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May 13, 2023 6:26 PM
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Not trying to incite any debates, but just wondering if there are any Chinese anime that are good and worth watching.

Only one I have seen was Link Click which was quite good.

Any others that people recommend?
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Since it's from China, it's called Donghua, and is not anime. MAL really needs to make a distinction, at least by putting it in as "Donghua" on the list, much like how Manhwa is labeled as such. And I don't know much about this, but I've heard that The Daily Life of the Immortal King is good. However, I myself haven't watched it.
May 13, 2023 6:44 PM
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KINGS AVATAR
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi
both from same studio really nice
May 13, 2023 6:45 PM
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Just try this one, guarantee u willnt be disappointed

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roger5070mm said:
KINGS AVATAR
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi
both from same studio really nice
Out of the few that i've seen, these are a couple of them.  I think they are decent.
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May 13, 2023 7:09 PM
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Soul land, Doupo Cangqiong, Perfect world and Swallowed star try this
May 13, 2023 7:14 PM
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Kings Avatar, Scissor Seven (Short-form ~13 minute episodes), Daily Life of the Immortal King, Kings Avatar again, Link Click is fantastic. 
May 13, 2023 7:28 PM
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Many good recommendations here.

I also like Year Hare Affair (那年那兔那些事) that teaches modern Chinese history from a Mainland Chinese perspective.
May 13, 2023 7:30 PM
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Uncharted Walker it's really good, and good animation. But his only season end up on cliffhanger.
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ForgotEyeWasHere said:
Since it's from China, it's called Donghua, and is not anime. MAL really needs to make a distinction, at least by putting it in as "Donghua" on the list, much like how Manhwa is labeled as such. And I don't know much about this, but I've heard that The Daily Life of the Immortal King is good. However, I myself haven't watched it.
Yea, it would help folks find them easier and standout more, plus be educational. But its MAL we're talking here sadly 🤷.
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May 13, 2023 7:39 PM
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Link Click legit exists !! and all sort of people love it.






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Mo Dao Zu Shi (complete with 3 seasons)
Big Fish & Begonia (movie)
Meng Qi Shi Shen (complete with 3 seasons)
Heaven Official's Blessing (same creator as Mo Dao Zu Shi)
May 13, 2023 8:03 PM

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Aside from the obvious most popular shounen, like douluo dalu and doupo cangquiong (which are arguably better than most japanese shounen), I think shiguang dailiren is perhaps one of the best titles ever.
But yea, about 90% of what gets released is poorly animated cheap 3dcg generic cultivation short formats, which I love and yet wouldn't recommend to anyone.

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Since it's from China, it's called Donghua, and is not anime.
"Since it's from china, speak chinese." Donghua and anime mean the exact same thing, and nobody gets confused by reading "chinese anime", wondering what could it possibly mean.
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Mo Dao Zu Shi is simply one of the best completed shows in existence.
Fox Spirit Matchmaker starts out a little messy, but gets really good.
Si Wuxie is more of a kids' show with cute silly characters and light plot, but the CG animation is somehow godlike.
Tian Guan Ci Fu is based on a novel by the same author as for Mo Dao Zu Shi, so it's bound to be good, though who knows if it will get a second season. I suspect China is putting up obstacles to BL works.
Psychic Princess is good. The OP is cringe but will grow on you.
Vegan Dragon is unfairly villainized is a cute and funny fantasy comedy adventure which is good with a masterpiece ED.
Beryl and Sapphire is very original, with some really interesting arcs.
Personally think Face on Lie is awesome but it's definitely not for everyone, with a feel more akin to TV soap drama than anime.
May 13, 2023 8:13 PM

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I've only seen a handful, but besides Shiguang Dailiren/Link Click from 2021, which became one of the more, perhaps the most famous one in recent years in anime-watching online communities anyway, which is solid (albeit a still incomplete and ongoing work-in-progress), another I'm really enjoying is Aiyou de Mishi from this season (also called Aiyou's Secret Room or X&Y as far as the alternate English titles).

Aiyou de Mishi is particularly recommendation-worthy if you're also someone who enjoys the thriller genre and thinks newer anime is in dire need of some more thrillers, and also mystery. I don't know when the slump or dearth in mystery thrillers began exactly or how quantifiable it is, but it seems real enough to be noticeable and bothersome. This is a good antidote to that trend of us thriller and/or mystery fans increasingly feeling an empty hole, as was Shiguang Dailiren before it. It's airing first run currently, but right now it's still relatively early days to judge or assess where it's really going as we're only six episodes into a season which is slated to be 16 episodes. Oh, also it's an ONA series.

Bai Yao Pu is another worth mentioning, maybe of particular interest to those who appreciate the episodic tales of a supernatural adventure mystery type show with a mysterious traveler, like Mushishi. Maybe a little less iyashikei or borderline philosophical, but can't say in full as I've only seen the first season so far. I think it has a rather beautiful art style for a newer series though, as I have not been as fond of the ones in many newer series. It looks pretty great. This one started in 2020.

The only thing that bothers me in some of these/some episodes of these and some other Chinese anime is that the subtitles tend to suck, especially early on when they're first released, compared to Japanese anime where there's obviously a much larger more effective system in place for either company professional or even fan groups translating Japanese into English as opposed to Mandarin Chinese into English. Still though, I would rather much them in their original Chinese than with an English or Japanese or any other language dub, as I prefer watching everything in its original language.

Also, another user further up the thread mentioned how these Chinese anime really should be identified and classified as donghua rather than lumped in as anime, and while that's technically true, they are factually donghua, and the Korean variant is aeni, technically they can all also be considered anime like the Japanese ones as it's simply the Japanese name for all animated works, and while that can be said to therefore apply to, say, American, French, Belgian, British, and Canadian cartoons too (to prompt some who would then ask "Then why not call and consider everything animated as anime?"), for instance, the difference is there is a great shared market for viewers/consumers, overlap in animation studios' work and collaboration, and shared history and cultural influences connecting Japan, China, and Korea in a way which isn't the case with distant Western countries and others. That's why I also started considering them all anime the way MAL does and decided to organize them, even if I've still vastly seen far more of the still more successful and popular Japanese ones.
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cooking with valkyries is pretty good in the cooking/slice of life genre
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So far, I have only watched Nu Wushen de Canzhuo. It was a nice and relaxing show.
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Wu Shan Wu Xing is Kimetsu but with good animation and choreography.
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Rakshasa Street was decent. That's the only one I've seen though.
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I'm looking for a Chinese basketball anime called left handed lay-ups..
 

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joaquinns said:
cooking with valkyries is pretty good in the cooking/slice of life genre


That endings summer beach BBQ had me listening to it in a loop for hours
 

May 14, 2023 7:01 AM

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I've only seen 2. I like Big Fish and Begonia more than any Ghibli movie.
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May 14, 2023 7:06 AM
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Fei Ren Zai is really high quality imo.
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Not The King's Avatar.

It's just a power fantasy smurfing in low MMR bracket with people non stop fellating the MC, even those that should be his equals by skill.
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ForgotEyeWasHere said:
Since it's from China, it's called Donghua, and is not anime. MAL really needs to make a distinction, at least by putting it in as "Donghua" on the list, much like how Manhwa is labeled as such. And I don't know much about this, but I've heard that The Daily Life of the Immortal King is good. However, I myself haven't watched it.


This.
It's about time to split donghua and aeni into their own categories, same with manhua and manhwa.
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May 14, 2023 9:49 AM

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Of the ones I've enjoyed, one not mentioned here yet is Quanzhi Fashi (Full-Time Magister).
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May 14, 2023 9:56 AM

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All Saints Street I found enjoyable.

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The Legend of Hei (movie) was really good.

(I watched both in Japanese audio instead of Chinese)
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May 14, 2023 10:00 AM

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Link Click is outstanding, definitely my favorite Chinese anime by far. Mo Dao Zu Shi is also pretty good. I haven't watched the new seasons of it since they haven't been JP dubbed, but Hitori no Shita: The Outcast 2nd season was a pretty cool tournament arc. First season wasn't as good though.
May 14, 2023 10:14 AM

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Link Click, Mo Dao Zu Shi and Tian Guan Ci Fu immediately comes to mind

Quanzhi Gaoshou sounds interesting too but I haven't watched it yet
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I've only seen Cupid's Chocolates, which I thought was okay-above average. 
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"Chinese anime" doesn't exist. You mean "donghua" or "Chinese animation".


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Depends on what genres you're into and what you think are good shows in general. I've personally found multiple shows I enjoyed from china. 

the daily life of the immortal king 
cinderella chef  
god troubles me 
heaven official's blessing 
love between fairy and devil
the founder of diabolism 
no doubt in us 
thousand autumns 
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System 


currently Ta bu dang nuzhu hen duonian (I have not been a pleb for many years) is airing, but its only been going for 3 episodes so far, so its hard to say if its great yet. For now I think it does a good job. 
X&Y (Aiyou de mishi) is also airing with 6 episodes out, since you enjoyed link click I think this one might be to your taste. 
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subesora said:
All Saints Street I found enjoyable.

&

The Legend of Hei (movie) was really good.

(I watched both in Japanese audio instead of Chinese)

I second this the Legend of Hei is definitely worth the watch. I even put a couple of my friends onto it. 


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Link Click was a 7 at best
is there something you think is better than that?
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There are many of them. I like Bai Yao Pu, Aiyou de Mishi, Daomu Biji Zhi Qinling Shen Shu.
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Scissor Seven is probably one of the best Chinese anime :)
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fantaghost said:
Not trying to incite any debates, but just wondering if there are any Chinese anime that are good and worth watching.

Only one I have seen was Link Click which was quite good.

Any others that people recommend?

Da Li Si Rizhi season 1 is awesome, but s2 unfortunately has been quite disappointing

If you want more thoughts: https://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=460542
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DigiCat said:
fantaghost said:
Not trying to incite any debates, but just wondering if there are any Chinese anime that are good and worth watching.

Only one I have seen was Link Click which was quite good.

Any others that people recommend?

Da Li Si Rizhi season 1 is awesome, but s2 unfortunately has been quite disappointing

If you want more thoughts: https://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=460542

I also watched the first seaaon, tried to saw the second and dropped, it became pretty monotonous for me.
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My favourite is Link Click and Da Yu Hai Tang (Movie)

Currently watching Aiyou de Mishi (X&Y) it's really good.
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Are there any Chinese anime that are good?

Seriously?

Chinese donghua is vastly superior to Japanese anime, of course they’re good.
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Runasius said:
Are there any Chinese anime that are good?

Seriously?

Chinese donghua is vastly superior to Japanese anime, of course they’re good.

Uh-huh... well someone's delusional
May 15, 2023 1:59 PM
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Try “God Troubles Me”. It’s a Slice of Life and comedy anime, it’s quite lighthearted and soft.



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"Are there any Chinese anime that are actually Good?"

1. There's no such thing as "chinese anime", better call those donghua.
2. Here some recommendations in various genres (but mostly wuxia):

Mo Dao Zu Shi
Cike Wu Liuqi
Ling Long: Incarnation
Xing Hai Qishi
Min Diao Ju Yi Wen Lu
Daomu Biji Zhi Qinling Shen Shu
Lie Huo Jiao Chou
Shi Yi Chang An: Mingyue Jishi You
Jun You Yun
Zanting! Rang Wo Cha Gonglue
Bai Yao Pu
Yinhe Zhi Xin
Shen Mu
Long Zu
Juedai Shuang Jiao
Shi Cao Lao Long Bei Guan Yi E Long Zhi Ming
Liang Bu Yi
Wuxian Shijie
Chi Yan Jinyiwei
Shaonian Ge Xing: Feng Hua Xue Yue Pian
Shaonian Bai Ma Zui Chun Feng
Huo Feng Liao Yuan

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X&Y, a show that is airing right now about escape rooms.
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DigiCat said:
Runasius said:
Are there any Chinese anime that are good?

Seriously?

Chinese donghua is vastly superior to Japanese anime, of course they’re good.

Uh-huh... well someone's delusional


Idk man

I think link click is better than all the other time travel based anime out there.
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Runasius said:
I think link click is better than all the other time travel based anime out there

I respect your opinion and am glad you enjoyed it, i found it to be too repetitive for my taste
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i fucking love scissor seven. need to watch the most recent season i'm so behind on anime these days lol
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"Chinese anime" doesn't exist. You mean "donghua" or "Chinese animation".
Anime’ is short for ‘animation’ in Japanese, but in English, it’s evolved to describe a distinct style, not just Japanese origin.
So when people say ‘Chinese anime,’ they usually mean Chinese-made animation that looks and feels like a Japanese animation. It’s shorthand — like calling a TV or monitor a screen. It is not technically the correct word, but it is widely understood by an English speaker.
'Animation' is a broad term, let's put it this way — it covers everything, from American cartoons to some music videos and claymation. But when someone says 'American anime,' they’re clearly referring to Japanese-style animation made in America. Same logic applies here.
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i fucking love scissor seven. need to watch the most recent season i'm so behind on anime these days lol
It was way better than what I was expecting when I first walked into lol; it was a pretty good rom-com, I'm also way behind lol
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