Category Archives: Chinese Anime

“Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter” Series Review (Ep.4 to 12)

Adapted from the Japanese light novel series “Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai” written by Yatsuki Wakatsu and illustrated by Kikka Ohashi, the anime lends its voice to a workaholic corporate slave, who unknowingly gets drawn into a mystical land. We have heard and talked about “The Other World” but no amount of lucid description can describe the ridiculous and unbelievable happenings in this other world that the main protagonist, Seiichirou Kondou, stumbles into. The anime is a pun intended on the habitual workings of a corporate slave, no matter where they are. At times hapless, other times stubborn, Seiichirou Kondou is a force to be reckoned with, no matter where he is.

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“Heaven Official’s Blessing Season Two” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)

The Chinese Donghua Heaven Official’s Blessing (commonly referred to as TGCF) is back for its second season, bringing the flirtatious and intense tension that makes main characters Hua Cheng and Xie Lian so addictive on screen.

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“The Land of Miracles” Series Review (Ep.3 to 15)

Adapted from the web novel of the same name by Tang Jia San Shao, The Land of Miracles (Shen Lan Qi Yu Wushuang Zhu) donghua is a beautifully animated project that tells the story of two young men from different domains inside the Land of Miracles, Lan Ge and Fan Hua.

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“Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire (Lie Huo Jiao Chou)” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 4)

Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire (Lie Huo Jiao Chou) is as emotionally complex and blazingly hot as its title promises it will be. Adapted from Priest’s web novel of the same name, Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire is a Chinese CGI-animated BL supernatural thriller with a lot of heart.

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