# Arcane

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Arcane and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Widely praised animated series, often called the best video game adaptation; one critic finds its morality simplistic.

## Why people recommend it

- Best video game adaptation (2 comments): "Arcane (from League of Legends) seems to be the peak example of a video game adaptation." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467635)) "Other then fallout and arcane there haven't been any good game adaptations (on TV)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50228442))
- Well rated and widely liked (2 comments): "one of the best rated TV shows ever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062763)) "People also liked Arcane." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48111468))

## What people warn about

- Simplistic morality ruins the story (1 comments): "lazy and simplistic morality, which just ruins the story" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49410986))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Star Trek: Lower Decks](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-lower-decks.md): 24 recommend
- [South Park](https://hackerapproved.com/p/south-park.md): 22 recommend
- [The Simpsons](https://hackerapproved.com/p/simpsons.md): 14 recommend
- [Neural Viz](https://hackerapproved.com/p/neural-viz.md): 10 recommend
- [Futurama](https://hackerapproved.com/p/futurama.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Arcane", https://hackerapproved.com/p/arcane/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).