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Its TV animations answer to the sense of groundbreaking wonder that accompaniedSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
We have tried to stand out from other studios, which tend to skew more to realistic art styles.
So we wanted to do something more comics-based that allowed us to transmit emotions in ways live-action cant.
The use of 2-D effects came from Fortiches first collaboration with Riot Games, the Get Jinxedmusic video.
We were always interested in seeing Fortiche and their 2.5-D look go bigger, explains co-showrunner Christian Linke.
Their animation feels like it was shot by a person holding an actual camera.
Its kind of the scene inSherlock Holmeswhere he analyzes the fight before it happens, Linke adds.
Ekko analyzes his childhood memories and his relationship with Powder to anticipate the fight.
There was a lot of resistance to that, Linke says.
People were hesitant because you cant stray away from the formula.
Almost as if viewers were kind of conditioned to it, otherwise their brains explode.
But as we started writing, we understood we needed more time to tell the story.
Charrue agrees and adds, It creates a hybrid between the longer, prestige dramas likeGame of Thronesand animation.
It was difficult and ambitious, but it is the future of animated narrative.
