Douluo Continent
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sunako_yueHaving lost his mother at a very young age, Tang San grew up relying on his father just as much as his father relied upon him. Meticulous and mature for his age, with extraordinary talent and wit, he was sent to Nuoding Academy, at the age of sixteen, to begin pursuing his dream of becoming a great soul master. There, under the tutelage of Yu Xiao Gang, he befriends an orphan by the name of Xiao Wu, and together they begin the long and difficult journey of cultivation. As time passes, the two friends draw ever closer, eventually swearing to look out for each other as siblings for life.
As their power and connection grow, Yu Xiao Gang realizes they need more guidance than he can provide. Sending the pair to the Shrek Academy, Tang San and Xiao Wu join five other prodigies from various academies, in their journey of cultivation. Strong in their power, the seven students become known throughout the land as the “Shrek Seven Devils”. With their fame ever-growing, the talents of the Seven are eventually noticed by a few very prominent nobles who invite them to continue their cultivation at the esteemed Tian Dou Royal Academy.
Not long after accepting the invitation, the Seven Devils find themselves caught up in an imperial struggle for power, between the first and fourth princes. At the same time, Tang San uncovers a long-hidden secret about his mother’s death. Suddenly facing battles on many fronts, Tang San finds himself forced to fight, not only to protect those he loves, but to bring honor to his sect, save his country, and complete his quest to become the greatest soul master of all time.
(Source: Viki)
Like a Sentai show, only fancier. A group of young students who form a team and learn to be better and fight arm in arm to defeat the bad guys.
**The Good**:
- The Mentor: the Grandmaster is truly a Mentor, he is fond of not only Tang San but of all the other students. He guides them and scolds them when they need it. Tang San couldn't have asked for a better guide. And not only him, the Headmaster was also always there, they were good fighters and they were good teachers (unlike that awful Fights Break Sphere). There may not be a physical academy, but the students were taught like they were supposed to. The only tiny thing that bothered me a bit was that he was too young... his partners (the headmaster and the other woman) were obviously much older than him.
- The costumes: they were thick and with good colors, and thank G the show was filmed when it was cold.
- The team: individually, I think I like Rong Rong and Ou Si Ke more than the others. He was funny and she has a character development. The others were just ok, but as a team, they were better. I started to like them when they participated in the competition.. it made me remember One Piece, in the Corrida Colosseum. For about 30 episodes there wasn't much chemistry between them, no actually bond, but for the last 10 it is much better.
- The world-building: it looked good on screen, with the rings and Spirit masters, and I like that there were several types of powers.
**The Bad:**
- The MC, Tang San and Xiao Wu: together and by themselves. Together, they were both so clingy and I see I despise the whole meimei/gee relationship, it is so cringe! He was pulling her wrist like she was a child, ALL THE TIME. He was going to the bathroom, she was also going with him. She was sleeping in the girl's bedroom, he was visiting her every morning to braid her hair, what. She was supposedly strong, but has many "damsel in distress" moments and he was always trying to save her. "I will protect you, Tang San/Xiao Wu" moments x100000. "his weakness"; ughhh cringe! Every time one of them was in real danger, the other was overacting like it was the end of the world.
Individually, Tang San is a Gary Stu and Xiao Wu has the tag of "Childish Female Character" which says everything. I don't know if it was their 2D characters only, but to me they were both the worst actors in the series, which pains me so much because I adore Xiao Zhan and he brings tears to my eyes every time he cries, but in this series, when he is listening to his mother talking for 10minutes straight, he just stands there crying like a fool for 10minutes straight! I was almost laughing and thinking "what a lousy acting" and this is Xiao Zhan! My poor Zhanzhan...
- The wigs: the main guys and their stiff, wavvy hairs. Terrible.
- The bgm: what with that song in the background at the least imaginable moments! The song is nice, kinda like a music box, but it didn't suit ANY of the moments and it made my skin crawl.
As a big plus point, at least XZ looked extreeemly pretty, even with that hairdo. The close-ups of his beautiful face, **chef's kiss**
**My rating: 5/10**
As their power and connection grow, Yu Xiao Gang realizes they need more guidance than he can provide. Sending the pair to the Shrek Academy, Tang San and Xiao Wu join five other prodigies from various academies, in their journey of cultivation. Strong in their power, the seven students become known throughout the land as the “Shrek Seven Devils”. With their fame ever-growing, the talents of the Seven are eventually noticed by a few very prominent nobles who invite them to continue their cultivation at the esteemed Tian Dou Royal Academy.
Not long after accepting the invitation, the Seven Devils find themselves caught up in an imperial struggle for power, between the first and fourth princes. At the same time, Tang San uncovers a long-hidden secret about his mother’s death. Suddenly facing battles on many fronts, Tang San finds himself forced to fight, not only to protect those he loves, but to bring honor to his sect, save his country, and complete his quest to become the greatest soul master of all time.
(Source: Viki)
Like a Sentai show, only fancier. A group of young students who form a team and learn to be better and fight arm in arm to defeat the bad guys.
**The Good**:
- The Mentor: the Grandmaster is truly a Mentor, he is fond of not only Tang San but of all the other students. He guides them and scolds them when they need it. Tang San couldn't have asked for a better guide. And not only him, the Headmaster was also always there, they were good fighters and they were good teachers (unlike that awful Fights Break Sphere). There may not be a physical academy, but the students were taught like they were supposed to. The only tiny thing that bothered me a bit was that he was too young... his partners (the headmaster and the other woman) were obviously much older than him.
- The costumes: they were thick and with good colors, and thank G the show was filmed when it was cold.
- The team: individually, I think I like Rong Rong and Ou Si Ke more than the others. He was funny and she has a character development. The others were just ok, but as a team, they were better. I started to like them when they participated in the competition.. it made me remember One Piece, in the Corrida Colosseum. For about 30 episodes there wasn't much chemistry between them, no actually bond, but for the last 10 it is much better.
- The world-building: it looked good on screen, with the rings and Spirit masters, and I like that there were several types of powers.
**The Bad:**
- The MC, Tang San and Xiao Wu: together and by themselves. Together, they were both so clingy and I see I despise the whole meimei/gee relationship, it is so cringe! He was pulling her wrist like she was a child, ALL THE TIME. He was going to the bathroom, she was also going with him. She was sleeping in the girl's bedroom, he was visiting her every morning to braid her hair, what. She was supposedly strong, but has many "damsel in distress" moments and he was always trying to save her. "I will protect you, Tang San/Xiao Wu" moments x100000. "his weakness"; ughhh cringe! Every time one of them was in real danger, the other was overacting like it was the end of the world.
Individually, Tang San is a Gary Stu and Xiao Wu has the tag of "Childish Female Character" which says everything. I don't know if it was their 2D characters only, but to me they were both the worst actors in the series, which pains me so much because I adore Xiao Zhan and he brings tears to my eyes every time he cries, but in this series, when he is listening to his mother talking for 10minutes straight, he just stands there crying like a fool for 10minutes straight! I was almost laughing and thinking "what a lousy acting" and this is Xiao Zhan! My poor Zhanzhan...
- The wigs: the main guys and their stiff, wavvy hairs. Terrible.
- The bgm: what with that song in the background at the least imaginable moments! The song is nice, kinda like a music box, but it didn't suit ANY of the moments and it made my skin crawl.
As a big plus point, at least XZ looked extreeemly pretty, even with that hairdo. The close-ups of his beautiful face, **chef's kiss**
**My rating: 5/10**
