No spoilers = I'll vague speak for you. No worries.

I'll start by saying that I'm a fan of Xiao Zhan and had never seen anything with the other actors/actresses before, so I initially picked it up because of him and when I went in, all I knew was that it was a fantasy of some sort. I never read/saw any of the other iterations of this story.

The first episode was kind of draggy? Not bad. It just could've been shortened a bit. After that though, the story picked up fairly quickly and other characters began to get introduced. Like the FL, Wu Xuan Yi. I think she did her role wonderfully and was the very personification of bunny-like. (I've heard people say they didn't like her, but...I don't get it.)

I enjoyed the other members of the academy too and the bonds of friendship and family they developed. Actually all the relationships in the story had good foundation, etc. Easily one of my favorite parts. The little romance there was was more like an after thought, but as someone who prefers romance in all things just about, I didn't think the lack detracted from my enjoyment at all. It felt like the good sort of tease.

I heard some people say negative things about the CGI and honestly, I didn't notice anything. I thought it was good. Personally, I think the naysayers have got to have a microscope or are just looking for something to find fault with, in which case, you're inevitably bound to find something out of nothing. But, nothing stood out to me. There were no neon red signs saying, "This is such crap-tastic CGI work. How dare they? Etc."

The plot was interesting and novel to me. I haven't seen anything else like it. Refreshing.

It was family oriented so I would have no problems watching it with either my mom or my little monsters, some of who are kind of picky. There was enough quality and something in it that each of us would enjoy. Action. Story. Magic-ish. A worthy hero. Adventure. Etc.

My only issue is with the way it ended. I heard there's going to be a sequel? My fingers are crossed. I need more. But, going in as someone with no knowledge of the source material, I felt the ending was a little lackluster. The journey to get there though was phenomenal.

Would I recommend? For sure. 10/10.