Xian Wang de Richang Shenghuo

I recently indulged in a Chinese anime for some casual entertainment on Crunchyroll. Despite the absence of Japanese dub, which I anticipated, the switch to Chinese felt odd after being accustomed to Japanese dub for so long. Opting for English dub proved to be a middle-ground experience, with my previous encounter being the 2022 Naruto dub. My anime journey has now spanned over 9,596 episodes.

In a nutshell, this anime follows a familiar pattern, resembling others I've watched countless times. However, the final two episodes delivered an exhilarating experience, reminiscent of the intensity found in series like Mob Psycho 100 and Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion. ... The character's descent into berserk mode added a thrilling dynamic, making it worth a watch for those seeking enjoyable pastime content.

Yet, the anime is not without its flaws. The sound direction, management, and editing left much to be desired. Unlike even the worst anime with commendable sound quality, this one fell below average. The auditory experience significantly hindered my overall enjoyment, overshadowing the animation's mediocrity.

Speaking of animation, it can be deemed passable, lacking any distinctive features. While not extraordinary, it fulfills its purpose without standing out.

In conclusion, this Chinese anime serves well for casual entertainment, especially if you're seeking a break. However, the subpar sound quality may be a hindrance, and the animation, while adequate, doesn't bring anything groundbreaking to the table. The final episodes, though, manage to elevate the overall experience, leaving a lasting impact. If you're looking for a light watch with occasional moments of brilliance, this anime might just fit the bill.

This is really hard to rate. The characters and story are a lot of fun, the music is fine, but that op and ed slap. The writing dialogue is good, but the world building could use a lot of work, but it's a comedy so it's not like I was expecting an iron tight plot. The voice acting is decent enough in the dub too! The animation is what really lets this down. A couple of the action scenes look really good, but the rest range from average to terrible. The general animation doesn't have a lot of detail, uses some ugly cg, and looks ... like they gave up at times. Despite that, I really enjoyed this anime, and it has a lot going for it. I generally think that anime is kind of trash with a few treasures here and there, but you have to suffer to find them. The bar is not high, yet China both set the bar higher and lower at the same time. On one hand you have a fairly fresh idea, I mean there are obvious parallels to Mob Psycho, but it's different enough that it's not a carbon copy by any means. On the other hand the animation is so bad at times you just go, "Yep, classic Chinese thing you found at the dollar store". It's embarassingly bad. So I want to encourage the writers and staff, but discourage the animators from making anything ever again. Overall, I personally want to see more, but there are only really a couple of scenes worth watching from an "animation" perspective. It's a diamond in the rough, if we could just animate it competently from start to finish, I think this would be a really good anime. From a comedy perspective, it's quite a decent little gem, but overall it's hard to recommend to everyone. 6.20/10 Dubbed

An uninteresting, yet also actively frustrating viewing experience that steals everything it can from Saiki K and everything else from Naruto and DBZ. A tiny minority of its characters occasionally manage to be likeable and some of the action in the last few episodes managed to invest me enough to make me wonder at least a little how it was going to play out; that's all of the nice things I have to say about this unoriginal, lazy, hackish mess.

In short, there were a couple moments that were enjoyable, but if I wanted to watch something painfully mediocre, I'd find something better than this.