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Amid the stark discord between the twin cities of Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides in a war between magical technologies and clashing beliefs. See the actors behind some of your favorite animated movies and TV shows, including Ella Purnell in Arcane. Fortiche Productions made a music video for Riot in 2013 called «Get Jinxed,» featuring Jinx and the city of Piltover. Riot was so impressed with the work that they asked Fortiche to make an animated series, which took several years. After the release of the first season, Riot announced that there would be a second season and that it would take less time to produce. Featured in AniMat’s Crazy Cartoon Cast: Geeked Week for Freaks (2021). EnemyWritten by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter, J.I.D. (as Destin Route).Performed by Imagine Dragons ft. J.I.D. It has no right to be as good as it is. I mean, it’s based on a video game, since when has anything better than passable ever come out of that? But even so, this is one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time.I just watched the first episode of the new adaptation of The Wheel of Time and was disappointed by it. I was looking for something different and happened to see that it was getting good reviews. I quickly grew to like it and binge-watched the whole season in one sitting.Arcane does everything right that so many shows and movies get wrong these days. They respect all of their characters and make sure you understand why they do what they do and make you sympathize with them. They take just enough time to draw you into the story and the world before major plot points happen so you really feel their impact. They set things up well in advance and make sure you get a fair payoff so nothing feels rushed or cheap. And something that’s so rare these days: They’re not afraid to give all of their characters flaws and let them fail, regardless of their gender or how powerful they’re supposed to be. This is a show with two female leads, both of whom can overpower anyone, and neither of them feels like she doesn’t deserve it. And not once do they feel the need to put men down to show how cool they are. Take note, creators of other shows, this is how you write strong characters, regardless of their gender, that your audience can empathize with. A special mention goes to the animators. Hats off to you for being able to create characters that can convey both strong and subtle emotions more clearly than most real actors are capable of. And also kudos for the choice of voice actors and music, both are top notch. All in all, a very entertaining show that gives me a glimmer of hope for future entertainment; I’m looking forward to season 2. We’ve rounded up every anime series and movie we could find – created or distributed by Netflix – to see which ones rank highest according to IMDb users.