Gina Szanboti Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Mo Dao Zu Shi From MAL: "As the grandmaster who founded the Demonic Sect, Wei Wuxian roamed the world in his wanton ways, hated by millions for the chaos he created. In the end, he was backstabbed by his dearest shidi and killed by powerful clans that combined to overpower him. He incarnates into the body of a lunatic who was abandoned by his clan and is later, unwillingly, taken away by a famous cultivator among the clans—Lan Wangji, his archenemy. This marks the start of a thrilling yet hilarious journey of attacking monsters, solving mysteries, and raising children. From the mutual flirtation along the way, Wei Wuxian slowly realizes that Lan Wangji, a seemingly haughty and indifferent poker-face, holds more feelings for Wei Wuxian than he is letting on." This is a Chinese joint, but it's actually really good in all respects. The backgrounds are breathtaking, and CGI aside (which doesn't bother me at all, but might turn off those finicky about such things), the battles are amazing. The above description is a decent starting point, but the lunatic angle is dispensed with after the first episode, and while it does begin with liberal amounts of humor (including a donkey I wish was a main character), it turns quite dark later on. The latest (11, hopefully not last) episode was epic, releasing the tension building from the previous 3-4 episodes with a full-throated roar, while redeeming a character I thought was mostly irredeemable. I was shocked by how far the series was willing to go to upend its plot. The MAL synopsis implies this is BL, but so far there have only been vague hints of that. I also can't recall any raising children, so I'm not sure if that came from the novel or what. That might also be a future development. It's not perfect (a couple of plot threads they spent a lot of time on seem to have been forgotten, but may still become important later), but if this is the state of the art of Chinese animation, they'll be giving the Japanese a real run for their money sooner than we think. My main beef is that they've letterboxed it, despite it already being in widescreen format. This isn't the first time, but I wish they'd cut it out. I just hope Japan licenses this for airing as they have done for titles like Spirit Pact, since I'd rather listen to Japanese than Chinese. Also then people wouldn't have to skulk around looking for it, since CR would probably have it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerKing Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Only show that has managed to pull off CGI seamlessly so far is Berserk 2016/2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I remember starting a topic about the show before the premiere but haven't watched it yet because the novel fucked me up. After finishing the novel, I needed an emotional break before returning to the beginning with the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 34 minutes ago, PowerKing said: Only show that has managed to pull off CGI seamlessly so far is Berserk 2016/2017. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Szanboti Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 I didn't see it, and I can't find it now. Was it here or part of another thread? If you read the novel (I obviously have not), you'll probably find a lot of stuff left out. I'm guessing on that, since there are some parts that seem a bit rushed, and others where I'm a little confused, but I know some of that's my fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 8 hours ago, Gina Szanboti said: I didn't see it, and I can't find it now. Was it here or part of another thread? If you read the novel (I obviously have not), you'll probably find a lot of stuff left out. I'm guessing on that, since there are some parts that seem a bit rushed, and others where I'm a little confused, but I know some of that's my fault. Found it, but I'm too lazy to maintain it. Your post brought up the other reason I forgot was why I delayed watching it. I wanted to wait and see how much of the romance was censored. From what I've read in the Chinese novel forums, a few chapters were taken out which is jumbling the story because the author doesn't really put in anything unnecessary not even in the lovey dovey scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Szanboti Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Well damn, I even replied in that thread!! Just goes to show what a shitty memory I have. Edited September 22, 2018 by Gina Szanboti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonSinger Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 30 minutes ago, Gina Szanboti said: Well damn, I even replied in that thread!! Just goes to show what a shitty memory I have. Might I ask where might one find an English translation of the novel, were one so inclined? >.> Check your messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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