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Aug 8, 2018 10:16 AM
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It's great to see more of both mc and new characters this episode
The background art is seriously great
Aug 12, 2018 8:52 AM
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The way the mc's eyes turn all evil red... I fell in love haha. Seriously though, are all chinese anime this gorgeous? What else have I been missing on...
Nov 4, 2018 1:46 AM
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Second episode and the quality and rhythm were the same of the first episode, even the comical scenes and introduced new characters!
The fight against the big Tibetan statue was nice even the enormous bell was a surprise, although it failed!!!! kekeke
Nov 25, 2018 7:37 PM
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the timelines have me a little confused :') hope things are gonna get clarified soon~
Nov 25, 2018 7:38 PM
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fluffsnake said:
the timelines have me a little confused :') hope things are gonna get clarified soon~


I'm pretty sure everything after this episode was during the past, just the anime made Mo and Wei look exactly the same so you can't tell.


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Nov 26, 2018 2:34 AM
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BackstageMage said:
fluffsnake said:
the timelines have me a little confused :') hope things are gonna get clarified soon~


I'm pretty sure everything after this episode was during the past, just the anime made Mo and Wei look exactly the same so you can't tell.


ok thought that was just me getting confused xD it got clearer now that I watched ep 3... I wonder why they chose to do that, it's weird
Dec 3, 2018 10:58 AM
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like the story has so many layers and it feel great too..
Dec 12, 2018 12:34 PM
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the plot seems a bit too confusing and the zombie element unfortunately does not seem as interesting as I'd hoped. I'm gonna drop this one.
Dec 16, 2018 6:46 AM
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Can't say I liked much these two first episodes, the animation and fight coreography are really nice but the extra length and big focus on action had me bored at times, not to mention that I can't get to remember the name of the characters at all.

I hope it gets better after this introduction.
Dec 16, 2018 12:25 PM

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Can't say I liked much these two first episodes, the animation and fight coreography are really nice but the extra length and big focus on action had me bored at times, not to mention that I can't get to remember the name of the characters at all.

I hope it gets better after this introduction.


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Dec 16, 2018 11:03 PM
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First 2 episodes were totally epic! It's always cool to see a protagonist use the evil arts, in this case Wei is a necromancer!! Those zombie on zombie fights kicked ass, and Wei, the master and disciples of those 2 Clans are all cool / funny. I really like and understand that Chinese "Shidi" bond of treasured sincerity to passion from Han to Wei. This is 1000 X better than what is that boy's love of just flirting or sexual harassment with blushing romance
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Dec 18, 2018 5:56 AM

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iamYuyaSakaki said:
First 2 episodes were totally epic! It's always cool to see a protagonist use the evil arts, in this case Wei is a necromancer!! Those zombie on zombie fights kicked ass, and Wei, the master and disciples of those 2 Clans are all cool / funny. I really like and understand that Chinese "Shidi" bond of treasured sincerity to passion from Han to Wei. This is 1000 X better than what is that boy's love of just flirting or sexual harassment with blushing romance

Hanguang-Jun isn't Wei WuXian's shidi, It's Jiang Cheng.
Boy's love isn't all sexual harassment, there are quite good BL that I've read that has no rape, I've read a lot of them actually, but if we talk about BL anime, most of the adapted ones aren't good at all, and it's sad that the good BL aren't getting animated, that's why I prefer reading good BL than watching BL anime. And we can't really compare Mo Dao Zu Shi to BL anime, due to censorship, however if we look at the novel, it's not like the usual BL since it takes way too long for the characters to get together.
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Dec 18, 2018 8:43 AM
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For anyone who's confused with Mo and Wei, the latter has an 'antenna' on his bangs. Animation thus far is stellar with lots of foreshadowing and imagery, it's just a gem when the animators put so much work for you to stop and look at (much like a puzzle).
Dec 18, 2018 9:42 AM
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SymphonyofNight said:
iamYuyaSakaki said:
First 2 episodes were totally epic! It's always cool to see a protagonist use the evil arts, in this case Wei is a necromancer!! Those zombie on zombie fights kicked ass, and Wei, the master and disciples of those 2 Clans are all cool / funny. I really like and understand that Chinese "Shidi" bond of treasured sincerity to passion from Han to Wei. This is 1000 X better than what is that boy's love of just flirting or sexual harassment with blushing romance

Hanguang-Jun isn't Wei WuXian's shidi, It's Jiang Cheng.
Boy's love isn't all sexual harassment, there are quite good BL that I've read that has no rape, I've read a lot of them actually, but if we talk about BL anime, most of the adapted ones aren't good at all, and it's sad that the good BL aren't getting animated, that's why I prefer reading good BL than watching BL anime. And we can't really compare Mo Dao Zu Shi to BL anime, due to censorship, however if we look at the novel, it's not like the usual BL since it takes way too long for the characters to get together.
my bad sorry wasn't so sure of the relationship at the start until the backstories
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Dec 18, 2018 10:28 AM

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iamYuyaSakaki said:
SymphonyofNight said:

Hanguang-Jun isn't Wei WuXian's shidi, It's Jiang Cheng.
Boy's love isn't all sexual harassment, there are quite good BL that I've read that has no rape, I've read a lot of them actually, but if we talk about BL anime, most of the adapted ones aren't good at all, and it's sad that the good BL aren't getting animated, that's why I prefer reading good BL than watching BL anime. And we can't really compare Mo Dao Zu Shi to BL anime, due to censorship, however if we look at the novel, it's not like the usual BL since it takes way too long for the characters to get together.
my bad sorry wasn't so sure of the relationship at the start until the backstories

Well at 2:57 minute in episode 1, it's said that Wei WuXian was killed by his "shidi Jiang Cheng", I guess you missed it since the subtitles is a bit fast.
Jan 11, 2019 12:28 AM

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Pretty good so far!
Mar 23, 2019 11:58 PM

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I don't understand nothing of this anime.. I can't remember the name, I hardly can distinguish characters' faces and I can't distinguish the voices..
Maybe because this is the first chinese anime I watch and I am not yet used to it ...
The animation and background art are top notch though ...
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Apr 5, 2019 8:16 PM

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Good anime so far, but confusing af with all the characters, clans, etc. Hard to wrap my head around it all.
Apr 10, 2019 10:00 AM

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I will admit I am still a bit confused but that’s probably because I have so much trouble keeping up with the Chinese lol. I will also say that the art is absolutely captivating. I love it so much. And I’m starting to warm up to the characters as well. I really like when the MCs eyes turn red too. Red eyes are always nice lol
Apr 22, 2019 7:54 AM
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it takes just one word. awesome
Jun 8, 2019 8:55 AM

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I just finish the whole anime and watch again this episode, it's a lot more heartbreaking now, why Wen Ning become like that????
He deserve a better life..
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Jul 19, 2019 10:01 AM

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That ice cream advertisment in the middle caught me so off guard.
Apr 6, 2020 2:11 PM

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I have no idea what's going on but it seems like fun.

We really need to get a Lady Fighter at some point tho.

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Nov 13, 2020 10:27 PM
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It was pretty good but the timeline threw me off... Did some research and realized there was a novel, so I'll probably be dropping this to go read the novel and then come back to either watch the drama or the anime again. It definitely wasn't bad, but I think with such a complex timeline, it's better to look at the novel since it's the only one fully completed.
Sep 7, 2021 2:42 PM

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I just noticed that lan Zhan said that he’s gonna bring wwx back to his house (lan jia) and not cloud recess (gusu). 13 years really makes a man mature, my boy so assertive now.
Dec 18, 2021 2:45 PM

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Indreju said:
I just noticed that lan Zhan said that he’s gonna bring wwx back to his house (lan jia) and not cloud recess (gusu). 13 years really makes a man mature, my boy so assertive now.


ooh, that IS quite interesting;

i am re-watching this slightly less than a week after finishing it the first time
-and with all the reveals fresh in mind from the last episodes of the 3rd season, some of these scenes takes on an entirely new meaning;
like how i didn't pay any mind really to the songs played on the flute, and had another impression of Lan Zhang grabbing "Mo" and looking pretty intense, but knowing what i do now, of course it was a dead giveaway- in more ways than one.

i'm also paying extra much attention to Lan Zhan, from now on, and seeing what you said in your post there, me not knowing chinese, that was certainly an extra cherry on the top :3!
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Dec 27, 2021 2:05 AM

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Why does the guy look exactly same in the 20 years ago scene, isn't he summoned into someone else's body? The character designs for all characters look almost the same with little variations in hair style and color.
Jun 15, 2022 5:27 AM

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looking promising. the art looks so pretty! but yeah I think I am dumb because I am kinda confused too.
Nov 22, 2022 6:55 PM
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I love the series of wei wuxian and lan wangji

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