AniWorthAiyou de Mishi
Introduction
After going out for late-night drinks, Yan Yuechu and his colleague Hu Zhi find refuge from the rain in a rather unusual place: the building harboring Xu Aiyou's escape game, XY. Despite the game's infamy and its mysterious owner, the duo decides to give it a try. With one hour to solve riddles and find their way out of a maze of eerie rooms, Yan Yuechu and Hu Zhi manage to clear the game in time. However, glimpses of what appears to be Xu Aiyou's troubled past scattered throughout the game leave a deep impression on the men—an impression so lasting that vivid scenes from new escape games creep into their dreams.
The following day, Yan Yuechu receives a letter advising him to stay away from escape games. Although he does not receive conclusive answers from Xu Aiyou, he dreams once more that he must solve a puzzle to escape from his own bedroom. But was it truly a dream? Unsure where reality ends and illusions begin, Yan Yuechu will have to uncover the truth behind XY if he wishes to preserve his sanity.
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Audience reviews
5 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
MissFizz
I would have give it a 9 almost, but the story isn't finished yet, we want to know more about the story and what actually happened on the past. As i finished it, I can feel questions were given but they didn't answer any. But why am I still recommending it? Because--
ART: Chinese anime and their animations are always eye-catching for me.
SONGS: It's peak, the bgm, the intro, the outro--- especially the last episode's outro is my favorite. The intro is soooo soothing to watch and the music is the cherry on top. Honestly, it added so much to this anime. I never skipped it's intro.
THRILL: Instead of the main story, the escape rooms are more enjoyable and will pique your interest, since it occur very randomly, even you will also feel that you are trapped and you need to escape to breathe.
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Read at the sourceFyrebirdi
If you enjoy psychological mind games then this underrated donghua is a must see.
Aiyou de Mishi is a Chinese animated adaptation of the manhua Ai You De Mi Shi by Bi Shui Yu. We're dropped into the life of Yuecha, as he and a work colleague visit an escape room called X&Y. The story quickly pulls you through an anxiety inducing, riddle solving journey that slowly starts to mess with your mind. It leaves you with the feeling that you may have escaped the room, but the room has not escaped you.
The plot is really good. I cannot say much without giving spoilers, but going in blind in this case is not a bad idea.
The animation quality is great, this and Link Click give me hope for the future of Chinese animation. The music is excellent, opening title animation and music really gives it an…
Read at the sourceBeetleR19d
An excellent combination of well executed plot and fantastic animation – That is how I would like to describe this anime. Animes like ‘Aiyou de mi shi’ are just proving the fact that Chinese animes are getting better at an astonishing pace.
Plot(8/10): The plot of this anime centers around a mysterious woman and the escape room which she owns. And as male lead we have a relatively normal guy, who is not that normal (Big twist at the end) . As a mystery show it ticks almost all the boxes. It had good pacing, several interesting characters combined with great direction. Some of the scenes really justified the suspense tag it has. The initial phase got me hooked easily and made me watch the whole show. Though we barely discover what happened throughout those days and what was the motive beh…
Read at the sourcehakira6
This was honestly beyond my expectations! Starting off with it being a donghua adaptation, the animation style and the cgi was fairly impressive! What caught me most is still how the story proceeded with lots of twists while giving us character development as much as possible.
I loved how the story proceeded with the starting episode. It basically was the best way to grab people's attention with the escape room theme. As much as once could piece the story together, the ending still caught me hanging and wanting for more.
There were definitely a couple of loose ends throughout but honestly it feels like they were kept in purpose to enthrall the user experience and keep them wanting for more. I do feel a couple of scenes were exaggerated however it didn't fail its purpose and I liked tha…
Read at the sourceKhashishi
I previously gave a preliminary review after 6 episodes, giving it a 9 and calling it a must watch unless they screw up the ending. I'm going to downgrade it to an 8, which is still a high recommendation.
Aiyou de Mishi has an incredibly strong start, and does so much to build atmosphere and tension that it just draws you in. Watch the first episode, and you won't be able to escape.
There's something odd about the escape room that Yuechu and his coworker try out. There's rumors of people becoming obsessed and getting dreams about the escape room or the beautiful owner Aiyou. Aiyou uses a spooky salutation for all the leaving customers: "I will never let you go"
It's a thriller where it's probably best to not spoil anything. Like Link Click, Aiyou de Mishi or X&Y likes to end episodes on…
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