Welcome to the Playground

Despite of all these beautifully made animations and storyline, Shohreh Aghdashloo's fabulous voice is enough for me to watch it. Pilot episode was good. It gave a little peak about our character's ' background.

... in an animated series! We don't need to talk about the animation - 40 minutes of pure art!

I have already taken the characters to my heart, even though I have never played the games. Not much has happened yet in terms of content, but the episode already had some very intense scenes. The music is also fantastic! A must see!

The story, the drawing and the animation itself is better than a lot of popular and famous animes.

Btw vi is such a great and underrated character that is more developed than full shows and other animations.

This is how you start a TV series. It introduced interesting antagonists with very clear identities, an identifiable protagonist, potential conflicts between main characters, and a story arc which is interesting, and original.

Not to mention, the first impression of the protagonists are well written. Powder has character flaws, and could almost be described as the group's dead weight, but at the same time she's likeable. The audience doesn't feel annoyed or frustrated at her screentime or flaws, unlike other characters that are dead weights, and instead are greatly sympathetic towards her.

In terms of criticism, there isn't anything major. The slow mo shots could feel a little too Zack Snyder at times, but that's just personal preference. The main reason why this doesn't get a 10, and instead a high 9, is that some other shows just did it better. Shows such as Squid Game for example, made the protagonist more flawed, and yet they were more likeable and more relatable.

Nevertheless, this is still a fantastic start to a series. It sets up the arc of the series, while at the same time being genuinely fun and interesting to watch.

This show has always been one of my favorite animated shows, due to its incredible story and world building!

This pilot does a great job of showing you this world, and introducing you to the different characters! The modt important of course being Vi and Powder, whose relationship will shape this show, as well as defining the course of action! At this point they dont seem like that special... but oh boy are they gonna develop!

From the first scene, we know that this world is cruel and unforgiving and only the strongest survive!

I have never played one second of League of Legends... but I kind of dont feel like i have to! This episode manages to show you s lot without it never feeling overwhelming for guys like me who knows nothing of the game!

OH and the animation.. absolutely breathtaking style and visuals!