Douluo Continent (2021)

Special effects, fantasy and fairytale

This is a fantasy story set in a place called Douluo Continent. Here each martial art expert has a personal ability called martial spirit which enables them to display special powers. The story is more in the genre of Harry Porter although the story and setting are entirely different. I think this drama would appeal to the young adults and children as it has a fairytale setting and is filled with special effects and actions.

The backdrop is that of an academy struggling to survive financially while it takes in some of the most outstanding martial students and trains them to become masters. They are invited to a competition hosted by the continent's most powerful martial spirit academy. Conspiracies loom and hidden secrets are brought to light.

Like a lot of dramas, there is a mystery leading you on. It is quite clear from early in the drama that there are hidden secrets that the lead characters set out to investigate, so there is not much twists in the story.

Xiao Zhan is the main lead and his fans are likely thrilled. His acting is superb but I think it is still short of his performance in the Untamed which is a tough record to beat.

If you are into action oriented fantasy and fairytale, this is an excellent drama to spend your spare time on.

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Perfeito

Simplesmente apaixonante. Roteiro bom , figurino incrivel, atuação maravilhosa de todos atores. Amei tudo. Nao seguiu a risca a obra original mas fiquei muito feliz. Tem muitas cenas diferentes da obra geral, mas é um adaptacao e isso nao me gerou frustracao. Xiao zhan como sempre otimo. A atriz que deu vida a coelhinha tambem foi perfeifa. Os dois juntos passaram muita emocao. Amei as cenas de luta, os efeitos especiais nao deixaram a desejar. Super indico o drama para quem é apaixonado por historias cheias de fantasia. Nao foi uma obra que teve um orcamento alto. Por isso achei que o pouco investimento rendeu um grande retorno.

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Introductory drama

I totally understand why people gang up to hate this drama, the flaws are pretty visible, but none bothered me, I enjoyed almost everything here and I will wait for the second season.

While I was watching this in hiding I felt what I used to feel when I read a Young Adult Novel , the dynamics is very alike, how the characters meet and interact with each other.

The drama has many Japanese animation aspects, such as the sausage guy whom has a gadget who spells cold wind just like Nami from One Piece anime. You can see fight competitions like Yu Yu Hakusho, when you need strategies to win, not only power.

The plot is very simple, the drama is very introductory to their fantastic world, the characters going from newbies to powerful ones, the family relations affairs, sects enmity etc. They are always showering us with information about their powers, once again, just like One Piece anime.

Let's see if the next season will be more plot and less couples, families and powers data/info.

Note: The most visible flaw here was the sudden editing scenes, they sometimes would just jump one scene to other in abrupt way. The OST sucks too, but the main title is okey.

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Good production with excellent cast

The story revolve around Tang San, the male lead. Tang San lost his mother since young, and he and his father depend on each other dearly. Tang San possesses extraordinary wits and talent since young, and aspires to be a great soul master.

The actors did really well, especially Xiao Zhan. Visual effect looks good also. Though it does not exactly follow the story in novel but the story is still interesting. Overall, I am very satisfied with this drama! I have not finished watching yet but the story gets more and more fascinating. Cant wait to see the next episodes! If you are a fan of Chinese fantasy drama, I strongly recommend that you should watch this one, it definitely worth your time!

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Bad idea to have seen the anime first.

As a fan of XZ, I was so excited for this drama adaptation of the anime that I decided to watch the anime first while waiting. Soul Land really became one of my favorite ever, I still wait for new episodes every week! But, it also definitely is the reason why I am disappointed with how the drama turn out. I can forgive all episodes except the ending. I mean, I cannot say anything else with the acting - XZ is of course amazing as always, so are the other characters. I blame the script/screenwriter for some of the unclear scenarios - like how all the grand soul masters (who has been built up throughout the series as all-powerful) couldnt do a single thing against BBD in the end and how Tang Hao's one flick of hammer practically ended the whole series dryly. I mean they could've at least added a bit of action, like 3-5 punches or kicks?! I'm not sure if there's a season 2, I do hope there will be and that they improve areas! (also hope it's still XZ as TangSan)

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A letdown

I started the serial with high hopes after reading the reviews. Also it starred the ML - Sean Xiao. There wasn't much action even after the first 25 episodes. I kept telling myself that if I watch on it will eventually get more interesting. However the story only started picking up after the 30th episode. The acting was the saving grace but even that could not overcome the bad directing and screenplay. Also the costumes, CGI and makeup effects were mediocre at best. The production comes across low budget and there were many plot holes where the story does not make sense. The ending was hurried and abrupt. I hope they change the director

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The female lead "Xuanyi Wu - Xiao Wu" is not good enough

The story in this drama is good, but there is a flaw that lies in the female lead "Xuanyi Wu" who does not fit the role in this drama and is not very suitable for a good match with Zhan Xiao "
The male lead "Zhan Xiao - Tang San" is very good, only the female lead "Xuanyi Wu - Xiao Wu" is not good enough.
From my point of view, the male lead and the female lead are not suitable for a good match in the drama.

All of the acting in this drama all look good, but only one female lead "Xuanyi Wu - Xiao Wu" is either very poor or very unsuitable for the role.
I think for the second look, I definitely don't want to because the female lead "Xuanyi Wu - Xiao Wu" is not good enough to be a good match with "Zhan Xiao - Tang San".

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Xiao Zhan

Overall ok drama to watch. The story line is pretty good. I really enjoyed Tang Sans personality and how he was so brave and didn’t give up on trying to succeed in getting stronger. What I did not really enjoy was Xiao Wu I personally found her to be a little annoying, a little too clingy for my taste would have wanted her to not only think about Tang San 24/7 but also have some goals. She did mention wanting to cease the war between Spiritual Masters and Spiritual Beasts she only stated it but did nothing to really fix it. But other than that I really enjoyed how all other character developed and didn’t give up on their goals.

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XZ Amazing

Okay I have literally lost trace on the times I have re-watched this series, it was super amazing and of course the ML lead well there are no words to distinguish how well he acted.

The first watch was of course just to see this amazing actor, and literally that is all I need, was watch him, didn't get the whole story or anything else for that matter. XZ was really amazing, what i particular liked was that there was no over dubbing so his voice was his and that was all i needed to watch this man, his character was well played and the way portrayed himself and the tasks that he handled in order to overcome his situation, was really good.

The second watch was of course was for the story, I'm coming to this drama without prior knowledge of the donhua or novel. So I am coming to this drama with a fresh pair of eyes and no preconceived ideas what the story should be like. but as i got into it sort of made sense again being a die hard of XZ did help in continuing with the story, I particular enjoyed the FL she was kind of cute especially with her bunny ears, she played that role well, in the sense that bunnies are cute and often playful. The story itself is pretty straightforward, not hard to follow along but somehow I felt like it lacked substance. Even with there being mysteries and secrets, the way the story was executed never left me with anticipation. A lot of scenes felt unnecessary to the overall story; they made it seem like it was important at one time but then brushed it aside later on never touching upon it much again, let alone giving it much closure.

The third/forth watch etc ... was just to try and make sense of everything, Douluo Continent has a wonderful mix of good-natured, determined, and funny characters. The “7 Devils” (main group) all experienced personal growth and development. It was a rough start for them at first because each one of them had different personalities and backgrounds, but their team chemistry gradually solidified throughout the drama. For me, character growth and friendships are just so sweet to watch.

I recommend to watch this drama if you're into fantasy and adventure. Other than that this drama doesn't offer much, but at least I don't regret watching it.

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