Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Hexer_Gene
Story & Plot: 5/10
It is kinda jumbled in a mess, but it is not bad that it ruined anything.
World Building: 6/10
The world was very unique although it was left unexplored from the glimpse of it it looks very vast and beautiful.
Characters: 4/10
I guess the weakest thing about this are characters, i hardly felt anything when it comes to the charcters, they are inconsistent and one dimensional. everyone have their 1 main emotion and only on different ocassion does they suddenly become another character completely. The mc is just a tryhard to be cool.
Art: 6/10
The art is unique but i dont really enjoy it that much, but thats just my bias as a veteren anime watcher, the art is not that bad its just it takes time to appreciate it, but art is also subjective, some would love this art, some…
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I tend to forget how rocked my pants can get when that animation hits.
My hatred for “age-old” stories like this one painted my judgement way before I pressed play. They tend to focus on the world-building to a detriment. It's usually focused on explaining the dynasty, the rules, the relationships, how everything works, but “Fog Hill of Five Elements” lets you understand by yourself. No time wasted, show don't tell, that's how that dad talks to his daughter, that's how royalty talks to the ones below, that's how things work just by virtue of the dialogue. A good story that knows how to establish characters and their missions, their stakes, and their necessities. Not everybody is good, but instead of blatantly portraying them as evil, they're just desperate.
However, yes, short story, it…
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Wow. Coming into an anime with a rating in the mid 7s i didn't expect much. This is due mainly in part to me finding a lot of the aggregated scores higher than they should be. Having watching this short 3 episodes season, i can confidently say this is one of the most beautifully animated shows that is literally bursting with soul.
The animation here unquestionably gorgeous. The fight sequences are incredibly well done with attention to detail rarely seen anywhere else. The watercolour landscapes are to die for and oozes the artists care and attention. Every single hit you feel and they hit HARD. I watched most of this show aghast at the magnificence i was witnessing. Coming back down to earth now....ill be honest, I'm a little biased. I'm a sucker for anything hand drawn and I love waterc…
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The first thing I have to say about this Donghua is that it is criminally underrated. I personally think that it doesn’t get enough attention and here is why.
Story: When you hear the English title “Fog Hill of five Elements” it sound like a basic story about the elements. But this story has much more to offer that you might think. This Donghua has only three episodes but still has an really amazing stetting. The way the first episode starts (I won’t spoil it) is just so interesting that you get hooked and want to see more. Those three episodes have a lot of potential.
Art: This Art is beyond my understanding. For me it’s the best animation I’ve ever witnessed. Demon Slayer had gorgeous animation but this is something different. The art is something else. (That doesn’t mean Demon Slayers…
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(TLDR Review at the bottom, as usual, thanks for reading in advance)
In 2019 (more precisely, 10th Aug 2019), an anime by the name of Demon Slayer took the anime world by storm, it shook everything in its presence so much so that it garnered the title of Crunchyroll's Anime of the Year and Best Fight Scene (of that year) awards. Surely this must mean it is good? And you'd be right, but it doesn't take into the whole picture. As most anime fans acknowledge is that visual quality will indeed have a lot of say as to whether or not an anime is good or bad, and, well… this title... changes… nothing. Yeah it's still true, not even this donghua could change that, and most good donghua get praise amongst the likes never really seen as consistently as it does. Mostly because of the dedicated audie…
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I already knew from a video on YouTube that the animation studio had a lot of potential. When I found out by chance that the studio had released a short series with three episodes, I was very excited and my expectations were high but after watching it my expectations have definitely been met.
Animation:10
Let's start right away with the category where this series shines most and why I had such high expectations for these three episodes: the animation. Although I had high expectations and was a little afraid that I was hoping for too much, the opposite was the case. My expectations were even exceeded. What stands out the most are the fights, which are equipped with incredible choreography, great special effects and insane tracking shots. In some scenes, I really almost ejaculated. For such…
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To say that I was thrilled when a fully fledged series came out of the original Fog Hill of Five Elements short I stumbled across years ago would be an understatement. Wu Shan Wu Xing is incredible.
Story- 8
A very strong start to what will, hopefully, become something remarkable. Unfortunately, the only version I could access had subpar subs, and I'm far from fluent in Chinese, but it speaks to the strength of this story's direction through both dialogue and visual direction that the plot was still not only understandable, but engaging. The surface has been scratched to reveal the scope of the story to come, so it qualifies as a solid foundation.
Art- 10
I would score it higher if I could. The sheer visual appeal is the main reason I watched Fog Hill, and for good reason! The skille…
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The animation in this ONA is simply amazing. Everything looks alright during the calmer moments, but when people get down shit gets crazy. I don't know if i've ever seen animation this good outside of movies. But that's what hurts the prospects of this series the most, the animation is the only good thing about it. The ONA would be unbearable otherwise. Even with these fight scenes, I found myself becoming a little disinterested. When this becomes a tv show, how much sakuga can they put into 12-24 episodes?
Of course, this doesn't take away from this ONA, and thus I gave it a 7/10. Good, but still incredibly cliche. For example, the protagonist is the typical hard headed badass who of course has fire powers. If someone is new to anime, I could see them liking this a lot more, but I have s…
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This show is straight-up Sakuga Fetishism and I love it.
This is my first ever "Chinese Anime" or what's called "Donghua. The presentation of this show is incredibly neoteric regarding its animation and presentation but features incredibly beautiful oil brushed paintings of an ancient china that really puts you in the time period.
There is really only one thing to talk about this show and that is its SAKUGA holy shit ball soup, this show is like 40% Sakuga and it's freaking incredible. The studio seemingly uses every form of animation short of stop motion and produces jaw-droppingly satisfying animation inspired by the likes of Dragonball, Mob Pyscho, Bleach, naruto and more.
The fight scenes featured boast a broad scope of fighting styles, grounded styles like Kendo and Taijutsu while a…
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WOW! I had never expected 3 episodes of a Chinese anime to be the best anime I've seen in 2020.
First of all, the animation is probably the best I've ever seen. Every fight is a barrage of dynamic visuals, the characters move effortlessly and will intention. It feels nothing like the repetitive fights we are used to seeing in popular shonen. It's not like animes with amazing sakuga that's put in just to make the fights better- the animation flows like water EVERY fight is completely sakuga, there is rarely any style changes that make scenes feel out of place, and when characters become more stylized, there's always a reason. The animation is natural and fluid, yet also explosive and dynamic. (I know that sounds weird, but once you watch it you will understand.)
The story is also very int…
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I’ll try to keep this short, since I never cared about donghua in general and this title is the first I completed and man did it make me want to watch more of it or something similar. I first knew about it some years ago where a tech demo of sorts was revealed showing an amazing fight between two men that controlled fire and ice. Then these three episodes came out this year and sadly that scene is not present in them.
If you are like me and thus are accostumed to japanese anime, the artwork will feel different and refreshing, yet very polished, there are some intances where the character figures don’t exactly match the backgrounds but they are a few and not very noticeable. The character designs resemble traditional stories a lot, and most characters are tall and muscular manly men and wi…
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Wu Shan Wu Xing is really cool and the calligraphic-estampe art make it wonderful. the general animation (except the fights) is a bit strange but not bad.
Nothing incredible about the story, a shonen like anime. I hope they will work really hard on it.
And the fights scene..ho my god, they're so great ! And the soundd are really good...music and sound effects.
Don't underestimate this chinese anime that could be better that AAA japan anime in the future. I hope the small studio that created it will make us love these five elements !!
Here you can see a mix of the fights in the anime (spoil inside) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3uY-C879yY&t=
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This is the Start of another Masterpiece.
I really don't understand why this anime is so underrated. If this was Japanese anime it would have blown out in popularity and would have gotten endless praises. This anime literally shows how other forms of animation are underrated compared to Japanese.
This is the story of the powerful five Elements and the world where humans and Demons exist. The Skeleton of this anime from the above may seem generic but when you reach deep Under the Skeleton things changes and you will see the beauty.
The real Appeal of this anime comes from the animation and the choreography of the fights. Each fight feels like a fight between martial artist. This anime puts lots of modern day anime to shame when it comes to choreography. Compared to this anime most modern…
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I made an account only to review this title. I must confess I love animes that put on a good fight scene (animation, sound wise etc.). This show blew my mind, it is incredible. The only thing that I regret is that I can't seem to find a good English translation for the episodes. The art is an absolute masterpiece, I see some people here don't like the story but not for me, I enjoy it. Put the episodes for my little brother and he won't stop talking about when can we see episode 4. I wanted to send an email to the animation studio that made this to say thank you for this beast of a show.
Watch it, you won't regret.
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I just found out about this animation from China and since watching the first couple of seconds, I loved it.
It is different from most of the animes you've seen around in these past years and it truly refreshing.
The fight scenes are incredible and dynamic.
The story is average but I cannot really give it a proper review, just because it is a 3 episode long series.
Overall, if you'd like something new to watch, full of amazing fighting scenes and stimulating animations, this is the show for you.
I really hope they will continue with this project in the future!!
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when I saw it was so underrated, I couldn't help but make an account rate it what it deserves, a hard 10, I hope the production team and the animation studios read this .
It is awesome, more than awesome..... extra gorgeous show, animation and character expressions are top notch, the environment is so well lit and drawn, gorgeous colors,
The fight scenes ,everybody is a fan of. They show a little snippet of how they sketched hand drawn environments, thanks for that.
I just wish they can keep creating art work like this in today's life of 3d, keep on rocking the 2d art, its much appreciated and enjoyed more than 3d.
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I'm going to keep it short
This pretty much has some of the most outstanding animation out there,and when I say that I DO mean it,seriously it has some jawdropping action scenes
The story is good compared to most chinese cultivation Donghuas,and it doesn't even have that so far,it's simple and to the point and that is something that make it stand out from a lot of other Donghuas(Chinese anime)
The characters are still basic but in 3 episodes it managed to introduce a moderatly sized cast and that is thanks to the unique character designs
I didn't pay much attention to the sound but despite I don't like chinese VA it wasn't bad,and I can call it decent.Also the op is kinda catchy
Overall this is a show for the sakuga lovers and it's just a fiest to the eye
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This show Is NOT finished, there will be a continuation later!
When I came across the trailer by accident and saw the fighting scenes, I knew I had to watch It, and a boy, It was great.
This show drains your energy and uses It all up In the fighting scenes. The choreography Is great and the animation Is top notch.
The fights literally make you tired.
With only 3 episodes, I already like some of the characters, my favorite would be the duck, yeah, there's a duck In this show.
The story Is okay, It has some avatar vibes because of the elements.
It's nothing special but I honestly don't care since you should watch this for the fighting scenes.
Everyone who likes Action and good animation/fighting scenes, should watch this, It's a must.
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Average story and characters but the artwork and fight scenes are refreshing. Worth watching.
The strokes used in Wu Shan Wu Xing is way different from any animes that I have seen. I see similarities with traditional Chinese / Japanese arts/paintings. Tasteful and aesthetically satisfying.
They need to work on the the story. I might be a bit picky here. A fair way of putting it will be that, this is definitely a reasonably good story if the target audience is the same as the target audience of most shonen mangas/animes, however most of this type of audience might not find it natural to appreciate the artwork in it.
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Without spoiling to much or going into to much detail, this is my first time posting something here but I'll keep it short and direct.
I'll start with the big elephant in the room... *this is not an anime* this series is in actuality Chinese Animation. So call it what you will, Chanime or whatever now to the actual info you might wanna read.
This series might give some people Avatar: the Last Airbender vibes but only with god tier animation to rival some of the best animated series out there. The fights are insanely well choreographed and extremely well done. The ducks (yeah I kid you not) are bloody f*cking amazing and hilarious.
The characters and backgrounds are insanely pleasant to look at.
This show from the first episode already does not hold back at all with anything.
If you like…
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