Comments | quaint_twilight: Mo Dao Zu Shi - Season 1 thoughts (no spoilers)

quaint_twilight

Mo Dao Zu Shi - Season 1 thoughts (no spoilers)

Oct 08, 2018 23:44

Recently, I was introduced to a Chinese BL anime, Mo Dao Zu Shi (currently translated as Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation) which ended up as quite a pleasant surprise. Mo Dao Zu Shi belongs to the wuxia category, the genre of martial arts fantasy in Chinese fiction that is often mixed with historical philosophy, which is something I used to ( Read more... )

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kuroraka October 9 2018, 17:11:41 UTC

Thanks for the rec, definitely going to check this out! Speaking of Wuxia, are you watching Thunderbolt Fantasy by any chance?

quaint_twilight October 10 2018, 00:45:08 UTC

Hmm, haven't heard of Thunderbolt Fantasy actually. Is it good?

kuroraka October 10 2018, 08:18:58 UTC

I think it's great fun. It's a collaboration between Gen Urobuchi and a Taiwanese puppeteer group and the second season is airing right now. So yes, it's a puppet show, but the level of detail that goes into everything, be it the puppets, the backgrounds or the action scenes is really amazing.

quaint_twilight October 11 2018, 03:43:55 UTC

Wow that’s an interesting concept - using puppets. Will check it out!

labingi October 11 2018, 12:34:22 UTC

Cool. Thanks for the review. I look forward to seeing this when I have a moment to do anything besides work again! Nice to see you posting again.

quaint_twilight October 18 2018, 04:40:48 UTC

Yeah I’m trying to make it a point to post more though sometimes I’m too tired to remember LOL

kuroraka October 15 2018, 11:48:43 UTC

Finished the first season today and i really enjoyed it a lot! It took me a while to get into the characters and their world and it didn't really help that everybody seems to have at least two names which made it pretty hard to keep track of who's who for this non-Chinese speaker...but after a couple of episodes, i really started to get addicted and more or less binged the entire show in a couple of days. And what an an exciting, funny and at times very moving ride it was!

Looking forward to the next season and might even check out the novel translation in the meantime. Thanks again for bringing this series to my attention!

quaint_twilight October 18 2018, 04:57:22 UTC

Good to know that you enjoyed it. I’m excited for the next season too!

kuroraka July 20 2019, 16:17:13 UTC

Just checking in to ask if you're watching "The Untamed"? If you do, i hope you're enjoying it at least half as much as i do and if not, you should definitely give it a go!^^

quaint_twilight July 21 2019, 00:30:38 UTC

I just started The Untamed and so far I'm really enjoying it! The pacing could be a little better but overall, I'm pleasantly surprised by the production. The actor who plays Wei Ying is fantastic and the rest of the cast have really grown on me, especially Lan Zhan's actor. I really like how we're getting certain scenes that wasn't in the anime, like a drunk Lan Zhan ^_^

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