Screenwriter and producer DOTA: Dragon’s Blood Ashley Edward Miller talked with users reddit and answered their questions.
Miller said that the limit on the number of heroes from Dota 2 was not available for use in the anime. The choice of characters is based only on whether they get their big story within the series. The screenwriter admitted that he would like to include in the project Axe, however, for this there must be a worthy plot.
There was also the question of what prompted the writers of the show to Davion’s nudity. To which Miller replied that in this way the creators wanted to show that the hero is a responsible citizen of the world, because clothes are made from natural materials.
By the way, the lore of the game turned out to be the most difficult moment in adaptation. Miller tries to add little bits of universe detail to fit in with Dragon’s Blood. In addition, the screenwriter talked about working on voice acting and keeping the original voices for existing characters.
“I redid the voices very consciously because I felt that the anime interpretation of these characters should start from scratch. Besides, on TV you don’t choose roles, you choose ensembles.
I had to balance a lot of things and make sure certain relationships sounded and felt right. So I took a holistic approach.”
Ashley Edward Miller
Miller also noted that he himself had never played Dota 2 and that he was assisted by employees when creating the series. Valve. The screenwriter expressed hope for the continuation of the project until the fifth season, as he already has ideas. There is no official information about the renewal of the show for a third season.
Season 2 of the anime DOTA: Dragon’s Blood premiered today. On the Netflix eight episodes are available with dubbing and Russian subtitles.
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