Continente Douluo (2021)

Whether you like this will largely depend on your preferences

If you like anime, this is a fun and light show I think you'll enjoy if you can get over the almost power ranger style CGI, costume/props. To give an example, there is a scene where an actress is supposed to be threatening using her nails, but you can see clearly it's made of a cheap rubber or silicone just from the way it bends anytime she tries to put any pressure on them. Prepare for a lot of cheese and theatrics.

The story and characters are like any other popular anime. I don't know much about this show, but I kept wondering if it is based off of a video game. Some of the music especially is reminiscent of a lot of games. The characters and style of battle and power also reminds me a little of gaming too. The storyline and progression is just like the majority of generic type anime, and if you love that genre of powering up and getting stronger, this show might be great for you.
I can't rate this highly as it's not really unique, the graphics aren't great, and the acting style, while sometimes fun, is theatrical and silly at best. It is just like a lot of animes and cartoons I used to enjoy as a child. I definitely feel this was meant for younger audiences, and for the right person, I'd agree this was show was done just fine. Wouldn't recommend this to anyone who wants any kind of realism, seriousness in acting or visuals. I can't help but feel this was made for a specific audience in mind and unfortunately I am not it. I'm about halfway through, and I'm not sure I'll finish.
This show seems great for kids, and I don't mean that as insult. Genuinely I would probably have loved this when I was much younger.

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For the budget this was a success

I really like Xiao Zhan's as his eyes are so intense but this isn't his best work. I am anti voice dubbing (unless the actors have heavy accents) so happy he did his own voice dubbing. It just took awhile to get used to as it's a lot deeper. However the sound quality in general was a distraction. This is where budget shows, over drowning background music with some questionable music choices. CGI was not too bad since I didn't expect a lot.

What's good
1. Xiao Zhan & FL had great chemistry right from the start
2. FL pulled off the ideal cute without being cringey
3. Storyline , from a person not familiar with the novel I really enjoyed the story. Feels like an adventure with some mysteries along the way.
4. Good friendships are formed along the way
5. Funny side characters

What's not so great:
1. Audio in general
2. Bad hair days and lots of them
3. Over acting in quite a few scenes

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Everything was so good until the last episode

I started to watch this drama because of the main lead(Xiao Zhan) and when i first watched it, this drama completely caught my attention. I was really immersed into the drama deeply. I like everything from the storyline, the climax, the evolution of the main lead. However, everything started to fall down when the drama nearly end. The ending was really bad and incomplete in my opinion. Rather than explaining everything, they spend the last episode on useless speech. There are many mysteries that they haven’t solved or explained. If i were to choose the ending, i would ended where xiao wu died (the anime watcher or novel reader will understand) because ending at that, i felt like the story has more a complete feeling to it and most of the mysteries would have completely solved( for example: tang san’s mother, the soul beast, the twin soul, where master came from). Although the ending was really bad in my opinion, there are some part i like it better than in anime (for example: the interaction between dai mubai and zhuzhu qing, the side story of ma hongjun, etc). Finally to those who are not satisfied with the ending of the drama like me, i highly recommend u guys to go and watch the anime, u will have a more understanding of the storyline better than just watch the drama.

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Adaptation from Soul Land anime…95% different story meant for young audience.

I've noticed that the same scriptwriter is behind "Joy of Life," "Sword Snow Stride," and this drama. It seems that he consistently uses only 5% of the original story to create an entirely new storyline. As someone who has read the novels, I find it disappointing. However, I understand that viewers who haven't read the novels may have a different experience. While the first 5 minutes of the drama are identical to the original story, everything else is different. Characters have different personalities, backstories, and even relationships.

This story is intended for a young audience and fans of light fantasy novels. While that's okay, the level of believability is low, and it feels quite childish.

The "Soul Land" anime consists of 265 episodes, each 20 minutes long. It tells the story of a young adult soul master who is reincarnated in another dimension and uses his knowledge from his previous life to advance his power. Throughout the episodes, we see him grow from a child to a man alongside his friends. I also miss the clarity of the "levels" mentioned in the anime series. For example, 10 represents the 1st ring, 20 represents the 2nd ring, and so on. It provided an easy way to understand who had power and who didn't. The screenwriter decided to alter this essential aspect of the story. In the anime, every soul master aims to reach above 70 levels.

Some characters are different, like the teacher. In the drama, he appears weak and gets kidnapped, while in the novel, he is knowledgeable and strong and does not get captured. I didn't recognize the character of the 7 devils team. Wu was playing her character well, but I felt no chemistry with Zhao Xian.

I wasn't impressed with the acting, possibly because it seemed childish. For instance, the teacher faints, wakes up, immediately stands up, and then realizes he's supposed to be in pain. I admit that I fast-forwarded a few times after episode 9. At times, it felt overly childish.

In my opinion, the screenwriter and director failed to capture the essence of the anime. The special effects were well done and the only praiseworthy aspect.

The choice of actors is average. I decided to watch this drama because of Zhao Xian and my fondness for the anime series, but I don't think it's his best role. It doesn't compare to "The Untamed" where his performance was exceptional.

Regarding the OST, I was surprised to hear the same music as "The Love Like a Galaxy." It's a 2-year difference, and maybe the composer thought nobody would notice or remember?

On a side note, it's amusing to discover an actor who played a supporting role in "Joy of Life" (Prince Jing’s son) in a new role in this drama. Same mannerisms. Liu Run Nan.

It's frustrating when a show has a sad ending, especially when it was supposed to have another season. The ending was meant to be bittersweet and show the main character becoming a god master in season 2. Unfortunately, the show had low ratings or a limited budget. This is the only plausible explanation, as it aired in 2021, and after 3 years, there are no rumors of another season. It's a complete disregard for many viewers who expected a happy ending! Another major difference from the anime series: Wu and Tang San got married, as well as the other two couples. The Phoenix guy got a girlfriend, and all the antagonists died, while the protagonists lived happily ever after with Tang San, a god soul master protecting the world.

In conclusion, it's a disappointing drama with a sad ending.

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What ! Drama ends with suspense

When I was at last episode I didn't realised it was the last one ,after completion I found that there was not any next episode then I came to know this drama had only 40 episodes. I looked for next episode not because I was obsessed with the story actually it had incomplete ending .
My last expression after ending of last episode was "what", what is this , DRAMA is overed .
So there is a need of second season of the drama otherwise " A big disappointment with the drama".
Each actor's acting was good . Second episode was little funny . My favourite character was played by female lead (the one who has power of rabbit somey like that) ,her character is true,purify ,no bad attitude towards anyone ,ready to help, so pure soul and she looked cute all the time . I think this character has some secrets . If there is second season so I think her secrets will unfold. I hope if there is a second season so same actors I like to see because while watching any drama I think viewers deeply connected with characters. It is hard to accept new characters .

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Spannung und sehr gute Unterhaltung

Ich habe alle 40 Episoden gesehen und auch teilweise schon mehrmals.
Das Drama gefällt mir ausgesprochen gut, denn es hat einen spannungsreichen Handlungsfluss, der immer stärker wird und den Zuschauer mitreißt.
Obwohl ich mich überhaupt nicht für Level im Kampf oder diese Art von Entwicklung einer Hauptrolle im Roman, Manga, Anime oder Film interessiere, hat mich das TV-Drama überzeugt.
Es gibt eine sehr gute Interaktion zwischen den unterschiedlichen, von Schurke bis Komiker, Charakteren, die höchst unterhaltsam ist. Das Schauspiel gefällt mir, es ist hochwertig und abwechslungsreich.
Die Hintergrundgeschichte verliert ihre Spannung nicht, entwickelt sich aber auch ständig, so dass der Zuschauer nicht irgendwo festhängt.
Nach den ersten fünf bis sechs Folgen wird es etwas ruhiger, weil Spannung für die mysteriösen Seelenmutationen aufgebaut wird. Und eigentlich hoffe ich, dass dieses Thema auch noch nicht beendet ist und in Season 2 wieder aufgegriffen wird.
Die Musik ist sehr zurückhaltend, was aber überhaupt nicht störend ist.
Viele Figuren habe eine enormes Entwicklungspotential, so dass ich sehr auf die Fortsetzung hoffe. Und auf weitere sehr gute Unterhaltung.

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very entertaining!

I have to say that i enjoyed the series immensely and hope that a second season will manifest. It was light-hearted and fun to be entertained by this group of young actors. Being American, I actually prefer watching Chinese movies and streaming series like this. The sets are always magnificent and the stories similar, they tend to be heroic and good messages abound. However, it would be nice to see the romantic couple live happily in the end. More often than not the protagonist loses his love interest at the end of story. Wu and Tang San had great chemestry and it was sad to see them have to separate at the end of season 1. LoL. I recommend it. Good Formula Film. As an American, I find the Chinese movie industry very refreshing.

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Xiao Zhan & Wu Xuanyi ?

Cantikkk banget sih Jiejieku😍 Wu Xuanyi Jie 😘 你真的太美了。Xiao Zhan Ge juga ganteng banget 好帅啊😘 Suka Wu Xuanyi Jie semenjak di WJSN terus ke Rocket Girl 101 dan sampai sekarang masih suka dan ngefans banget sama Xuanyi Jie. Kalo Xiao Zhan Ge udah suka dari dulu juga sebenernya, dari drama The Untamed sampai drama drama yang lainnya pun juga selalu nonton. Pokoknya sukses terus buat kalian berdua😊 Semoga drama drama selanjutnya selalu lancar dan sukses, dan aku juga berharap semoga kalian berdua bisa main di satu drama yang sama lagi. 加油💪
肖战哥 & 吴宣仪姐💕
爱你们哦😚😚😚
Love From INDONESIA 😘🇮🇩

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Waiting for season two please..

If you have watched the anime version which is still ongoing, then do lower your standard for drama version. Drama version is more compact and skipped quite a lot of nitty gritty and straight to the main story. I have not watched the anime but my hubz is watching it so I kind of peeped at his screen at times. Lol..

LIKE

Everything as this is Wu Xia mixed with fantasy and I love the story about soul masters, soul beasts and soul rings. Everything soul interests me.

DISLIKE

40 episodes are too little for this amazing drama while some crappy ones get 70 episodes?!

I remembered cursing at the last episode as it ended too soon.

MUSIC

Rated standard five stars as not even one song is to my liking though there are Lala Hsu and Liu Yu Ning. *rolled eyes*

REWATCH VALUE

Quite like the story, shall re-watch again

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Good i like it

Good drama very fantastic
Osam drams vry nyc
Vfx very good and content vry nyc totaly very goid
Acting fiting super writing
Is the any chanes to release ' second season'🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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Heart-Warming story

I enjoyed this drama. First of all, I have been looking for Xiao Zhan’s drama and was very happy to find one. I like the character development and the growth of the main as well as supporting characters throughout the story. I also like the idea of the openness of Shrek Academy that teaches students thinking outside the box and giving them more experiential learning opportunities although those opportunities involve many dangers and adventures. One of my biggest take-away from Shrek Academy is “do not judge a book by its cover.” They were many relationships, friendships, love, sacrifice, and redemption evolving around the characters, which was kind of old school but it was enough to warm my heart during this pandemic period. Although the storyline could have been more solid, especially with Xiao Zhan’s father, story development of other supporting characters, and the ending, this give me something to look forward to in season 2. To me, Ou Si Ke seems like the most funny and hilarious character that spies up the show. He stood out as the most fun actor to watch (Pretty surprised to see this side of him after seeing him in arsenal academy). Also like Xiao Zhan’s character, which matches well with him and his previous role of WWX in Untamed. Because I was watching with an app, I didn’t really get a chance to listen to any music but I didn’t have any problem with much. Chinese fantasy drama always fascinates me because they have so many different topics, themes, study object, creative aspects embedded in the story. It was nice to see another beautiful fantasy, adventure, and action drama.

In short, if you like light-hearted fantasy and adventure drama, I would recommend watching it.

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