Da Wang Rao Ming

Anime opening is best of Chinese animation, but it doesn't even represent reality, that animation still is not good it is decent compared to some, but op caused me to give it much more expectation. I personally like song at the beginning and ending, i like use of BGM (Background music) it is not overbearing but it bring certain atmosphere and it works even if you don't notice it, didn't see any short comings with sound design or feel but also it didn't pop out mostly, only in few flashbacks it popped out for me and made me notice it more, but still great sound design. Storyis quite simple for wuxia style story, it has it's own quirks but it also borrows common concepts from other wuxia "system" stories levels, magic weapons, soul sea etc. for experienced person in wuxia it isn't nothing impressive, but the characters even if simple their dialogue or personality doesn't feel forced, and it is enjoyable as main character does have simple goals on his mind it really doesn't undermine his character, but i can't say for certain as the story seems to presented characters did a bit of development and ended, i wouldn't say gaining more power is a development of character more of story and as of season 1, can't tell really what is really about it. I would recommend it to watch, but better option is to wait for second season that is in development, as for now it is decent introduction to itself but doesn't really push the story much and at end can leave you with bit of saltines of ending too soon.

I finished the anime confused I still don’t get the power level system it felt random. The main characters power system confused me the most why did he get this new ability I don’t know. His little sister abilities weren’t really explained The side characters feel 1 dimensional and didn’t make a impact on me. Give me a reason to actually care about them, I can hardly remember there names. The pacing is slow the story doesn’t really go anywhere which is disappointing and when it does move it felt rushed like why are they here. It was really funny at times but it’s abit repetitive I’m hoping season two will fix the first seasons flaws

Lu Shu, an orphan abandoned by his Mother grew up in poverty with an adopted little sister Lu Xiaoyu struggling to gather money for their tuition. However, it all changes when Lu Shu is hit by a truck and dies in an accident. Activating powers passed on from his Mother, Lu Shu is revived and gets granted a Gacha System where he earns points from angering or intimidating people. The points he gathers are used to spin the wheel in hopes of getting a special cultivation fruit, single use healing, body upgrades and more. After awakening his powers and visiting his school Lu Shu noticesa suspicious Organization has been recruiting students with awakened abilities for their special academy; He tries to avoid them but to no avail. Lu Shu gets recruited by the Organization who trains the awakened students and teaches them about the world of cultivation; Lu Shu is suspicious given his previous encounters with the Organization but will they reveal their ulterior objectives or will the trust in the people around him betray Lu Shu? Story & Characters: 7/10 The story itself is much more vast than I expected which resulted in a lot of information being thrown at the viewer within the first 4 episodes, albeit very vaguely and it especially didn't help that there was no official subbing for english upon launch despite it hinting a global release outside of China. In the donghua community we barely get modern day stories that implement a cultivation and modern mannerisms together as well as Da Wang Rao Ming; The main character Lu Shu essentially carried the show because he wasn't your typical blood thirsty no-life cultivation devotee and made it a point to troll/finesse characters that tease(d) his poor upbringing. Furthermore, his companion was an adopted sibling which made the character relationships more interesting since he had a sibling relationship that developed more as he and Lu Xiaoyu discovered their innate talents. A lot of the criticism of the series that aren't visual are details and story lore that is lost among all other lost/non-utilized details. At times the smaller details were very hard to avoid such as counting anger points which was done much better in "I annoy millions of cultivators" because at the end of each episode Lu Shu would be in a surplus of unspent points and arbitrarily spend them when needed. In the beginning we see that most of his points go to failed gacha spins and stinky tofu with special attributes but apart from that we rarely see the gacha system utilized especially later in the series. As the series progresses it gets harder to follow because most of the information we are meant to understand is primitively translated/delivered so a lot of detail is missed out especially cultivation bases which is mentioned for 30 seconds in the first 3 episodes and never mentioned again. Art & Sound: 5/10 Da Wang Rao Ming pre released an opening with rotoscoped animation, abstract color palettes and high energy transitions/effects which set the bar high for anime viewers and drew a lot of first time donghua viewers to the series but it also left a bitter taste of underdelivered expectations. Marketing hype is a gimmick and almost always leads to underdelivered end products such as the recent example of Cyberpunk 2077 with over the top visual teasers, high reputation collaboration and endless day one bugs. Unfortunately, Da Wang Rao Ming is the epitome of Cyberpunk 2077 in anime/donghua terms; For the most part the series was a good watch with consistent character proportions in varying shot sizes, dynamic action choreography and use of CGI. However, in comparison to its opening visuals and high reputation director/staff, this series was an underwhelming experience of a donghua. The art style was typical of any 2D digital donghua but the visual resolution seemed a lot higher than many 2D donghua which kept me watching despite its visual flaws. The voice acting wasn't the best, there aren't many consistent background music or sound effects and at one point I've heard they re-use audio assets from gaming companies. The opening and ending music is definitely of higher quality and have catchy beats/vocals which kept me attached to each episode beginning to end. Overall, it was average in the audio department but for the next season I would like to see (more) implementation of their ED and OP music in hero-scenes with Lu Shu. Overall & Enjoyment: 6/10 It's above average in my opinion, not worth the current hype but it is a lot better the more I watch it. Next season, I hope they don't do those marketing gimmicks to hook japanese anime viewers in because it could drop their expectations of donghua and prevent many first time viewers from watching other Chinese productions.

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