misantrope

I've been watching Anime/Cartoons for 20+ years, and Douluo Dalu is one of my favorites and I genuinely believe it's a masterpiece. It's my favorite shonen and my favorite Isekai. My PERSONAL enjoyment of the show was a 10/10. Pro: -The best power system out of any show I've ever seen. It's genius -Great worldbuilding -Having seen almost no Donghua before, this show felt EXTREMELY unique and inventive -Lovable main cast (Shrek seven devils) -tons of fighting -there's romance, there's drama, I laughed and I cried; it's dope -Although the Protagonist is OP, the other group members are still very strong and useful. There's a lot of fighting in this show, and they actuallyuse TEAMWORK everytime instead of it being basically multiple simultaneous 1v1's like in many other shows. -Sidecharacters matter and are basically never throw-aways, the show somehow manages to bring back many side character back in a way that makes sense and is satisfying. -The end of the show ties up everything pretty neatly imo Con: -3D isn't for everyone -The animation at the start of the show is not that great (it does getter better though!) -It's Chinese so the english sub isn't that great. My guess is that chinese doesn't translate well to english in general? I've noticed this with other donghua as well. -Due to covid, the last ~fifth of the show is somewhat rushed, with episodes being only 10 minutes instead of 15

WuXu

After ╠ 6 years // 2,229 days // 3,911 minutes of runtime // 263 eps ╣ the OP Tang San's story is finally over and what a great journey. I have been watching this series when the MAL entry divided this into 13 eps per season which was somewhat difficult to keep track but at long last it was united into a single one. I will convert it into 2 parts first 234/260 eps in one and last 3 in another. Part I -- till 234/260 ep -- ================= Animation: It has one of the greatest 3D animation ever. It is definitely top-tier. Some may feel uneasy about the3D but after a few episodes in you will get used to it. Story: The journey of Tang-San along with the Shreks consists of a lot of great fights, romance, comedy and some good drama. There are some average episodes but the overall experience is just awesome. Return of Tang-San's father and Tang-San becoming GOD are one of the greatest scenes. Characters: There is a lot of character progression in the series. The romance between the characters are progressed continuously and they show their affectionate in some form rather than just being in love. Enjoyment: Just a ton of fighting in every way possible. Part II -- last 3 eps -- ============= Animation: There is a sudden change in animation quality as well as the 3D models of the characters; this can be seen from the first scene. This is due to change in studio change?? Story: It seemed to be somewhat rushed and some information have been removed but the story can be understood. Overall ===== At end it is just a phenomenal series and definitely my Top 5 Donghuas. The animation is top quality with deep character development and this is best enjoyed at 1080p. There are some places where subs of Power moves differ compared to last episode but you can understand what they are saying. Chinese/Mandarin can be somewhat hard to hear but you will get used to it along with the 3D animation. Episodes are of small runtime max 15min (except the last 3; those are 30min each). The last few eps has teases of SL2 even one preview is done with UE5 which looks just mind blowing. The last 3 eps are somewhat rushed but still it is definitely a must watch; Cannot wait for SL2. ◄8/10►