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I accidentally found this gem donghua and binged it in one sitting. The style of animation is 2.5D (3D cel shaded). The art style take some getting used to due to the coarse drawing style, but if you've seen the likes of The Kingdom S1, Kengan Asura and can adapt to it, you should give this a try. The action scene in this show blew me away.

The story and plot is 'seemingly' simple and straightforward, every episode the MC fights through each opponent as he trace to the mastermind for his final revenge. At the beginning of each episode is a little bit of the ... past reveal.

The soundtrack, bgm, OP and ED are all very well done and matches the 'Jianghu' theme well.

The reason I call this a gem is because the action is one of the best I've seen in donghua (and anime) in this decade. If you enjoy watching martial arts fight, the choreography, sound effects, and directing will astound you. You can almost feel the blast and impact in every punch and kick, in every clash of weapons. The fight is very fast pace yet every move can be seen clearly. You would think the fight gets boring but each opponent the MC face is different, you have sword fights, spear fights, fist fights, bamboo fights. each one is breathtaking.

Produced by a small animation studio, you can feel the passion and dedication they pour into this project.

I highly recommend this. A kind soul translated it properly in English, so you don't have to worry about nonsensical MTL subtitles. Just google for it.

This was recommended in a MAL article featuring "Top 15 Best Cooking Anime of All Time", I beg to disagree. That was totally misleading. Did the writer even watch this? There is nothing about cooking. This show should be on the Fans Service list instead.

80% Fan Service (Boobs, Thighs, Yuri, Sex talk), 15% Senseless Beating, 5% Bento. The MC being treated to carrot & stick (and vice versa) isn't even funny these days anymore.

It had an interesting premise about fighting for bento unfortunately its just a sorry excuse to try to make something unique. After the first few episodes, it become apparent it was ... pointless to watch anymore. Fan service is tolerable if the story and character development is good like 'Shokugeki'. This is just pure fan service in the guise of food anime.

Seeing how appalled the reviewers are with the series, I was about to pass it. But since it as a Netflix Original Anime, (I enjoyed quite a few series from Netflix) I decided to give it a try. Have not read the manga, but I think the story telling and pacing is fine, as I was kept interested throughout that I binged watch under 6 hrs. I will advise to wait for part2 (fingers crossed) as it did ended in an abrupt cliffhanger. Definitely the production will not wrap up like this. Rather than shoujo, it fits in a more in the mature category.

In a nutshell this anime doesn't stand the test of time. If I watched this 10 years back I might have given it a better rating. 10 years down the road, it feels dated and unoriginal. The pacing isn't good. Although each episode strings the story together and moves the plot ahead, it feels slow and draggy. The characters aren't that likeable and doesn't grow on you either. The mood and setting somewhat similar to Trigun or Cowboy Bebop but unfortunately the enjoyment isn't up to par.