Widely regarded as a trailblazer and top-tier professional player in the online multiplayer game "Glory," Xiu Ye is dubbed the "Battle God" for his skills and contributions to the game over the years. However, when forced to retire from the team and to leave his gaming career behind, he finds work at a nearby internet café. There, when Glory launches its 10th server, he throws himself into the game once more using a new character named "Lord Grim." Xiu Ye's early achievements on the new server immediately catch the attention of many players, as well as the big guilds, leaving them to wonder about the identity of this exceptional player. However, while he possesses 10 years of experience and in-depth knowledge, starting afresh with neither sponsors nor a team in a game that has changed over the years presents numerous challenges. Along with talented new comrades, Xiu Ye once again dedicates himself to traversing the path to Glory's summit.
~~~__Welcome to my Review!__~~~ ~~~_Let me start by saying , that im sorry for typos and bad language in advance._ ~~~ ~~~--PROS--~~~ I can recommend this Anime to everyone that likes shounen, an OP Main character, Games, ass whoping/fights and a not too complex story. Its really fluent and doesnt get boring over time . Its "binge watchable" if i can say so. The Art is rather good, while the animation is kind of lacking, but compared to other chinese productions this is far ahead id say, and can compare with some japanese ones. If you overlook the negative parts, you get an awesome shounen story with a MC that is worth the role, he isnt dumb, he isnt loud, he isnt a pervert ecchi hentai. Hes a badass. ~~~--CONS--~~~ What might be problematic for people who watch this as their first Chinese Anime is the voices. As this is a chinese Production , the voice actors are chinese aswell, and ill tell you that compared to the first time watching a japanese Anime, this might really not be your thing. But as with everything you can get used to it. And honestly that was also my biggest problem with this. Another aspect that should be adressed is , that you wont see much character developement here, even on the MC's you wont really be shown to much of their life/ past and relations. ~~~--STORY--~~~ The story is not too farfetched , basicly a worldwide popular MMORPG where skill and knowledge matters over anything else , you could associate this with games like WoW, however GLORY , the Game we are talking about is heavier on the PVP aspect and holds frequent tournaments with a lot of PRO-Teams. After he gets kicked out of his team, he finds a job out of nowhere in an internet/gaming-cafê and joins the 10th Server at its opening as a former Pro with a now new Char and while he progresses he makes enemies and new teammates and fucks with the pros of the other servers. ------------------------------- ~~~--Conclusion--~~~ I found myself enjoying every bit of this . I do think producers and mangaka try to hard with the plot and end up twisting and turning it till its not enjoyable anymore. Call it the lack of experience of chinese mangakas or producers, but their storys usually tend to be more straight forward and easy going on the reader / watcher, and they rely less on fanservice . Id proabably even say they usually target older people . I dont dislike this , its very refreshing to see something like this, even tho hearing chinese is still strange for me. Animation wise i already said my opinion, dont misunderstand tho, the animation is pretty good, just not up to the animation standard you might be used to from your favorite anime. All in all i give this anime a score of 86. Thx for reading.
I've played my fair share of games. I will fully admit that I have played games since I was 4, and I managed to git gud at some pretty hard games, like the Megaman Zero games and Robotech Battlecry. Now, I must confess: I am not a pro or competitive gamer. I've never done any E-Sports, nor have I done any real competitive gaming. The closest I've gotten to is dabbling in some online Pokémon battles and some "For Glory" on Smash Bros. 3DS. So, this was certainly an interesting series to look forward to, as while we've definitely had some game-oriented anime in the past that ended up being popular (namely SAO and No Game No Life), we never had one that showed the competitive side of gaming, since other game anime merely used gaming to basically flesh out a fictional game by putting players in it or have them celebrate them. This anime, made in China, shows a true badass in the realm of E-Sports. Given that China is more passionate about E-Sports than any country in the world (if World of Warcraft is any indication), it's no surprise that they would make the plunge into this before the japs would. I'm sure that plenty of E-sports players find this show to be great since it seems to really understand the terminology and what makes a good MMO game that is capable of E-sports. As for me, this show is, for most part, will adequate, if not amazing. Again, if I were someone who dabbled in E-sports, I’d probably be even more fond of this show but nonetheless, it's still a good series to have come out, and is proof that even a Chinese anime can be not only popular but good as well since those have been getting a lot of bad rep recently with titles like “Cheating Craft” and “Bloodivores”. So, how did this series do it? Well, let’s find out, shall we? Ye Xiu (formerly known in-game as Ye Qiu) has just been forced into retirement of the team and of the game “Glory” by his old team “One Autumn Leaf”, and interestingly and refreshingly enough, we see a protagonist (him) keep a level head in all this as opposed to the traditional angry retorts we’d normally hear from a situation like this. This 25 year-old man is a bit rusty, but given that he is still basically a gaming god, it's frustrating to see his team just discard him and lock him into taking only one approach for his contract. Afterwards, he simply goes “oh well” and begins like working at a café. Even though he starts a new account (Lord Grim) and decimates everyone, we still see a really human touch that is somewhat prevalent in this series. After all, like any real-life sport, people take it very seriously, and people do have to retire earlier than with most jobs. We see moments of true, civil familiarity that doesn't remotely touch the realm of melodrama like most anime do, like when he and his old friend Mucheng meet up again in episode 5 long after he was kicked and she had to watch, or when he and one of his old rivals square off in the finale, only for us to see their battle history in the middle of this to really sell us on their relationship. It's refreshing to see all of this. To add onto how refreshing this show is, I should make note that every single character here is a full-fledged adult, which is insanely rare nowadays. I don't have any major problems with the story to speak of in terms of any plot holes or inconsistencies or major leaps in logic, and in fact, any and all worries I began having were actually addressed. When I began wondering “how come no one realizes that Lord Grim is Ye Qiu”, we see veterans hypothesize and come to that exact conclusion. After I thought “man, you'd think more people would be apprehensive to his assholish behavior and start turning him down”, we see him fail to score a bargain in episode 9 for demanding too high a price. I really like when a story can assuage our worries of it. I'm not gonna spoil anything much, but the story does pick up after the first 4 episodes and we really get to see all sides grow tensions and even some members in many teams grow as people,and the finale, while not really giving a sense of finality, even for a season finale that will segue into a sequel, it still builds character and shows up a pretty well done human side to this whole thing. The story isn't grand or anything, but it is really solid, do I have to give it that much credit, especially since it actually assuages certain fears we have. Plus, it's very in touch with E-sports culture given how they properly use terms like “aggro”, “PK”, etc. Apparently, there are a number of people sort of upset about character development, or lack thereof, namely for our protagonist. Let me tell you why, in this particular instance, this isn't that much of a bad thing. The main character, Ye Xiu has already grown into an expert, and it's not only about seeing him deal with new situations in his already grown state as opposed to most characters growing while dealing with their problems, but it's about seeing how he makes others develop, not only as people, but often as rivals that team up to try to surpass him. It's not like Mahouka in which the show is about GodSuya trouncing everyone and no almost no one developing as a result of trying to reach his level since everything is all about him and how “badass” he is. We see Ye handle things in a way that actually forces others to grow. Also, he is a total dick, often making witty trash talk comments at anyone and everyone, or exploiting people for his own personal revenge in episodes 1 and 4. He is still a good person at heart, like how he encourages Yi Fan to grow by changing styles. That's what this show is all about: seeing a cocky bit usually well-meaning badass adapt and force others to grow, which more shows that have OP protagonists should focus on instead of the usual “look at our main character, he’s so cool that he dominated everything effortlessly and everything revolves around him” like that other show I brought up. Admittedly, most of the characters here aren't inherently very memorable, even if I like how they bounce off each other. That does become a problem given how many characters there are to keep track of, so I'll say that they are all pretty decently characterized despite not having much to them, and leave it at that for everyone but the major protagonists that Ye recruits for the second half of the show (and onwards). Mucheng is a beautiful badass who seems almost romantically interested in Ye, and is almost as playful as him in some regards, even if her role is more minimal than the rest of the team. Guo is the manager who has the most banter with Ye and is probably my least favorite, since honestly, after the initial episodes, she hardly provides anything to the story, bit even being part of the major team. Rou ultimately had to nod to learn since while she was powerful with hand speed, she was beyond unskilled for her talk, but ultimately, she became one of the more prominent characters to the team, even if she doesn't have that much to her personality, even less so than most of the characters. Rao Xing (Steam bun) is definitely a more nooblike, almost idiotic character who has muscle, but he actually provides some amounts of cleverness that save him from truly falling to that dreaded archetype. Ultimately, Ye carries the show in terms of the characters since we don't really see much nuance to them, but we do get to see some of them grow, whether it be these guys or some of Ye’s rivals, even if I'm not showing the full extent of that (for brevity and spoiler reasons). To be honest, I’m aware that this one of G.CMay Animation and Film’s first anime projects, but there are some things I’d like to see them improve on. The character designs are pretty good, and the flashy animation is well, flashy, but the choreography isn't anything really great. Their use of CGI is...interesting. On the one hand, when doing establishing shots and first-person perspectives on certain things in their real world, it can look pretty good, sort of like a trailer at EA for a PS4 game (especially in the first few episodes), but when they get to using character models or other objects in either stock-footage or CGI, it all looks terrible, and honestly, a lot of the techniques here, especially the ones that don't work out well, remind me of Hand Shakers, which is frightening. It doesn't do any of that anywhere near as badly as that show did, so that's a plus. However, there is an unnerving amount of reused animation, particularly when Ye switches his weapon to gun mode or when he is battling goblins (namely him throwing them and them colliding and falling in CGI “glory”). Certain CGI models either look pretty bad or look like bad claymation models that were simply painted on to the point where they look melted. Overall, the series isn't badly animated, at least for a newer studio, but I hope they can tweak the CGI and improve on the choreography. The OP, “Xin Yang (信仰)" by Zhang Jie (张杰), is just an eh OP to me. Maybe it's partially due to me never hearing Chinese music before, but it's just rather meh to me. Same applies to the ED, "Rong Yao Zai Lin (荣耀再临)" by Da Dan Yin Zu (大胆音组). In fact, the OST, while it does fit everything, it's rather meh and unmemorable, though the alternate rendition of the OP in the later moments of the final episode was pretty nice. Not a bad OST, and both the OP and ED were simply ok, but overall, it's just meh. Ultimately, this first outing of The King’s Avatar has more substance than some people might give it credit for, but despite the relatively entertaining humor and action, the characters and production values don't hold up all that well, even with the surprisingly solid story. Again, I imagine that E-sports players (or MMO players in general) on the whole, probably find this show more enjoyable than I do, but that doesn't mean it's not a pretty decent show, because it is. I just hope that when the next outing of this show arrives, some of these issues are ironed out and that we get to have more reasons to invest in the characters. Either way, I'm really looking forward to what the rest of the series has in store if they choose to keep animating it. With all that said, I bid you adieu.
We return to another one of the Turtle's extremely infrequent anime reviews, where I'll go over The King's Avatar, China's hotshot anime of 2017. As of writing this review, I've only seen the base series, but I plan on finishing the prequel movie and ONA miniseries that follows. I'm pretty sure that watching either of those won't really change my base opinion of the series, so I'm going to go ahead and review it now. (Alright that was a lie, the new artstyle sucks the life out of the show's character designs, especially Ye Qiu, but it's better animated at least.) Anyway, on to the review. The sound design in the King's Avatar is about as meh as it gets. Sometimes the SFX is really obnoxious, like most of Glory's sounds and certain Voice Actors (looking at you Shaotian and Steamed Bun Invasion). And at other times, it's incredibly solid, like some of the world bosses or ability SFX. Also, Ye Qiu and Mucheng's Voice Actors are really good, which kind of drives home the point about the sound design being so up and down. Musically, I was never very impressed with the King's Avatar, only the ending really stood out to me as far as music goes because, boy, does that song go hard. Everything else is very forgettable though. Aesthetically, there's not a lot that stands out either. Character designs are rather standard, background art is somewhat nondescript, and the CGI is consistently underwhelming. The animation quality is generally pretty inconsistent too, never really impressing at any point, but it qualifies as passable at the very best. Overall, I think The King's Avatar gets a pass on most points on the technical side, despite not being really _good_ at all, but like I said about the sound design, it's really up and down on most technical aspects. __Favorite Character:__ Mucheng Su (Mu Mu) ~~~img(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bDPXZxMFmqQ/maxresdefault.jpg)~~~ I think the cop-out answer here is Ye Qiu, who is the best character in the show and a superb main character, but Mu Mu is just far too pure and cute for me to not choose (my weakness for blonde girls rears its head once more). The cuteness of Mu Mu's loyalty to Ye Qiu is what really pushes her up in my favor (and, yes, I do ship it), but more than anything, I think she and Ye Qiu benefit from just simply not being annoying. The King's Avatar tends to have pretty gimmicky characters who really push the limits of their trope and this makes some characters wear very thin as you spend time with them. Just stop shouting, please. Now, I may sound a little nitpicky with The King's Avatar to this point, but I really do like this show. I believe the appeal of The King's Avatar lies more than anything, in Ye Qiu's brilliance and the cool factor of those moments. If you don't like overpowered main characters, or extremely intelligent ones, then the King's Avatar probably won't appeal to you, even though he's not overpowered per se, but extremely smart and experienced. Since I enjoy a good overpowered protagonist, Ye Qiu really appealed to me. Nothing was cooler than seeing him pull off another cunning maneuver on some plebs or deceiving his former colleagues. The whole show is honestly in the title. The _King's_ Avatar. And if you don't want to watch the king flex on some noobs, then this show just won't be the one for you. I think the real drawback to the King's Avatar is purely technical. Maybe you could say that the show's obsession with APM is laughable, but I think that's a pretty easy factor to overlook for its silliness. One final thing that I haven't really touched on is the e-sports aspect to The King's Avatar. It's shown off in a really interesting light, where the scale of it is massive. The money and competitiveness really take to the forefront of the show's depiction of the Glory stars and their arrogant attitudes and tinges of corruption. It's a really cool look into that kind of world, which is another thing elevating it. As long as you're not looking for top of the table production values and deep characterization, I can heavily recommend The King's Avatar. It's more of a power fantasy than anything, but there are certain interesting takes on e-sports, age within it, and competitive gaming in general. If those things really speak to you, then The King's Avatar may do it for you.
Ok, so first of all let me say, I'm not a "reviewer" so there'll be no fancy wordsmithing here. I'm just a fan of anime, and this is a series I enjoyed enough to decide to drop a few lines about it. Let me clarify that I for one, am a gamer. I am NOT a pro gamer by any means and actually PvP (player vs player) is one of my LEAST favorites, because I suck at it. :D So, I can't say I like this series, because it had this awesome insight into the elite gaming world that I could really connect with. Well, it did have great insight but my point is if you like gaming...period, you can probably find plenty of things to appreciate about this series. Especially if you are even remotely familiar with MMO's (massively multiplayer online) RPG's (role playing games). :D And, I do love those... But the excitement and flash of the gaming world, as amazing as it is, is not all that makes this series alluring. This also shows the realistic side of gaming, pro gaming. It has ADULTS, which I find refreshing since so many series now days like to show early high school or before! Yikes. It also has a great mix of both...the gaming side with the amazing fights and flashy badassery, as well as real side of the world where we have to work, experience disappointment, betrayal, depression, and friendship. It beautifully melds those things together with just the right touch of comedy. The characters are also endearing, especially the main characters. I found myself really liking the interactions we see with them, their personalities and differences, etc. The main guy is great also. He's realistic, yet amazing all at once. And despite what you may read elsewhere, the animation and fighting sequences are beautiful. It truly is amazingly well done. I've seen a LOT of CG anime shows and a lot of traditional anime, but I can tell you this is beautifully done, regardless of which you prefer. The motion is fluid the fights are well choreographed, etc. Sure there is some repetition in some sequences "weapon transform mode" etc. and I agree if they did away/changed that I'd be good with it, maybe happy even, but it's also not bad and doesn't take away from the series at all. Lastly, I'll just say, the series is inspiring, exciting, and endearing. I truly enjoyed it, and best of all, it's just getting started, there are other seasons incoming, several more. I for one, cannot wait to see what they bring either! :D
Ehh, a very mediocre anime with nice anime art. The story: 5/10 A very cliché start, hated kickass player gets kicked out of the company and a smirking youngster slyly smiling up at him takes his place. A rather calm and cool protagonist decides to leave quietly and call it off for a year. Then a story begins when he enters a cafe and decides to start from the beginning. here is nothing really special or different about the story, it's all about following up his life and how he plans to be first again. So, the legendary god of games Ye Qiu has retired and suddenly this great, Qiu-like talented fighter appears. With the same weapon, umm---no suspicion? It was irritating how much time it took them to realise that Lord Grim is Qiu. Throw in normal, pathetic, angry antagonists and you get what you expect, exactly. The last two episodes, however, are completely idiotic. To avoid spoilers, I would say they took a completely unrelated turn in a very annoying way. We get it, Qiu is a god of Glory, but the final episodes were too exaggerating. **One a rather personal side note: I sometimes--a lot of times---found the anime hard to follow and a little confusing, there are far too many teams and characters thrown from the beginning, and sometimes players would go off and play with other teams, and with Xiu creating/joining different teams, it got quite difficult for me to follow up. If you're looking for a game themed anime with a strong plot, interesting twist and engaging action, this anime is not for you. It's a rather Slice of Life full of fighting scenes. Main problem: Ye was way too strong, it sometimes stripped out the fun of watching. I'd understand if the game was tricky or is full of twists, but you see nothing more than fighting scenes. Side problem: The anime takes itself way too seriously. Funny how it's listed in the 'Comedy' genre. They make it seem as if the people are fighting for their lives in wars. There are a few 'funny' scenes featuring Steamy Bun or Huang Shaotian, but they are very limited. TL;DR +For the most part, the story is not bad, but it's not at all special. +A nice amount of episodes is entertaining, -Way too strong protagonist, sometimes strips out the fun from the episodes. -Last two episodes are idiotic and exaggerating. -Nothing much happens, feels like a Slice of Life. (neutral) -We get introduced to many teams and characters so it can get confusing. -Anime takes itself way too seriously. Characters: 5/10 The protagonist, Ye Xiu, is a very calm and collected, cool player. Sometimes he comes off as *too* cool, but otherwise he's fine. Sometimes it bothered me that he led people without explaining things first, coming off as not my type of leader, but it soon got okay since the outcomes are always very good. He does not judge people by their levels or abilities, and is willing to work with anyone and improve everyone's skills. He believes in teams rather than working individually, slowly becoming more appealing. I wouldn't say he's a mindblowing character, but he's someone I wouldn't mind watching. What irritated me a bit is that they made him seem so abnormally cool and laid back, sometimes (And way too strong!). In contrast to all his always amazed supporters or hotheaded, easily angered antagonists. The supporting characters: Rou Tang: Aside from the stupid antagonists, Rou was my least favourite character in the anime. She's way too robotic and monotone, almost always expressionless and seems bored out of her minds if she's not. I couldn't, for the life of me, understand why she exists. Steaming Bun Invasion and Huang Shaotin: These two characters can come off as annoying for a lot of watchers, but I personally liked them because they made the anime much lighter, and cracked me up/made me smile more than a few times. Guo Cheng: For some reason, I never managed to like this character. She was too thickheaded and idiotic for my liking. I would have loved it if we had seen more of Su Mucheng, the character seemed very interesting and intelligent. Unfortunately, we don't get to see much/enough of her. My main problem with the characters are the antagonists, they're all volatile and short-tempered, coming off as a little *too* cliche for my liking. They're all easily forgettable and a little bothersome. TL;DR +Nice main character, sometimes *too* cool. -+Variety of characters. Expressionless, boring, funny, too many of them. -Poor antagonists. Very cliché and short-tempered. The Art: 8/10 Perhaps the best aspect of the anime. It's very, very decent. The characters are well-drawn. Though the scenes are a bit repetitive, the anime art is, for the most part, very pleasing to the eyes. The Sound: 4/10 I started watching the anime without knowing that it's Chinese--don't even ask, and because I'm used to Japanese voices, I was taken a bit off-guard and very annoyed at the beginning when I heard Chinese (Especially because I don't like how it sounds) But it takes less than an episode to get used to it, the voice acting is terrible, though. Some characters completely do not match with their voices. As for the music, it's very underwhelming. The song played at the final episode is cringe-worthy. Opening and closing are meh, and the background music isn't very good. Enjoyment: 6/10 Maybe I would have enjoyed it more had I known it's more Slice of Life-ish, the expectations vs. reality made my enjoyment become a bit less. But once I've accustomed, it got much more entertaining. Overall score: 5/10. Meh, not something I would recommend, but not something I'd regret watching at all. Pretty mediocre. (And pretty bad for the genres it's listed as)
Ye Xiu is the best Glory player in the nation. Despite that, he is kicked off of his professional team and forced into an early retirement due to his unwillingness to yield to corporate backers. Having to pick up the pieces of his life, he finds an internet cafe and is unable to think of anything besides picking Glory back up again. Quanzhi Gaoshou, or The King’s Avatar, is a show about a man seeking purpose in what he’s dedicated his life to so far and learning to love what he does again. Despite this initial premise, The King’s Avatar is not really about professional gaming but more so uses that as set dressing to the many characters that populate its world. The reason to watch The King’s Avatar is not to see commentary on the sphere of professional gaming but is to witness a guy and his friends having fun being really, annoyingly good at a video game. That’s not to say that there’s no politics in the show at all. This season of Quanzhi Gaoshou focuses around Ye Xiu forming alliances, friendships, and enemies in the new 10th server of Glory. Xiu makes a deliberate choice to surround himself with people who simply enjoy playing the game rather than people who get caught up in the bureaucracy of running a guild or people who simply seek fame. Don’t mistake that for Xiu not seeking glory (haha) himself. He and his band of ragtag newbies singlehandedly break most of the dungeon time records by themselves just to show off, which is what earns them the ire and admiration of everyone in the server. If it isn’t obvious from what I’ve said so far, The King’s Avatar is a show about people and about how interpersonal relationships play out in large multiplayer games. It is a show about that, but it’s also a show about breaking from rigid hierarchies and self expression through character creation and customization. The thing that gives Ye Xiu his power, and his joy, in this game is his decade of experience, yes, but more importantly, his decision to remain as an unspecialized class. By not being tied down to any specific profession, Xiu can choose the aspects of any profession and integrate them into his playstyle. This is highlighted most clearly in his weapon of choice, the Thousand Chance Umbrella, which can morph into any weapon of his choosing whenever it’s most convenient. He presents a unique challenge to anyone who is looking to usurp him and beat him in PVP because he goes against the meta of the game and creates something truly unique. It’s the ultimate form of in-game self expression, almost as if Xiu is Glory itself. Quanzhi Gaoshou has a lot to say under its hood, and it is surprisingly mature, especially compared to the other titles that lie in the genre of “OP badass is good at a game.” Ye Xiu has a real, beating heart to his character, as does every other character in the show, but it would take far too long to discuss each one of them. You will just have to experience it for yourself. But even with the complexity beneath the surface, The King’s Avatar is just plain fun to watch. The animation is consistently nice (even if there is gratuitous reuse of it in certain scenes) and the compositing of the CGI is almost always amazingly done. I say almost because the scenes where CGI is used in the cafe can be very off-putting and immersion-breaking, but inside the game, it’s lovely. I watched The King’s Avatar during my holiday break from school this year (so yes, in the middle of Covid times), and the warm atmosphere of the show helped get me through this month. The mood really conveys that sense of staying up all night playing video games with your friends, and it was like a blanket and a cup of warm milk to me. Quanzhi Gaoshou is a more-than-competent character study and look at MMOs, and if anything I’ve said in this review piques your interest, then I would check it out, especially if you play or have ever played MMOs.
*English Version:* First of all, this anime is Chinese, which carries risks of low quality, since the Chinese were not particularly distinguished by good anime titles(in my opinion). I'm generally biased towards non-Japanese anime because most of the time it comes out average or low end. Parts of this anime are good, but my overall high score is mostly over the top because of the story and the epic battles. Art and style (3/10): I didn't like the style of this anime at all and the non-acting animation animation (not action and not battles). The characters communicate almost with their mouths shut and the effects are poorly done. Also in this attention there is 3d graphics, and as usual, it is bad. Everything is in Chinese, nothing is optimized for foreign viewers. The only thing that I liked was the scenes of battles and battles, here they are epic and delight my eye. Characters (7/10): The impression is that the secondary characters were shoved into the anime and made into main characters. Maybe this is good, but they are not remembered at all. I watched only 4 episodes, but it’s already clear that I won’t see the detailed history of the characters. The story of the protagonist before the start was reduced to 2 sentences. But the characters have their own personalities and characteristics that I like. Story and Plot (9/10): This is one of the few anime that base their storytelling on video games. Since I am a gamer, I always support authors who put games in a good light. For this, I immediately overestimate the score. The story as the main character who was the strongest player, and began to play from the very beginning is breathtaking. For 4 episodes there were moments when I wanted to miss 10 seconds, but I think that the first few episodes should be a little boring, but at the same time informative so that the viewer would get into the know. I take off 1 point only for the very beginning and the action of the main character, who thoughtlessly decided to give up his status as the best player and play from the very beginning, is inexplicable. Climax (3/10): It's just not there, when watching season 1 I didn't notice the climax at all, or it was, but not noticeable at all. There was no moment when the viewer can say "Wow, wow!", the plot went along one line and did not particularly differ in good moments that could be attributed to the climax. There is also a love story that remained for the second season, right towards the end it was something between the main character and her old friend, but in the end it remained an intrigue. Giving a couple of points for clickbait for the second season, sometimes it's good, and sometimes it's infuriating. In this situation, this is the first option. Music and sounds (10/10): I just love the soundtrack of this anime! The music makes the epic scene just a masterpiece, and during the conversation, the music maintains the mood and emotions of the characters. Personally, I liked the sounds wildly, when I listened to the headphones, they seemed very real to me, especially clattering on the keyboard. Just 10. Overall rating - 6.4: But I'm rounding it up to 7 for the second season. There, the animation is more pleasant and the plot is more understandable, let's say I threw it in advance. I'm still infuriated by the names that are given in Chinese and Korean anime and manga, well, I'm not used to this, and even more so, I can't remember all the names, I even forget the names of the main characters. Then I think - "What is this dude's name?". And his name is Li Qin, what? And I learn it only through the dialogue of 2 characters. All in all, this anime got me a decent 7 for its plot that ties into the idea of video games but lacks a climax and central idea. This scenario has a very good prospect for a second season. Music that I really liked. But the first season with a minus sign showed graphics and animation that left much to be desired. But season 2 is already looking better. As well as characters that do not have their own zest (in my opinion this is a minus). By the way, I added all the soundtracks from the anime to my spotify. If graphics aren't your thing, then I highly recommend it. *Русская Версия:* Прежде всего это аниме китайское, что несет за собой риски низкого качества, так как китайцы особо не отличались хорошими аниме тайтлами. Я вообще предвзят к аниме которое сделано не в японии, потому что чаще всего оно получаеться средним. От части это аниме хорошое, но моя общая высокая оценка в основном притягиваеться за уши из за сюжета и эпичных битв. Арт и стиль (3/10): Совсем не понраился мне стиль этого аниме и не актиная анимация анимация(не экшон и не битвы). Персонажи общяются почти с закрытым ртом и эффекты сделаны плохо. Так же в этом вниме присутствует 3д графика, и как обычно, она плохая. Все на китайском, ничего не оптимизировано для иностранных зрителей. Единственное что мне понравилось это сцены битв и сражений, вот они эпичные и радуют мой глаз. Персонажи (7/10): Впечатление такое что второстепенных персонажей запихали в аниме и сделали их главными персонажими. Может быть это и хорошо, но они совсем не запоминаються. Я посмотрел всего 4 серии, но уже понятно что детальной истории персонажей я так и не увижу. История главного героя перед началом умистилась в 2 предложения. Но у персонажей есть особенночти личности и характерт что мне нравиться. История и сюжет (9/10): Это одно из немногих аниме которые основывают свое повествование на видеоиграх. Так как я геймер, я всегда поддерживаю авторов которые выстовляют игры в хорошем свете. За это я сразу завышаю балл. История как главный герой который был самым сильным игроком, и стал играть с самого начала захватывает дух. За 4 серии были моменты когда хотелось пропустить 10 секунд, но я считаю что первые несколько серий должны быть немного скучными, но в тоже время информативными что бы зритель вошел в курс дела. Снимаю 1 балл только за самое начало и необяснимле действие главного героя, который бездумно решил сдать свой статус самого лучшего игрока и играть с самого начала. Кульминация (3/10): Ее просто нет, при просмотре 1 сезона я совсем не заметил кульминацию, или она была, но совсем не заметная. Там небыло момнета когда зритель может сказать "Вау, ничего себе!", сюжет шел по одной линии и особо не отличался хорошими моментами которые можно было причислить к кульминации. Так же есть любовная история которая осталась на второй сезон, прямо к концу что то было иежду главным героем и ее давней подругой, но в итоге это осталось интригой. Накидываю пару баллов за кликбейт на второй сезон, иногда это хорошо, а иногда это бесит. В этой ситуации это первый вариант. Музыка и звуки (10/10): Я просто обажаю саундтрек этого аниме! Музыка делает из эпичной сцены просто шедевер, а во воемя разговоров, музыка поддерживает настроение и эмоции героев. Лично мне звуки дико понравились, когда я слушал в наушниках они показались мне очень реальными, особенно клацание по клавиатуре. Просто 10. Общая оценка - 6.4: Но я ее округляю до 7 за второй сезон. Там то анимация приятнее и сюжет более понятный, скажем накинул авансом. Меня все еще бесят имена которые дают в китайских и корейских аниме и манге, ну не привык я к такому, и тем более у меня не получиться запомнить все имена, даже забываю имена главных героев. Потом думаю - "Как же этого чувака зовут?". А его Ли Цинь зовут, что? И узнаю я это только через диолог 2 персонажей. В общем это аниме вытащило из меня приличную 7 за ее сюжет который привязывает идею видеоигр, но не имеющий кульминацию и центральную идею. Этот сценарий имеет очень хорошую перспективу на второй сезон. Музыка которая мне дико понравилась. Но первый сезон со знаком минус показал графику и анимацию, которая оставляла желать лучшего. Но 2 сезон уже явно выглядит лучше. А так же персонажи которые не имеют своей изюминки(по моему это минус). К стати все саундтреки из аниме я себе в спотифай дабавил. Если графика для тебя не главное, то очень рекомендую к просмотру.