Yaojing Zhongzhi Shouce//Planting Manual Demon Spirit Seed A good Chinese anime with a lot of great ideas and enormous potential 300https://www.yualexius.com/wpcontent/uploads/2020/02/40526planting2bmanual2banime.jpg A Quick Sum Up: We are following the adventures of Yuan Ding an otaku getting isekaied whereas he was on his way to a convention. Finding himself transported into a world of swords and sorceries he chooses the way of a gardener only after discovering that he truly possesses no magical affinity at all. Living a calm and retired life until he uncovers the secrets of a legendary fairie seed. Setting his own goal as being the protagonist of this world Yuan Ding will now travel all around the it to collect each possible seed. What I loved: I really enjoyed the part about MoFeis past even tho the revelations were kinda obvious The emotions were still there and damn wasnt I ready to receive such a punch in the guts. Of course concerning this whole story arc I would have preferred to enjoy these flashbacks without the actual commentaries of the Mc... But this special way of dealing with a characters bygone days this additional insight brought by Yuan Dings reactions brought back memories of my time gladly spent on the masterpiece The House in Fata Morgana. Good memories. The opening... The opening is a real wonder such calm music mesmerizing humming humbly in your ears. Supporting a really good animation. My sole regret... Its too short I want more of it The op: Elegy of Fairies Yao Qing de Bei Ge by Dong Fang Mu Si https://youtu.be/qAzexGoUE2U https://files.catbox.moe/1fwpkf. The art is real nice Some shots look simply magnificent depending on the different episodes. Characters emotions are easily readable and the switch between the cute chibi art style and the common one used through the show is very smooth supporting every possible humorous aspect. The characters and the story they convey. The very concept of this show can remind you of Date a Live a dude using gorgeous women to fight in his stead even though to be honest I really preferred this anime being less ecchi less fan service in any possible way. The main antagonist hes just awesome His action making a somewhat basic isekai Mc evolving in a rather interesting way His powerful impact on the story is undeniable Thanks to the M.As homogenous relationship with Yuan Ding both of the characters arent what you can find in basic isekai tropes. What I disliked: The combat animations... The animation in general is doing a fine job and even tho we can see that lots of efforts were putted in yeah the combats are still pretty floppy... But I guess this is a bit of a norm anyway. If Quanzhi Fashis animation didnt scare you then you are ready to go give this anime a try... But dont go searching for a quality of animation equal to The Daily Life of the Immortal King. But dont misunderstand me the animation is good even more compared to the masses of lowcost Japanese animes. Sometimes the cuts in the story may feel a bit rushed jumping from one scene to another without a breath but to be honest Im the kind of person that appreciates loooong and very slow pace. So it may also be just me. Especially the one between episodes 8 and 9 maybe this specific cut would have worked better if it was made thanks to a separation allowed by the ending or the change of episode. Hence why I love so much all the flashbacks parts where such things dont occur. Just like a lot of Chinese anime the English subtitles are clearly horrendous depending on where you are watching it. So much that it doesnt do Yaojing Zhongzhi Shouce justice. Anyway as for myself I could really enjoy the show for what it was so it is not really a downside. Overall: Honestly this show is great It possesses a lot of qualities generally hindered by people mainly accustomed to the Japanimation products. Yes just like any other show it has its flaws... And to be honest seeing the stats on this website was kinda depressing I really do believe that at least Planting Manual is worth the try. So if you are used to or love Chinese productions give it a chance. 300https://i.yt.com/vi/xaP7LeQTW8k/maxresdefault.jpg