Emo Faze

Donghua, literally meaning "moving pictures," refers to animation produced in China

This is a stack comprised of Chinese animation mainly in the Xinxia / Wuxia genres

I have amassed a repertoire of super binge-able shows which cannot be called "TRASH".

There may be some gems not on this list.

Yes the Main characters are probably overpowered but these do it the best,

This is the very pinnacle of the genre. Peak immersion.

Ranked from Best to worst.

I summarize the series, so bad seasons will tank the series.

JUST INCLUDING PIONEERING SEASON, BUT IT REPRESENTS ALL OF THE AVAILABLE SEASONS.

BUT WHERE? IS 2024 ones? WHY AREN'T THERE ALOT FROM 2024? This year had many recurring ones and the new ones were awful.

Not here? I haven't watched it or it's truly isekai trash.

Collection of all 3D Fantasy Donghua (only the first season entry)

Speaks for itself, but it can contain chinese folklore or chinese historical elements, like spirits and dynasties

Donghua is the term used to refer to animation produced in China, encompassing all animated works but specifically referring to Chinese animation. Donghua adapts manhua comics and is often associated with 3D CG animation, although it can also use more standard anime-style animation.

All entries are based on popularity, views (audience), rating, quality, and my opinion. Donghua in this interest stack are considered above-average or top-tier, animation and/or story-wise. Entries higher up are generally (not definitively) better based on the criteria above.

Some donghua on this list have not been watched by me but are generally well received.

I have generally excluded donghua with low-quality graphics (budget), but I would like to mention that they are by no means bad. 

Check out my other list ([SSS] 2D donghua) for more recommendations. Visit my profile for more.

Highly recommend checking some of these donghuas' novels and dramas.


Additional donghua recommendations:
1. The Rich God
2. God of ten thousand realms
3. Wushen Zhuhai
4. Ling Jian Zun
5. Wu Shang Shen Di
6. My Heroic Husband
7. Wo Shi Da Shenxian
8. Xingchen bian

Movie recommendations:
1. Bai She: Yuan Qi
2. Nezha Zhi Mo Tong Jiang Shi
3. New Gods: Nezha Reborn

All sorts of Chinese animes/3D series that is above overall 8 points, and should watch in my experience. Only the first seasons are included.

I am not a Chinese speaker, so all the series included has more or less decent English subtitles.

Shortcut to "cultivation" series: must watch; Fanren Xiu, Xian Ni

Best of the best (ongoing). I mostly watch wuxia/xianxia or historical shows so will be biased towards those genres.

To be frank, the bar in terms of good writing for donghua is very low, because most of the novels that have good writing are adapted for the much more profitable live-action drama industry. The target age demographic for donghua is also generally younger, which unfortunately often means simpler plots and pacing issues.

Even though I casually enjoy some "slop," this list only consists of titles that would be on par with the much more mature JP animation industry standards of character & plot writing, visuals, etc. I consider writing quality as slightly more important than visuals, so shows that have subpar animation but excellent writing will still make it onto this list.