GPDonghua

This donghua is an adaptation of a novel (source); since I have read both the novel and am watching the donghua, I will review this work as both an independant work and as an adaptation. Plot Summary: Li Changshou (our MC) is a cultivator who is 10000% risk adverse. Because of this, he does everything he can to avoid being the center of attention. However, because of his master's coming tribulation to become an immortal, he is forced to go search for a rare medicinical herb to try to help his master pass the tribulation. Druing this trip, he ends up catching the attention of someelders, leading them to try to help him make a name for himself (which he does not want). This story is about all the butterfly effect events that happened because he broke his personal covenent to not stand out in anyway. This is the newest released donghua that I have watched, and you can see the quality and time put into it. The animations, character models, fights, effects, everything feels perfect and state of the art. All the choreography is smooth and nothing feels misplaced. To date, this is the best donghua graphically that I have watched (also watched closest to the release date so there is that). The plot is clean an smooth. The transitions for time skips seems natural. As for the story, it balances the comedy , intense fights, and plot development very well. It has just the right mix of all of them. All the comedic moments (both the internal monologues/complaints and the humourous acts) are all greatly done. You'll get a good laugh out of this while enjoying the plot. This donghua is a perfect introductary watch for anyone, especially for those who like cultivation and comedy. Review as an adaptation: As an adaptation, this donghua is similar to the novel, but does not completely capture the tone and comedy. Some details were left out, like the fact that our MC Li Changshou is a reincarnator and uses his knowledge of Chinese Myths to understand what is to come (understanding of future events). The show also suggests the possibility that he might also be a time regressor (traveled back in time). While the show does a good job of showing his overly cautious, risk adverse nature. They don't present the comedy of this quite as well as the novel. For example, that trip MC made to the northern continent, he prepared for 15, yes 15, years. This detail that was left out really exemplifies the his overly cautious nature. Other than this, the comedy has been toned down to PG level and most of his internal monologues have been left out. The comedy was originally derived from his overpreparedness and from kinks that he didn't account for, like Youqin Xuanya's But overall, this is a good adaptation of the novel. Note: this donghua covers the "prologue" of the novel, covering everything up until right before our MC's tribulation to become an immortal, covering chapters 1-52, though it is a bit of a speed run of the plot, as there are usually years if not decades between major events, like from his master's immortality tribulation to his (about 12 years). There were also supposed to be a few years between his master's tribulation to the dragon palace competition. Adaptation score(how faithful to source): 7/10