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There are some audio and animation issues, and voice acting is not always on point. The writing is not good, except for some of the comedy. Many dialogues and interactions are poorly written, suspense is not done right, the villains are just evil to the point of being silly, the male protagonist backstory is not realistic.

Though there are some interesting plots thrown in the mix, a little less focus on continuous action and a little more slice of life would have benefitted Super Star a lot, the protagonists *are* interesting, and some relationships between characters could have used more room to breath.

Season 2 ... was overall better, though the most funny scenes happened in this season. There are some good ideas in this donghua, but it ends up formulaic and feeling unfinished. I still like it for what it is, but I would not recommend it.

Super Star Season 2 is at its best when it is pure goofy comedy, e.g., with the gender bender dynamics. It is passable, sometimes good, when we see characters working hard to overcome challenges. It becomes nearly unwatchable when its cartoonish (lol) villains are part of the plot.

I'd recommend this for people who expect to like this kind of story. It's not my favorite, but I still overall enjoyed the donghua and I'm glad I picked it. Animation quality varied.

The villains are portrayed as magnanimously powerful, a huge corporation with access to lots of resources, but at the same time they never seem to do ... anything right, which is good for them, I guess, since so often their goals seem to run counter to their own interests. They come across as a poorly written plot device, which subtracts from an otherwise enjoyable comedy.

Caveats:
+ I'm watching this partly to learn Mandarin, pausing a lot and looking up tons of words on the dictionary,
+ I did not watch season 1, though I plan to since I liked season 2 and think it'll be good for learning.
+ I'm still finishing episode 13.