Ze Tian Ji

-Both animes are chinese -Both stories are about cultivation, martial arts and martial techniques -Both MCs are weak at the start but later become stronger -In both stories the powers levels are divided between stages -Both male MCs have a very good teacher/master. 

-Both animes are chinese -Both stories are about cultivation, martial arts and martial techniques -Male MCs have a girl who can fight beside them -In both stories the powers levels are divided between stages. 

The stories are about MCs that are quite knowledgeable in they respective fields (literature, chinese chess) MCs are often underestimated and only a handful of people see how much talented they really are Both MCs have/make some good and trustworthy friends.  

-Both animes are chinese -Both stories are about cultivation, martial arts and martial techniques -Male MCs are geniuses and the others underestimate them -In both stories the powers levels are divided between stages. 

Both series are centered around a character with an ambiguous background. In both series a central storyline is the destiny of the protagonist. Both characters posess great power, but cannot access or harness that power due to certain restrictions. Both characters are mocked and seen as talentless and undeserving by other characters (mostly those of antagonistic or rivalrous nature)