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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- HAAAAAA IT'S FINALLY HERE AND EP 1 WAS HALF AN HOUR LONG!! Ep 1 is free to watch on bilibili with English subs --> https://www.bilibili.com/bangumi/play/ep350301 To get rid of the comments on the screens, click the little blue button below the video. Funimation will be streaming TGCF too, their first donghua. |
XealiasOct 30, 2020 8:58 PM
| did a live of my reaction and screamed the whole time literally more than anything i couldve asked for and they showed so so much im so happy |
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| I fangirled so hard. Seeing the characters animated and talking was such a treat. |
| I've never been so excited while watching ANY series before and I was sooo happy to see that eye roll you have no idea!!! The only thing I hope for at the moment is that we'll get to see Xie Lian's past more detailed later on! And they did a pretty amazing job already on portraying the relationship between XL and HC... so much for sworn brothers HAHAHA omg I think this will be the first and last time in my life I'll get a YT membership to watch the episodes SO WORTH IT I'm already rooting for a 3rd season... YES A 3rd SEASON! |
| I'm crying this was so good |
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| What did we do to deserve an extra long episode! And omg the second one is out already too! THANK YOU THANK YOU! But they can't really censor this right? If the ring is in the ending doesn't that mean they won't erase that detail? HOW DOES A SWORN BROTHER GIVE A PRECIOUS RING?! Nope, this is gonna be BL like it has to be! |
| Man this is great! The animation are beautiful, the ost are good,they really go all out for this, i hope the quality stay the same for the rest of ep ! |
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| i cried watching the ep, i was so happy watching it. looking forward to seeing the next ep |
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| Am I the only one who is a bit disappointed by the first episode? I know they have to change some stuff from the novel, but I feel like the characters weren't portayed in the same way as in the novel, especially Xie Lian. The pacing was very fast and it was hard to understand what was going on if you didn't read the novel before. I watched the episode with a friend who didn't read it and I had to explain to her what happened in the episode because she was lost. Also I don't think they should have put flashback in the first episode, it was very confusing. I hope the rest of the donghua will get better, at least the last scene with Hua Cheng was great so it gives me a bit of hope for the future. When I watched the trailers for TGCF I thought it would be even better then MDZS, but it looks like I might end up disappointed. glaceon_cute said: Hope it isn't like the MDZS donghua which get too focused on the past. I lost interest in it because of that and dropped season 2, may find some time to watch it in future though. Season 1 is the only one set in the past, season 2 gets back in the present so you'll probably like it more than the first season. Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; please use the edit button. |
anime-primeNov 30, 2020 9:56 AM
| I can’t describe how happy I am with this adaptation ahhh. Everything’s beautiful, you can actually see how much effort the animators did on this one. The last scene was the cherry on top! Hualian is love. |
| My god those scenes of Xie Lian as a prince ascended my soul. He looks so good in that masked outfit. I like that the adaptation is showing this earlier. I hope that it's one of those things where a scene is revisited multiple times, with more details being revealed each time, because otherwise that was super short, and I don't think any new viewers would understand at all. |
whitherOct 31, 2020 11:29 PM
| First of all I wanna say I'm so freaking happy finally be able to watch some adaptation, not only read. I was waiting impatiently since the first trailer came out (so about a year?) and after another rewatch still don't believe I actually saw this episode with my own eyes. Emerys_ said: Am I the only one who is a bit disappointed by the first episode? I know they have to change some stuff from the novel, but I feel like the characters weren't portayed in the same way as in the novel, especially Xie Lian. The pacing was very fast and it was hard to understand what was going on if you didn't read the novel before. I watched the episode with a friend who didn't read it and I had to explain to her what happened in the episode because she was lost. Also I don't think they should have put flashback in the first episode, it was very confusing. I hope the rest of the donghua will get better, at least the last scene with Hua Cheng was great so it gives me a bit of hope for the future. When I watched the trailers for TGCF I thought it would be even better then MDZS, but it looks like I might end up disappointed. Yeah, the pacing was kinda fast, I noticed it too- but was a necessity to slow it down? It's just a beginning, (and tbh I didn't wana wait 4eps or so to finally see Hua Cheng first appearance), not very important either, so I guess they wanted to start it dynamically. Maybe later the pace will be different. The novel seemed to be "slower", but idk if it's cuz of long descriptions. The one thing I can complain is not very smooth scenes changing. Still- MDZS animation alone seems much "richer" and better done. Yet this ep alone gives me a an impression that the adaptaion of TGCF will be ways faithful to the original story than overcensored MDZS. The best thing as for now is the music- I absolutely adore it. mizuharaaya said: Which part that different about Xie Lian? I thought his portayal in donghua good enough And I also think the portayal of him was nice. As for me XL was excatly like in novel, even his voice- calm and steady. krisi9191 said: HUALIAN WORLD DOMINATION AAAAAAA big mood right here Mod Edit: Added spoiler tags; please hide plot details. Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; please use the edit button. |
KuniiNov 3, 2020 4:02 AM
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| Anyone know why we got 2 episodes in a row? |
Tekakurika said: Anyone know why we got 2 episodes in a row? Not sure, honestly, but I ain't complaining! lol But, have many not seen it yet? Hardly any discussion. :( |
Tekakurika said: Anyone know why we got 2 episodes in a row? It's common for Bilibili (and Tencent and maybe other Chinese platforms too) to release more than one ep on the release day. Most likely because members get to watch newer eps earlier each week compared to non-members and it's a way to attract more people to buy memberships too. Also another guess for releasing more eps at once is to attract more viewers and keep them interested. |
LienAlexandretta said: Yeah, the pacing was kinda fast, I noticed it too- but was a necessity to slow it down? It's just a beginning, (and tbh I didn't wana wait 4eps or so to finally see Hua Cheng first appearance), not very important either, so I guess they wanted to start it dynamically. Maybe later the pace will be different. The novel seemed to be "slower", but idk if it's cuz of long descriptions. The one thing I can complain is not very smooth scenes changing. Still- MDZS animation alone seems much "richer" and better done. Yet this ep alone gives me a an impression that the adaptaion of TGCF will be ways faithful to the original story than overcensored MDZS. Like you said, the change between scenes wasn't smooth at all, and except for the very last scene with HC, every scene seemed rushed and we couldn't feel the emotions and the real meaning of what was happening. I understand that the firsts chapters of the novel are not as interesting since Hua Cheng isn't there yet, but they were still crucial for the worldbuilding and to set the mood of the story. I understood everything cause I already read the novel, but for someone who hasn't read it, the first episode was really confusing. TGCF is my favorite novel so I had high hopes and expectation for the donghua, but the first episode makes it seems like they're gonna rush the story to mainly show ''cute'' moments between HC and XL to please the fans. As much as I love the relationship part of the story (Hua Cheng and Xie Lian are literaly my favorite ship ever), what also made the novel so great was the complexity of the plot and the deepnest of all the supporting characters in the story. 11 episodes is very short, so I hope they're not going to adapt passed the Ghost City Arc. I'd prefer the story to go slow but feel as deep as the novel. I think the donghua did the physical appearance of the characters perfectly, I just hope they're not going to mess up their personality, or cut the scenes too shorts so we lose precious informations about the characters. But yeah, it's only the first episode so even if I found it a bit disappointing, I still think the rest of the donghua can make up for it |
| Nice to see this donghua's rating pass 8 point now... the novel was masterpiece, and this donghua deserves it. |
| Wow, they kind of Even so, I have to say, the whole insert/ED song scene/flashback/backstory played out nicely and was filled with emotions. Still, I'd rather it play out like the novel, but it's to be expected. The other two MXTX adaptations were also fast-paced. I did find the episode very exciting, though. Seeing all the characters with such good visuals is a treat ^^ Nan Feng and Fu Yao arguing was fun! Looking forward to more of it :'D They always made me laugh. The communication array was not how I thought it'd be, but definitely very cool to have a visual of it now! I'm curious to hear the thoughts of non-novel readers, I wonder how this episode was, or if it was confusing at all. |
| So far seems very overhyped. I guess the fans are happy to see fave novel animated, but for a newcomer the beginning didn't intrigue me at all. I'm gonna follow the 3 episode rule anyway. Also the clothes and some fighting animation was very unnatural and distracting. Feels like the animation team just wanted to flex. |
| Man, the subs for this show are atrocious. It hurts to read. How could a big streaming site do such a poor job? I hope Chinese companies would stop releasing their shows to international audiences and either sell streaming rights to third parties abroad or leave everything to fansub groups cause fansubbers do a much better job with translations. As for the episode, it was kinda meh. Mind you, it's still good for a Haoliners show, but that's setting the bar really low. The animation lacks fluidity, but I like the colour scheme and character designs. The backgrounds are lovely. Too bad they are still using that Spirit Pact director, that guy just can't adapt anything without turning it into hard to follow mess. This time he screwed up badly by including a romantic MV between Hua Cheng and Xie Lian at the end... when right at the start of the next episode Xie Lian wonders who that guy in red could be or if he is perhaps the ghost groom! This makes the whole narrative fragmented and schizophrenic! Either you make an avant-garde compilation of evocative scenes or follow a more traditional approach to story structure - you can't have both, at least not with your poor set of skills! Emerys_ said: When I watched the trailers for TGCF I thought it would be even better then MDZS, but it looks like I might end up disappointed. The director for this show is 李豪凌 - the guy who turned Spirit Pact into a WTF train. Lower your expectations accordingly. Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; please use the edit button. |
anime-primeNov 30, 2020 9:56 AM
Emerys_ said: Am I the only one who is a bit disappointed by the first episode? I know they have to change some stuff from the novel, but I feel like the characters weren't portayed in the same way as in the novel, especially Xie Lian. The pacing was very fast and it was hard to understand what was going on if you didn't read the novel before. I watched the episode with a friend who didn't read it and I had to explain to her what happened in the episode because she was lost. Also I don't think they should have put flashback in the first episode, it was very confusing. I hope the rest of the donghua will get better, at least the last scene with Hua Cheng was great so it gives me a bit of hope for the future. When I watched the trailers for TGCF I thought it would be even better then MDZS, but it looks like I might end up disappointed. Maybe it's just a thing of taste? Because for me it's the other way around. Aside from the confusing mess that was the first season of MDZS I found the whole development and scenes too slow paced and had to fight the urge to skip forward later on. I think TGCF did it just right 🤔 The scene showing his past is the same. I can understand people getting confused by it but I guess it's intended to intrigue people. Just because you don't understand everything at ep 1 immidiately doesn't mean it's bad. I personally am sick of those animes where I know exactly how the show will go and end just by watching 2 episodes. Of course they also shouldn't make it too confusing right at the start. We'll just have to see I guess But I, too, hope that they'll take their time to flesh out the characters. But there's only so much you can show in such a short time. It only has 11 episodes and i doubt they're gonna make 5 seasons or more to flesh out everything the way it is in the novel The book is always better. It's always been this way and always will be^^ But I think they did amazing with the first episode chi4ko said: The director for this show is 李豪凌 - the guy who turned Spirit Pact into a WTF train. Lower your expectations accordingly. I didn't watch spirit Pact but pls don't scare me like dat |
VedrunNov 2, 2020 9:44 AM
| It was SOOOO beautiful I cried so much and I was shaking so much. Thank you hualian you're really loved. |
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chi4ko said: The director for this show is 李豪凌 - the guy who turned Spirit Pact into a WTF train. Lower your expectations accordingly. lmao I did not know this. I did not like Spirit Pact at all. Forced myself to watch 4 episodes and then dropped it like a ton of bricks. I am not worried about TGCF though because it's stronger visually and story-wise. My bias is showing though because I am also a fan of it. |
| Definitely agree with everyone above that the pacing is way too fast. I couldn't understand like half the stuff that was going on. This is coming from someone who hasn't read the novels. The animation and character design is lovely though. Will probably keep watching. |
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| Saw this show popped up as the highest rated airing series so far, and it looks really promising. The only problem I have with it is the pacing and the subtitles, as I have to read a million miles an hour. |
| Like with MDZS before. This just blows my mind how well it's done. I thought the animation wouldn't be so great when I saw the pvs, but I was WRONG. It's not the same as MDZS donghua animation and art style but' still very well done. Actually reminded me of Ghibli in a few instances when paired with the music. I can't comment how accurate it is to the novel since I only read chapter 1 and 2 months ago. But I really like Xie Lian, he's almost as lovely as the one in the manhua. My only problem are the subs. They go really fast and I have to pause and back to reread. Not taking it on the donghua itself. |
cryzwatchesanime said: Definitely agree with everyone above that the pacing is way too fast. I couldn't understand like half the stuff that was going on. This is coming from someone who hasn't read the novels. The animation and character design is lovely though. Will probably keep watching. Had the same problem with the show, haven't read the novels. The ending which some claim to be emotional didn't resonate at all, but I'll keep watching to see if the problems the show has becomes less intrusive. |
| We are only here for a short amount of time, I want to waste as much of that time possible doing nonsense |
| Watched it because I spotted it in the top airing section It was a great surprise, I went blindly into the anime and the first anime was pretty good The only downside was the voice acting, it was kinda weak especially the main character (well, I've chinese voice acting wasn't as good as the japanese one and it seems to be true to a certain extent, MDZS had a great voice acting though) I didn't see any major problem with the pacing It was indeed fast, but since I didn't read the novel I guess it's not really bothering me _cjessop19_ said: Saw this show popped up as the highest rated airing series so far, and it looks really promising. The only problem I have with it is the pacing and the subtitles, as I have to read a million miles an hour. Yeah, it's sometimes hard to keep up especially when English isn't your native language ;_; But I'm currently binging Monogatari and it's more or less the same pace (with more dialogues !), guess we just have to get used to it |
SputnikPlanitia said: the plot is good?, i should watch it?, I've only watched Mo dao zu shi from the same creator and it's really good, is this the same? As I've read the novel I can promise you the overall plot is amazing. And I think they've done a nice job adapting so far^^ Ya'll keep complaining about subs being too fast and make it sound like that's the shows fault. Chinese is a very fast language. I have watched no donghua until now where I DIDN'T have problems keeping up with reading. If you gotta blame someone either blame it on the Chinese language for being too fast or the English for being too slow. YA'LL DON'T WANT ME TO GET STARTED ON GERMAN SUBS I'd probably get to read 1 word out of 10 before the subs change lol |
| I enjoyed it, although I was confused the majority of the time. |
| This is the first ever Chinese anime i've ever watched, and I must say, it's visually impressive. The story hasn't captivated me as much, but i'll gladly stick around for the visuals. |
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cryzwatchesanime said: Definitely agree with everyone above that the pacing is way too fast. I couldn't understand like half the stuff that was going on. This is coming from someone who hasn't read the novels. The animation and character design is lovely though. Will probably keep watching. If I remember correctly, Ep 1 is pretty accurate to how the novel +a few chapters starts off and the pacing is about the same, more or less. |
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MagentaBee said: I need a lot of help with what is happening. As a non-novel reader, I started watching this yesterday because of how highly this was rated, but I am completely lost. I am very confused with how the world works since it didn't really bother explaining any of it. Is it like this is the novel too? I dropped this after one episode yesterday, but I am not exactly sure if it was the right decision. actually most Chinese series getting better after 5++ eps, I was non novel reader MDZS and found it interesting after eps 10. The only way to find this series interesting, you must keep watching it and pay attention because some event in ep1 will connected to later arc, probably season2 or 3. If you think it's not interesting after 5+ eps probably 'not your cup of tea', but like i said the story will getting better probably in season 2 or 3 depends of the pace. And remember, the original novel is BL. For this series, the original novel have 244 chapters and i found it really interesting after 50+++ chapters. The high rating probably came from novel reader like me. Pardon my English I'm not native. |
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