Shuangsheng Lingtan

There is always more to the world than meets the eye. This is the motto that twin brothers Sun Xiaotu and Sun Xiaohu follow in their lives as paranormal investigators, where what may be terrifying to some is just another day at work. Normally, it is simple for them to separate their daily lives from their job, but when they go to investigate a seemingly typical haunting of a pair of twins, a series of bizarre events throw their perception of the supernatural world into question as they become a target of the hauntings themselves.

The further the brothers search for answers to the paranormal mysteries thrown at them, the hazier the lines between truth and fiction become. Through the challenging and sometimes dangerous adventures ahead, one question remains: what kind of secrets are the ghosts trying to hide from them, and are they already more connected to the spirits than they originally thought?

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Sun, Xiaotu Main

Sun, Xiaohu Main

Xia, Bing Supporting

An, Bi Supporting

Xiong, Ke Director

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Nov 6, 2018

mimicchan

Recommended

As someone who has finished reading the original comic version, I think the animation studio did a pretty good job of the animated version. Not too much of the plot and characters were changed compared to a lot of other Chinese shows. The story is interesting and different, with cool and funny twin brothers being the main characters who are solving mysteries. It was nice to watch as the story is unique. There could be some improvements but it's pretty decent in my opinion. I'd recommend for others to give it a go too if they are interested in genres like supernatural and mystery.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Dec 20, 2022

ThorNN-heim7

Mixed Feelings

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The first thing I will say about Twin Spirit Detectives is that it held a lot of promise.
Story: The show is about Xiaotu, a kind of detective for hire, who works with his brother solving mysteries. The plot was interesting at first, with everything supernatural having a natural explanation somehow, but quickly leaves the original plot behind in favor of increasingly paranormal and strange events that just didn't make sense. In the end, it was all because of some doctor who had found the physical manifestation of the "human spirit" as a small, insect shaped piece of tissue in ... the brain. The doctor was experimenting with transplanting it, working on twins like the main characters. The plot started out interesting, but had problems with pacing and lot's of plot holes, especially considering science and physics ( the spirit was in the brain, but some how a specially made crossbow bolt to the neck extracted it without damaging the person etc.)
Art & Sound: The art and sound was probably the best parts of this show, showcasing possibly the best voice acting I've ever seen in a Chinese anime. The art was also solid. I did enjoy the instrumental part of the OP, but not the singing (preferences, you know).
Overall: This show had a lot of promise, but failed to deliver when it came to story and character building. There might be more seasons coming, but I'm not sure I will be bothering to revisit it. This might be different for others though, so I suggest trying it if you fancy some light detective work with a ambiguous and strange main story.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 13, 2017

kiawe

Not Recommended

Preliminary (4/20 eps)

the story had potential but the timing and structure is not a good execution.
art and sound were great
characters were annoying and not likeable
enjoyment not for me

i wanted to drop the show after the first episode but i figured i should at least wait until the first case is over. i powered through until the 4th, the case is not yet solved and i lost hope.

it was not engaging as a mystery story. usually theres a built up and payoff in form of the viewer getting subtle hints but not yet the solution. not so much here where the guy is just explaining his findings before ... we even see them and the first time the victims brother is onscreen hes already shown doing something suspicious and he mysteriously vanishes with the sister. i dont know if he really is involved or not but at this point i dont care.

also usually the brother of the main character being dead would be a spoiler except its revealed in the third episode. that premise couldve been intruiging if done right... which it wasnt because there was hardly any build up and thus no payoff. it shoudlve either been ervealed at the end or put in the first episode as exposition. episode 4 showed first hints at something good but its too soon for character developement and too late for properly introducing the main character.

with quan zhi gao shou being pretty good i was kinda hoping for more well done chinese entertainment.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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