Jul 24, 2018
Mo Dao Zu Shi or The Founder of Diabolism is an adaptation of my favourite Chinese BL novel, so I will probably be a bit biased in my review. (I hope there aren't any big spoilers.)
Story 9/10
By the 3rd episode, the anime has shown only the introduction to the main story and there are some minor plot changes, but I can see that it will be as good as in the novel.
The story is very interesting and unusual. Because of that it's difficult to put it under a curtain genre - it is very funny at times, however, there will be a couple of very
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sad moments. What is more, there is a little of mystery and horror, as well. To be honest, I really love the romance between the two leads - it is slow, pure and heartwarming. I am not really sure how much of their love will be shown in the anime, but as a fujioshi I can already see the love in Lan Zhan eyes. (Retrospection will have a big role in the story, showing us how the characters changed through the years.)
Characters 10/10
The characters are UNIQUE. They are smart, beautiful and realistic which is great because we can always understand why they do whatever they do. Another VERY interesting thing is that the uke and seme aren't stereotypical. The most confusing thing about the story is that most characters have more than one name but it is not really a problem (I kind of like it).
Wei Ying/ Wei WuXian/ YiLing Patriarch - the MC
The main character is strong, intelligent and independent, he is the founder of diabolism whom everybody respect or is scared of. Even though he is so strong, he is extremely kind, fun and bubbly person. (And he is the uke in the relationship!)
Lan Zhan/ Lan WangJi /HanGuang-Jun
He is calm and strict - the opposite of Wei Ying. At first they are like water and oil, but later... He loves Wei Ying a lot.
The other characters are interesting too and they really contribute to the story.
Art 10/10
The art is fantastic, astonishing, fascinating...you can use every strong word to describe how beautiful it is.
Sound 9/10
I really like the music and their voices. At first it is a bit weird to listen to the Chinese speech but you get used to it pretty fast.
Overall enjoyment 10/10
This is a great story that a person can enjoy even if they don't like yaoi (boys love). Their love is not the most important part of the plot and it is so pure that if you want to you can easily pretend that it's just bromance.
If you like yaoi though - then I would totally recommend watching the anime, reading the novel and the manga too (yes, there is a manga too, that's how popular this story is in China!). Reading the novel will help with understanding the donghua (chinese anime) much better and will most probably make you fall in love with the characters and their story!
Shortly about the anime - it is very good, so you won't make a mistake if you give it a chance!
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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