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Introduction
The present imperial court seeks out Foreigners, assigning them with various positions according to their individual talents in hopes of changing the current archaic civilization into a better one. An influential dissident, Zuo Yunqi, sneaks into the imperial court pretending to be a Foreigner in order to save his father but is exposed by the Landlord, who is an expert in distinguishing aliens. Their meeting sparks off a series of mental and physical battles that are sometimes comedic, but they ultimately come to a consensus to cooperate. While they successfully prevent a conspiracy, they find out about another Foreigner who has secretly set up an alliance to overthrow the current power and build a new, free-for-all society. Zuo Yunqi and his gang are forced into taking action.
(Source: iQIYI International)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.09/10 · 773
| 1/10 | 26 |
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| 2/10 | 12 |
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| 3/10 | 19 |
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| 4/10 | 37 |
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| 5/10 | 90 |
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| 6/10 | 101 |
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| 7/10 | 161 |
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| 8/10 | 145 |
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| 9/10 | 86 |
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| 10/10 | 96 |
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Audience reviews
4 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
ItsJustMads
This show is so fun. Absolutely hysterical. There is a random musical episode for absolutely no reason or payoff. It's really funny and then shockingly tragic. You don't mean to get invested in this comedy but oops! you did anyway! The characters are really unique and extremely entertaining to watch their hijinks. The romance is not a huge part of the donghua but it's still compelling. Watch if you want a good laugh with some quality feels.
Seriously this show has made me laugh hysterically multiple times. I've even showed clips to my friends who laughed because how absurd it is. (The flute playing scene)
Read at the sourceMiyaMiwu
Just copying my review from Tumblr:
This donghua (Chinese anime) is based on a novel with the same title, and the adaptation is just stellar. In the novel, the story was told through different characters having arcs of their own. (Like, chapters 1-4 would have one main character, then chapters 5-8 would have another, etc.) Each arc could be treated as a stand-alone story, and they all seemed unrelated, only making sense in the end.
But in the donghua, instead of showing each character’s story separately, they combined everything. It ended up being a plotty political-scheme mystery show in contrast to the more lighthearted and episodic novel, but the heart of the original was still there. This makes the donghua more seamless while still being very hilarious.
And for an adaptation with se…
Read at the sourceHancock23
It's rare for me to want to write a review, but I have to do it for this one. This donghua is seriously underrated!
First, I almost dropped this donghua. The reason is that I dislike comedies and I got a little annoyed on episode 2.
However, I am glad that I didn't drop it because this is a hidden gem. Under the comedy, there is a serious story that is both intriguing and thought-provoking. I laughed, got annoyed, and even cried.
Second, I liked the characters and the relationships. Although there isn't any romance, you can feel the undertones. Most of the time, I normally don't bother too much with side couples. However, my favourite ship in this donghua is a side couple. On the contrary, I don't really care about the main CP.
All in all, this donghua is worth watching. I can't wait f…
Read at the sourcebanichan
I don't really understand why this show is rated under a 7. It's one of the best shows I've seen lately, but I guess maybe the humor doesn't work for everyone. Admittedly, this show is much funnier if you understand Chinese and also Chinese pop culture/slang.
Story - so...the initial part of the show is mostly humor-focused, but it does build up toward an actual story. I feel like it actually sets you up in the first half for a lighthearted comedy, and then by about the halfway point you suddenly realize there's actually a storyline and you're already super invested in these characters. But basically, the main story takes a while to actually take shape, so have some patience. It also does a really good job of storyboarding, something that is a struggle in other Chinese animations someti…
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