Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
50Fiftillididee
Beauty Among Blessings In Disguise °8.8° °Outstanding° S1 episodes 1-13🔍 some minor spoilers
A newly reinstated son of Heaven's emperor has a mission on earth to clear out an evil spirit that is nabbing and killing brides. He sets out with two lesser-god/warriors. One thing leads to another and they end up in several skirmishes while meeting a variety of characters while encountering a mystery or two, to-boot.
This is the most popular offering of Haoliners Animation League. They are faithful to the style and feel of Japanese anime but the show also has the elegance that is strictly Chinese. The voice acting is exactly like a Chinese live-action fantasy piece, and China does some of the best fantasy in the world. I have a preference for dubbed anime because I usually like the English-sp…
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Way too many people calling this series BL, but I call BS. Yeah, I admit there's some pretty sus scenes. But it's not like the MCs are swapping spit or giving each other reach arounds. It's not really the driving force behind this show. It's awfully tame in that regard.
That being said, more people really need to give this series the chance it truly deserves, and not listen to the drivel being spewed about it. The artwork is simply beautiful and that is reason enough to recommend this title. But there's lots more. This is probably the best animation I have seen come out of a Chinese studio. It's not perfect, BiliBili swung for the fence, and lined a double off the wall here. There is a lot more to appreciate than denigrate.
The character designs aren't just pretty, but have some depth…
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MUST say this first but if you're homophobic even the slightest bit, I won't recommend this. Now, it is soft BL and does contain references of it being there, however it shouldn't affect your overall watching experience and if you think about it, just think of it as them being super friendly as they aren't in an intimate relationship yet.
Now onto what I think. (I've been meaning to write this for a long time but just never had the time to so here I am with a very late review...)
I freakin' love this anime!! My rating says otherwise only because I am craving for more. Clearly this season left me a good amount of questions such as how Xian Le became a lowly ranked individual when he was once a god, despite that we do witness for a couple short seconds of how much he was loved when he was a…
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The production and animation quality is stellar, if not for some underwhelming character designs (*cough* Hua Cheng *cough*). The pace and writing, on the other hand, is a glaring issue with this adaptation.
The original TGCF book is one of my favourite pieces of fiction ever, by far the best romance story I've ever read, and I was a bit underwhelmed with this. The pacing was very strange, making the story's opening even more scattered than it was in the book (which is by far the weakest arc already). I haven't read the first arc in a long time, and even watching the donghua, I had a very hard time understanding what was happening. I think it should have been rewritten to be clearer and more engaging for the viewers, because we don't have the book narration to guide us through some plot…
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i just watched it this year, it's a really impressive visual masterpiece, only one thing is lacking.. if xie lian was made as a woman it would be perfect.. i speak as a man.. when there is a romance hub in both of them my heart flutters imagining that he is not a man.. really very beautiful and great.. despite all that I hesitate to continue even though I like it so much.. thanks to the original author and crew for making this masterpiece.. and hope to find more with such interesting story and connection should 🙏🙏☺
Read at the sourceAbuShaitan
Watching an anime in chinese was honestly tougher than I thought... It was at times hard to follow because of it's speed so I especially recommend watching it for your own understanding
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Story: The first episodes had some pretty high pace which I'm absolutely not oppossed to - but my problem with TGCF was that it did not use it's limited time that well. Usually the first episode(s) is/are there to introduce the characters, explore the mechanics or explain the world they were in. While TCGF introduced us (a bit) to our protagonist Lian Xie it did not do that as well in the other criterias I've mentioned - as an example I would've liked to know the structures of "heaven" or it's relationship to the mortal realm - I think that alone would've made things clearer. Same as the role of our…
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Something I have been interested in is non-Japanese anime (or anime-influenced) works, and Donghua (Chinese animation) is one of the fast growing in this sphere. As of the time of this review Tian Guan Ci Fu or Heaven's Official Blessing has a score of around 8.4 on both MAL and IMDB, so I thought it would be worth checking out. Unfortunately it was a bit of a disappointing experience. I should also clarify that I have not read the source materials of the show.
Starting off with the positives I will give Tian Guan Ci Fu this: the animation is gorgeous and the production is top-notch, easily compatible with the best anime has to offer in that regard. The fluidity of how the animation flowed in particular was well done, including the actions scenes and op. I can't say I am much of a fan of…
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I understand that this animation was based on a novel series, I'm also not overly familiar with Chinese animation. Just a preface.
Story:
Having delved into MDZS a little (the live action, the animation didn't impress me), I had a general expectation for TGCF. Mythic romance, very serious world-building, character driven action and a hit/miss ensemble cast. I was pleasantly surprised by how TGCF drew me in right off the drop, where MDZS had left me a little underwhelmed. The introduction to the world and characters was straight forward and rational. The story, what little we get of it throughout 11 episodes, is reasonably good. As such the story is kind of hard to judge. TGCF is very much about its characters. Fortunately these characters are quite able to run the show themselves. Their…
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In the continuation of never ending quest to watching everything animated that is written by Mo Xian Tong Xiu we come to Tian Guan Ci Fu or Heaven's Official Blessing, the third novel. The first is Scumbag System and the second is the much beloved Mo Dau Zu Shi/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation better known by it's live action name, The Untamed.
Story - 8
Story wise, this is not as gripping as the beginning of Scumbag System or Mo Dau Zu Shi. It starts with a god on his THIRD Ascension to Heaven, being sent back to Earth to investigate strange occurrences. The God's history is slowly revealed throughout the series, in multiple flashbacks. It is part of an overall, larger, multi layered mystery where the first pay off is in Episode 13, the Season 1 special. It's interesting enough to get…
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Beautiful anime with terribly translations and confusing storyline. Storyline goes between dragging and tons of characters and plot being introduced within 1-2 minutes.
Story: 5/10 - Mediocre and confusing. Goes between dragging and break-neck speed plot development wise.
Art: 8/10 - Very good. There are parts with 3D animation that looked low quality/like they're from the early 00s
Sound: 9/10 - No complaints.
Characters: 5/10 - The series really isn't long enough to delve deep enough into their backgrounds for real character development, but from what was able to be developed, was okay. Nothing amazing. Enjoyment: 5/10 - Mediocre. Honestly I feel like I wasted my time.
Overall: 4/10 - Decent but only because it was well animated. I wouldn't actually recommend this to anybody looki…
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Sience my first language is not English, there may be some mistakes in this review.
So, my journey with this donghua started when I saw drawing of the main pair on Instagram. I thought they looked great together and was curious where these characters came from. Unfortunately, the hashtags didn't help me find the source material (because I'm stupid) and I forgot what I saw for a while. And then a video with this couple appeared in my recommendations on YouTube! I watched it, looked at the comments and finally found out that they're from the Chinese animation Tian Guan Ci Fu! So I quickly started watching.
Yes, my first attempt at this donghua was blind. I didn't really know what was going on and I was lost in names, especially being completely unfamiliar to the Chinese language. However,…
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Heaven Official's Blessing, a.k.a Tian Guan Ci Fu, a.k.a. TGCF is my first "donghua" ever. I haven't heard of it before, hence I realised it was very reasonable I haven't heard it before cause appearently it's considerably something new.
I have a strange story about discovering it though. I had seen some pictures, fan arts on the internet of it and they were really great - so great that almost enchanted me. Then I kept seeing other arts too and I was really curious about what they were all about. Hands tight up in a red thread, floating lanterns everywhere, flying silver butterflies all around, a couple seem to be - very committed... I almost felt a strange connection to it, I was kinda hooked even before I saw it - just because of the arts. The power of art is such a strange thing, really…
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I found out this is another one of my favorite authors works so i was curious and watched it ,and i didn't regret it. The story is unique, very original ,just love it. At 1st i didnt know about the plot of this donghua but i fell in love with it just from watching one episode.
Well, since i love spoilers so i tried looking it up on the internet and it was seriously
awesome. Trust me , u should watched it . Even though it's a china's anime it has it's own charm please don't compare it with japanese anime. Everything exists because someone likes it.
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Eh, to be honest, it isn't that great. Don't get me wrong, it's good, but not gonna lie here, it's not that great, at least not as great as everyone is raving about. I was never a huge fan of the original novel, but some of the problems of the original are exemplified even more here.
Let's start with the good stuff: the animation is really pretty. Sometimes there are mistakes, but most of the time, it's amazing. I love the art style, and the animation is super smooth and the subtle clues included in the animation is enough to make these kinda bland characters feel a lot more 3 dimensional. Sometimes the CG is pretty shaky and worryingly bad, but at other times it's included almost as well as MDZS is. The music and soundtrack is also impeccable. The songs are all beautiful in their own ri…
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It's an absolute masterpiece of an adaptation.
I fell in love with the novel earlier this year and upon finishing, I've spent countless hours rereading it. Then I heard that the donghua adaptation was dropping this year and I honestly got so excited. Finally, the first two episodes dropped on Halloween and my god, it definitely went beyond all my expectations.
The voice acting is on point (no disconnect between what you would picture while reading the novel and what you actually get), the animation is incredibly smooth (especially during the swordfight scenes and when they animate their robes getting blown by the wind), the art is absolutely gorgeous, the musical scores will make you want to cry, and speaking as someone who's read the novel too many times to count, the story is going to…
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Disclaimer: I have not read the original source material and am fairly new to this genre.
So I just finished the last episode of this donghua and... I really had no idea what was going on most of the time. I continued watching because I'm a big fan of Mo Dao Zu Shi (or The Untamed for the drama series), and as this is a story by the same author I had high hopes. Unfortunately it just got more confusing instead. The art was pretty though, and I enjoyed the characters and how they interacted with eachother (the bl moments were cute too), but I felt like the story... wasn't really going anywhere? The latter half especially felt kind of pointless. I wanted to learn more about San Lang/Hua Cheng, and what his history with Xie Lian was, how he became the demon king or whatever etc. Same with Xi…
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Coming here to review the donghua after completing all 11 episodes.
Preface: I am stating beforehand that I have not read the novel of Tian Guan Ci Fu, thus, all my opinions are based on whatever the show depicted. Despite being familiar with the main characters for a very long time (since knowing about MDZS about 2 years back), I didn't have much ideas about the plot of TGCF. All I had been hearing about it is that it has angst and a very emotional setting.
STORY
As the genres suggest, TGCF features cultivation, martial arts (xianxia) and romance (danmei).The show kicks off with our protagonist, Xie Lan, ascending to the heavenly realm for the third time! Considered a failure for being banished from heaven twice, the reasons behind it are mysteriously unknown. While working to build up…
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Outstanding, beginning to end. A pity that the end came so soon!, i seriously hope we get more seasons on this.
When i started watching this, i did not realise that it was from MXTX, the same author as another of my favourite donhuas MDZS - shame on me!.
I had not read the novel prior, but i have now, and cannot wait for more of this beautiful animation to come back. And really looking forward to the extra episode in February.
I have not watched near as much Chinese animation as Japanese, but recently, they have nothing to envy the other. This is an example of one such wonders.
The story grabs your interest from episode 1, i’m a sucker for historical and supernatural, and this one also focuses on the lore of the gods and the three realms, with a twist, where not all gods and ghosts a…
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Thanks to Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (MXTX) and very devoted BL fans, the MDZS review I wrote is the most upvoted review I have ever written. How could I miss the opportunity for clout by dropping another bomb review? (You can interpret ‘bomb’ as amazing or terrible)
However you look at it, MXTX have done pretty exceptional, even with the ongoing court scandals. She hasn’t written many novels but all three of her existing novels have been massive hits. Gaining a huge Chinese and foreign following. As we know, MDZS’s popularity is already off the roof and now comes the TGCF anime. And no, I’m not going to write a review about Scumbag System, in fact, let’s pretend the anime didn’t exist, I want clout but not that desperate.
Okay, I’ve hit my intro quota, let’s get dive right into the pit! No need…
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Chinese animation is on the rise.
With anime enjoying an explosive surge of popularity in China over the past decade, it’s a bit of a surprise as to why higher budget, domestically produced works tailored to an older audience have taken so long to appear. Nevertheless, donghua has finally begun to make its mark on the wider anime community, most notably with The King’s Avatar in 2017 and Mo Dao Zu Shi in 2018.
Tian Guan Ci Fu is the first donghua that I’ve watched in its entirety - like many others, I was intrigued by its placement in the top airing list, alongside the eager recommendations of novel readers. Unfortunately, thanks to a horrifically executed second arc, almost non-existent character development, and some of the worst editing I’ve ever seen, Tian Guan Ci Fu is a resounding…
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