League of Legends: An Animated Series

BanjoBear21··4 votes·3,097 views

One of the draws that this game has for me and many others is the rich, interactive, and intricate lore. Seriously, the lore behind Runeterra and its many champions is deeper then most tv or movie universes, not to mention most anime. The sheer amount of characters alone, and their relationships/interactions, are compelling to the point that they spark mini-games within League of Legends itself (Khazix and Rengar ; Ashe , Sejuani , and Lissandra , etc). So why not have a tv show? There's obviously too much content to limit to a feature length movie. At a time where anime is becoming more mainstream in the west, people of all ages are becoming more attracted to franchises like Marvel/DC, quality animation is becoming cheaper and easier to produce (with streaming companies like Hulu, Netflix, and Crunchyroll are all competing for big name titles), and with LoL gaining more widespread recognition in mainstream culture, why not unleash the vast world of Runeterra and all its potential in an anime/animated adventure? If done well, and publicized skillfully, it would attract a much larger player base; open up new ideas for game modes, mini games, concept art, and cosplay; even attract greater in-game financing as the show would no doubt spark new skins, wards, icons, or even other avenues of revenue that haven't been explored yet. One cannot forget the thousands of skilled fans who would more then likely lend their various skills to such a momentous task, and input all the passion they currently direct to their cosplay/animated shorts/short stories-etc.

The content would be vast as well, with various episodes delving into all genres. Any episode with Fiddlesticks or Nocturne would have to dip their toes into horror, while Kled or Ivern's antics would have the audience busting their sides with laughter. The landscape of Runeterra even provides structure for basic plot points. For example: Lets say Ezreal is the main character, with Jayce as the elder/adviser, and Lux as the romantic interest (Spellthief Lux anyone?). Freljord would make an interesting first season, with a host of colorful characters from all over the spectrum. Then say the Ionian Conquest would be season 2 possibly 2 + 3, dragging in Noxus, Demacia, and Ionia... ect, ect. Like I said, there's so much story potential here, you could beat out Bleach or the Naruto series in sheer number of episodes and movies. So... all that to say, why hasn't this happened? Or even been seriously discussed with fans? Does anyone else have any specific characters, places, battles, or "episodes" you'd love to see on a screen near you? Who do YOU think would be an ideal main character for a LOL animated series?

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RainXBlade2 votes

The problem with League is that the lore and Runeterra's landscape is so large, you can't focus everything into one series if like what you mentioned, a character like Ezreal would the protagonist. (Though, Ezreal would make the perfect anime/animated series main character because of his lore and personality).

If it were me, I'd be writing a 70 to 90-chapter long fanfic, re-imagine it as an anime/manga and the main shippings would be Lux X Ezreal (My OTP <3) and Yasuo X Riven.

Also, the genre/s would be Shounen/Shoujo, Adventure and Romance with some touches of Blood/Gore, Violence and some dark content in it.

BanjoBear212 votes

Exactly. Personally, I could see up to 10 seasons of about 30-40 episodes each (That's a shit ton of content, but there's a shit ton of lore sooooo) Yeah, in my personal preference Ezreal, Jayce, and Lux, with Yas, Riven, Hermie and Garen being fringe characters/later add ons. But yes, totally agree with the Ez/Lux ship, and the Yas/Riven ship. Also, I would wanna see Jayce as a sort of "Pervy Sage" (a la Naruto), Hermie being the communications and tech guy (Wade from Kim Possible anyone?) and Garen as a sort of General Armstrong from FMA Brotherhood. But yes, everything else I totally agree on... SO WHY ISNT IT A THING?!?!?!

RainXBlade1 votes

Because Riot is like Blizzard: they're the fun police, both gameplay and lore-wise.

Edit: I don't see League as having 10+ seasons though. Give it like 3 seasons to make the anime/animated series more reasonable but have along 50-60 episodes per season.

Extra Edit: I'd also like Ezreal to actually have a dark/tragic past to make his overall personality and character much more meaningful and can tie well to some of the events in the story. I know he's supposed to be a free-spirited explorer, but I want suspense/drama and tragedy as well to build Ezreal's character but keep his "explorer protagonist" archetype intact.

BanjoBear211 votes

Lol, too true... I could see a confirmed 2-3 seasons, but then going from there, provided they don't make a WoW or Assassins Creed mess of things. Oh, definitely. I mean, what drove him to near suicidal solo exploration missions at such a young age? Also, the romantic tension as Lux is called to her leadership role within the League and Demacia, but starts to fall for the tenacious and free-spirited Ez. Honestly, I picture Ez as a mix of Naruto and Kamina (from Gurren Lagann). So maybe not so much tragic as troubled. Let broody characters like Yas and Riven have all the dark drama.

RainXBlade1 votes

Let's just assume that the anime/animated series is in an AU.

What IF, Ezreal really did have a tragic backstory like let's say we read his latest lore in the wiki, then change up some things like let's say these kind of points:

  • He was exposed to blood and violence at a young age that scarred him deeply and that he hides that part of his backstory to everyone.
  • In one of the expeditions when he was young and with his parents in the Icathian Ruins, Ezreal suddenly touched a switch in a temple they were exploring and suddenly, his untapped arcane powers are awakened and that Void Energy started to surge in his body (because Icathia can also refer to the void in the lore). As he was awakened by his parents after fainting from the surge of energy in his body, he discovered his void and arcane powers right beneath him and in this AU story, this is also where Ezreal got the marks on his face.
  • How about instead of his parents disappearing when they went looking for the gauntlet Ezreal has in the canon lore, they were still alive, but were captured by Noxus because they were frail and weak and that let's say in the story, Ezreal is the way of Swain's goal to take over all of Valoran and that to get to him, he needs to get to people that are close to him, (e.g. his parents in this story) and when Ezreal was about to rescue them, Swain suddenly murdered them in front of him, which then further amplified his void and arcane powers and went all "stererotypical anime protagonist that's OP" on Swain's forces and nearly beat up Swain first, only to be held back because of his emotions and a special someone.

These possible points to make up for Ezreal's supposedly "dark" past in the AU story were just pulled right out my butt and I know, it sounds crazy, but here's just my take on that thought. Just my opinion and feel free to take your opinion on this. Just... Don't be too harsh on it.

Xano5011 votes

Please don't do from the new lore..

RainXBlade1 votes

We probably won't though. Maybe the animated series could be an AU or just some fanfiction or comic we'd like to come to life.

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