Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire

Introduction

In the current era, a small percentage of people called "Special Abilities" have skills and powers normal humans do not possess. An autonomous organization, the Deviant Control Office, keeps these Special Abilities in check. Though some wish to maintain this order and peace, some wish to take advantage of their abilities and obtain more power in this world.

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MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.28/10 · 2817

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b3an0d1ng

SPOILER FREE! Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire, one of the latest Chinese anime licensed in the West by Funimation, is a mixed bag of a show. A very mixed bag. Firstly the story. I'm not gonna summarise it here, you can read the synopsis yourself. What I would say, is that the first two or so episodes are superb as far as story goes. It's thrilling, engaging and very interesting and novel. Characterisation is good and the scene is set very well. Then, it goes meh. Very meh. It turns into a standard generational revenge story and the characterisation stops there. Not much can be said otherwise. It follows a rather boring habit of donghua of relying entirely on very long flashbacks, which I was not necessarily a fan of. Art! This show really excels here. As far as CGI donghua go, this one d…

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banichan

Story: This story was a classic Priest novel type, but with an interesting modern twist. I'm invested! I want to know what happens next and get more into the details of the past of the two main characters and how they're connected. Art: The animation is quite nice for CG, and the faces are stylized in a unique way. The backgrounds are beautiful. Sound: Good! Well fit, nice OP/ED. Character: I saw another review describe it as classic red/blue characters, but I don't /entirely/ agree. It definitely has some vibes in that direction, but red ends up being smarter than your average red, and blue ends up being, uh, pointier than your average blue. There is also a distinct vibe of there being more and more to uncover about both of them, each time we learn something new. Also...I kind of l…