Quanzhi Fashi III

As an avid lover of the web novel Quan Zhi Fa Shi (全职法师), mere words cannot express how disappointed I am with the animated ONA version. The only reason I am trying to enjoy the 3rd season is because I like the 1st and 2nd season that got me into the series and because i fell in love with the novel.

In the anime(ONA), everything from the animation, sound effect, music, plot pacing, and character interaction is of generic quality. It was like someone took a shit and tried to mold an anime out of it. What am i trying to say is the anime does ... not do the masterpiece of a novel that is 全职法师 any justice. Although it is extreme analogy, the ONA did made what was an excellent source material into a less than mediocre anime. It seems low budget and lack of staff members is the source of the problem.


The web novel 全职法师, containing 2456 chapters, is an absolute masterpiece.
There are many things i love about 全职法师:

-very capable minded, savagely funny protagonist
-interesting fights and character interactions
-the world building
-magic system
-very detailed depiction of how political and full of scheme a society that revolves around power, money, and social status can be
-every story arc is interesting and meaningful. some even has unexpected plot twist

If there is one questionable thing i must say about the entire novel plot, it would be the beginning. The protagonist wakes up in the world in a world where magic and monster exist. The high school follows magic has its core curriculum. He was pretty much given a cheat ability of being born a double element mage and has a special spiral necklace, which helps him "level up" like a madman.

In this season, the protagonist moves to the city, famous for being one of the centers of the magic world. He continues to shows off, hiding his power until the last minute, increase his wealth and power. There are tournament arcs, new members of his tsundere harem. It was a pretty entertaining arc to read but again disappointing to watch because of the production quality, lack of pacing, and skipping of some funny moments.

As much as I don't want to be the ones that tell you "the manga (or in this case, the web novel) is better," the meme holds very true for this series.

The web novel doesn't actually get good until the beginning of this season (chapter 121 of the translated version called Versatile Mage), so I recommend you watch season 1 and 2 of the anime before reading the novel.

Unfortunately, the series is still being translated by an unknown author by the name of itsTofu from Gravity Tales translations. As of 11/13/2018, only 227 of the 2456 chapters has been translated. He translates 1 chapter per day. If you like the first 2 seasons of Quanzhi Fashi, I strongly urge you to read the novel and watch the anime only for fun.

This is by far the best season of the anime! I'm honestly shocked this got a continuation after season 2, but I am super happy. I'll keep this brief.
The storyline improved. Mo Fan went from being an OP Dual Elementalist to an OP More than dual Elementalist!
The characters were more like the ones in season 1. Some were against mo fan, and others were for him.
The fish scenes gave me chills, though not like the final fight in season 1.
Overall I give this a 20/10. If this gets a 4th season, we will see mo fan wielding every element!
A must ... watch!
-jNutt2

Quanzhi Fashi have satisfying story line. I can't understand Chinese language then watched it with sub so i won't give a f*ck to art and animation.

In fact they almost just buried season 2 story in back there. Mc goes to city awakes second magic. Then story starts...
Romance punchlines was fine. MC just train his magic whole time and gets stronger then fights upcoming enemies.

f*ck animation of this series. It's very poor. But in near future they'll fix it.
sound was fine whatever.

Character development is almost key of this anime. MC gets more ultimate.
He hides his true skills on social just uses them as trump ... carts. That's cool and satisfying. I enjoyed this university arc.

There's a lot great manhwa and manhuas are coming. In near future Korea and Chinese will stand versuss Japanese anime. So i won't give glue on animation. They' ll develop it month by month.

See you again on Quanzhi Fashi season 4.

Now that you have made it to season three of Quanzhi Fashi (QF3), you have watched Mo Fan grow from a hopeless flunkie to one of the strongest mages in Bo City, and then put those skills to the test when the city was demolished by frenzied monsters, set loose on the populace as part of a well-planned scheme by the mysterious & evil Black Order. Now, after emerging from the rubble of his hometown a battle-hardened hero and moving to the magic capital, Mo Fan knows that he must get even stronger if he is to survive the evils of this world, and has ... set his sights on attending the most prestigious magic university in the country. What awaits our intrepid hero in this latest chapter of his journey, you ask?

As with my reviews of the previous seasons, I will try to keep this as spoiler-free as possible; however, in this case, there may be some light spoilers, due to numerous facets of the story. With that said, here are the scores for this season:

Story: 7
Art: 5
Sound: 7
Characters: 8
Enjoyment: 9
OVERALL: *7/10*

STORY: The story for QF3 is sort of a happy medium between the past two seasons, both in terms of content and timeframe. This first half of the season focuses on Mo Fan's first year or so after surviving the Bo City Disaster, during which he moves to the Magic Capitol, enrolls in Ming Zhu Institution and starts his college career; the second half of the season is more about a specific incident, one which yet again forces Mo Fan to fight for survival whilst putting his life on the line in order to save those around him.

One of the biggest highlights of this season for me is the expansion of the lore. This time around, you learn much more about the different types of magic, including a deeper exploration of elements only barely mentioned in the previous seasons. You also learn about some more advanced levels of magic, different ways a mage can gain stronger abilities, the variety of magic equipment, and other details which give you a more complete picture of magic and just how little Mo Fan actually knows, despite his already-OP abilities. In addition to the exploration of magic, this season also reminds us of the fact that Quanzhi Fashi is something of an isekai anime at heart, and addresses this issue far more than even the first season. The change in Mo Fan’s world is still a mystery that needs to be unraveled, after all, and QF3 gives the impression that this mystery is likely going to be of ever-increasing importance down the road.

This brings us to perhaps the biggest improvement in QF3: the ending (or lack thereof). Unlike the prior seasons, which had extremely-abrupt endings that came off as rushed, in part because the endings were also the climaxes, this season actually has something of a gradual "cool-down" after the climactic battle, and even sets up for a continuation of the story, all whilst stopping at a perfect point in the story. This is easily the best-executed ending in the series thus far, and it made waiting for QF4 to finally drop a little more painful than normal.

ART: I would put the production quality of QF3 about on par with that of last season, which is really about what you would expect at this point. While nothing looks particularly terrible, the animation is still sub-par.

SOUND: It’s there, and it works. I suppose the music is alright, but it is still nothing compared to the first season's smooth, sexy jazz licks.

CHARACTERS: In the last season, you saw a number of supporting characters really get some development, and that trend has continued in QF3. This time around, though, Mo Fan is basically starting from scratch in a new city, so there is a brand new supporting cast. There are a few notable connections he builds, from new friends to business colleagues, and a few of these get a fair deal of attention. There are also several characters who get set up to develop more, should we get another season released.
The character who develops the most, though, is Mo Fan himself, perhaps more so than the other two seasons combined. Not only does his strength increase considerably, but you watch him grow as a person in a number of ways, both personally and professionally. He begins to not only establish his priorities in life, but set for himself a number of personal goals to achieve, both short-term and long-term. While he is still a male in his late-teens, you get the impression that he is really coming into his own, and becoming a force to be reckoned with all the while.

ENJOYMENT: In my opinion, this season is the most enjoyable of the series thus far. QF3 sets itself apart from its predecessors is by giving us some of the best that both of the prior seasons had to offer: The first half is more slice-of-life, as in QF1, following Mo Fan’s efforts to get stronger and more well-connected; the second half is related to a specific conflict, much like QF2, albeit without much of the dystopian feel. When you aren’t cheering for Mo Fan, you are being drawn in by the world in which he resides, ever curious to learn more about his society and the magic upon which it relies. I was having fun through every moment of this season, and I can’t wait to see what happens next!
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IN SUMMATION: QF3 is the best season of this series yet: It takes everything that worked with the prior seasons, and combines them into one season full of Mo Fan kicking ass all over town. While there have been no improvements in production quality compared to QF2, the story and characters are just as solid, but with more extensive world-building. This is a great continuation of Mo Fan’s journey, and I hope this won’t be the last time we see him on the tele.