Zi Chuan


Purple River

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Synonyms: Zi Chuan, Zichuan
Japanese: 紫川
English: Purple River
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Type: ONA
Episodes: 42
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 21, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: BUILD DREAM
Source: Novel
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy
Theme: MilitaryMilitary
Duration: 20 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.111 (scored by 587587 users)
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Ranked: #37942
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Popularity: #11177
Members: 2,354
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Synopsis

Two hundred years ago, on the Battlefield of the Blue River, the last remaining army of the Empire of Light collapsed in the midst of demonic outcries. As the last Field Marshal and Emperor fell, the chaotic world of the Western River no longer had a common ruler. Factions were formed and endless conflicts ensued, military might became the only currency of survival, and the dream to reunite the lands became the sole goal of many rulers in the generations that came after.

In the south-eastern part of the land, a powerful faction with over two hundred years of history – House Zichuan – fought off the Demons to the east, defended against the House Liufeng to the west, and contained the House Lin to the south. In order to accomplish their great ambitions and extend the bloodline of their family, countless heroes of Zichuan gave their lives in order to make this magnificent hymn come to life. This is a story about this legendary family and a hundred years of their blood and tears.

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Background

Animated adaptation of Lao Zhu's (老猪) novel of the same title.

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Ending Theme

"Bai Zhan Cheng Chuan (百戰成川)" by Feng Timo (馮提莫)




Reviews

Oct 9, 2022
Before I start my review, I want to point out that even though this donghua is tagged as action and fantasy, the fantasy elements stop only at the fact that demons and demi-humans exist (with some wuxia/martial art elements mixed in), and the action is good but not a focus. So if you are here purely to see action or heavy fantasy elements, this is not for you.

Now onto the review: This review will have some spoilers to this and will evaluate this work as an adaptation of its source material (novel). I will give it an adaptation score based on how closely it follows ...
Jun 21, 2022
Preliminary (29/42 eps)
Zi Chuan (Purple river) one of the best 3D donghua I have ever watched. It deserves better score to be honest. 3D, art and sound there is no other anime like this.

Story is war between different races. It's kinda typical and might be boring after some episodes for some people. But I enjoyed variety of stories in between war scenes. Such as doing business with tradesman in frontlines, pact with Orcs, get in touch with Dwarves, there are some good stories apart from war.

Art is no doubt well prepared and well presented, It's rendered beautifully in 3D. I enjoyed every little detail of 3D ...
May 28, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Zi Chuan takes place in a fantasy setting where the Empires of Humanity and Demons are in constant conflict over resources and territory. Zi Chuan Xiu, the adopted second brother of the Zi Chuan family, one of the three major families in the Empire begins his journey proving himself by committing great war deeds and increasing his reputation in the Empire's army. Along with Xiu, first brother Zi Chuan Dilin and third brother Zi Chuan Sterling lead factions within the Empire to help turn the tide of the ongoing war on the Empire's Far East border town Pai City. How will the demon factions respond ...

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