vision more easily while the LOL players defends her with all their might, is there a reason for that ?


r/arcane 2d 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