Tian Guan Cifu Er

Although most gods in the heavenly realm avoid dealing with the forgotten god Xie Lian, Heavenly Emperor Jun Wu holds him in good graces. Xie Lian's luck is otherwise terrible, and adding to his troubles, the gods seem to suspect that Xie Lian's recent companion was the dreaded Ghost King Hua Cheng. Despite what others may think of him, Xie Lian fondly recalls Hua Cheng's promise: the next time they meet, Hua Cheng will appear in his true form.

Jun Wu informs Xie Lian of the unsettling news that a god's distress signal was seen coming from the Ghost City—the most prosperous place in the ghost realm, where the only law is Hua Cheng himself. As Xie Lian has no qualms about stepping into Hua Cheng's territory, he infiltrates the city to locate the lost god. There, the genuine Hua Cheng is already waiting. He is the most feared being across the three realms, yet before Xie Lian, his arrogance erodes. Without revealing the reason for his generosity, he spares no power or means to ease the burdens of Xie Lian's endlessly unfortunate past.

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Hua, Cheng Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Xie, Lian Main

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Shi, Qingxuan Supporting

Kawasumi, Ayako Japanese

Mu, Qing Supporting

Kobayashi, Chiaki Japanese

Ling, Wen Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Ming, Yi Supporting

Mori, Nanako Japanese

Qi, Rong Supporting

Tachibana, Tatsumaru Japanese

Pei, Ming Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Feng, Xin Supporting

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Yin, Yu Supporting

Li, Haoling Director

SID Theme Song Performance

krage Theme Song Performance

Lu, Han Theme Song Performance

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Mar 19, 2025

MatthewTCG

Recommended

I really enjoyed this series. I haven't read any of the novels and came into this completely blind. I also don't really know anything about Chinese Mythology or whether this series has anything to do with it.

I really enjoyed the animation style and the animation as a whole. The character designs are great, the landscapes are beautiful, and the fight scenes are phenomenal. Top tier animation right here.

I watched the English Dub and the voice actors were awesome, really high quality and they all did a great job.

The story is a little hard for me to follow at times, but overall I got the gist ... of it and enjoyed it. The hardest thing for me to follow is all of the names. A lot of them sound similar and it doesn't help that the main character, Xie Lian, calls them by different names than they are referred to as by other members of the story. For example, Xie Lian often calls General Xuan Zhen, "Mu Qing". So all of that was a little hard to follow. It was also compounded by the fact that a few of the Male Court Members look very similar to me, Pei Ming, Feng Xin, and Mu Qing all look very similar to me.

Overall, I'd highly recommend this series to anyone, great animation, a lovely setting, and a very layered story with lots of hidden details!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 10, 2024

Mishiia

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

I start watch S1 this year. And then S2. Episode 5 for now. I watch the Japanese dub😅 because that's what I usually watch. Maybe I will explore more donghua original later.

I try to watch this because The seiyuu I know is the VA😅 It's my first donghua and I do not read the novels etc. The genre is my fave genre, magic fantasy battle.

The story. Not to hard to follow. But I still can't remember some of their name.
Tried watch the English dub too. But no subtitles. I need English or my native sub.

The animation is nice. The original music is good.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jan 10, 2024

trickeyone

Not Recommended

Preliminary (8/12 eps)

I came to this anime without any foreknowledge about the story. I watched the first series with limited expectations and found it to be bland and dull. So when the second series became available, my expectations were not high.

The story was lacking in consistency and substance with so many holes in the plotline that it makes following very difficult.

For fans of the original work this may not be an issue, but for those coming from a fresh perspective it is very clear confusing and frustrating. Having almost no knowledge of Chinese mythology or history compounds this as it seems that the storyline relies heavily on ... possibly established historical or mythological figures.

If you are not already familiar with the original work, be prepared for a lot of confusion.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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