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I know this sounds ironic but I’m genuinely reading this for the plot-
I don’t mind the other scenes either but I am just amazed at how well written their world is, and this is the first time I ever felt that way. There’s just such an interesting dark air to it, I don’t know what to call it other than surprisingly realistic? For example these vampires have health insurance systems, they have therapy and self help groups, the way completely normal things from our lives are adjusted to vampires here is just so interesting. These aren’t the fantasy creatures that live in fancy castles and ... speak like they haven’t talked to anyone in hundreds of years (even tho I like those too ofc) but instead these are “normal” people, living everyday life the way it is possible to them.
USUALLY I wouldn’t enjoy such a close cut to reality since I’m reading to avoid exactly that, but here it was a pleasant surprise. Once the story really gets started I realized that every chapter ends on angst- quite painful in some parts, but worth it in the end. The chapters break in kind of an unusual way, the next chapter doesn’t pick up where the last one ended and you tend to forget what happened just before this, but the story still connects clearly.
This might sound very confusing but all I’m trying to say is that this manga caught me in a very unexpected way and I’m deeply invested now.
Side note: I thought this was going to end on the 3rd volume? I was completely prepared for it to end there and the last chapter did sound a lot like an end, but suddenly the last page said “to be continued in volume 4”. I’ll admit I was shocked.

(Only writing this because no one else has written a review here)
Just like Su Moting says in the first few episodes, this season has far too much plot. I liked the previous seasons of this show because they were silly, and because the Chinese humor was a refreshing change. Nowadays it’s rare to actually laugh out loud at a moment in a show/movie, but this show still had me laughing plenty.
BUT in this season, for some reason, the creators decided to mix in a huge chunk of lore. The entire first half of the season is fantasy war in the alternate universe. This ... started the season off with a heavy feeling, and the remaining half of it couldn’t manage to lift the spirits anymore. There wasn’t really any funny moments anymore, and in some episodes I even felt the urge to skip ahead. Just like the main character says herself, this felt like watching the wrong show.

If new seasons come after this, I will still check them out, hoping to see the vibe of the earlier seasons again. But this season… kind of disappoints me.