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Amid the bitter feud between the twin cities of Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on opposing sides in a war of magical technologies and conflicting beliefs. Check out the actors behind your favorite animated films and series, including Ella Purnell in "Arcane". Fortiche Productions produced a video for "Get Jinxed" for Riot in 2013. It features Jinx and the city of Piltover. Riot was so impressed with the work that they asked Fortiche to create an animated series, which took several years to complete. After the release of the first season, Riot announced that there would be a second season, with less time to produce. She appeared in AniMat’s Crazy Cartoon Cast: Geeked Week for Freaks (2021). Enemy Written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter, J.I.D. (aka Destin Route). Performed by Imagine Dragons ft. J.I.D. Arcane tells the story of two young orphaned sisters growing up and getting into trouble in the twin cities of Zaun and Piltover. The series is based on the video game League of Legends, and while it drops you directly into that fictional world, the necessary time and care is taken to set up the locations and characters in a commendable show-don’t-tell fashion. The solid character development and world-building mean it’s a thoroughly enjoyable watch even without knowing anything about the game. The animation is downright superb. As an anime fan, I found the animation in Arcane to be more than anything I’ve ever seen from an animated series. There’s an incredible attention to detail. It’s clear that no artistic talent or financial expense was spared in bringing the world of Runeterra to life. There’s a great soundtrack, great acting, and a compelling story that doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to violence, and more so when it comes to adult themes. So far, only the first three episodes have been released, and I can’t wait to see what else they have in store for us! We’ve rounded up every anime series and movie we could find – produced or distributed by Netflix – to find out which ones are the highest rated according to IMDb users.
