I disagree on one part here, the easily bingeable part. Most of the episodes left me in such a emotionally overwhelmed state that I had to take a break and do something else for a while. Incredible show.
@@naritruwireve1381 I was straight up crying on that episode ngl. I can't tell you how grateful I was the next episode was the karate one where I had happy tears. I have never had so much tears from a show. Like other shows they spend like 30 episodes and then kill a character and I'll have a tear cause of attachment. But this show full on waterworks
I can't believe how good of a job they did animating them dancing. Animation is insanely difficult in general, but THAT is insanely difficult even in comparison to the rest of animation.
I'm not even an animator and even I know dancing is one of the easiest things to make look good (which is why dance scenes in anime are always top class). It's because they usually choreograph and film the dance in real life with a professional and then use it as reference for the animation. A lot of the time when animating regular scenes, you only have your experience as an animator to go on and not a huge amount of reference footage. You can even just rotoscope the reference footage to make it even smoother. Not trying to downplay their achievements but just wanted to point out that it isn't insanely difficult in comparison to normal animation, it's the final product that looks insanely good compared to it. (Off the top of my head there's the Chika and Haruhi ED dances that looks equally good for the same reasons).
On Gigguk's recommendation I watched Link click and I don't regret that decision, each client's backstory made me tear up and the ape-shit ending with the awesome ED topped off the brilliant experience for me.
Um...actually no....people who haven't read the novel will find it difficult to understand fully and it kinda also spoils some parts which were meant for suspense in the novel. And the manhua is also definitely better looking than the manhua so no..it's actually not that good as a donghua. But MDZS donghua on the other hand has definitely all the potential to challenge the best anime out there.
I actually read TGCF (the book) after watching the show. Sadly the fan translations have all been taken down now since the book is getting an offical english realise, which will take about 3 years for all of it to be printed. I really enjoyed the show, and season 2 has been confirmed. It's also just really pretty, like so pretty. I'd give it a rec.
Respect for wanting to call it donghua, and recognizing that it's a Chinese animation, when so many people insist on lumping multiple country's animations into the term "anime" without asking or knowing whether the creators or that country's viewers would appreciate that.
Yeah, "anime" to most people today means "Japanese animation". I feel Donghua is a better term for Chinese animation because I want the Chinese creators to get acknowledgement and credit.
Yoshi Kirishima I think Anime has become a generalised term just like how we would be calling consoles nintendos if nintendo wasnt successful in stopping consumers from generisising the term, essentially the point is Japan was too influential that it essentially everyone called the products by their name, like how a decent amount people basically ignore the manhwa manhua manga distinction and just call them manga.
As a Chinese myself, I don't get why people upset about this, it's made by 哔哩哔哩动画, which means Bilibili Donghua, and their ytb channel literally called Anime Made By Bilibili
Sweats in watched "Heaven Offical's Blessing"> then read all of TGCF> then read all of MXTX's novels...then read them again> read more danmei>joined a rabid discord>became a translation assiant>wrote fanfictions
😂😂 I completely understand, it is difficult to get off the danmei train once you jump on it, you constantly look for new novels to read and then go back to read the old ones. By the way have you read Mermaid Effect, it's not martial arts wuxia and the like but it's a good read, it's available on wattpad but sadly the translator has been busy so it's on hiatus.
@@nelielsanji1066 omg yes, like I started off with mdzs last year, consumed all of mxtx's other novels, and then got sucked into danmei as a whole. Haven't escaped it since then lol
I feel sorry for the people not giving Chinese Animation a chance. While like with the japanese industry there is alot of average shows. there are alot of Gems aswell. the smoothness of some of the animation is on an insane level. And honestly the whole "Have you eaten?" line just hits closer to home.
@@ThatsBrutal1212 The story has a lot of subtle Chinese aspects that are harder to relate to, which might make the story seem a little unrealistic. But it's just called "foreign" to people who don't understand. Garnt is SEA, and I'm Chinese. We were able to relate to these subtle aspects. Some people can't tho. At least that's how I see it.
@@weefyeet6177 I also think so. I recently found out that most anime / donghua has a lot lower rating on MAL than on e.g. Douban. I asked my mom about it and she said that it might have something to do with the fact that asian people are able to understand the special aspects more than western people.
@@fishwithbutter Yeah I looked at a couple MAL reviews as well of Link Click. Some of the reviews criticise the voice acting as monotone and lifeless, but to me it was lively and expressive, which tells me that they're too used to Japanese voice acting that is exaggerated and overdone in some aspects. Even between various Asian cultures there are degrees of variance.
I just finished this show and my God is it a king of cliffhangers. The ending for each episode is so damn interesting that it leaves you wanting for more. And the way it transitions to the ED is **chef's kiss**
To the point of the "have you eaten" thing, it's one of those little ways of saying "I love you". Before he died of cancer in 2005, my grandpa would always ask me "have you checked your oil" whenever I saw him.
There's actually quite a few great Chinese anime, I think by the end of the decade China will become a big player in the industry and hopefully South Korea does too with manhwa adaptations.
Mangwah is getting good slowly such as solo leveling creeping into a adaptation and tower of god possibly getting a season 2 and probably tons more others that are great are slowly going in the anime industry
i'm still waiting for "solo leveling" and "Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World" anime. but I wonder if they decide to animate "her summon", would they actually be able to? i feel like only "ufotable", "kyoto animation"(maybe?), and "mappa" can animate it properly enough
Cheng Xiaoshi can absolutely carry an episode. I wish they spent a bit more time expanding on Lu Guang and the girl (who was so background I don’t remember her name) but I think the lads were pretty solid as a duo at the very least.
I think they're saving Lu Guang's development for season 3. Season 1 and 2 were about Cheng Xiaoshi because they wanted to keep the mystery surrounding Lu Guang untouched. Now it's his time to shine and reveal some of his secrets.
Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest TH-camr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear 2ill
Its very potentially bad news. China has been increasingly influencing westerns companies and we've already seen far too many apologize for offending the CCP.
What? I love the main fucking plot. Gigguk really fails to mention this, but some of the small side stories actually all connect together in someway towards the main plot. It's great, idk why he has a problem with it. I think it's way higher up there than he gives it credit for. also people surprised by the good animation seem to not know how many goddamn japanese animation companies outsource some of their work to chinese companies lol. it's ALOT.
true, the final act were all rules come together was such a surprise. You needed to have all the side stories to know all the rules. Its like death note in a way. You understand the rules and the ending shines because of it.
Lol it's the complete opposite for me. I absolutely loved the murder mystery. The side stories were definitely fun too but each episode about Emma's murder had me standing up when the ending starts playing
Tian Guan Ci Fu/ Heaven's official blessing is my favorite Chinese anima this year.its has the same author as mo dao zu shi and the novel that its based off is amazing
@@meownover1973 my boyfriend now reading Heaven's official blessings, bcz he liked the donhua, when i showed him)) so yes! Good donhua is a way to make more people read and appreciate great BL novels! Muhahahaha! This is a evil tricky plan!
I know right some people avoid it because it's gay. While it's a very great show. And the novel is also a great one. There is also not a single smut scene only kissing few time, that also only in the later series. And if anyone wants to checkout hob, pls listen its not a heavy plot driven story but more of a character driven slice of life with action and romance.
This is the comment I was looking for after the satisfaction of a mdzs shoutout. :) Extremely funny almost parody levels, lots of trauma, and not too explicit/gratuitous BL when the romantic domesticity, kissing, and devotion is where it’s at. While solving side quests ofc Also, the official English translations of the source novel are beginning to be published later Dec. 2021 in North America, so 🥳
Unfortunately this anime has copied a single clip from Attack on Titan( Levi attacks the beast titan) and this clip was soon deleted because of the anger of Chinese Titan fans.
Chinese Donghua is my latest obsession...even the CG Animated donghua. I have so many favorites. The language is just so beautiful I can't wait to hear more. Chinese music even has a spot in my heart. It feels like another door has opened to the things I enjoy. :)
YES! I've been really into Chinese Donghua as well! It also roped me into C-pop and chinese vtubers. I've honestly gotten a bit bored of anime, so I switched to donghua, never been so happy that I did. Every donghua is like a breath of fresh air and a lot of donghuas look absolutely gorgeous
@@localhelp7473 The King's Avatar is a good one. Rakshasa Street is another good one. If you are into "cultivation" type donghua I'd recommend Duoluo Dalu or Soul Land, and Wan Jie Xian Zong or Wonderland. That's just a few to start you off but if you like it there are plenty more titles that are engaging and filled with great story :)
I was so upset when I finished it and there was basically no one talking about it. It was so good!! I cried so many times lmao my friends won’t give it a chance bc they can’t get used to the Chinese…
What? WHAT? is my favourite side of TH-cam is this damn small? I'm watching this one TH-camr on one side and my other favourite youtuber just watched before is in the comments 😑
What they mean by "Eat" is actually: "Fill your pie hole with something whenever I see you so that you don't make me worry about how terrible your life is." Unless the problem *is a food shortage,* they generally don't care about eating more, just that you aren't starving yourself.
see I think every chinese anime tries to go for that prestine, picture-perfect anie style. I have never been a fan of that, so I have never watched any chinese anime.
I just watched the whole thing, It is awesome, tons of fun and dope af. But definitely not better than oddtaxi. Also the comparison is weird too. Oddtaxi is kinda slow burn,mystery'ish, with huge pay offs by the end. Link click is way more fast paced,thriller, with crazy cliffhangers
Dont get me wrong, I loved it Season 2 feels slightly weaker to me tho. Way too many too drawn out fight scenes - they were epic, but I feel some of them couldve been shorter tbh - and a shit ton of repetition, because they later added a new viewpoint. In general, getting a new viewpoint is interesting, but it feels like some of these scenes were too drawn out for how little extra info we got. If S1 was like an 11/10, S2 was a 9/10 for me, you know what i mean? Still amazing, but slight downgrade. Hyped for S3 tho and seeing what Lu got up to for him to say that he broke the most important time travelling rule for Cheng and how it all connects
Gigguk recommended Odd Taxi and it was a 10/10 for me. I started this show immediately after he tweeted it out and gotta say that cliffhanger was pretty brutal. The show is soo good.
Mo Dao Zu Shi and Link Click are probably my favourite chinese anime. And Season 3 of MDZS is releasing right now. Would love to hear your thoughts about it!
Hi lol I just wanted to mention that chinese ,,anime" are called dongman. Manga is Manhua and BLs are called Danmei. Just wanted to mention as anime is Japanese and we don't use that term in China lolol
You did pronounce the chinese very accurately(apart from a few consonant mistakes), that was a surprise. A lot of chinese companies are starting to focus on learning from japanese companies now so I think you should expect to see more chinese cartoons like this pop up in the future.
@@RebelTvShka that is true, only in places they decide to study. in places they dont want to study, they go on completely different routes. not to get political but that is mostly how it is
Wow garnt’s chinese pronunication at 3:15 is actually on point. He got all the correct tones and enunciated each character very clearly; I’m very impressed xD (Edit: Chinese is my 1st language)
If you want more good chinese anime to watch try these: Mo dao zu shi...zhen hun ji...to be hero...big fish & begonia...the legend of hei...hitori no shita...bureau of paranormal investigation...kings avatar...to be heroine...scissor seven...wu shan wu xing...da li si ri zhi...heavens official blessing...da zhu zai...ze tian ji...uncharted walker...quanzhi fashi...etc..
I never thought you would talk about this show!!! I also appreciate how it’s a good gateway to Chinese music too. I can also say the same for Chinese entertainment too. A lot of people don’t really look into it.
It’s partially their own faults too, they’re praising their own culture too often that everywhere i saw chinese story & tales i can only think about Three Kingdom.. it will be hard for chinese entertainment to breakthrough, they need to work really hard on something that’s so good that it could change the entire perspective Like Manhua getting their names beyod just because a single thing called Solo Leveling breaks everyone’s expectations of webtoons.
In the USA and Uk, probably. Your country's cinema and media always huge in fellow asia and africa tough and in part of europe like eastern europe. Says "jacky chan, tony leung, vivian hsiao" there, i'd wager people will knows them
@@youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263 We all start somewhere, right? Even tho the animations (they were mostly 3d, like a Final Fantasy game right?) were bad, the stories were good :) I preferred Japanese creations, but then I gave the Chinese ones a chance and damn, it's so good
There are so many bad one and they are short with badly translate subs. Just like with Manhua. A single chapter of Manhua is 1/6 of manga or Manhwa. Also, what reason do you make Donghuas with only 7 minutes and the Opening and ending already took 2 minutes.
@@johnwong5317 Hmm yes, I will hate on a particular style of writing as it does copy the structure of a popular style. They're two different things, they're gonna be structured badly. Also the subs aren't the author's fault in general.
I really love donghua (Chinese animations), especially heaven's official blessing, Mo Dao Zu Shi, legend of luoxiaohei, di wang gong lue, da yu hai tang, link click, and a lot more. Overall I just love any animations :D especially meaningful/beautiful ones. These type of shows just make me feel at ease . Link click was a totally different experience really got me emotional lol 😌
Two of my friends suggested that I watch Link Click and Odd Taxi, now Gigguk has made a video about both of them and now I feel like I have to watch them now. They both seem like very good shows.
@CorruptedPoison True, I remember when certain people completely dumped on Fire Force and Black Clover without watching it. Then gave a half assed whoopsie video after their toxic mob trashed it. The people who actually watched it, thought it was good. I hate bandwagoners, I will never talk bad about anime around people who haven't seen it yet. I want people to give it all a chance
Gigguk: CHINA IS TAKING OVER YOUR FAVOURITE ANIME Also Gigguk: *proceeds to show a honkai sponsor ship* Edit: pls i didn't notice there was another comment like mine. I didn't copy from him. I just watched the video late
Yeah, LINK CLICK is arguably the best Chinese anime this year, I'm still waiting how Mo Dao Zu Shi 3 will unfold and end. Nevertheless, LINK CLICK definitely had become one of the most successful donghua that captivated the attention anime community, and people should start taking a look at how the Chinese animation industry had been growing and evolving in recent years.
@@LisaOnRoids A robot or AI assistant is programmed to time travel 100 years to the past to prevent a war between AI and humans but instead of NOT making any changes the robot is programmed to ALL the changes that are needed in order to prevent the war. The part where there are changes needed to be made is where the plot of Vivy differs from Link Click's.
I'd say Link Click is nothing like Vivy Vivy is all about changing the past through time travel while Link Click is all about accepting the past and live with no regrets Vivy is much closer to Fate Grand Order
I can't express how EXACTLY this show catered to what I've been wanting in a show for so long since Stein's;Gate, Death Parade, Mushishi, and Madoka, everything about it was great; really cool and unique powers, time travel angst, episodic stories that actually make you care about the one off characters and what happens to them, cliffhangers and plot twists in almost every episode, a main plot stirring up in the undercurrent that eventually takes over in the last episodes, main characters with a wholesome brotherhood that we don't learn everything about all at once (and one still a mystery by the end of the season), FANTASTIC opening and ending themes (the former giving a sense of sadness in preparation for the feels you'll likely experience in the episode, and the latter giving you anxiety for what the next episode will bring) and a BRUTAL cliffhanger ending that left me screaming for more. The last time something made me feel this way was the indie game Sally Face, which got better and better as each chapter came out, I hope this show proves the same with its future seasons!
You put into words exactly how I felt about this show. It was like watching a perfect combination of Steins:Gate and Death Parade, and I loved every second of it! 😍
As a chinese-born-american guy, I would frequently hear my parents talk about their time in the countryside, or express common small sentiments that the parents did in the anime. The whole basketball arc had me in emotional tears, and the college side story was pretty relatable - as opposed to how Americans present college as an orgy or some edgy nerd bait, studies are pretty integral but also can be pretty fun (well I'd imagine more fun in America since it's easier...). Even just hearing them talk in chinese with the common intonations and common idioms brings back very visceral memories, from I don't know where but probably an amalgamation of, y'know, my lived experience. And the topics they talk about are **very** common in chinese culture. Am I praising chinese culture? Not really. But does this anime immerse me in it? Hell yes. Really opened my eyes to just how important language & context can be when consuming media.
Love that a bigger TH-camr is finally noticing this hidden gem. It was an amazing show. Ngl, lowkey donghuas like Legend of LuoXiaoHei, Heaven's Official Blessing, Fog Hill of the Five Elements, Daily Life of the Immortal King, and an upcoming show, Blades of the Guardians are coming up as top-tier animations. Even LuoXiaoHei is the figurehead of a new Japanese genre. I can't wait to see what China has to come in the future.
I'm glad this show is getting more attention. Although others might have differing opinions, this is still personally in my opinion a donghua everyone should at least check out.
This is literally the 4th show I've ever given out a 10 to after more than a decade of watching anime (End of Eva, Clannad AS, Kimi No Na Wa).... and it turns out to be Chinese. Looking forward to future Donghua if they all mirror this level of quality. Will need to go back and see other shows released in the past to look for other gems.
Speaking of Chinese media, Fog Hill of the Five Elements is the easily the best fight animation I've ever seen. Idk if Gigguk has ever done a video on it, but I feel like it's worth a mention.
@@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483 Hitori no Shita's second season is quite awsome indeed, and I believe the fight in the third season was in one of Gigguk's videos. A shame the show didn't have enough budget for more seasons.
Glad to stumble upon this video. Synopsis caught my attention, watched the first episode which was kind of confusing, but I was hooked. This series so good! Each episode got me dropping my jaw and sometimes even tearing up. Can't wait for the second season.
Italians are the same way with food. Nonnas (grandmothers) will feed you even when you're not hungry and the very first thing they ask when worried is if you've been fed well. And by GOD will they make sure you've eaten well. Even if you gained 3000kg and are full from the 7th lasagna, they will continue feeding you. Even if there is a blizzard and the end of the world, they will drop everything they had planned and go fast like Sonic and Initial D style to your house as soon as you tell them that you're hungry.
Gigguk: "you know, shit's real when the anime gets even one insert song, and this anime has four or Five" Me: *KE SI TE DA RE NI MO JA MA WA SA SE NAAAAAIIIII* *WA TA SHI DA KE NO E I E N NO BU TAAAAAIIIIII* (Shoujo kageki revue starlight has 11 insert songs for 12 episodes, these are lyrics of 7th)
For all the people who are saying 'oh, i dont trust the CCP's products', this show, and many other donghua shows are made by independent studios / media companies who try to find loopholes to give ppl the content they want ie. Haoliners and Youku with their BL. The policies don't mandate anything about what companies need to put into their content, only restricts them from putting outright slander against the party (And explicit sex/violence) *IF* a company wishes to broadcast their show on TV - which honestly I don't see as a problem since most animated shows don't discuss legitimate politics anyways. A lot of the shows are adaptations of popular online novels/web series. The creators behind this stuff are some of the most progressive young people in China's major cities, they are not dumb lol. They are NOT putting cn propaganda in their shows for goodness sake... LINK CLICK is literally about time travel 💀💀💀 Anyways if you're interested in more 'propaganda' 🙄 here are my favourites: All Saints Street Heaven's Official Blessing ;) You Yao (Are you OK) - CG Ling Cage: Incarnation - CG Legend of Hei
right?! when will people ever learn that just because something is Chinese doesn't immediately mean that its ccp/communist propaganda.... imagine if somebody said American tv shows were democrat/republican campaign pieces or that your favourite food implied your political affiliation, lol
just finished the anime, honestly i havent cried watching a show for a long time but something about family and their unconditional love just makes me tear up. i wont go into spoilers or anything but this anime was just written beautifully , with the first few episodes writing down the ground rules and developing our main 2 character's differing personalities. The "side stories" used to develop characters were genuinely interesting, and the main plot is no less. Its the first time i dont feel like its a chore waiting for the main plot to kick in. and also the songs are just straight bangers
The issues of how they put muslims in camps? Or the issues of zero healthcare? Or the issues of a government that literally welded the doors shut to its citizens when the virus broke out? The issues of ot not being a legitimate country government? And that taiwon is the leader of china 😄 could go on forever
@@fruitsandflowersnorway620?You're not worng, there are many issues. But apparently these are not related to this donghua, don't you think? If you want to discuss issues in China you better look for other people.
I watched it on giguks recommendation, holy hell was it amazing. The characters story , emotional buildup, the music. It's a top tier 💯💯. People who are stuck in a loop of whether to watch it or not. Take a plunge you will not be disappointed
Just discovered this series and binged it in two days (which I never do, I'm not a binge watcher at all). For the life of me I can't understand why it didn't get more attention. I'm definitely gonna be watching more donghua.
Link Click definitely is one of my favourite anime in the past few years. Definitely was amazed by the writing of the story, I hope season 2 also delivers a great story.
I have to admit. I was pretty surprised and thrown off as soon as I heard them speaking Chinese. But it was a very pleasant surprise and I think also happens to be the first Chinese anime I have watched. I watch Chinese dramas etc all the time. The difference between the Chinese and Japanese has become very distinct and the seeing the anime, hearing the Chinese was very beautiful and unique and I love it. And the anime is absolutely beautiful in appearance but mostly the plot and stories. I'm in love.
The effect of japanese entertainment culture to the world is amazing, from idols, anime, manga, tokusatsu, weird music, vtubers, variety show and many more, they always came up with trends and style
Korean pop-culture is kinda copycat of J-pop. Korean makeup was based on lolita style of cosplays...that favoured looking cute, rather than a women. Still, I feel sad that people think highly of Korea....even though they copied it from Japan. I met people who said anime as Korean cartoons. They lauded Koreans for making cute chibi and anime ....even though it was japanese... I went furious that time. It felt like stealing credit.
@@Kay_R The ones who pioneer don't necessarily always get the full credit. If the successors are much better, then the pioneer (if they do not innovate) will be left behind. Case in point, anime vs donghua, or manga VS manhwa or manhwa.
Yes, but Manhua (chinese) (kind of like manga) was already a thing before Japanese made manga. Also Anime was heavily inspired by Chinese animations! But yes they did create/evolutionize a lot of unique things!
I watched it while airing, now imagine me suffering those episodic cliffhanger. Oh yea, the ending is also a cliffhanger XD, season 2 is confirmed so let's suffer waiting together boys XD. As for my score for it, it's 10/10 hands down
@@FarZHen The ep 5 follows the ep 4 and the conclusion of that arc was handled fine in my opinion. Yes, a new arc begins towards the end of the ep 5, but that's the fun as it doesn't let you sit comfortably lol. Well in the end, all is just opinions, but I'd recommend to watch it through all.
I feel like one of the reasons Link Click isn't that well known or talked about in the west, is as always with stuff from China, their intended, target audience. Link Click is targeted towards Mainland Chinese millennials and gen Z. This is clear on it's own from the first episode- this is the kind of stuff teens in mainland China in university fears, new workers face, missing home, the vast difference from where they grew up to the city they now live in, caused by the rapidly developing country. This all hits much harder for Chinese teens than any westerners. And the second, there's the earthquake. 12th May. Any Chinese person would stop and realized the weight of that day. 2008, 12th May. The day where an actual earthquake took place in Mainland China and killed over thousands, destroyed hundreds upon thousands of homes. This hits much, much harder for them, for the people who watched this tragedy happen, who had relatives in the area and with how tight-knit Chinese families are this has a much, much bigger impact than you could've imagined. Everything that sets up to it too. The clouds, the accents of the people, the environment and struggles the people Cheng Xiaoshi had to live through, so many of them are so realistic to them, to us. Third, all of these stories, are based of real life, actual events in mainland China. These things have happened. These side stories are real. Someone really lost their son, people actually died in the earthquake on 12th of May 2008. There used to be someone, maybe not named Emma, but have been through the exact same shit. And this hits so much goddamn harder. Thennnn there's the cultural and language barrier. China has it's one set of humour, online words and memes that a lot of westerners aren't aware of due to, well, lack of information or misinformation. And honestly it's a hazzle to translate. Then there's the issue of translators. I have... Yet to see a piece of Chinese media translated correctly as in, in a way where there will be no confusion and the original meaning will be preserved without making it awkward or sacrificing it's original humour. There IS a way to do it. But it takes a LOT of time. And honestly? China has a big enough market for companies to earn a shit ton of money, they can care less about what shitty translations westerners get, it's not like they'll appreciate their work, right? At least, this seems to be the stance they take, judging from their actions. People have had years to understand and get to know Japanese culture. They understand the humour in animes and the general lives of the Japanese, at least enough to sympathise, to understand slice of life animes from Japan and think they can resonate, they can feel sympathy. China... Doesn't have that. People don't understand the details of Chinese culture, they don't know how the Chinese millennials grew up like the back of their hand, they don't remember specific dates that scarred the entire country. They don't know our legends. People know what Kitsunes are, but do they know who 'zhinu' is? Our culture has been closed off from the world due to misinformation, hate and racism for so long. And this all contributed to our media, now finally gaining some attention, not getting the recognition internationally they deserve. I hope this sheds light on the entire situation for Donghua. It's a shame that people dismisses these beautiful works of art just like this... Thanks for reading my rant! Sincerely, someone stuck between two cultures.
Brother, your analysis is very good. But you have overlooked one of the most important issues. This anime or other anime you don't know about. Just because of the lack of distribution channels and publicity channels. Thus it is underestimated. In fact, Chinese dramas and songs are very popular on TH-cam. They also have the problem you describe. But they have distribution channels. There are many TV series distribution platforms. For example, wetv, iQiyi, Youku, etc., have millions of fans. At the same time, some Chinese songs are also widely spread through tiktok. So they go very far!
@@itsjustvin7630 but Korea doesn't have news media and other governments attacking them like 'oh they're stealing your information' 'oh it's a scam don't watch it'. It's gotten worse with COVID...
fun fact about the ed of this anime + spoilers alert after the end of this season, someone on Chinese media noticed that in the ed of this anime, the beginning part where the ringtone was playing, you can hear someone saying "lu guang, you're so miserable" (路光,你好惨啊) in the background. This sentence had been there the entire season and yet it only came to the surface after lu guang was hurt and the season ended. People on social media are speculating that it was there to foreshadow and some are saying that it was an accident; they accidentally recorded someone speaking in the background.
Link click needs a reevaluation after season 2. The way they pulled off season 2 was absolutely stellar. To me the stories of the “antagonists” was far more heartbreaking than anything in season one and the whole thing is just executed so well. They managed to broaden the scope of the story by introducing many new characters while giving all of them so much development and emotional impact in such a short amount of time. Hopefully link click can still keep this up as the story has broadened even more going into season 3
I literally thought about this concept yesterday in the shower, not 100% accurately, but basically 90%. I never heard of this anime but now I'm really curious
I remember when I came up with an action sequence after watching James Bond Casino Royale where Bond hooks an excavator onto a train and jumps onto it before the excavator gets destroyed. Imagine my surprise when in Skyfall they had an action sequence with an excavator on the train.
@@GabrielGabriel101 personally, i didnt even get halfway through the first arc of the novel before i started the donghua and i understood it fine, tbh i thought the donghuas pacing was better than the novel, cause i felt like the plot was moving faster
I respect that. 4 eps in and it feels pretty meh for me.. very predictable for a mystery donghua, not really innovative or brilliant, very shallow drama but I can see why it's successful in the mainstream. music is all over the place but the art is really good and close to their manhuas. odd taxi is still my best of spring 2021 or even of all 2021
YES. Chinese content is also very cool, even some manhuas... Skipping the big boobed harem trope. All we need now is some good manhwa adaptions and we are set for another lockdown year....
i've seen haoliner's (the studio that animated link click) older works and compared it to new ones like tgcf and link click and it's quite amazing how much they've improved over the years
the way he said “your chinese is good” in chinese tbf wasn’t that bad tbh edit: the “zh” sound in 中 (zhong) was off, but the other parts were fine and I’m impressed he managed to pull it off pretty well for a guy that knows jack shit about chinese
@@chaoticpoly …Japanese is a language isolate, i.e. completely unrelated to any other known language. You must be getting mixed up because one of the three systems of writing in Japanese directly adapts Chinese characters.
@@chaoticpoly that doesn't mean anything you can be good at pronouncing Japanese but still suck at Chinese. Also even thought the writing system is more or less the same (kanji) pronunciation of the same kanji in both the languages is very different.
I remember an episode that aged the most poorly of any other episode. When he looks in the mirror and finds out he's a guy with down syndrome and says "I'm r*******". Still was an alright show
@@KnifeyMcEdge I mean, whatever, right? Sure it that phrasing wouldn't hold up to today's standards, but why should we have to judge media of the past based on the view of the present? We have grown for the better since then, and when that scene was shot, there was nothing wrong with it. Take it for what it is and appreciate the media while appreciating how much we've grown since then.
One of the best Chinese web novels is getting a anime next year. Its called lord of the mysteries which is will be the next big Isekai if gets adapted well.
The episodes about the earthquake broke me. I was sick at home watching this in the middle of the night when I was binging it and I got so sad I called my mom over WhatsApp, cause I had a panic attack and needed to see her and hear her voice (she lives in another country than me)... HAUNTINGLY beautiful this show!!!!!!! I CAN NOT WAIT for season 2 >.< I am so glad I listened to you and watched it, thank you!
I'm here having binged the whole anime after watching this video and I can say, my eyes are tired from crying, my heart feels betrayed, and my mind wants more. Good recommendation, thank you Gigguk
Dang China has kinda be extending its influence recently. First Black Myth: Wukong as the first really good looking game in Unreal Engine 5, and now an anime that breaks top 25 on MAL
@Joe Doe trap what? There's 1.4 billion people in that country, people live their own lives and have their own passion. It's passion that made these things possible. Not everything's made by the government.
@Joe Doe It's also a video game not slated for at least another year and a half. Unless it requires being always online with special signup requirements, it'll be fine.
I'm not gonna lie lot's of talented people over there but it must fucking suck that their government wants to have their foot in every door such a crime really holding them back like that the possibility that loads of people would love what they could make with out having to censor them for it or control the animation studio they work at they deserve to create what they want and not be told what they can and can't do or say what they want to say to express themselves
10:04 I love the music you included for the background there, they always use it in the more lighthearted times of an episode and the tune is just so.. happy. Before watching, I also thought it was some kind of cliche plot, but i was so wrong. I went through an emotional rollercoaster, and I couldn't bring myself to skip the op or ed, they are absolute BANGERS. Also, you shouldn't take back what you said about Link Click being one of the best of the year, because they have just released season 2 and the opening is already INSANE, they literally REVERSED a portion of the song and it still sounds absoultely SICK. Can't wait to see the rest of the plot unfold. it's cliffhanger after cliffhanger from now on, so I'd advise everyone to buckle up cuz its about to get real good.
The one who animated the op did it alone in 3 months by following and tracing movements of a live dancer. Literal god-like talent.
are they by any chance the korean artist inplick? I know she did the character design and poster for Link Click but damn if she also did the op-
@@arinkang179 The cover art is done by her but another person made the op based off of her design.
1:56 anime name?
@@hi-there- do you know who?
@@rhinogaming919 slam dunk or devilmancrybaby
Garnt: "This animation is smoother than an average League of Legends player's brain"
Me: "That's pretty damn smooth."
I was minding my own business when that roast came and i swear if i were drinking anything I'd've spit it out. Gud shit
League players has been sand papered by those monotonous CSing sound
Dang it's even smooth than my gaming computer that I don't have
It’s even smooth on the molecular scale
This is a pretty good jab at connor xd
"China is taking over your favorite anime"
*sponsored by Honkai Impact 3rd which came from a chinese company*
The Chinese bought our boi completely
Sounds about right
Of course it is
Yeah
+ a genshin impact ad before the video
I disagree on one part here, the easily bingeable part. Most of the episodes left me in such a emotionally overwhelmed state that I had to take a break and do something else for a while. Incredible show.
the episode with the mom especially oml that was heavy
@@naritruwireve1381 plus they manage to make you feel this with only one episode....
@@naritruwireve1381 I was straight up crying on that episode ngl. I can't tell you how grateful I was the next episode was the karate one where I had happy tears. I have never had so much tears from a show. Like other shows they spend like 30 episodes and then kill a character and I'll have a tear cause of attachment. But this show full on waterworks
If I took a break it would take away from the experience. First time ever cried on a per episode basis...well at least 1-5
No joke, I had to do that too for at least a couple episodes mid way through.
I can't believe how good of a job they did animating them dancing. Animation is insanely difficult in general, but THAT is insanely difficult even in comparison to the rest of animation.
It's not that hard if you use rotoscoping.
@@disinfect777 show me it's not hard do it yourself
I'm not even an animator and even I know dancing is one of the easiest things to make look good (which is why dance scenes in anime are always top class). It's because they usually choreograph and film the dance in real life with a professional and then use it as reference for the animation.
A lot of the time when animating regular scenes, you only have your experience as an animator to go on and not a huge amount of reference footage. You can even just rotoscope the reference footage to make it even smoother. Not trying to downplay their achievements but just wanted to point out that it isn't insanely difficult in comparison to normal animation, it's the final product that looks insanely good compared to it.
(Off the top of my head there's the Chika and Haruhi ED dances that looks equally good for the same reasons).
Um I think you haven't watch all of animes out there 😐
@@LeviAckerman-zh7bf no... No I haven't watched every anime in existence. Neither have you.
On Gigguk's recommendation I watched Link click and I don't regret that decision, each client's backstory made me tear up and the ape-shit ending with the awesome ED topped off the brilliant experience for me.
That ending left speechless for days , holy shit I really didn't see that one coming
THAT FREAKIN ENDING THO!
@@verrawar7906 hey where can a watch it with English subtitles?
@@bill-cipher000 hey where can I watch it with English subtitles?
@@RandomSwiftie13 funimation
I am seeing a surprising lack of people mentioning Heaven Official's Blessing. The show is genuinely incredible.
Um...actually no....people who haven't read the novel will find it difficult to understand fully and it kinda also spoils some parts which were meant for suspense in the novel. And the manhua is also definitely better looking than the manhua so no..it's actually not that good as a donghua. But MDZS donghua on the other hand has definitely all the potential to challenge the best anime out there.
@@花冬-h4l Cool. I was just making a recommendation of a show I like, but pop off I guess.
@@花冬-h4l me who thinks heaven official’s blessing was better than mo dao zu shi 👀
I actually read TGCF (the book) after watching the show. Sadly the fan translations have all been taken down now since the book is getting an offical english realise, which will take about 3 years for all of it to be printed.
I really enjoyed the show, and season 2 has been confirmed. It's also just really pretty, like so pretty. I'd give it a rec.
Yes its amazing! Definitely deserves more exposure
Respect for wanting to call it donghua, and recognizing that it's a Chinese animation, when so many people insist on lumping multiple country's animations into the term "anime" without asking or knowing whether the creators or that country's viewers would appreciate that.
Yeah, "anime" to most people today means "Japanese animation". I feel Donghua is a better term for Chinese animation because I want the Chinese creators to get acknowledgement and credit.
Yoshi Kirishima I think Anime has become a generalised term just like how we would be calling consoles nintendos if nintendo wasnt successful in stopping consumers from generisising the term, essentially the point is Japan was too influential that it essentially everyone called the products by their name, like how a decent amount people basically ignore the manhwa manhua manga distinction and just call them manga.
As a Chinese myself, I don't get why people upset about this, it's made by 哔哩哔哩动画, which means Bilibili Donghua, and their ytb channel literally called Anime Made By Bilibili
Dude, stop being offended for other people
i call it both and honestly people dont really care how its portrayed as long as its not disrespectful
Sweats in watched "Heaven Offical's Blessing"> then read all of TGCF> then read all of MXTX's novels...then read them again> read more danmei>joined a rabid discord>became a translation assiant>wrote fanfictions
😂😂 I completely understand, it is difficult to get off the danmei train once you jump on it, you constantly look for new novels to read and then go back to read the old ones. By the way have you read Mermaid Effect, it's not martial arts wuxia and the like but it's a good read, it's available on wattpad but sadly the translator has been busy so it's on hiatus.
@@nelielsanji1066 Seriously. I'm buried under gaming danmei novels. I have to say chinese humour is really on point. They are super funny.
> forgot to have a life
@@nelielsanji1066 omg yes, like I started off with mdzs last year, consumed all of mxtx's other novels, and then got sucked into danmei as a whole. Haven't escaped it since then lol
And just so you know. You ain’t coming out. Been in here for years and still find new novels everytime :)
I feel sorry for the people not giving Chinese Animation a chance. While like with the japanese industry there is alot of average shows. there are alot of Gems aswell.
the smoothness of some of the animation is on an insane level.
And honestly the whole "Have you eaten?" line just hits closer to home.
to be honest I gave it a try the story is cringe and generic.
@@reilwaystation9511 what...how?
@@ThatsBrutal1212 The story has a lot of subtle Chinese aspects that are harder to relate to, which might make the story seem a little unrealistic. But it's just called "foreign" to people who don't understand. Garnt is SEA, and I'm Chinese. We were able to relate to these subtle aspects. Some people can't tho. At least that's how I see it.
@@weefyeet6177 I also think so. I recently found out that most anime / donghua has a lot lower rating on MAL than on e.g. Douban. I asked my mom about it and she said that it might have something to do with the fact that asian people are able to understand the special aspects more than western people.
@@fishwithbutter Yeah I looked at a couple MAL reviews as well of Link Click. Some of the reviews criticise the voice acting as monotone and lifeless, but to me it was lively and expressive, which tells me that they're too used to Japanese voice acting that is exaggerated and overdone in some aspects. Even between various Asian cultures there are degrees of variance.
Gigguk earned my trust with his OddTaxi recommendation, so I'll definitely take his word for this.
The comment genius strikes again
You are everywhere bro
Urosai your real I thought you bot
You should it's pretty good
7 minutes i come now :12
I just finished this show and my God is it a king of cliffhangers. The ending for each episode is so damn interesting that it leaves you wanting for more. And the way it transitions to the ED is **chef's kiss**
Bro I just started this show, and now im trying to sleep after the cliff hanger of them exploring emma’s death :(
that fucking ringtone haunts me in my sleep
@@MinglesLingles you definitely didnt sleep
@@MinglesLingleskeep watching. Season 2 episode 12 will blow ur mind even more 😂
To the point of the "have you eaten" thing, it's one of those little ways of saying "I love you".
Before he died of cancer in 2005, my grandpa would always ask me "have you checked your oil" whenever I saw him.
Oil?
@@jimmyvanilla5285 cholesterol level i think
@@ducpham3599 how does that make sense?
@@jimmyvanilla5285 in car
@@stralebruklin why would you put oil in a car
I love how they included different dialects of Chinese in the official. It was really cool to hear.
fr. for me it added extra nostalgia/homesickness since i grew up listening to my parents/relatives speaking in a chinese dialect.
yeah, cool to hear
There's actually quite a few great Chinese anime, I think by the end of the decade China will become a big player in the industry and hopefully South Korea does too with manhwa adaptations.
Mangwah is getting good slowly such as solo leveling creeping into a adaptation and tower of god possibly getting a season 2 and probably tons more others that are great are slowly going in the anime industry
i'm still waiting for "solo leveling" and "Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World" anime. but I wonder if they decide to animate "her summon", would they actually be able to? i feel like only "ufotable", "kyoto animation"(maybe?), and "mappa" can animate it properly enough
As long as the Manhwa adaptations going forward learn from the crunchyroll adaptation “attempts”
@@joshhale9355 God of high school slapped. No idea how close it was to the original, but the animation was brilliant.
@@aeris5142 And the story was ass
Cheng Xiaoshi can absolutely carry an episode. I wish they spent a bit more time expanding on Lu Guang and the girl (who was so background I don’t remember her name) but I think the lads were pretty solid as a duo at the very least.
I think they're saving Lu Guang's development for season 3. Season 1 and 2 were about Cheng Xiaoshi because they wanted to keep the mystery surrounding Lu Guang untouched. Now it's his time to shine and reveal some of his secrets.
@@catpoke9557 for sure s2 opened it up a bit and I’m looking forward to some focus on him and Qiao Ling
Season 3 is airing now!!
Japanese Anime Studios: "Yeah, we don't mind outsourcing parts of our anime to smaller Chinese studios.
*Chinese Studio's EXP sharply increased!*
Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest TH-camr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear 2ill
It's a joint venture ship I say
Its very potentially bad news. China has been increasingly influencing westerns companies and we've already seen far too many apologize for offending the CCP.
@@AxxLAfriku it's not too late to rethink your life man
@@Distress. all because of the number of chinese people.
What? I love the main fucking plot. Gigguk really fails to mention this, but some of the small side stories actually all connect together in someway towards the main plot. It's great, idk why he has a problem with it. I think it's way higher up there than he gives it credit for.
also people surprised by the good animation seem to not know how many goddamn japanese animation companies outsource some of their work to chinese companies lol. it's ALOT.
Wrong they help animate part of it or couple of scenes not like America were they actually Outsource the animation to Korea
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Nicely said
wait there's a main plot?
true, the final act were all rules come together was such a surprise. You needed to have all the side stories to know all the rules. Its like death note in a way. You understand the rules and the ending shines because of it.
“It’s smoother than an average League of Legends Player’s brain!”
This is one of the best roasts that I’ve ever heard in my life.
Yep, best one of the season, probably 🤣
"let me gank with rift" - lee sin with 1/4 hp
But that came out of nowhere
More like a Greatest roast to me!
I feel attacked as a league player
Lol it's the complete opposite for me. I absolutely loved the murder mystery. The side stories were definitely fun too but each episode about Emma's murder had me standing up when the ending starts playing
The ending of episode 1 slapped me in the face with what happened i was not expecting that from 1 text
Tbh that ending is my version of the palm trees at this point 😭 I never watched the anime with the palm trees and now I’m scared to
@@DinoandGalaxyPLEAZE DONT BRING BACK MY PALM TREES TRAUMA
@@jui-imouto-chan SORRT
8:52 I didn't expect this fully deserved, personal attack in an anime review ):
Damn, didn't expect to see Sunny here lol.
Not an anime, this is a donghua review
@@jeremias-serus you mean a chinese anime?
I mean you play League of Legends, you're just attacking yourself.
Consider that the reason Japanese toons will fail is because they stagnate. China is willing to do things that are original.
"no mom its not anime, its chinese cartoon" jesus christ that caught me off guard i loled so hard
Tian Guan Ci Fu/ Heaven's official blessing is my favorite Chinese anima this year.its has the same author as mo dao zu shi and the novel that its based off is amazing
Girl. Yes. BL and danmei deserves more respect
@@meownover1973 my boyfriend now reading Heaven's official blessings, bcz he liked the donhua, when i showed him)) so yes! Good donhua is a way to make more people read and appreciate great BL novels! Muhahahaha! This is a evil tricky plan!
I know right some people avoid it because it's gay. While it's a very great show. And the novel is also a great one. There is also not a single smut scene only kissing few time, that also only in the later series. And if anyone wants to checkout hob, pls listen its not a heavy plot driven story but more of a character driven slice of life with action and romance.
This is the comment I was looking for after the satisfaction of a mdzs shoutout. :)
Extremely funny almost parody levels, lots of trauma, and not too explicit/gratuitous BL when the romantic domesticity, kissing, and devotion is where it’s at. While solving side quests ofc
Also, the official English translations of the source novel are beginning to be published later Dec. 2021 in North America, so 🥳
Unfortunately this anime has copied a single clip from Attack on Titan( Levi attacks the beast titan) and this clip was soon deleted because of the anger of Chinese Titan fans.
Chinese Donghua is my latest obsession...even the CG Animated donghua. I have so many favorites. The language is just so beautiful I can't wait to hear more. Chinese music even has a spot in my heart. It feels like another door has opened to the things I enjoy. :)
YES! I've been really into Chinese Donghua as well! It also roped me into C-pop and chinese vtubers.
I've honestly gotten a bit bored of anime, so I switched to donghua, never been so happy that I did. Every donghua is like a breath of fresh air and a lot of donghuas look absolutely gorgeous
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Same, got in by link click now I'm stuck on mxtx's novels!
Can you recommend me some of donghua? I really want to try some of it but i don't want to pick the wrong ones :)
@@localhelp7473 The King's Avatar is a good one. Rakshasa Street is another good one. If you are into "cultivation" type donghua I'd recommend Duoluo Dalu or Soul Land, and Wan Jie Xian Zong or Wonderland. That's just a few to start you off but if you like it there are plenty more titles that are engaging and filled with great story :)
I just finished this donghua last week and didn't see many people talking about it, so I'm very happy that you're covering it!
Facts, it's a crime nobody talked about it before
I was so upset when I finished it and there was basically no one talking about it. It was so good!! I cried so many times lmao my friends won’t give it a chance bc they can’t get used to the Chinese…
Guess I'll watch it now that's its my native language
Wait can you explain what donghua is?
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"This shit is smoother than an average League of Legend player's brain." Fuck, that made me laugh way too hard and I don't even play that game!
I do, and I laughed cause it's true, hahaha
This made me laugh too, and I don't play the game either!
(cause I play dota...)🙃
I am not joking here, but I literally Started the first episode of this anime like an hour ago and here comes you Video, I knew it was a hidden gem.
Omfg it’s so fuckibg good
Donghua*
@@bobo-ty6me um, you mean manhua, donghua is moving cartoon something like that...
So uhh, any legal sites i can find this on?
edit: found one
Dude same literally after watching this vid I started the anime and I do not regret it the ending of ep 1 was very unexpected
Fun fact: Donghua directly translates to "moving drawing," or if you want it to be an even more direct translation, "move/movement drawing"
Can't wait for Season 2 after that cliffhanger!!!
NO WAY YOY WATXH IT TOO OMG
hello atsu
I heard season 2 will have a zhongli feature
What? WHAT?
is my favourite side of TH-cam is this damn small?
I'm watching this one TH-camr on one side and my other favourite youtuber just watched before is in the comments 😑
Please play honkai
Asian parents,uncles,aunts and other relatives: EAT!!!
Also them: "Why are you so fat?"
Yeah I can definitely relate...🤣🤣🤣
Me 2...
It's either ur skinny or fat in my family
facts
What they mean by "Eat" is actually:
"Fill your pie hole with something whenever I see you so that you don't make me worry about how terrible your life is." Unless the problem *is a food shortage,* they generally don't care about eating more, just that you aren't starving yourself.
Ma-masaka!? You don't have a bottomless stomach to eat a boat load of food and not get fat like any other asian stereotype?
This really does sound like a good anime
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@@f0nkyy445objective: obtained. success: achieved. now what.
"Chinese cartoon" :p
@@EtaParseids yep but japanese cartoons still hits different
It *is* a *good anime.*
Grant can't go one episode without mentioning incest.
Connor: *(inaudible frustration)*
Wasn’t expecting it this time 😂
And on the last Trash Taste episode, he said he hated incest lmao
Nice
@@reveredokay Me: Well yeah, keep telling lies to yourself Gigguk. As if OreImo, DomeKano, and Eromanga Sensei wasn't om your top lists.
Saying this is on par with ODDTAXI is gonna make me watch it now XD
It might’ve been even better, odd taxi didn’t have me out of my seats fearing for my own life after every episode
see I think every chinese anime tries to go for that prestine, picture-perfect anie style. I have never been a fan of that, so I have never watched any chinese anime.
Better
@@zeusolympus1664 Then try watch luoxiaohei (the legend of hei) movie and the web series. or, ling cage incarnation.
I just watched the whole thing,
It is awesome, tons of fun and dope af.
But definitely not better than oddtaxi.
Also the comparison is weird too.
Oddtaxi is kinda
slow burn,mystery'ish, with huge pay offs by the end.
Link click is way more fast paced,thriller, with crazy cliffhangers
Yesss finally someone talking about Link Click!! God I love this show, I’m so excited it’s gaining traction!
We gotta hope season 2 comes out EH!?
Yes! Glad gigguk taken a step towards Chinese animations
@@WindiChilliwack Yes, Gauvreau in May 22. I'm also really looking forward to it!
Where can i watch this show?
@@saxenart At wacanim
Now that season 2 is out it’s turning into a fully fledge story with crazy plot twists. I’m surprised people are sleeping on it.
Dont get me wrong, I loved it
Season 2 feels slightly weaker to me tho. Way too many too drawn out fight scenes - they were epic, but I feel some of them couldve been shorter tbh - and a shit ton of repetition, because they later added a new viewpoint. In general, getting a new viewpoint is interesting, but it feels like some of these scenes were too drawn out for how little extra info we got.
If S1 was like an 11/10, S2 was a 9/10 for me, you know what i mean? Still amazing, but slight downgrade. Hyped for S3 tho and seeing what Lu got up to for him to say that he broke the most important time travelling rule for Cheng and how it all connects
Was halfway thro the video, paused it, binge watched the whole anime, and came back. Trully an underrated piece of media.
Brother same. It had been on my list for a while but after watching half of gigguk's video I just couldn't resist
Lmao me too and the ending fricked me up
yup and I cant get the ending out of my head :|
I: clicked randomly on this video, was BEWITCHED by the OP, loved the plot idea, paused, binged the show, came back :).
The show was good and all but holy shit, the op and ed were such bangers, never skipped them once and I usually always skip op and ed
Gigguk recommended Odd Taxi and it was a 10/10 for me. I started this show immediately after he tweeted it out and gotta say that cliffhanger was pretty brutal. The show is soo good.
Higa
Ikr
I’m just happy Mo Dao Zu Shi was even mentioned. But honestly, this does sound interesting. Definitely gonna check it out.
Yeah, especially season 3 came put! 😁😃
Same it’s literally SO GOOD
I binged all 11 eps in just one sitting. It's 4 am now and I am ready to retire. But am i complaining?! HELL NAH!
Fun fact:The last word from the two protagonists’ name 程小“時” and 陸“光” combine is 時光 which means time or period of time.
its also part of the title in chinese!
The word "小时" also means "hour", that's some very smart wordplay right there
Ooh that’s some nice wordplay! Thanks for the information, wouldn’t have known without it :)
@@helloworld-ek7he 时光代理人 is the title, and yeah it works
Wtf is this anime even called
Mo Dao Zu Shi and Link Click are probably my favourite chinese anime. And Season 3 of MDZS is releasing right now. Would love to hear your thoughts about it!
i also personally love mdzs. you could also check out tgcf (tian guan ci fu) , story written by the same author as mdzs
@@creamcheese991 yess i did. Liked it too. Not quite on mdzs level for me but i think it's gonna get better with more seasons
@@ariadne4648 yeah we can always read the novels for the full story
try fog hill of 5 elements
Hi lol I just wanted to mention that chinese ,,anime" are called dongman. Manga is Manhua and BLs are called Danmei. Just wanted to mention as anime is Japanese and we don't use that term in China lolol
You did pronounce the chinese very accurately(apart from a few consonant mistakes), that was a surprise. A lot of chinese companies are starting to focus on learning from japanese companies now so I think you should expect to see more chinese cartoons like this pop up in the future.
China in general is very observant and willing to take in certain things and make it their own if it does well. Social, military, economic, etc.
@@RebelTvShka that is true, only in places they decide to study. in places they dont want to study, they go on completely different routes. not to get political but that is mostly how it is
@@Tensho_C Yeah, it can be a touchy subject. I admire China as much as I fear it.
The phrase chinese cartoons got more real
@@RebelTvShka concentration camps
Wow garnt’s chinese pronunication at 3:15 is actually on point. He got all the correct tones and enunciated each character very clearly; I’m very impressed xD
(Edit: Chinese is my 1st language)
"China are taking over anime"
Sponsor; "Brought to you by China!"
Not only anime... TAKING OVER THE WORLD
If you want more good chinese anime to watch try these:
Mo dao zu shi...zhen hun ji...to be hero...big fish & begonia...the legend of hei...hitori no shita...bureau of paranormal investigation...kings avatar...to be heroine...scissor seven...wu shan wu xing...da li si ri zhi...heavens official blessing...da zhu zai...ze tian ji...uncharted walker...quanzhi fashi...etc..
@@GrowingDownUnder where to watch?
@@GrowingDownUnder meh I can't get in to it I mean the story might be good but it's like giving money to a governments who is stealing territory
@@holycrusader7649 this is like saying buying US product is funding US army for world oppression
I never thought you would talk about this show!!! I also appreciate how it’s a good gateway to Chinese music too. I can also say the same for Chinese entertainment too. A lot of people don’t really look into it.
It’s partially their own faults too, they’re praising their own culture too often that everywhere i saw chinese story & tales i can only think about Three Kingdom.. it will be hard for chinese entertainment to breakthrough, they need to work really hard on something that’s so good that it could change the entire perspective
Like Manhua getting their names beyod just because a single thing called Solo Leveling breaks everyone’s expectations of webtoons.
@@riardomilos8014 Check out The Legend of Hei, they alredy made that breakthrough with that movie.
In the USA and Uk, probably. Your country's cinema and media always huge in fellow asia and africa tough and in part of europe like eastern europe. Says "jacky chan, tony leung, vivian hsiao" there, i'd wager people will knows them
Donghuas were always good, people just go "oh. It's chinese" and ignores 'em. Give a try
There are quite a lot of bad ones when they first started, lmao
@@youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263 We all start somewhere, right? Even tho the animations (they were mostly 3d, like a Final Fantasy game right?) were bad, the stories were good :) I preferred Japanese creations, but then I gave the Chinese ones a chance and damn, it's so good
As a Chinese citizen living in America, I'm proud of China
There are so many bad one and they are short with badly translate subs. Just like with Manhua.
A single chapter of Manhua is 1/6 of manga or Manhwa.
Also, what reason do you make Donghuas with only 7 minutes and the Opening and ending already took 2 minutes.
@@johnwong5317 Hmm yes, I will hate on a particular style of writing as it does copy the structure of a popular style. They're two different things, they're gonna be structured badly. Also the subs aren't the author's fault in general.
I really love donghua (Chinese animations), especially heaven's official blessing, Mo Dao Zu Shi, legend of luoxiaohei, di wang gong lue, da yu hai tang, link click, and a lot more. Overall I just love any animations :D especially meaningful/beautiful ones. These type of shows just make me feel at ease . Link click was a totally different experience really got me emotional lol 😌
Two of my friends suggested that I watch Link Click and Odd Taxi, now Gigguk has made a video about both of them and now I feel like I have to watch them now. They both seem like very good shows.
Link click is my 5th fav anime
tbh this show isn't on PAR with oddtaxi..its even BETTER!!
the cliffhangers in this are soo deadly
@@kiraa69420 I agree
odd taxi is worth the watch this not so much imo
I just finished binging link click in one sitting and I’ve never been on such a massive emotional rollercoaster please fucking watch it holy shit
Respect to Gigguk for still actually watching a decent amount of anime
It's his job doe
Unlike the guy with anime in his name.
@CorruptedPoison
True, I remember when certain people completely dumped on Fire Force and Black Clover without watching it. Then gave a half assed whoopsie video after their toxic mob trashed it. The people who actually watched it, thought it was good. I hate bandwagoners, I will never talk bad about anime around people who haven't seen it yet. I want people to give it all a chance
@@ArchesBro remember when someone judged bunny girl senpai and tensura without even watching it?
@@kllrnooooova *Gasp* I haven't seen those yet. I was planning on watching Bunny Girl Senpai
Gigguk: CHINA IS TAKING OVER YOUR FAVOURITE ANIME
Also Gigguk: *proceeds to show a honkai sponsor ship*
Edit: pls i didn't notice there was another comment like mine. I didn't copy from him. I just watched the video late
wdym
@@january1401_ honkai is made by mihoyo, a chinese based company
lmaooo
@@akultyagi2818 i dont get the punchline
@@january1401_ gigguk warns us about chinese anime from the title and then shows a chinese ad. Irony
Yeah, LINK CLICK is arguably the best Chinese anime this year, I'm still waiting how Mo Dao Zu Shi 3 will unfold and end. Nevertheless, LINK CLICK definitely had become one of the most successful donghua that captivated the attention anime community, and people should start taking a look at how the Chinese animation industry had been growing and evolving in recent years.
I'd say Link Click is relatively closer to Vivy: Flourite Eye's Song than Steins:Gate. Vivy's story is similar to Link Click's, and the rules as well.
What's the plot of vivy
Can you explain it to me in short ???
@@LisaOnRoids A robot or AI assistant is programmed to time travel 100 years to the past to prevent a war between AI and humans but instead of NOT making any changes the robot is programmed to ALL the changes that are needed in order to prevent the war. The part where there are changes needed to be made is where the plot of Vivy differs from Link Click's.
@@NotHyuse Noice
Does it have a conclusive ending considering it's an original anime ?
Not sure why people keep comparing Link Click to Steins Gate.. aside from the concept of time travel, they are nothing alike.
I'd say Link Click is nothing like Vivy
Vivy is all about changing the past through time travel while Link Click is all about accepting the past and live with no regrets
Vivy is much closer to Fate Grand Order
I was kinda hoping he would say: “And it turns out, I was absolutely right, even the step sister part” I woulda died
I can't express how EXACTLY this show catered to what I've been wanting in a show for so long since Stein's;Gate, Death Parade, Mushishi, and Madoka, everything about it was great; really cool and unique powers, time travel angst, episodic stories that actually make you care about the one off characters and what happens to them, cliffhangers and plot twists in almost every episode, a main plot stirring up in the undercurrent that eventually takes over in the last episodes, main characters with a wholesome brotherhood that we don't learn everything about all at once (and one still a mystery by the end of the season), FANTASTIC opening and ending themes (the former giving a sense of sadness in preparation for the feels you'll likely experience in the episode, and the latter giving you anxiety for what the next episode will bring) and a BRUTAL cliffhanger ending that left me screaming for more. The last time something made me feel this way was the indie game Sally Face, which got better and better as each chapter came out, I hope this show proves the same with its future seasons!
The only thing different about this show. is that the mc doesn't fix anything in the pass.
Sorry I just finished watching erased 😅
Thanks for the reccs
You watched Mushishi. Nice.
Jesus I'm gonna watch this
You put into words exactly how I felt about this show. It was like watching a perfect combination of Steins:Gate and Death Parade, and I loved every second of it! 😍
As a chinese-born-american guy, I would frequently hear my parents talk about their time in the countryside, or express common small sentiments that the parents did in the anime. The whole basketball arc had me in emotional tears, and the college side story was pretty relatable - as opposed to how Americans present college as an orgy or some edgy nerd bait, studies are pretty integral but also can be pretty fun (well I'd imagine more fun in America since it's easier...).
Even just hearing them talk in chinese with the common intonations and common idioms brings back very visceral memories, from I don't know where but probably an amalgamation of, y'know, my lived experience. And the topics they talk about are **very** common in chinese culture.
Am I praising chinese culture? Not really. But does this anime immerse me in it? Hell yes.
Really opened my eyes to just how important language & context can be when consuming media.
as a multilinguist who speaks chinese i died laughing at nidezhongwenhenhao and thats not even a bad thing
Same
what did he said before that? I still couldn't figure it out, the part he says "l'm not even hon go jo si(?)...somethingsomething"
@@joshchu that's japanese. 日本語上手
@@FDE-fw1hd omg! how did I missed that!? I just keep thinking hes speaking mandarin and trying to decode him. XXXD thanks.
@@joshchu lol. np
Love that a bigger TH-camr is finally noticing this hidden gem. It was an amazing show. Ngl, lowkey donghuas like Legend of LuoXiaoHei, Heaven's Official Blessing, Fog Hill of the Five Elements, Daily Life of the Immortal King, and an upcoming show, Blades of the Guardians are coming up as top-tier animations. Even LuoXiaoHei is the figurehead of a new Japanese genre. I can't wait to see what China has to come in the future.
What new genre ?
Fog hill of five element is masterpiece
Can't believe you mentioned all of them except for Mo Dao Zu Shi!
Heaven Official's Blessing *
*fox spirit matchmaker
I'm glad this show is getting more attention. Although others might have differing opinions, this is still personally in my opinion a donghua everyone should at least check out.
This is literally the 4th show I've ever given out a 10 to after more than a decade of watching anime (End of Eva, Clannad AS, Kimi No Na Wa).... and it turns out to be Chinese. Looking forward to future Donghua if they all mirror this level of quality. Will need to go back and see other shows released in the past to look for other gems.
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Link Click was damn good. Between this, Mo Dao Zu Shi and Fog Hill of Five Elements there's all kinds of masterpieces coming out of China.
Which china?
Fog hills would have been nice to at leadt have some more episodes. :(
@Wind Rose i thought that "time travel stories" were banned there.
I was looking for your comment
Greetings from bilibili.
The backgrounds in this are definitely channeling Flavors of Youth for me. It’s really starting to feel like an established style and I’m glad for it
studio haoliners help make link click and flavors of youth (from what i remember) so..
@@shenqingqiusfan6329 correct
Speaking of Chinese media, Fog Hill of the Five Elements is the easily the best fight animation I've ever seen. Idk if Gigguk has ever done a video on it, but I feel like it's worth a mention.
I agree, Fog Hill of the Five Elements had crazy and crisp animation. Better than a good amount of stuff we get.
The outcast has my favorite fight animation, oh yeah it's also a chinese made anime.
i have now found someone that i can watch, thank you
@@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483 Hitori no Shita's second season is quite awsome indeed, and I believe the fight in the third season was in one of Gigguk's videos. A shame the show didn't have enough budget for more seasons.
im exotic i go doulou dalu anime
Glad to stumble upon this video. Synopsis caught my attention, watched the first episode which was kind of confusing, but I was hooked. This series so good! Each episode got me dropping my jaw and sometimes even tearing up. Can't wait for the second season.
Italians are the same way with food. Nonnas (grandmothers) will feed you even when you're not hungry and the very first thing they ask when worried is if you've been fed well. And by GOD will they make sure you've eaten well. Even if you gained 3000kg and are full from the 7th lasagna, they will continue feeding you. Even if there is a blizzard and the end of the world, they will drop everything they had planned and go fast like Sonic and Initial D style to your house as soon as you tell them that you're hungry.
lmao
never had a show that makes me regret so much about yelling back at my parents
Gigguk: "you know, shit's real when the anime gets even one insert song, and this anime has four or Five"
Me: *KE SI TE DA RE NI MO JA MA WA SA SE NAAAAAIIIII*
*WA TA SHI DA KE NO E I E N NO BU TAAAAAIIIIII*
(Shoujo kageki revue starlight has 11 insert songs for 12 episodes, these are lyrics of 7th)
Macross series: look at this guy.
Vivy floureties eye song: casuals
eien no buta...
Show by rock, dance with devils, literally EVERY idol anime......
@@npcnugget I dunno if that's the actual line, but I love it
season 2 is insane
goes from the chill story to an insanely good, and sad donghua
This show is hella underated glad gigguk is covering this
@Everbody that's just false it has 18k, and even if it did that's way less than it deserves imo
Yeah I'm very happy he's covering this tbh
@@rainydaysatz i'd be overrated by now if everybody's talking about it.
>rated as the 21th best anime on MAL
>underrated
What are you smoking?
@@AbystomaMexicanium Yeah this comment is confusing especially since its almost sitting at a 9/10.. Thats a damn near perfect raiting lol
For all the people who are saying 'oh, i dont trust the CCP's products', this show, and many other donghua shows are made by independent studios / media companies who try to find loopholes to give ppl the content they want ie. Haoliners and Youku with their BL. The policies don't mandate anything about what companies need to put into their content, only restricts them from putting outright slander against the party (And explicit sex/violence) *IF* a company wishes to broadcast their show on TV - which honestly I don't see as a problem since most animated shows don't discuss legitimate politics anyways. A lot of the shows are adaptations of popular online novels/web series.
The creators behind this stuff are some of the most progressive young people in China's major cities, they are not dumb lol. They are NOT putting cn propaganda in their shows for goodness sake... LINK CLICK is literally about time travel 💀💀💀
Anyways if you're interested in more 'propaganda' 🙄 here are my favourites:
All Saints Street
Heaven's Official Blessing ;)
You Yao (Are you OK) - CG
Ling Cage: Incarnation - CG
Legend of Hei
right?! when will people ever learn that just because something is Chinese doesn't immediately mean that its ccp/communist propaganda.... imagine if somebody said American tv shows were democrat/republican campaign pieces or that your favourite food implied your political affiliation, lol
@@splashsong the irony is that they say freedom for China yet the moment something is chinese they dismiss it
@@itsjustvin7630 😔 true
Truth. We the Chinese people watch japanese anime and american moive/drama too, but we don't think these are american / japanese political propaganda
@@VotMaf I just finished this show and holy fuck I can't recommend it enough
Whenever the ED song starts playing in the background, you already know there's gonna be something INTENSE coming...
Opening plays:Epic comeback
Ending plays:Big twist
Yes. The two guys sharing a bowl of noodle shook me to the core.
@@SbstnZS i was smiling so hard for that scene
SOMEONE'S FINALLY TALKING ABOUT SHIGUANG DAILIREN, LET'S GOOOOOOOOO.
just finished the anime, honestly i havent cried watching a show for a long time but something about family and their unconditional love just makes me tear up. i wont go into spoilers or anything but this anime was just written beautifully , with the first few episodes writing down the ground rules and developing our main 2 character's differing personalities. The "side stories" used to develop characters were genuinely interesting, and the main plot is no less. Its the first time i dont feel like its a chore waiting for the main plot to kick in. and also the songs are just straight bangers
"smoother then league of legends player brain" this killed me from laughter 🤣
as a fellow league player i agre
Dota player laughing even more here..XD
Shots fired on Connor
This show also did a great job of talk about many society issues in China. As a Chinese this impressed me most
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The issues of how they put muslims in camps? Or the issues of zero healthcare? Or the issues of a government that literally welded the doors shut to its citizens when the virus broke out? The issues of ot not being a legitimate country government? And that taiwon is the leader of china 😄 could go on forever
@@fruitsandflowersnorway620?You're not worng, there are many issues. But apparently these are not related to this donghua, don't you think? If you want to discuss issues in China you better look for other people.
I watched it on giguks recommendation, holy hell was it amazing. The characters story , emotional buildup, the music.
It's a top tier 💯💯.
People who are stuck in a loop of whether to watch it or not. Take a plunge you will not be disappointed
Just discovered this series and binged it in two days (which I never do, I'm not a binge watcher at all). For the life of me I can't understand why it didn't get more attention. I'm definitely gonna be watching more donghua.
I just finished watching, and not even kidding. This is one of the best pieces of fiction I’ve ever experienced in my whole life.
Man that ending hit hard dude...
facts
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China is coming to take over your favourite anime.
Sponsored by Honkai Impact.
Because of course.
Link Click definitely is one of my favourite anime in the past few years.
Definitely was amazed by the writing of the story, I hope season 2 also delivers a great story.
I have to admit. I was pretty surprised and thrown off as soon as I heard them speaking Chinese. But it was a very pleasant surprise and I think also happens to be the first Chinese anime I have watched. I watch Chinese dramas etc all the time. The difference between the Chinese and Japanese has become very distinct and the seeing the anime, hearing the Chinese was very beautiful and unique and I love it. And the anime is absolutely beautiful in appearance but mostly the plot and stories. I'm in love.
The effect of japanese entertainment culture to the world is amazing, from idols, anime, manga, tokusatsu, weird music, vtubers, variety show and many more, they always came up with trends and style
Not to mention we pretty much owe Sega and Nintendo for the original rise of video games
Korean pop-culture is kinda copycat of J-pop. Korean makeup was based on lolita style of cosplays...that favoured looking cute, rather than a women.
Still, I feel sad that people think highly of Korea....even though they copied it from Japan. I met people who said anime as Korean cartoons. They lauded Koreans for making cute chibi and anime ....even though it was japanese... I went furious that time. It felt like stealing credit.
@@Kay_R but you have to agree than some of the korean manhwas are pretty good too
@@Kay_R The ones who pioneer don't necessarily always get the full credit. If the successors are much better, then the pioneer (if they do not innovate) will be left behind. Case in point, anime vs donghua, or manga VS manhwa or manhwa.
Yes, but Manhua (chinese) (kind of like manga) was already a thing before Japanese made manga. Also Anime was heavily inspired by Chinese animations! But yes they did create/evolutionize a lot of unique things!
The earthquake story broke me, I was crying for like an hour after it, and I almost don't feel anything
and the detail is so good. I didn't even realize that is the Earthquake cloud.
the earthquake story hit me like a goddamn truck while im in my house
@@user-en6yw5fs4w I think that not crying in that part is like trying to watch leaves from the vine without at least tearing up.
i cried so hard at that episode that i had to take a few days break after that xD
I watched it while airing, now imagine me suffering those episodic cliffhanger. Oh yea, the ending is also a cliffhanger XD, season 2 is confirmed so let's suffer waiting together boys XD. As for my score for it, it's 10/10 hands down
i just watch it, the eps 4 ending was weird there was no afterthought and im disapointing after watch epi 5 and it was a new arc
is there a dub for it? ANY dub? I can't stand listening to chinese.. its the only language in the world that actually hurts my ears (idk why)
@@FarZHen The ep 5 follows the ep 4 and the conclusion of that arc was handled fine in my opinion. Yes, a new arc begins towards the end of the ep 5, but that's the fun as it doesn't let you sit comfortably lol. Well in the end, all is just opinions, but I'd recommend to watch it through all.
Where can you find subtitles? Funimation didn’t have any when I checked.
Anime name plz
I feel like one of the reasons Link Click isn't that well known or talked about in the west, is as always with stuff from China, their intended, target audience.
Link Click is targeted towards Mainland Chinese millennials and gen Z. This is clear on it's own from the first episode- this is the kind of stuff teens in mainland China in university fears, new workers face, missing home, the vast difference from where they grew up to the city they now live in, caused by the rapidly developing country. This all hits much harder for Chinese teens than any westerners.
And the second, there's the earthquake. 12th May. Any Chinese person would stop and realized the weight of that day. 2008, 12th May. The day where an actual earthquake took place in Mainland China and killed over thousands, destroyed hundreds upon thousands of homes. This hits much, much harder for them, for the people who watched this tragedy happen, who had relatives in the area and with how tight-knit Chinese families are this has a much, much bigger impact than you could've imagined. Everything that sets up to it too. The clouds, the accents of the people, the environment and struggles the people Cheng Xiaoshi had to live through, so many of them are so realistic to them, to us.
Third, all of these stories, are based of real life, actual events in mainland China.
These things have happened. These side stories are real. Someone really lost their son, people actually died in the earthquake on 12th of May 2008. There used to be someone, maybe not named Emma, but have been through the exact same shit. And this hits so much goddamn harder.
Thennnn there's the cultural and language barrier.
China has it's one set of humour, online words and memes that a lot of westerners aren't aware of due to, well, lack of information or misinformation. And honestly it's a hazzle to translate. Then there's the issue of translators. I have... Yet to see a piece of Chinese media translated correctly as in, in a way where there will be no confusion and the original meaning will be preserved without making it awkward or sacrificing it's original humour. There IS a way to do it. But it takes a LOT of time. And honestly? China has a big enough market for companies to earn a shit ton of money, they can care less about what shitty translations westerners get, it's not like they'll appreciate their work, right?
At least, this seems to be the stance they take, judging from their actions.
People have had years to understand and get to know Japanese culture. They understand the humour in animes and the general lives of the Japanese, at least enough to sympathise, to understand slice of life animes from Japan and think they can resonate, they can feel sympathy. China... Doesn't have that. People don't understand the details of Chinese culture, they don't know how the Chinese millennials grew up like the back of their hand, they don't remember specific dates that scarred the entire country. They don't know our legends. People know what Kitsunes are, but do they know who 'zhinu' is? Our culture has been closed off from the world due to misinformation, hate and racism for so long. And this all contributed to our media, now finally gaining some attention, not getting the recognition internationally they deserve.
I hope this sheds light on the entire situation for Donghua. It's a shame that people dismisses these beautiful works of art just like this... Thanks for reading my rant!
Sincerely, someone stuck between two cultures.
Looks at how quickly people picked up Korean
Brother, your analysis is very good. But you have overlooked one of the most important issues. This anime or other anime you don't know about. Just because of the lack of distribution channels and publicity channels. Thus it is underestimated. In fact, Chinese dramas and songs are very popular on TH-cam. They also have the problem you describe. But they have distribution channels. There are many TV series distribution platforms. For example, wetv, iQiyi, Youku, etc., have millions of fans. At the same time, some Chinese songs are also widely spread through tiktok. So they go very far!
@@itsjustvin7630 but Korea doesn't have news media and other governments attacking them like 'oh they're stealing your information' 'oh it's a scam don't watch it'. It's gotten worse with COVID...
@@飞鸟和蝉 wait... Is Bilibili not accessable outside of China and Hong Kong? I thought since I can use it just fine in HK it's available internationally.
well said !
This donghua is absolute fire, can’t wait for season 2 cause maaaan they left us in the most insane cliffhanger ☠️☠️
finally my chinese classes are paying off
Yandere Qiao Ling isn’t real she can’t hurt you
Yandere Qiao Ling:
@@GERMAN_ENGINEERING she doesn't become a yandere tho someone was controlling her
@@sarahalissa8897 I know but that scene made me feel things
@@GERMAN_ENGINEERING oh
fun fact about the ed of this anime + spoilers alert
after the end of this season, someone on Chinese media noticed that in the ed of this anime, the beginning part where the ringtone was playing, you can hear someone saying "lu guang, you're so miserable" (路光,你好惨啊) in the background. This sentence had been there the entire season and yet it only came to the surface after lu guang was hurt and the season ended. People on social media are speculating that it was there to foreshadow and some are saying that it was an accident; they accidentally recorded someone speaking in the background.
In the ending (after the ominous notes, during the dial tone) you can vaguely hear “oh lu guang!”
The cliffhanger at the end of the season is just Brutal…
Link click needs a reevaluation after season 2. The way they pulled off season 2 was absolutely stellar. To me the stories of the “antagonists” was far more heartbreaking than anything in season one and the whole thing is just executed so well. They managed to broaden the scope of the story by introducing many new characters while giving all of them so much development and emotional impact in such a short amount of time. Hopefully link click can still keep this up as the story has broadened even more going into season 3
I literally thought about this concept yesterday in the shower, not 100% accurately, but basically 90%. I never heard of this anime but now I'm really curious
Same bro,there’s a day that I’m thinking about a anime world control by number and the next day plunderer came out
I thought I was the only one who thought of the weirdest of things at the most random of times.
I thought of the concept of Samsung Fold while in a shower..and it came out a year later.
I remember when I came up with an action sequence after watching James Bond Casino Royale where Bond hooks an excavator onto a train and jumps onto it before the excavator gets destroyed.
Imagine my surprise when in Skyfall they had an action sequence with an excavator on the train.
"chinese cartoon"
Heaven's official blessing is a banger donghua as well. One of the most beautiful animated series I've ever seen ngl
YOOOOOOO THE NOVELS ARE FINALLY HERE IN DECEMBER IM CRYIN LIKE THIS YEAR'S THE DONGHUA _AND_ AN OVERSEAS NOVEL????
It’s so beautiful but I definitely think it’s a bit complicated or hard to follow for people who haven’t read the novel tbh :/
@@GabrielGabriel101 totally agreed it has a pretty sophisticated plot and lengthy backstories.
@@GabrielGabriel101 personally, i didnt even get halfway through the first arc of the novel before i started the donghua and i understood it fine, tbh i thought the donghuas pacing was better than the novel, cause i felt like the plot was moving faster
fake
that's what I've been saying, Link Click is AMAZING
Where do I watch it
@@xerx852 Funimation
I respect that. 4 eps in and it feels pretty meh for me.. very predictable for a mystery donghua, not really innovative or brilliant, very shallow drama but I can see why it's successful in the mainstream. music is all over the place but the art is really good and close to their manhuas. odd taxi is still my best of spring 2021 or even of all 2021
I genuinely love this show and the community's so chill
YES. Chinese content is also very cool, even some manhuas... Skipping the big boobed harem trope. All we need now is some good manhwa adaptions and we are set for another lockdown year....
i've seen haoliner's (the studio that animated link click) older works and compared it to new ones like tgcf and link click and it's quite amazing how much they've improved over the years
the way he said “your chinese is good” in chinese tbf wasn’t that bad tbh
edit: the “zh” sound in 中 (zhong) was off, but the other parts were fine and I’m impressed he managed to pull it off pretty well for a guy that knows jack shit about chinese
Tbf tbh innit tbh tbf that's tbh tbf
He does know Japanese which as most people know is very similar to Chinese
@@chaoticpoly …Japanese is a language isolate, i.e. completely unrelated to any other known language. You must be getting mixed up because one of the three systems of writing in Japanese directly adapts Chinese characters.
@@chaoticpoly that doesn't mean anything you can be good at pronouncing Japanese but still suck at Chinese. Also even thought the writing system is more or less the same (kanji) pronunciation of the same kanji in both the languages is very different.
@@chaoticpoly Chinese and Japanese sound nothing alike
Shame Garnt's not old enough to remember QUANTUM LEAP, this anime does sound interesting though.
I remember an episode that aged the most poorly of any other episode. When he looks in the mirror and finds out he's a guy with down syndrome and says "I'm r*******". Still was an alright show
@@KnifeyMcEdge
That's the late 80s/90s, PC/WOKE hadn't really become a thing yet.
@@KnifeyMcEdge I mean, whatever, right? Sure it that phrasing wouldn't hold up to today's standards, but why should we have to judge media of the past based on the view of the present? We have grown for the better since then, and when that scene was shot, there was nothing wrong with it. Take it for what it is and appreciate the media while appreciating how much we've grown since then.
He is, it would have been on BBC 2 post Simpsons when he was a kid.
One of the best Chinese web novels is getting a anime next year. Its called lord of the mysteries which is will be the next big Isekai if gets adapted well.
hello fellow beyonder
huh I am surprised I thought the Chinese government didn't like it. Also its extremely long.
Hype!
@@guppy719 at least it didn’t end up like reverend insanity
Dose it also have a manga? Cuz i think i read it? Unless is just some ohter shit i read with the same name or vey simmilar cuz there to many tbh
The episodes about the earthquake broke me. I was sick at home watching this in the middle of the night when I was binging it and I got so sad I called my mom over WhatsApp, cause I had a panic attack and needed to see her and hear her voice (she lives in another country than me)... HAUNTINGLY beautiful this show!!!!!!! I CAN NOT WAIT for season 2 >.< I am so glad I listened to you and watched it, thank you!
link click has to be the show with the coolest characters this year by far
Vanitas no Carte has entered the chat...
Mikey-kun says hi
maybe, if magalo box and attack on titan didn't exist that is.
The characters were by far the worst part other then their designs they were one dimensional as hell.
@@Rizwaan122 lariii
I'm here having binged the whole anime after watching this video and I can say, my eyes are tired from crying, my heart feels betrayed, and my mind wants more. Good recommendation, thank you Gigguk
Dang China has kinda be extending its influence recently. First Black Myth: Wukong as the first really good looking game in Unreal Engine 5, and now an anime that breaks top 25 on MAL
dont forget genshin impact
@Joe Doe trap what? There's 1.4 billion people in that country, people live their own lives and have their own passion. It's passion that made these things possible. Not everything's made by the government.
@@theniii Don't waste your time with such brainwashed people who think everything in China is related to the government.
@Joe Doe It's also a video game not slated for at least another year and a half. Unless it requires being always online with special signup requirements, it'll be fine.
I'm not gonna lie lot's of talented people over there but it must fucking suck that their government wants to have their foot in every door such a crime really holding them back like that the possibility that loads of people would love what they could make with out having to censor them for it or control the animation studio they work at they deserve to create what they want and not be told what they can and can't do or say what they want to say to express themselves
10:04 I love the music you included for the background there, they always use it in the more lighthearted times of an episode and the tune is just so.. happy.
Before watching, I also thought it was some kind of cliche plot, but i was so wrong. I went through an emotional rollercoaster, and I couldn't bring myself to skip the op or ed, they are absolute BANGERS.
Also, you shouldn't take back what you said about Link Click being one of the best of the year, because they have just released season 2 and the opening is already INSANE, they literally REVERSED a portion of the song and it still sounds absoultely SICK. Can't wait to see the rest of the plot unfold. it's cliffhanger after cliffhanger from now on, so I'd advise everyone to buckle up cuz its about to get real good.