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Top Upcoming Cultivation Chinese Anime
Zhuxian - also known as - Jade Dynasty by Xiao Ding
A classic xianxia series, in fact the one that might have started the xianxia & xuanhuan webnovel trend in China to begin with. It is incredibly popular having many media adaptations, mots notably in the form of a online game and a dramas series. However, this is going to be the first time it will be animated.
This is a series that has a lot of tragedy, the cultivation world is a cruel world. The main character has to make his way in this world that is not kind or harsh but a blend of the two, perhaps in reference to the yin and yang, the two forces that coexist. In a sense that poster image highlights this well by highlighting the two different faces a devilish one and a peaceful one as well as the contrast between red and blue. I do not want to spoil much here but there is a reason this story is a classic.
The studio animating this gem is Cloud Art and it will be a CGI work by the looks of it. They have worked on CGI trailers and the likes and the standard of their works seems decent. One of them being Reversal dimension which I can not say had poor animation, plus I am sure they will have a decent budget to work on this potentially huge IP. Zhu Xian is definitely a series to look out for if you are a cultivation series fan since it will be unlike any other.
My Senior Brother is too Steady - Get To The Point
Perhaps a work that contrasts significantly from Zhu Xia. not only is Senior Brother a relatively new series, it is still ongoing whilst Zhu Xian concluded over a decade ago. Overall, Senior Brother strengths is its slice of life feel and overall less dramatic atmosphere.
The play in this series being that the Senior Brother is incredibly talented and powerful but chooses to lay low in order to avoid trouble. In a sense he is overtly cautious, he makes various traps and takes many measures to make sure his current power level is not noticed and alongside this he trained to amazing levels escape abilities to be able to escape danger. This obviously means he does not feel heroic after all he would avoid helping someone if it would compromise himself. Though he is somewhat forced into many situations and misunderstandings that rise up in regards to him by many other characters and his struggle to lay low regardless of this are quite enjoyable to see.
However, regardless of this is still an action series and not just a comedy and slice of life series. It features many action scenes but the series never seems to drift of its overall light hearted nature partially because the main character is smart and it feels like everything will work out in the end because he had prepared for it. It is somewhat anti climatic and perhaps Deus ex-Machina-esque but I feel like this is not a major issue since the series overall is light hearted and unlike Zhuxian not a tragedy but a play on the xianxia genre.
At the moment, there is no information on the studio handling this series.
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