Fei Ren Zai

I love this donghua very much. It respects Chinese culture and portrays it accurately - providing famous Chinese mythology into a modern world. It's a slice of life that honestly put me off guard at first, but then I got used to seeing traditional figures such as Ao Lie and Nezha in Fei Ren Zai.

The animation style is a bit lacking, but I can't blame them - they probably had a budget for this show. Each character was fun and enjoyable. It's really not something to take seriously.

Only unfortunate aspect is that some westerners may not understand the full context/backstory of these characters. ... However, if you like typical comedy-slice of life, this is for you!

Fun and imaginative, this show has been a joy to watch. A bold but unassuming spin on ancient tales, Fei Ren Zai is a paragon of opposites: it merges tradition with modernity, features a minimalistic art style and palette but also one of the smoothest animation you may ever find, and is brief but feels so full of content that you’ll want to come back for more. I myself was hooked on this show for a long time.

I believe that Fei Ren Zai is one of the better slice-of-life shows you can get. No banality, no weird fan service (yay for once) - just pure ... silliness. This is truly a show for everyone, and I highly recommend this.

I originally found this donghua to help me while I was learning Chinese but I was pleasantly surprised. It's heavily based on Chinese deities and tales with a modern twist which I found really enjoyable. Episodes are short (around 5 minutes long) so each story is small and refreshing but follows the same overall storyline. The animation style is very cute too. I think donghua gets compared to anime a lot but this show is very different in art style and storyline. Chinese humour also isn't that straight forward and often the English translate struggles to capture the meaning of a joke, someone without ... knowledge of the history you may struggle to understand some things.

Overall I think this show is really refreshing and would be good to watch if you have some knowledge about the Chinese language or tales. My only downside is that the episodes are too short.