Introduction
Within the Chinese imperial court, stern-faced Emperor Xiao Jinyun and spirited Empress Xu Yu are at constant odds with one another. But the universe has an interesting way to solve their issues: an accident causes the two to switch bodies, forcing them to put themselves in the other's shoes—literally. Now responsible for unfamiliar duties and court dynamics, the emperor and empress must navigate the maintenance of their identities, unruly concubines, and the nation itself. In doing so, Xiao Jinyun and Xu Yu's personal qualities and unconventional skills find new purpose, and a sense of understanding and compassion grows between the two.
However, great threats loom within and outside the court. If the imperial astrologer cannot discover the key to switching them back in time, then internal strife and suspicion may lead to the duo's untimely demise.
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Audience reviews
11 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
dj_lilmeow
No Doubt In Us is one of my favorite donghuas. It’s not exactly deep, thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, or anything of the sort. It’s more just a fun watch- but it is solidly fun, with great humor and likeable characters.
I appreciate a strong and sensible female lead, and the empress is pretty great (Huna is pretty great too!). She’s not the brightest, but her heart is in the right place. Somewhat unusually, she is the brawn and he is the brain, a dynamic I really like.
The relationship between the emperor and empress builds nicely and is quite sweet. It’s not out of nowhere since they have to work together closely after the gender swap. Neither of them is perfect; they both have plenty of believable flaws as well as strengths. This makes their character progression and growing relat…
Read at the sourceMedusaAG
This is easily on my list of favorite animes to watch. After watching other romance animes there were only a few that really caught my eye in accordance to my all time forever favorites! This is one of those shows. As I first loaded it up, I was sooo disappointed with the animation, as it felt bad, but later I realized how cool it was and just loved the art & animation style as well, it gave it its own path.
Not only did it have the romance we want to see, with a great conclusion, it also balanced itself out by guiding us through an adventure, some drama, friendships, supernatural events, and all the cool stuff. The story is extremely strong and rich.
When it comes to character development this show exceeds expectations, as we get to meet, feel, and develop with most of the cast, inclu…
Read at the source5000angryspiders
I really enjoyed No Doubt In Us! From Xu Yu and Xiao Jinyun's reviving romance, to the court conspiracy slowly unfolding around them, to the fantastical magic element- almost every aspect of the plot lands well, with lively and entertaining characters to carry it. Xu Yu and Jinming are my favourites of the cast; the energy and positivity around both of them really lightens things up, and they're both very endearing to me. Everyone is very colourful and three-dimensional, and while it's slow to show you the depths behind each character, you come out with at least some positive feeling for even the antagonists (or at least most of them. Not naming any names 🤭)
While the animation style is a bit strange to adjust to at first, it's used to its full potential! The comedic moments get funny l…
Read at the sourceEmmyBomb
I picked this up after watching Heavens Official Blessing and liked the gender swap concept.
Story: 10 - The story is about an empress and emperor who have a cold relationship until they fall under a spell that causes them to swap bodies. This leads to them facing various challenges, which highlights the characters strengths and also leads to some hiularious misunderstandings. Through this expreience they both realise the burdens their ocunterpart carries which brings them closer. I loved the progression and pace of the story. It had a good amount of drama, anction, comedy, and romance. I think all the characters were well written, even some of the annoying courtesens were characters I enjoyed seeing. On its own, this season was good though without the second season it feels incomplete.…
Read at the sourceKhashishi
I usually prefer more dark and heavy hitting stories, but this manages to be oh so satisfying, with a fair amount of comic flourish. It's a romance in imperial China centered around political strategy, intrigue, military, and harem relations. The story is fraught with danger but the main couple has well-earned romance which just might make you squee. And you don't have to wait until the end of the show for it, though it just gets better and better as you progress.
The animation is cel-shaded CGI, which is a little off-putting at first but you get used to it fast. The animation and frame rate is too fluid compared to hand drawn, but that's not really a drawback. The models look good and move well, with good facial expressions. Very often, the animation style will suddenly jump to super def…
Read at the sourceCheems_bo
i love this show, its so funny. the animation grows on you after a little and is honestly kind of nice to look at. underrated as hell!! please watch it. live love laugh jinming. Story is cliche (ish?) but the characters are super well rounded and amazing that its like somehow 10x better. character development is super well paced and honestly the super silly artsyle fits the overall themes of the show. its a nice casual show just to watch if your feeling bored. episodes arent too long but they dont feel like they are rushing, info dumping ect. anyways i love this show!
Read at the sourceByc33
This series surprised me in more ways than one. It's easy to assume the nature of this series based on the Comedy and Romance tags, but it really should have the Fantasy, Military, Action and Supernatural tags as well. All these aspects are quite well represented throughout the series, and it quickly became one of my favorite chinese anime to date, up there with the likes of King's Avatar.
The synopsis gives a pretty accurate description of the premise, so I don't feel the need to elaborate much more and risk spoiling anything. Instead, I'll just address the 3 main points that I think might prematurely turn some away.
1) Body Swap / Gender Bender
This aspect of the series is extremely tastefully handled, with little to no cringe or weirdness whatsoever. The 2 main characters have comple…
Read at the sourceMury0kush0
No doubt in us is surprisingly heartwarmingly good!! First of all the artstyle and animation is so crisp and clear and secondly the voice actors were phenomenal. I was pleasantly surprised. As someone who isn’t very accustomed to donghua’s yet I felt very intrigued by it from the first episode. And it’s easy to watch as it’s just 10 mins per episode.
If gender bender is your thing then definitely check it out and if it isn’t then too check it out. An emperor and empress swap their body due to some spell cast upon them and it results in a hilarious mess. That’s not it as apart from comedic relief, there’s a serious story in the backdrop and the amazing thing is that they pull it off in just 10 mins per episode. The empress is so much stronger than the emperor and it was an eye candy to se…
Read at the sourceabhiadi10
It's such a feel good rom-com drama based in medieval china setting.
The story is the typical man-woman soul/body exchange (seen previously in K-dramas & kimi no nawa etc)
The art style/animation is soo nice (like Genshin) and the voice acting is also nice. The characters have great comedic timing. Also, the characters are diverse with different personalities & they carry them beautifully. The drama/storyline is also very interesting & doesn't bore you at all. The chemistry between the characters build slowly & steadily & flowers into a beautiful romantic climax.
This anime simply soothes your soul. A must watch to turn your weary day cheerful & warm. <3
Read at the sourceBakkupakkun
If you're thinking of dropping it because of the animation, DON'T!
I'm usually a stickler for animation quality and have been unusually unhappy with these low frames per second donghua adaptations that have been saturating the market BUT this one is actually surprisingly good. Unlike most short duration episode donghua in which NOTHING happens in the majority of episodes, this one has great pacing and plot advancement episode-to-episode which makes this 24-episode adaptation feel like it was over too quickly and having you desperate for more. The relationship between the two protagonists is similar to Meng Qi Shi Shen (Cinderella Chef) and Tong Ling Fei (Psychic Princess) where the male protagonist of the tsundere archetype but they open up to the energetic, charming, and free spirited f…
Read at the sourceSnackO
This is easily my top favourite Chinese anime/donghua ever! I wish for more recognition!
My synopsis:
A Chinese historical anime focusing on two people. One is the Empress and the other is the Emperor. Our Empress is a peculiar individual (hence why I absolutely love her!). Strong, passionate and not very bright. Our Emperor is quite cold yet intelligent and handsome who holds no other physical specialities unlike our Empress. She is the brawns whilst he is the brains. They switch souls/bodies and now are forced to live with each other's foreign lives.
What I absolutely adore about this anime/donghua:
First I want to touch on the fact that I have read the manhua and goodness gracious it was amazing! Was so happy that this anime was announced and got released! My expectations was met…
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