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Quanzhi Gaoshou, or more better known as The King's Avatar, is unlike any anime I've seen before. Although it deals with gaming, it is not the typical augmented reality or death games you'd see in the infamous Sword Art Online or Btooom!. It is focused on a "retired" professional gamer who plays a normal computer game using keyboard and mouse, but with immense skill. And with talent, one would naturally attract attention, fellow skilled players and enemies. And that's what this anime is about... In a few highly condensed sentences.


* Story: 7/10
Without spoiling anything much, the story is about the esports scene of a fictional ... MMORPG game called "Glory". The main character, Ye Qiu, is an absolute legend at this game although he has been forced to resign from his professional team due to various reasons. This doesn't stop him from playing Glory, as he finds an internet cafe, works there and starts to make a comeback.

I think the anime is greatly focused on the esports side seeing as Ye Qiu is constantly surrounded by professional players and is, on occasion, haunted (or even hunted... in-game) by his previous team members. The story itself is quite enjoyable but it can become predictable... As most animes with overpowered characters are. However, it does have commendable originality and it's pretty funny. Overall, it's an enjoyable premise but could be improved since it didn't really feel like there was a complication or problem the characters had to resolve.


* Art: 10/10
Alright, why the 10? Well that's because when I watched the first episode, I was absolutely blown away by the quality of it all. Watch and you'll see what I mean. The merging of the 2D, and highly rendered graphics^ and animation was smooth and appropriate. The character art is very pleasing, and their designs and colour schemes are not over the top. The scenery and backgrounds are amazing and every episode makes me feel as if I'm watching an anime movie, and do not feel low-effort at all. The animation during combat is very smooth and the characters' movements are fluid, realistic and mostly all make sense.

^Disclaimer: when I say highly rendered, I mean realistic backgrounds and scenery, almost on the level of Shinkai movies (Your Name, Garden of Words, etc.) where it mimics life, or a really good photograph. I do not mean the awkward 3D models that are sometimes used in anime (for example in Sailor Moon Crystal or Love Live).


* Character: 7/10
The characters are very unique and we see a variety of types of characters. We have the cool dude (obviously Ye Qiu), the cool dude's waifu, the cool dude's tsundere boss, the cool dude's annoying friend, the cool dude's cool dudes and the list could keep going. Haha, hope you get the idea of the amaaazing range of characters. Anyway, most of the characters are easy to watch and you won't be getting angry at anyone for being rude to your favourite character, even if they're the antagonists (since that's their job). There are however, one or two characters that I just wanted to slap sometimes since they were really stubborn.

Characters are alright, nothing really stands out but there are some special boss-type people that appear from time to time. They're kind of like the characters in Kuroko's Basketball where you'd have characters with "special abilities" appear. Characters are easy to watch and understand, so that's good. Majority just aren't particularly memorable. There are those who break stereotypes, which I think is also a good thing, if you want to consider the anime's homeland country China.


* Sound: 8/10
Good music during battles keep it hyped up. There are a few scenes where I turn it down a bit because the constant clashing of weapons can get a bit too loud for my liking. The background noises are pretty good in fact since they add a realistic kind of atmosphere to the anime. The opening song is quite nice too and can be catchy after you hear it 12 times. Same goes for the ending song. Overall, good sounds and music but during battles it may be too loud.

* Overall: 9/10
Because I'd watch it again. It's really good in my opinion since it is engaging, has interesting characters and story, really high quality of art, and I have easy access to it (official uploads on YouTube if you didn't know).

This would be my first review here! I felt like Quanzhi Gaoshou was deserving of a review and just absolutely had to write one. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves anime and PC gaming, especially RPGs.