We are PIXEL SHANHAI, and we are thrilled to be given the opportunity to participate in the creation of "Lo Scontro". We are extremely proud to present it to you, and we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of our friends at YOSTAR ARCUS_Anime for their hard work and dedication.
Personally, I love how they portrayed the contrast of grey hall that appears to be a council room where negotiation takes place into a gladiator arena where the strong reigns above the weak. Also, how are you doing Mr. Rhodey?
The thematic portrayals, music, animation and artstyle surely looks fine and the fighting is flashy but if I were to be hyper critical I personally disagree with you saying the swordfighting or choreography is good. They do this in pretty much all their animations which features a fight and some constructive criticism would be to add some friction or weight and build-up/anticipation. Random bursts of speed from nowhere and the "floaty" choreography ruins the potential Arknights could achieve in their fighting animations. They also swing their weapons around like children so more practical styles would be nice for people like me who are more passionate about fighting scenes. 1:07 had buildup for the sword rain and for a long to cast move it was very easy to avoid. Lapppland chose to move away and block the last sword despite showing herself to be significantly faster than the attack and Texas stayed back doing nothing during that sequence presumably waiting for her other sword just to throw again (which is very unoptimal considering she can generate sword projectiles). 1:18 had the 2nd build-up attacks but the swordsmanship and speed there was just as impressive if not worse than their casual clashes from earlier so I am critically going to write that it was a fairly weak ending to the fight especially since they included a lot of visual effects that didn't outline anything other than what I assume is the fighters canceling out eachother's attacks which they were doing consistently earlier with the same 0 effort. Arknights does this more in other animations but showing characters off by having them putting in little to no effort removes urgency and a sense of danger in the fights. It's actually like watching a grown up beat-up children which is not impressive at all or in cases like this animation it's like they both agreed to specifically clash weapons for fun. The thing they did right with the fighting animation was following the action, there was only 1 moment where I questioned the camera angle during the fight but for the most part they did this fairly well. They have the potential to give viewers excitement for quality fights instead of just looking kind of nice. Then again I could be overestimating and being too critical on a little animation special. It's not like this is a battle anime but they could maybe do better on the actual anime since I didn't find anything there particularly memorable either when considering fight scenes other than 1 fodder guy specifically getting hit in the balls by another nameless character which I found funny.
Dayum the graphics and motion design of this is hella cool, ESPECIALLY the color schemes they just bring so much flare and personality! Keep up the amazing work Arcus! 🙏
The stylish and vibrant contrast of the blacks whites and reds is such an awesome use of noir-esque colour coding. Reminds one of both P5 and Sin City - how suitable!
Il Siracusano is now officially my favorite event because of how many tidbits inside and outside the game we're having about it. Four of the new generation of Siracusan wolves looks so cool in this special animation, and even with different colors of highlights, it's still feel so noir. Cool.
I love the aesthetic and the work on the media, music, characters etc But i feel like the story didn't reach the expectations Lappland and Texas created on their backstories during all these years
@@Fulcrox The story isn't the best, let alone a perfect one. But i still enjoy the writing and love the message they're trying to convey. IS feels like a huge setup for a future Siracusan event, so i hope they will cook another great one.
@@velvetra29 i don't dislike the message and i grew fond of the new characters like Lavinia, Leon, even Danbrew. I just think they didn't fully use the foundations they already had for the characters, mainly Texas and Lappland, is just weird to think that Lappland gaslighted herself for a decade into thinking there was an "Old Texas" that never existed, that Lappland and Texas we're never friends (with Giovanna taking that place) and that Texas aversion to Lappland is simply based on her erratic behavior and not a an actual problem/event they had. It's kinda weak as characterization, contrary to Sora who got a impecable characterization with an awesome developement into maturity, easily best character in the event
This really gives me a slight rwby feeling into my back with splashes of 2D and 3D animation mixed to it similar to what dreamqorks been doing lately truly the peak of animation is coming.
*THIS* is the godly art direction I signed up for. The use of black and white with the red contrast where it needs to be in order to give more depth to the scene is as always top notch 10/10 Yostar you never miss~
Pretty nice animation. I love the mixture of the colors, it gives off a comic vibes. The Fight scene between Lappland and Texas would be my favorite part.
Between the action sequence at the end, and the two side-by-side shots that remind me of versus screens, this really makes me want an Arknights fighting game.
Enjoyed the event a lot!! I got 2 copies of Texas in 98 pulls 😆. Hopefully everyone's pulls went well too!! Edit: forgot to mention that the animation is sick!! I really love the amount of effort put into this!!
@@randomcatname7792 woahh 300 for Max pot Texas?! Amazing!! Tbvh you should have sparked rosmontis, penance will have her standard banners soon (or you could wait a bit more for her to be featured in the 6s selection ticket)
OMG, 0:15 that's a nod to BAD APPLE!!!!!! The passage of the umbrella! (at 2:19 From Bad Apple Music) This is INCREDIBLE, thank you for all Touhou fans! ❤
could you elaborate on details I tried to look at 3:15 from【東方】Bad Apple!! ＰＶ【影絵】 and just saw a blood dripping at a scythe sorry I am having trouble seeing it
@@jwwwun Am i dumb ??? XDDDD I don't know how, but I must have confused, the exact time is 2min19 from the original music (the one with 72M view) I just corrected the comment, now you can really see it haha
The sheer amount of work put into this event was crazy. Brilliant storytelling, amazing music, great level design (with some new and original ideas as well) and animations. And now an an additional Special? Amazing work, thank you!
Yostar. Yostar! We get it! This Event and the characters are amazing! We can only handle so much awesome for each Event! Have mercy or at least give us an Arknights action game! And Lappland is the best thing in this Event. No arguments are permitted to the contrary.
No you're right. Objectively right. She's the sole reason we got kickass fight scenes to begin with. Without Lappland and her trolling we would've only get Texas moping around and be the side character in her own event while Penance and Vigil runs the whole main show.
This gives me a vibe from a soap opera even though I don't know why. Btw can someone explain to me how does Lappy's arts work? I know more about Texas but not Lappland.
Most probably just raw energy exerted out to hurt her enemies but I do want more explanations too, as it seems that unlike Texas stuffs seems to be her family teaching Lappland’s is from her own tech
All future events need to at least have special trailers with this animation!
Might be Lonetrail or MH Collab event
@@sentanuhandito5320 or next limited chungus event
Bit expensive though
@@zynczinc1443 chonk yue ඞ
It will probably only happen on half anniversary or anniversary events, maybe on limited banners
We are PIXEL SHANHAI, and we are thrilled to be given the opportunity to participate in the creation of "Lo Scontro". We are extremely proud to present it to you, and we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of our friends at YOSTAR ARCUS_Anime for their hard work and dedication.
This animation is really good. Thank you so much 💓.
thank you so much
Beautiful work!
Thank you for your hard work, keep it up! 💖
Thanks for your team's hard work! 👏😻
This entire video looks like a damn trailer for an upcoming action anime movie and never thought we would get another great special.
These animators are straight up cooking 24/7 not even left the kitchen since haha
Gordon Ramsay would be proud cause this stuff is amazing
How old are you 😅
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Oh my, to receive two animation specials from Arcus - and it appears to commemorate the story of Il Siracusano.
2?!
@@maxzuihou3582 yep!
ooo
Given the sheer style and the swordfighting, you might say this animation was a cut above the rest. Bravo!
Personally, I love how they portrayed the contrast of grey hall that appears to be a council room where negotiation takes place into a gladiator arena where the strong reigns above the weak.
Also, how are you doing Mr. Rhodey?
@@areszeudion5153 I'm doing alright. Thanks for asking. ^_^
The thematic portrayals, music, animation and artstyle surely looks fine and the fighting is flashy but if I were to be hyper critical I personally disagree with you saying the swordfighting or choreography is good.
They do this in pretty much all their animations which features a fight and some constructive criticism would be to add some friction or weight and build-up/anticipation. Random bursts of speed from nowhere and the "floaty" choreography ruins the potential Arknights could achieve in their fighting animations. They also swing their weapons around like children so more practical styles would be nice for people like me who are more passionate about fighting scenes.
1:07 had buildup for the sword rain and for a long to cast move it was very easy to avoid. Lapppland chose to move away and block the last sword despite showing herself to be significantly faster than the attack and Texas stayed back doing nothing during that sequence presumably waiting for her other sword just to throw again (which is very unoptimal considering she can generate sword projectiles).
1:18 had the 2nd build-up attacks but the swordsmanship and speed there was just as impressive if not worse than their casual clashes from earlier so I am critically going to write that it was a fairly weak ending to the fight especially since they included a lot of visual effects that didn't outline anything other than what I assume is the fighters canceling out eachother's attacks which they were doing consistently earlier with the same 0 effort.
Arknights does this more in other animations but showing characters off by having them putting in little to no effort removes urgency and a sense of danger in the fights. It's actually like watching a grown up beat-up children which is not impressive at all or in cases like this animation it's like they both agreed to specifically clash weapons for fun.
The thing they did right with the fighting animation was following the action, there was only 1 moment where I questioned the camera angle during the fight but for the most part they did this fairly well. They have the potential to give viewers excitement for quality fights instead of just looking kind of nice.
Then again I could be overestimating and being too critical on a little animation special. It's not like this is a battle anime but they could maybe do better on the actual anime since I didn't find anything there particularly memorable either when considering fight scenes other than 1 fodder guy specifically getting hit in the balls by another nameless character which I found funny.
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Can't wait for Lappland Alter after that wilderness season with Zaaro. 🔥
Oooh?! Another special pv? The animation is smooth. Looks really amazing! Loving this event so much rn
0:39 "Show me a good time Texas!"
Based on the event ending, on their last duel it's Lapplands win
Dayum the graphics and motion design of this is hella cool, ESPECIALLY the color schemes they just bring so much flare and personality! Keep up the amazing work Arcus! 🙏
The stylish and vibrant contrast of the blacks whites and reds is such an awesome use of noir-esque colour coding. Reminds one of both P5 and Sin City - how suitable!
Taxes the Omelette.
This event has been so cool between the event itself, the music and all the wonderful animations its really been next level
Il Siracusano is now officially my favorite event because of how many tidbits inside and outside the game we're having about it. Four of the new generation of Siracusan wolves looks so cool in this special animation, and even with different colors of highlights, it's still feel so noir. Cool.
It feels so black?
ooo
I love the aesthetic and the work on the media, music, characters etc
But i feel like the story didn't reach the expectations Lappland and Texas created on their backstories during all these years
@@Fulcrox The story isn't the best, let alone a perfect one. But i still enjoy the writing and love the message they're trying to convey. IS feels like a huge setup for a future Siracusan event, so i hope they will cook another great one.
@@velvetra29 i don't dislike the message and i grew fond of the new characters like Lavinia, Leon, even Danbrew. I just think they didn't fully use the foundations they already had for the characters, mainly Texas and Lappland, is just weird to think that Lappland gaslighted herself for a decade into thinking there was an "Old Texas" that never existed, that Lappland and Texas we're never friends (with Giovanna taking that place) and that Texas aversion to Lappland is simply based on her erratic behavior and not a an actual problem/event they had. It's kinda weak as characterization, contrary to Sora who got a impecable characterization with an awesome developement into maturity, easily best character in the event
Didn't expect another PV, but damn it's good.
Props to the animation team.
This really gives me a slight rwby feeling into my back with splashes of 2D and 3D animation mixed to it similar to what dreamqorks been doing lately truly the peak of animation is coming.
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Rwby but if it was good
*THIS* is the godly art direction I signed up for. The use of black and white with the red contrast where it needs to be in order to give more depth to the scene is as always top notch 10/10
Yostar you never miss~
omg the visuals are incredible!! Vigil and Penance looked fine af 😼
If no one got their blood get heated up watching this, then they aren't Arknights players.
can confirm
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0:39 jetstream sam vibes
*Memories broken*
I cannot stop watching this. And I still am getting the shivers from how good it is.
yostar be feeding us good with these animations to soon tease their upcoming arknights fighting game
Yostar loves Texas/Lapp stuff as much as I do. Love to see it.
Superb animation, i say 👏
I'm loving all these specials so far. Eager to see more of them
0:39 finally a metal gear rising collab
0:39
Memories broken, the truth goes unspoken
God I love these character models so much. I wish the community can use them 😭😭😭
Pretty nice animation. I love the mixture of the colors, it gives off a comic vibes. The Fight scene between Lappland and Texas would be my favorite part.
Lapdumb is soo badass in this story!?
I just admire how smooth the animation is. Especially the fighting part!
Just two besties having a sparing match
0:39 "Show me a good time Texas"
Really enjoying the event. This animation is great too!
I think the staff really love this event.
I would love to see more of these for the future of this game this is amazing and i love it!
Between the action sequence at the end, and the two side-by-side shots that remind me of versus screens, this really makes me want an Arknights fighting game.
This 3D animation is on FIRE!
This animation is amazing! I’m thoroughly loving this game and this event!
Enjoyed the event a lot!! I got 2 copies of Texas in 98 pulls 😆. Hopefully everyone's pulls went well too!!
Edit: forgot to mention that the animation is sick!! I really love the amount of effort put into this!!
I had to spark Penance, but hey, I am now the proud owner of Pot6 Texas!!!
300 pulls is a lot though, I had hoped to use my spark on Rosmontis
@@randomcatname7792 woahh 300 for Max pot Texas?! Amazing!! Tbvh you should have sparked rosmontis, penance will have her standard banners soon (or you could wait a bit more for her to be featured in the 6s selection ticket)
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And just when i thought this event couldn't go any harder, they drop this work of art on us
This is just perfection. The animation, the music, everything is just so hype
Animation for this never fails this so good!!!
OMG, 0:15 that's a nod to BAD APPLE!!!!!! The passage of the umbrella! (at 2:19 From Bad Apple Music)
This is INCREDIBLE, thank you for all Touhou fans! ❤
could you elaborate on details I tried to look at 3:15 from【東方】Bad Apple!! ＰＶ【影絵】 and just saw a blood dripping at a scythe
sorry I am having trouble seeing it
@@jwwwun Am i dumb ??? XDDDD I don't know how, but I must have confused, the exact time is 2min19 from the original music (the one with 72M view)
I just corrected the comment, now you can really see it haha
0:40
The storm is approaching...
0:39 her smile
Oh Cazzo..
Lappy got that Jetstream smile
So much love for this event it’s amazing
The animation is getting Lo Scontro
This has no business going so hard.
They're going crazy !
Sick animation once again Hypergryph/Arcus
the fight ended prematurely because Texas' skill duration ended
The sheer amount of work put into this event was crazy.
Brilliant storytelling, amazing music, great level design (with some new and original ideas as well) and animations.
And now an an additional Special?
Amazing work, thank you!
0:40 I've seen that damn smile elsewhere!
every single frame is wallpaper worthy, that's how good this animation is
what? 2 Special in 1 event?!
Lappy alter when?
Holy! 2 special animation?! Damn, HIT HARD
WE ARE EATING GOOD! WITH THIS ANIMATIONS
Loved the whole event, then you post this too? I never get enough of these two.
Lappy smile just like Jetstream Sam smile fr.
This animation and the event is a masterpiece by all means I recommend 100% to go watch the event❤
Glad to finally see Lappland's story, can't wait to see where the wilds take her on this journey...Hopefully that other operator isn't a casualty.
I have achived greatness!!! Managed to pull both Texalter and Penance in 42 pulls. I have never been a happier free to play player! :D
God I really want that song as an actual full on out offical song so I can listen to it whenever I want.
Yostar Arcus been cooking some 🔥
If HG and Yostar ever decides to animate Il Siracusano, I want this to be the opening
:O Yostar is on a roll. That was delightful!
Ahh... Lappland smile rememberme sam on metal gear rissing
Yostar.
Yostar!
We get it! This Event and the characters are amazing!
We can only handle so much awesome for each Event! Have mercy or at least give us an Arknights action game!
And Lappland is the best thing in this Event. No arguments are permitted to the contrary.
No you're right. Objectively right.
She's the sole reason we got kickass fight scenes to begin with. Without Lappland and her trolling we would've only get Texas moping around and be the side character in her own event while Penance and Vigil runs the whole main show.
That lappland smug 💞💖💕💖💞💖💕💕
Damn imagine an Arknights game but hack and slash game the fighting style is similar to DMC
The animation work is so good! I love the visuals and colors. Kudos to everyone involved.
Сегодняшним утром я увидел нечто прекрасное) Думаю, пришло время теперь под каждое событие делать такие видео-зарисовки.
Holy fric, that’s even better than most anime I watched and I’m thinking Im might go learn to make 3d animation like this.
The world is a cruel and unjust place. There is no harmony in the universe. The only constant is suffering.
0:33 OMG TEXXY
This gives me a vibe from a soap opera even though I don't know why. Btw can someone explain to me how does Lappy's arts work? I know more about Texas but not Lappland.
Most probably just raw energy exerted out to hurt her enemies but I do want more explanations too, as it seems that unlike Texas stuffs seems to be her family teaching Lappland’s is from her own tech
I really enjoy this event so much, amazing work👏👏👏
The animation is *chef kiss*
This is amazing! Holy...
Yooooo so many trailers just for one event..
This is drive me insane!!
Excellent animation again guys!
Amazing animation!
God damn they keep making banger animation after animation I love it.
They may have taken their sweet time but they definitely cooked up a full five course meal for il Siracusano and it was definitely worth it! ❤🔥
I really like the symbolism some of the shots have.
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Italians can run 420km/h only if a giant floating pizza is chasing them
Looks like IL Siracusano is more special than all previous events, we got a lot of content for this.
See if this was the trailer or at least a teaser for this event I'd be infinitely more hyped than I already was.
Hope everybody love this event cause next year it will be a rerun
Getting a lot of animation with Texas involved... and I'm here for it
Anothet animation for this anniversarry event?! Yessss!!! 🤩
I'm waiting for lapland alter
Unexpected but welcome surprise. Like the fight scene
0:40 Brazilian samurai spotted
Can't stop watching this masterpiece...
the animation very smooth 🥶🥶
Theyre really feeding us witj all thedr animations
Props to the Arknights Animation Department for blessing us with another good animation
Oh that was so well done
seeing lappland and texas always remind me of spongebob and squidward
one always obsessed to another
Who is the squidward and who is the spongebob
Lol nah we already know it so Zaaro is Gary then?