For years, international anime fans held a persistent, stubborn bias against Chinese 3D animation. The standard critique was always the same: it looked too much like a stiff, unpolished video game cutscene. Early xianxia and xuanhuan adaptations often suffered from rigid character physics, weightless combat, and expressions that sat firmly in the uncanny valley. But […]
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Lord of the Mysteries Special Episodes: City of Silver Trailer Review
The Lord of the Mysteries community is officially buzzing. After a stellar first season by B.CMAY PICTURES, international fans streaming on Crunchyroll finally have a concrete date for the next phase of the story. Tencent announced a set of three special episodes arriving this June 2026, starting with Episode 1: “City of Silver” on June […]
Blades of the Guardians Season 2 (Biao Ren) Confirmed for June 11 Release: What to Expect
The long wait for the return of Dao Ma is finally drawing to a close. Following its initial tease at the Tencent Video Animation conference, the official Weibo page for the series has dropped the ultimate update we’ve all been anticipating: Blades of the Guardians Season 2 (Biao Ren) is officially set to release on […]
Made By Bilibili – Chinese Anime 2022-2023 Lineup (The Big Reveal)
The most anticipated annual event from Bilibili every year that many donghua fans had been waiting for so long took place last October 29 when the big revelation of their 2022-2023 Chinese anime lineup had been announced. With that being said, there’s only one thing left for me to do and that is to spread […]
Chinese Anime Releases: November 2022 Donghua Lineup
The autumn lineup is officially here which give us so many surprises last month, however, the fun is far from over and it only gets even better as November 2022 donghua lineup promises to bring more excitement. Last month, having some of our favorites coming back had been a huge surprise, especially The Daily Life […]
10 Donghua & Anime Like Jade Dynasty (Zhu Xian) That You Should Check Out Next
Jade Dynasty or Zhu Xian had been one of the most promising donghua we had from Tencent’s lineup in 2022 and it only keeps on getting better. This is another cultivation story but with quite a bit of drama and a little more appealing and pleasing in the eyes as the donghua had been a […]
BTTH: What Are The Heavenly Flames that Appeared in the Donghua So Far?
Xiao Yan is reunited with Xuner as Battle Through The Heavens: Nian Fan continues the story of our MC in the Jia Nan Academy. First to reunite with Xuner, and second, to capture another Heavenly Flame, his 2nd heavenly which is hidden deep beneath the academy. Since we are talking about heavenly flames, let me […]
Apotheosis (Bai Lian Cheng Shen) Donghua Adaptation Release & Updates
There’s a new and exciting donghua that fans have to look forward to this 2022 from YOUKU and that is no other than Apotheosis (Bai Lian Cheng Shen) which is a familiar name if you’re an avid fan of Chinese web novels, specifically, cultivation stories. This new donghua is a full circle of fate with […]
Top 20 Real Chinese Isekai Anime That You Should Watch
Transmigration or sometimes, reincarnation, a genre in a fictional story that many of us anime fans often considered as isekai had been among the most popular type of stories in recent years. In Japanese anime, isekai has defined a genre of portal fantasy adventure where characters are transported from their current world into a new […]
10 Donghua & Anime Like Dragon Raja (Long Zu) That You’ll Love
A creation by Jiangnan, one of China’s most prolific authors will come to life this 2022 as a donghua and that is Dragon Raja or Long Zu. It is one of Tencent’s most anticipated Chinese anime of 2022 and many fans are waiting for it because of the popularity of the novel which spawned several […]
Top 10 Chinese Urban Fantasy Anime That You Should Watch
Do you enjoy fantasy stories? But what about those fantasy fiction in which the narrative took place in a city? Well, there are different types of fantasy stories and many often associated it with tales like The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, etc. But do you know that a fantasy story can also […]
Tencent’s Latest Chinese Anime Lineup: What’s Coming in 2022-2023?
For all the Chinese anime fans, it is the time of the year again – the annual Tencent Video Animation 2022 Conference where the giant donghua production company has unveiled their set of upcoming Chinese anime of 2023 as well as for the remaining months of the year. Tencent Video Animation 2022 Conference Many fans […]
The Young Brewmaster’s Adventure (Shaonian Bai Ma Zui Chun Feng) Updates
The prequel to The Great Journey of Teenagers (Shaonian Gexing) is finally here and it will make the summer lineup a ride filled with youthful adventure like no other, that’s what Shaonian Bai Ma Zui Chun Feng also known as The Young Brewmaster’s Adventure promises to deliver this time around while many fans are still […]
Chinese Donghua Hei Men (Swarm / Black Gate) Release & Updates
Hei Men or Swarm had been one of my most anticipated Chinese sci-fi anime from Bilibili this year and the hype just keeps stronger even though it’s been 2 years since the donghua adaptation had been officially unveiled as part of the original 2021 Chinese anime lineup of Bilibili. Chinese animation simply excels in delivering […]
Shi Shaoxia Gunjue Hao Gudan (Hero Shi Feels Lonely) Donghua Release & Updates
There’s a new comedy donghua that we should keep an eye on this summer and its story couldn’t be more obvious than what its title suggests – Hero Shi Feels Lonely also known as Shi Shaoxia Gunjue Hao Gudan, an upcoming Chinese donghua from iQIYI this July. Hero Shi Feels Lonely Donghua Announcement Shi Shaoxia […]