Audience reviews
18 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
chi4you
This review is based off the Chinese version, because the Japanese version of the show combines 2 episodes into 1 episode, making it very rushed and cutting scenes out. I tried to watch the JP version, but it doesn't really feel the same as all of the cultural references made in the OG Chinese version. The plot has potential to be good, but the execution of it really fell flat with me. Not sure if it's because each episode was only 15 mins long, but it really deserved more time on screen. Although I suppose that may be an issue with budgeting.
STORY: 6/10 - Could be better execution from the directing side, but again, budgeting issue I guess because season 2 is LOADS better in terms of storytelling and art even though it's the same guy directing the show. Most dialogues and events felt r…
Read at the sourceStormy_77
This showed up in several "Best Of" lists for Donghua and I had already seen a lot of shounen so I though I'd try something in a different vein.
Story 7/10, Character 7/10
Went into this expecting the usual Exorcist bonds a special pet but it turned out to be so much more. Initially I thought it was going to be a friendship tale, but then
* the characters started to get to know each other and bicker, always a first sign
* ye olde obligatory love triangle springs into being
* family politics and rivals show up to complicate things
* they got caught in *GASP* Compromising Positions. LITERALLY
* there was a magical guy transformation sequence with some flashes of nude body parts!
* Swords! Blood! Talismans! Flying! Ghosts!! More blood!
* Super Saiyan sequences
I could not stop watching and…
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~Review copy-pasted from Season 2 review~
"Master, a relationship with a person is like a kite. It won't fly high if you hold it too tightly. Loosen your grip too much and it falls, and when you pull strongly on a kite flying high in the sky, the string will snap and it will never come back."
I wish I could like this anime. I wish I could write nothing but good things about it, especially since it seems to have a cult following with fans. But I can't.
I'll start with the most glaring issue - This doesn't feel like Shounen Ai. This feels like queer baiting and people clutching at straws. This was produced in China, which you probably know has a strict censorship law over gay relationships being shown in the media. I believe this show only got away with what it did show because its produc…
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This show is so cute!!! I loved the main couple so much and literally wanted to binge this entire show in one sitting!!
The plot is incredible and exciting, but the character dynamics are what keep you watching. I literally love this show and wish there was a third season, but sadly there will not be one. However, don't let that stop you!!! This show is so funny, heart-warming, and bittersweet without a third season.
The music is gorgeous. I loved the opening theme so much, and whenever certain characters grace the scene, the sound gets much more beautiful.
The characters are all interesting and I can't find a single flaw. The main couple are one of the best developed I've ever seen.
As a BL lover, I was fan-girling very much. You will be very pleased if you like BL.
Read at the sourceAlina_Aniki
If it were not for the poor animation quality and voice acting, I would be far more impressed with this anime. Now, I've never read the source material and I've heard this adaptation isn't very faithful to it, but even so, I found the story and the characters to be very compelling, to the point where I consumed all of it in a day without intending to. Needless to say, despite the poor quality of the animation and sounds themselves (all of the sound effects didn't sound right, a lot of movements were clunky or had no transition and I could sometimes spot unfinished frames in the animation, not to mention the art was inconsistent and the colors don't mesh nor blend), I found myself invested in the lives of the two main characters, as well as two characters whom we meet later on. The characte…
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Honestly, it's pretty bad. There is barely any depth to the characters, there's no real story, and it doesn't have any other redeeming qualities. The art isn't horrible, but it's definitely not above average. The opening as well isn't that good. It's boring, I watched it recently yet I can barely remember what happened. And if you were going to watch it for the shounen ai tag, then you'll be disappointed to know that there's little to no romance.
However, I would say it's worth watching only because I really like season 2. The characters are developed a lot and there's an actual story with pretty decent conflict.
Read at the sourceCallMeAi
This show is far from being flawless. But I still liked it. It's not the best but not the worst either. And yet it still really hit me. At times it was so very emotional and sad and I just kept wanting more.
Story - 5/10.
I feel like the plot was really rushed which is a shame because it does have an interesting story. I love the master-spirit relationship and how they learn to cope with each other. But I'm not a fan of how the story was portrayed thus giving it a 5/10 stars.
Art - 7/10.
Darn is the animation beautiful. But I had some problems with it at times and so it gets a 7/10.
Sound - 7/10.
I mean it's beautiful, sometimes playful, Chinese music. No more needs to be said.
Character - 6/10.
I was more interested in the relationships between the characters, especially the relation…
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I am still new to reviews, but I thought I had to do give my take on the show while it is still fresh in my mind, y'know?
The story, is in a sense, a mix of Ao Haru Ride and Tokyo Ghoul; that being, the not-quite lovers trying to open up, and our primary suspect has his fate stolen from him at a young age, eventually accepting the path they now traverse. I enjoyed it. It moved me in a way not many have. I have never felt such bliss from anything this precious, nor been swayed to tears so easily. However, I also was confused as to who was involved with who, and what schemes had been set, for the first eight episodes I mean. The last couple cleared everything up. If queerbaiting is an issue to you, so be it. I like the mystery. All in all, story gets a 7/10.
Okay. I have never seen a Chine…
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At first I'm just going to give this show a standard 7 but after considering other important aspects and comparing it to other good anime, I decided to lower the score to 5.
Plot: 4/10
I like the spirit-master relationship. The power portrays at the beginning of the story got me excited and anticipated for more. However, as I watched episode by episode, it did not meet my expectation. There are parts of the plot that are predictable. The flow of the story for the first few chapters are too fast paced, deducting the realistic point of this story. The way the characters respond to certain situation seems unnatural. There are plot holes especially regarding the first line of Tomanku and his spirit servant. I wish to know about them better. The last few episodes of this anime are very slow…
Read at the sourceAkiraShinren
This series is all over the place.
My first thought after finishing this Anime was exactly that.
Don't guess though, I love this Anime despite all the chaotic flaws it presented me.
Ling Qi began fairly simple:
Two interesting characters have an encounter and thus their story begins. One of them dies in an accident and thus becomes the other one's Soul Contract / Partner.
These are supposed to aid their contractor in their battles against evil spirits.
Up to this point everything seemed fairly okay.
However, following 20 Episodes (China dub) (10 on Jap Dub), this anime goes all over the place, really.
It jumps from one setup to another and confuses you in it's purpose. From the get go, you might think it's purpose is for the two of them to fight together against evil Spirits.. But tha…
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I felt compelled to write a review for this anime as I almost didn't watch it. After looking this up and was meet with some good reviews but also some really really bad ones that put me off.
You defiantly need to get past the first episode. I didn't hate it but it felt very rushed and I think they gives off a bad feeling to this anime from the start.
However the characters quickly become likeable and I really enjoyed the relationships that were build between the characters. It is a bit cheesy at times but did make me laugh quite a few times.
Although there is a serious story there it also has a lot of lighthearted comedy moments which I really enjoyed.
The overall story was a little rushed and the art felt a bit dated but it looks like that might be improved in the next season.
Ove…
Read at the sourceKurapimpa
Okay, this is my first review, but this show leaves many things to be said. I have always been a fan of LGBT+ works, and I have enjoyed many Shounen-Ai, Yuri, and Yaoi anime. This one, however, was just bad. There were too many problems with it that even if I tried to shut my brain off, I just couldn't overlook it. I haven't read the web manga, and if it's better, props to it.
Beware, there might be "spoilers" in this review, but it's not all that important. Most of what I talk about happens in the first episode, and the rest of the "spoilers" are so easy to guess because of the show's predictable nature. Anyways, without further ado, let's get on with this.
Story- 5
Okay, this is where almost all of the major problems are. The show starts off with You Keika (Yang Jinghua) living his li…
Read at the sourceSakura_megami
Ok, So I actually do not think this anime is as bad as people are saying it is. I mean yeah, the first episode was on the bad side but if you continue watching it, it is actually pretty good. I was satisfied after watching it.
I judge anime and shows based on genre and whether or not it was enjoyable.
First of all, this anime is shounen ai and the main characters do kiss throughout the anime. So stay away if you can't handle two dudes kissing. This anime also has a lot of light-hearted comedy which will have you laughing. The fight scenes keep you entertained all throughout. There is also unexpected plot turns in this anime. Overall this was a really good experience and I recommend it
Read at the sourceshadowfireflame
This 10-episode shounen-ai anime is the Japanese edit and dub of the Chinese anime Ling Qi (Soul Contract).
In it, a young You Keika is living in poverty as a fortune-teller when he is hit by a bus and killed. In death, he chooses to become contracted to the human demon-hunter Tanmoku Ki as his spirit shadow, a partner to protect Tanmoku and give him strength. Unbeknownst to both of them, they are connected more deeply than they realized. Along with Tanmoku’s ignored fiancée Shin Shiyou, the three team up to uncover the sinister plot going on at Tanmoku’s family home.
The anime packs a lot into its 10 episodes with lots of supernatural hurt/comfort elements and a gentle shounen-ai between You and Tanmoku, with some humor and very pretty art and character designs as well.
While the su…
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Because I'm Chinese-American, I've always had a connection to Chinese culture however, never have I really been interested in the Chinese "anime." I started reading Chinese light novels such as Quan Zhi Gao Shou (waiting for the anime this month!) but other than that, not much else. Recently however, I was impressed by Shuangsheng Lingtan and decided that I wanted to see what Chinese anime is like. So, I picked Ling Qi by random (I think it's recommended if you like Shuangsheng Lingtan) and started watching. I was not disappointed at all.
Story (7/10) - Good: The story is not particularly fascinating or unique, however the way the characters are portrayed made it worth following. I liked seeing some of the Chinese traditions and customs to honor the dead/death. There were some points wher…
Read at the sourceKitsunehimeMilhi
Before I get started I want to say that this review is for the Japanese dubbed version. I do not know why myanimelist deleted the separate entry when they already had it set up on their site, but whatever.
Honestly, Spiritpact was kind of annoying, but it's not the worst I've seen. The main story is basically that Tanmoki makes You Keika his spirit shadow after You dies. You is the person who now will fight along side Tanmoki as he faces evil spirits and other people that come after him. There's more detail that you can learn about the plot, but I'd be spoiling a bit of the anime if I included that information. Overall, the plot was a mess though.
I guess the art and animation were kind of average. Nothing really bugged me about either aspect, but at the same time, neither one was necess…
Read at the sourceEnjyu
Beware: This is a shounen-ai! And a good one on top of that!
I thought I'd start with that as the genre is not listed on MAL.
As probably most of you have figured out by the name, this is a Chinese animation, the second in my life, but I have to say definitely not the last one!
Overall Ling Qi is a beautifully drawn anime with a deeper story from what you'd expect of 20 short episodes. It engages the viewer straight from episode 1 with its perfectly proportioned combination of sweet humour, action, art, BGM, few parodies of other anime and unexpected development.
While the story left many things unexplained(which probably the manga will explain), this did not really ruin the pleasure of watching Ling Qi, I did not feel it left me hanging and questioning plot-holes or scratching the b…
Read at the sourceKadrian
This is based on a chinese Manga(Manhwa). It is actually really good(THe manga) but the anime adaptation kind of is not really good because of the voice actors and the weird art and the change in the original plot. this anime can be qualified as Shounen-Ai but it is more on the relationship of a master and his servant though they do have to kiss sometimes for the special skill to work on the servant(Can't say it or I will spoil it). But if you are interested in this, I advise you to read the manga because Chinese manhwa are colored and it is really awesome. (But it is kind of hard to find it, since not much of it has been completely translated.)
But of course, this is a Chinese version of the now Japanese version of Spiritpact. The animation is still the same except the voice actors are…
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