Arcane — Words Cannot Do This Show Justice

Arcane promotional poster of the main cast looking out into the distance

Arcane is a tightly-woven emotional narrative told through indescribable visuals that perfectly demonstrate the limitless potential of animation. And that is why I have had the hardest time trying to write about this show. If I had my way, I would go through the entire series frame by frame. I would point out all of the little animation details in the background and the foreground, all of the parallels, all of the foreshadowing, every unique movement a character makes, and countless more than can never be properly conveyed through the written word alone. As I’ve confined myself to this medium, the best I can do is talk this show up as much as possible.

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BNA: Brand New Animal is the Okay-est Trigger Anime

BNA promotional poster

When Michiru Kagemori, one day, wakes up as a tanuki beastman, she flees to Anima City, a city for beastman by beastmen, to search for a cure. That’s the simplest way I can put BNA: Brand New Animal, Studio Trigger’s latest creation that’s finally been let out of Netflix jail over in the Western world. If I tried to expand on the plot, I’d just end up confusing everyone who, for whatever reason, still haven’t seen this anime yet.

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