Arcane S2 Ep 9
Added 2025-02-06 18:39:31 +0000 UTCWow. What an ending and what a show 🔥
Concepts were massive and displayed in such a unique visual storytelling experience.
Lots of final thought questions at the end of the reaction. Check out the start for a quick talk about what is next and your suggestions. Thank you!!
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Warhammer Pariah Nexus & The Tithes.
Teal Sword
2025-02-10 19:16:54 +0000 UTCShangri-la frontier
Arsenic805
2025-02-08 00:32:31 +0000 UTC(Same director as Cowboy Bebop, and it shows)
Hermit
2025-02-07 20:41:43 +0000 UTCRecommendation: Samurai Champloo Samurai Champloo is set in Edo-era Japan (1603-1868), blending culture with hip-hop music. The story follows Mugen, a wild swordsman, Jin, a disciplined samurai, and Fuu, a girl on a quest to find a mysterious samurai.
Matej Božič
2025-02-07 16:45:07 +0000 UTCWould love a mecha show some day, kind of a blind spot here. Hard to win a poll with one tho, feels like the younger generation isn't really into mecha.
JoeyGuy7
2025-02-07 15:56:16 +0000 UTCI dont know how you feel about mecha anime or if you even have an opinion on them, but Eureka Seven is in my top three personal favorite anime. A longer show admittedly, and also im just realizing its no longer on crunchyroll or netflix. It used to be on both iirc. Hopefully this doesnt stop you from maybe checking it out at some point. I might even recommend a music reaction to the second ending, one of my favorite songs.
guapaholic
2025-02-07 12:55:20 +0000 UTCCastlevania
TheGoblerTrainsMovinIn
2025-02-07 12:24:21 +0000 UTCClaymore maybe
Glenn
2025-02-07 11:23:33 +0000 UTCbut pantheon would surely be loved by Tony !!!
Alexander Martinez
2025-02-07 09:52:41 +0000 UTCpantheon : Netflix !!!!!! : AI Is becoming a normal thing now a days but in this show UI's are explored, Uploaded intelligence
Alexander Martinez
2025-02-07 09:10:11 +0000 UTCCastlevania
Justin Taylor
2025-02-07 07:39:52 +0000 UTCMegalo box
Gatsu
2025-02-07 06:56:04 +0000 UTCThoughts on the episode: - they rewrote a lot with Victor's character compared to his original lol form. LoL Viktor is The Machine Herald, archenemy with Jayce, The Defender of Tomorrow. Before arcane, we had never seen Victor's actual face. Now Viktor is The Arcane Herald...he got a huge power boost, and jayvik is the trending most polarizing contented ship on the internet in recent months - Dr Singed's daughter revived at the end. He won. All of the terrible war crimes he committed, the lives he sacrificed in the name of progress and love, the tragic events he personally kickstarted...and then he wins while everyone else loses. - it's heavily implied that Jinx is still alive. Caitlyn was looking at the map drawings of the escape tunnels underneath the hexgates. It also shows the blimp flying away at the end, and Powder said in ep 1, "one day I'm going to ride in one of those." - the tune that Vi was humming is the same song that Powder was singing at the very beginning of episode 1 - Mel and Ambessa are original characters to arcane. Ambessa is the newest Champion in LoL. Her title is Matriarch of War. They haven't made Mel a champion, though I suspect they will later. Would love to see you react to Ambessa's music video and also Welcome to Noxus later.
Lora
2025-02-07 06:25:03 +0000 UTCDefinitely think Castlevania would be a good one!
Yuyu
2025-02-07 06:05:38 +0000 UTCMy recommendation is Run With the Wind. It won't win the poll, I know, Orb and Castlevania are way more popular...but I just had to throw it out there. Personally, I think you'll love Orb a lot. It's definitely your type of show. Tbh, I would not be against an arcane rewatch either haha
Lora
2025-02-07 06:01:20 +0000 UTCThat would be a good one some day.
Jet Man
2025-02-07 05:31:45 +0000 UTCMaybe Invincible!
Derek
2025-02-07 04:57:17 +0000 UTC🤣
DrumRollTony
2025-02-07 04:04:12 +0000 UTCProbably won't see any long running Shonen on a poll until after Jojo is finished.
peeps
2025-02-07 04:03:55 +0000 UTCVinland Saga and Hunter x Hunter are absolutely nothing alike but okay. Also if we ever were to start another long Shonen on here it'd most likely take over the Jojo friday time slot since watching multiple 100+ episode long battle Shonen at the same time is a bit much.
peeps
2025-02-07 04:00:02 +0000 UTCSaying stupid shit like that is going to make him not enjoy the show. HxH is your comfort show, and a good show, but it is not the best fucking anime of all time.
Avalon
2025-02-07 03:43:26 +0000 UTCAs much as I would love for him to watch this. Getting through the first 2 arcs is tough….
Cody
2025-02-07 03:38:47 +0000 UTCWe need Hunter X Hunter once again it's the best anime of all time you can't ever regret it. If you liked VInland Saga I promise you will love HxH.
Jhon 1479
2025-02-07 03:03:52 +0000 UTCTony grow a beard man i want to see you with a wise looking beard
Kona
2025-02-07 02:38:15 +0000 UTCCastlevania is really good! I think a new season also dropped rly recently so perfect time to get started. About the death of Ambessa (Mel's mom). There's still a lot of unanswered questions hanging around that, even for those who know the lore. We assume the shadowy figure is Leblanc, the head of the Black Rose organization of Noxus (think CIA/KGB but with magic) and one of the most important characters of the Noxus empire. Oh also! You might want to check out "welcome to Noxus" it's a 3m video that gives a bit of a teaser for what will come after Arcane.
Hermit
2025-02-07 01:48:35 +0000 UTCI absolutely love Dark! But it's the kind of show where you need to pay attention and keep track of a lot of things. Considering it would be 1 ep/week and the amount of show Tony's watching simultaneously, I don't think it would work.
Hermit
2025-02-07 01:14:33 +0000 UTCSince you liked Vinland a lot I would recommend orb: on the movements of the earth
KillyxJoker
2025-02-07 01:02:02 +0000 UTCMEGALO BOX!!!!!
Brendan Coen
2025-02-07 00:26:01 +0000 UTCYes this. Not kidding when we say it's animated by the same studio and shows teaser for the next show. (It'll probably be years till it's ready though)
Chris Johnson
2025-02-07 00:25:16 +0000 UTCI just wanna see HxH at some point in the future, maybe not necessarily after Arcane because it is very much anime but it is one of the OG ones (a lot of JJK style anime was inspired from HxH) so I hope it gets into a poll
Yibi
2025-02-06 23:50:06 +0000 UTCDark, The German Show on Netflix is an absolute 10/10. Imdb backs it up as well. Would love to see you react to it! Some great music as well!
MAYBE
2025-02-06 23:24:25 +0000 UTCI’m gonna second Shangri-La Frontier but all the suggestions so far are elite
AussieBoy
2025-02-06 23:18:16 +0000 UTCI have seen the original. But not the new one
DrumRollTony
2025-02-06 23:12:33 +0000 UTCWould he like Dexter? i think it'd be fun if he hasn't watched it already, but you would have to really like it to watch 8 seasons, maybe it would drag on?
Harvey
2025-02-06 23:11:08 +0000 UTCThank you I did not know that
STAR
2025-02-06 23:11:03 +0000 UTCAll the ending of this show makes me think is man, I’d much rather be watching a show based on the other world from episode 7
Avalon
2025-02-06 22:40:51 +0000 UTCI'm going to spam this comment section on what's already been suggested, but Orb: On the Movements of the Earth is worthy of a watch. It's a story that's basically about the clash between Heliocentrism (everything revolves around the sun, risky thing to believe in during that time period), and Geocentrism (everything revolves around the Earth, what the Church believe in). It falls towards being a true seinen with the bare minimal number of tropes. Btw, please apply the 3 episode rule for the next poll.
James
2025-02-06 22:07:58 +0000 UTCGonna sound like a broken record but Castlevania gotta be it
Avalon
2025-02-06 22:06:33 +0000 UTCThanks again for this incredible journey of a show. Arcane really has a very special place in my heart. The way they structured and displayed this show was really such a unique experience and always makes me feel a bit lost when it ends. Things you might have missed in this episode. Ekko our boy savior only managed to save the day because Jinx used her Shimmer Powers to dodge her "upload cord" so the one meant for Ekko had to get her. It is also heavily hinted at that Jinx escaped the explosion through the vents. There is one frame before the explosion where we see a small purple streak. That combined with the last scene featuring the airship makes her "breaking the cycle by walking away" a given. I think the Ambessa/Black Rose/Mel scene was just like portrayed. Mel feigned working together with the Black Rose to defeat her mother, but then still attacked them because in the end these are still the bastards that killed her brother and through that forced this whole conflict. I am very excited to see how Welcome to Noxus will expand this universe and story! Thanks for the watch Tony!
aramis alfons
2025-02-06 22:06:29 +0000 UTCIt truly does have Vinland Saga vibes, mainly with one character. There's issue with writing at times with this show, but for the most part, it's intellectually stimulating.
James
2025-02-06 21:57:51 +0000 UTCOne thing I will say about the finale, or the last 3 episodes in general, it's like they forgot vi was a main character, and the dynamic that made season 1 so great was lost to a more "endgame" style war. Even character moments like vi hearing jinx eluding to "breaking the cycle" and offing herself, instead of going after her, chose to smash in a prison cell. Season 1 was an 11/10 for me, and season 2 was great as well, but I wish they kept to the heavy character conflict that made the original season amazing!
Belac
2025-02-06 21:57:50 +0000 UTCIf you didn't know, you have the option to edit your comment.
Jet Man
2025-02-06 21:56:22 +0000 UTCNow for some commentary on the actual finale of the show. Everything from start to finish has been a spectacle to behold, and I really hope we get more shows with production values like this in the future. But as for the story, it feels like a little bit of a let down that Season 2 lost the plot of Season 1 in exchange for some larger than life threat. No real complaints other than that. The show delivered in all its cinematic aspects otherwise. I did feel a little bit lost on understanding why Viktor had the motivations that he did. Or rather, why he was so bent on them up until the end. The extraction, or whatever it was that was happening with Ambessa, was not all that clear to me either. Was Black Rose trying to extract information from her brain or something?
Jet Man
2025-02-06 21:47:03 +0000 UTCCastlevania! It's time for peak!
Alejandro Pupo
2025-02-06 21:45:03 +0000 UTCorb: on the movements of the earth
Peter Nistor
2025-02-06 21:40:45 +0000 UTCLink click
Sprucefer
2025-02-06 21:37:08 +0000 UTCYou're so based for this
JoeyGuy7
2025-02-06 21:30:18 +0000 UTCI second this but also do the Blood, Sweat, and Tears video as well since it has backstory on Ambessa and the whole “wolf vs fox” thing they continue to mention
BlakStatik23
2025-02-06 21:19:05 +0000 UTCI’m still gonna throw in the Overlord recommendation to continue where we left off with that last time. Onto the episode, Sevika (the girl with the black hair and the gambling arm) is one of my favorite side characters in this show and her sitting at the council table at the end shows that even though the class issues with topside and bottom haven’t been solved, there are strides being taken to try and rectify that. There is the criticism that the show lost track of that part in season 2 and made everyone come together, not really from a unity standpoint but from a “we’re all fucked if we don’t do something”.
BlakStatik23
2025-02-06 21:17:04 +0000 UTC@jet Man As much as I would love PLUTO to be here. it would get BTFO by everything cause people no longer watch Kino
AntonJ0™
2025-02-06 21:10:55 +0000 UTCOh that sounds interesting
DrumRollTony
2025-02-06 20:52:56 +0000 UTC👀
DrumRollTony
2025-02-06 20:51:48 +0000 UTCIs orb backwards
DrumRollTony
2025-02-06 20:51:25 +0000 UTCB R O
DrumRollTony
2025-02-06 20:51:15 +0000 UTCI'm surprised to see Anton's suggestion isn't for something like Pluto
Jet Man
2025-02-06 20:45:54 +0000 UTCorb: on the movements of the earth
Sk dragon
2025-02-06 20:37:57 +0000 UTCCastlevania would be a pretty cool follow up
Belac
2025-02-06 20:08:37 +0000 UTCOrb
JoeyGuy7
2025-02-06 20:07:11 +0000 UTCPsycho Pass
Flashny
2025-02-06 20:07:05 +0000 UTCIm 100% up-to-date on Akane. Its in my top 3 ongoing manga atm. And Id bet its up for an anime, maybe as soon as 2026
Xudos
2025-02-06 19:59:57 +0000 UTCNot a show recommendation but you should check out “Welcome to Noxus” on LoL YT channel, about 5 minutes. It’s an epilogue to the show, animated by the same studio that also gives insight at what the next story in this universe will be. Also has some pretty good music like always. Even if you don’t post a reaction it’s a short must watch after finishing arcane, it’s almost like a long, fancy after credit scene/teaser
sakamata
2025-02-06 19:57:24 +0000 UTCSummertime rendering!!! a story about a young man who returns to his hometown after the death of his childhood friend. The story is a blend of horror, science fiction, and i know you will definitely enjoy this show it’s similar to steins gate! 😉
STAR
2025-02-06 19:53:11 +0000 UTCStill holding out hope for Castlevania on Netflix! More eye-candy in its own right, with some stellar characters and setting to go along with it imo.
Mustache
2025-02-06 19:51:29 +0000 UTCSuch an underrated show. Akane-Banashi is another phenomenal manga I'd recommend if you want another Rakugo centric story.
peeps
2025-02-06 19:41:41 +0000 UTCI would've suggested it regardless, but sticking with the animated but not quite anime theme I've gotta say Castlevania.
peeps
2025-02-06 19:38:47 +0000 UTCInvincible!
SimplySora
2025-02-06 19:34:14 +0000 UTCshangri La Frontier should be right up your alley
Ishda
2025-02-06 19:33:12 +0000 UTCInvincible
Jet Man
2025-02-06 19:13:28 +0000 UTCIm gonna throw in an oddball Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Its one of the best, I suppose "drama" is the way to put it, shows Ive seen. Amazing story and characters, very uniqe aswell. All over I think its a fit for you and the community, but it is NOT popular. Id assume most people here havent seen it, and people here seem to have a wide pool of shows they reccomend. Anyway worth throwing out if anyone else has seen, or want a show like this
Xudos
2025-02-06 19:11:17 +0000 UTCLINK CLICK
Sarai
2025-02-06 19:09:21 +0000 UTCNot as perfect as the first season but still a good season of Arcane. I'm hoping for Orb: On The Movements Of The Earth, a very good anime that has quickly become a contender for anime of the year for me with every new episode that comes out
V STAN
2025-02-06 19:05:45 +0000 UTCInvincible! Personally dissapointed with the last arc of Arcane, we go from class conflict to another bigger than life threat. Oh well, at least it was still a feast for the eyes.
LegionaresCZ
2025-02-06 18:55:13 +0000 UTCTime to psycho-pass
Logan H
2025-02-06 18:53:34 +0000 UTCI recommend Psycho Pass. It's an anime that I believe you'll like and it has much more mature themes. It's a sci-fi that reminds me of Minority Report. The characters are adults, which I consider a plus. I recommend that you watch the first episode and see if you like it or not. It's not a very well-known anime (I've never seen anyone react to it), but it's still a hidden gem. Psycho Pass, like Steins;Gate, the first season is a masterpiece, but the next seasons fail to reach the same level, not because they're bad, but because the bar was set too high by the previous season.
Tuturu
2025-02-06 18:51:37 +0000 UTCO R B
AntonJ0™
2025-02-06 18:49:48 +0000 UTCOrb: On The Movements Of The Earth. It's a historical drama that takes place in the 15th century, about the battle between the church and science about if the earth revolves around the sun. Very good, gives me Vinland vibes.
JoeyGuy7
2025-02-06 18:46:07 +0000 UTCI'm still pulling for Shangri La Frontier as the next title, might be a better fit for after solo leveling tho. Time to watch the "Welcome to Noxus" video Riot released at the beginning of the year, it builds on the end of Arcane and where it goes next!
Brady Rickard
2025-02-06 18:41:19 +0000 UTC
