This was probably my favorite of the batch of danmei series I watched this year. Story this is based on a novel by Priest who is always good for an interesting storyline. I personally had no issues following along although I did watch in Chinese and the subtitles are mediocre which may lead to confusion. Note that the original source was written as novel not a manga so I would caution against assuming each season will be a true arc the way a lot of Japanese anime shows are. Personally I loved the worldbuilding and the exciting scifi pace and the pacing style didnt bother me. For what its worth my wife also enjoyed this show tremendously even though she doesnt know much Chinese. Art this is your standard Chinese CG anime but I would count it on the higher end. I loved all the character designs and the two main leads are so pretty it hurts. The rest of the art was nice too not exactly the pure art of for example MDZS season 1 but it really worked with the futuristic setting and looked good. I think the biggest issue artwise is the fact that the rigging of the characters is slightly janky which is pretty common for CG anime and doesnt bother me that much because Ive watched a lot of these. Sound the music was generally enjoyable although nothing was super memorable from the soundtrack but the ending theme is SO GOOD. I cant articulate exactly how much I love it but its this interesting jazzinspired track with a truly interesting melody and its sung by classical baritone Wang Xi. And the lyrics are very very good. Character this REALLY sold the show for me. Hand Butler Zhan Lu and Dad OneEyed Hawk are the best and I feel like this show is worth it for the two of them even if youre not as interested in the rest. The original story culminates in the two main characters being a pairing but this season is only a fraction of the story so not much develops just yet a nice slow burn. I also ended up liking pretty much all of the side characters who werent intended to be villains. Enjoyment okay look. If you have very strict standards and expectations of your anime or if you read the book and have strong opinions on what an adaptation should look like or if you dislike having to put story pieces together slowly and by yourself and also not getting answers to all your questions by the end of the first season this is probably not the show for you. But if youre willing to be openminded and dive into a fun and interesting story and you can overlook a few issues here and there this show is very very enjoyable. In summary: I really enjoyed this show and would love to see more seasons. I think its worth watching if you are interested in the type of story its telling but there is some divide between its storytelling style and that of the average modern Japanese anime.
90 /100
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