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Thoroughly enjoyed the second season.

I was glad to see more of WWX and LWJ in the present day, although we still saw the scenes from the past that were missed in Season 1, which is great.

Although I wanted to rate it 10 based solely on my enjoyment, I did rate it 9 in the end looking at it from a perspective of someone who only saw anime and nothing else.

As I have read the novel, watched the drama, I did not really get lost in the plot and it was really just going naturally.

However, I did feel like story was a bit quick paced (sadly ... it only had 8 episodes) and it might leave you confused. It did jump back and forth from past and present so this could have also caused a little bit confusion.

I feel like everything that they did discover and will discover in the future (S3) is important to understand for the story. If you never read the novel, you might find yourself lost.

However, it was still very intriguing and I loved every episode.

So, overall : 9

Story: 10 - can't wait for third season
Art: 10 - so so beautiful
Sound: 10 - ^
Character: 10 - we finally get some more depth on some characters. Protect Jin Ling at all costs!
Enjoyment: 10

I do recommend the second season but you might have to re-watch before the third season is out!

Since I'm such a fan of Mo Dao Zu Shi overall, I had to write a review for the animated version! After watching live action and reading the novel, I immediately went for the animated version.

Story : 10
The story did not fully follow novel, but it was still done great.
The outline of the story is still the same and you get immersed at once when you start watching. I actually came to love the things they did do different from novel. I do not really want to spoil, but I like that we saw LWJ when WWX was missing. A little more understanding ... of his feelings.

Art : 10
How beautiful is this anime?!
One of the most beautiful animations I have ever seen. Just amazing.

Sound : 10
Much like the live action, the soundtrack is beautiful as well.
I would also like to note how creepy the flute sound is where it needs to be. Just gets the point across!
The voice acting was also great. WWX had that same playful tone to him as in the live action and LWJ sounded as LWJ should.

Character : 10
The characters were done great. LWJ graceful no matter the format. :)
As I mentioned above, it was nice having some insight to LWJ's feelings when WWX was missing (especially if you have not read the novel or watched the live). Lan WangJi is the most beautiful character and I'm excited to see what S2 will bring.
I feel like YanLi should have gotten a little more depth to her character to fully understand and feel everything later on, but we shall see!

Enjoyment : 10
I cannot get out of this MDZS world anymore... It was fully enjoyable. I got immersed immediately and not just because I wanted to see what the animated version was like. Although I do think reading the novel before might make it even better.

I recommend the anime even if this is as far as you would go and not read the original novel.

Now onto the second season!