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

“The Daily Life of The Immortal King” this title describes the anime perfectly, it walks you through the main protagonist’s daily life and it is Boring!

Starting with what was good about this series. The animation, Haoliners Animation pulled out all the stops on some of the scenes. Most of the anime looks really good. The action is really smooth and the visuals are incredible. It was pretty much the only thing that got me to power through.

The story is not interesting in the slightest, it starts by introducing this massively overpowered character and then proceeds to follow him around whilst he holds back his power ... and keeps it a secret from everyone else he meets. None of the characters have any depth and because of this half the series is just the writers jumping back and forward into the overly rushed backstories. The comedy is massively forced, and it feels like almost every character attempts some form of comic relief at some point in the anime.

The plot felt pointless, there were some problems that could’ve been solved in a much quicker and easier way that it was painful to watch the characters taking it a really long round-a-bout way to achieve the same outcome and that’s just not enjoyable.

The sound and music choices for the anime were okay, nothing really stood out but that’s also nothing to complain about. I suppose in a way that fit with the theme of this series.

While I didn’t enjoy the story. I can’t deny the interesting world building of this anime. The fantasy and mythology side of it was what kept me watching, spiritual swords, demons and cultivation powers. That’s the difference that the Chinese anime brings to the table and it was slightly entertaining. But not enough to get more than a score of 3 out of me and I was not convinced to watch the second season.