While “Arcane” does deal with heavy themes and depicts burning bodies and death, it shies away from the guts and gore that its counterpart revels in. The DOTA 2 show even features an elvish foursome that ends with three of its participants getting sliced to death in gruesome fashion. While “Arcane” features kids punching each other, and adults, in the streets and does not shy away from blood, “Dota: Dragon’s Blood” often has characters engaging in sex and cursing. Maturity of their storyīoth “Dota: Dragon’s Blood” and “Arcane” are mature stories that feature blood and depictions of violence, but one seems more tame than the other. The stories that these shows are inspired by are from two different eras and it shows in their television adaptations. Instead, it is much more grounded in the narrative behind its two principle characters, Vi and Jinx, and the socioeconomic tribulations of its two cities. “Arcane” does not dwell on the wider world of Runeterra and it doesn’t feature asides or gods explaining the different factions of the world. However, it definitely helps with “Dota: Dragon’s Blood.” This is because the first episode gives a quick rundown of the Ancients and the creation of its world that might make new viewers dizzy. Knowledge of each games’ backstory and their hundreds of characters is not required to enjoy these shows. It focuses on knights, dragons, gods and the medieval, while LoL has expanded to include warring nations of varying technological advancement, magic and stages of ghostliness. The DOTA 2 lore feels like a relic of past games. “Arcane,” by comparison, is focused on a story set in the League of Legends universe, rather than an introduction to a decade-old text that is already loosely cobbled together. But “Dota: Dragon’s Blood” is more concerned with setting up other plot points from the game’s lore and explaining the larger backstory of its world, Ancients. Story in relation to loreīoth shows play decently fast and loose with some elements of their original text. Meanwhile, “Arcane” allows viewers to fall into the world the animators have created, and feel each fight’s weight with slow motion and a sprinkling of stylization. “Dota: Dragon’s Blood” showcases fast-paced fights, gore and a traditional aesthetic.
The two shows have differing goals when it comes to how they are animated, and it shows. Unlike its DOTA 2 counterpart, it seems willing to linger on fight scenes and stills of its wider world. So far, in “Arcane,” the animation has been consistent and stylized. It can be kinetic at times, but fans can tell which episodes had a bigger budget and which were written around developing characters and the story. The DOTA 2 inspired show is a flurry of violence and cuts rapidly across scenes, which doesn’t allow the viewer to get a good look at each set piece or scene. While one show is not inherently better than the other, the contrast of styles is apparent when they’re watched back to back. Every frame appears like an oil panting, at least in its first three episodes. “Arcane,” on the other hand, is animated by French studio Fortiche Production, and is more in line with previous LoL animation from Riot’s shorts and music videos. “Dota: Dragon’s Blood” was animated by Studio Mir, a South Korean animation studio behind shows like “The Legend of Korra” and the recent animated movie, “The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.” It has the trappings of anime-inspired animation and a smattering of 3D effects to highlight certain fights and set pieces. The two shows are created by two different animation houses and could not differ more than if one was live action. But, how do the two shows compare to each other in isolation?įor starters, “Dota: Dragon’s Blood” comes off as traditional and rooted in its contemporaries, while “Arcane” feels more grounded and stylized through its first three episodes. And, in the case of “Dota: Dragon’s Blood,” it is a character’s introduction into the game itself.
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Both series have their own appeal and bow to the fans for their loyalty to the title through fan service. Approximately eight months after “Dota: Dragon’s Blood” hit Netflix, the League of Legends animated series “Arcane” premiered on the platform. Whatever Valve does, Riot Games seems to follow suit, and this is true for television series as well.
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