No Doubt In Us

SnackO★ 9

This is easily my top favourite Chinese anime/donghua ever! I wish for more recognition! My synopsis: A Chinese historical anime focusing on two people. One is the Empress and the other is the Emperor. Our Empress is a peculiar individual (hence why I absolutely love her!). Strong, passionate and kind of a dumb being. Our Emperor is quite cold yet intelligent and handsome who holds no other physical specialities unlike our Empress. She is the brawns whilst he is the brains. They switch souls/bodies and now are forced to live with each other's foreign lives. What I absolutely adore about this anime/donghua: First I wantto touch on the fact that I have read the manhua and goodness gracious it was amazing! Was so happy that this anime was announced and got released! My expectations was met both ways and it is truly enthralling! So now onto my explanation as to why I "adore" this series so far. The main concept of having both our Empress and Emperor switch souls is truly a fascinating subject. Ancient China was very hierarchical and even when you watch those dramas with the historical tag, you can clearly see how the hierarchy works. Our Emperor who has zero idea that his harem are having daily wars, witnesses and experiences the amount of suffering our Empress goes through. The lies and betrayal opens his eyes and slowly makes him appreciate his Empress a lot more, especially how she truly loves him. There is not much to say about our strong girl, other than the fact that she is only brawny and adds comedy to the series (particularly now that she is in a male's body!). So an Emperor who experiences the astonishing truth behind being a female in the harem really makes me go "heck yeah! SUFFER and then love our girl". Note that the manhua and anime in my opinion are quite focused on the plot itself with a good amount of drama - your typical historical genre. Yes, there is romance but it is not a lot. I would say it is mostly comedy and drama. Do cherish the small scenes of our cute Empress and Emperor exchanging small gestures of "romance." If you choose to read the manhua it is definitely worth it! The anime picks outs scenes that are most important so I can positively say you are not missing out too much if you decide to only watch the anime. Waiting for the second season and looking forward to how the rest of the story will play out! Much love to the creator of Liang Bu Yi! Truly a unique story that I will forever remember, re-watch/re-read and love!

Bakkupakkun★ 7

If you're thinking of dropping it because of the animation, DON'T! I'm usually a stickler for animation quality and have been unusually unhappy with these low frames per second donghua adaptations that have been saturating the market BUT this one is actually surprisingly good. Unlike most short duration episode donghua in which NOTHING happens in the majority of episodes, this one has great pacing and plot advancement episode-to-episode which makes this 24-episode adaptation feel like it was over too quickly and having you desperate for more. The relationship between the two protagonists is similar to Meng Qi Shi Shen (Cinderella Chef) and Tong Ling Fei(Psychic Princess) where the male protagonist of the tsundere archetype but they open up to the energetic, charming, and free spirited female protagonist. Although the plot elements may be predictable, the ride is still entertaining and fun especially during the comedy scenes where the animators swap to a more chibi-like art styles to drive the point across. This adaptation has changed my mind on low frames per second adaptations. I'll probably stop brushing them off so easily and give more of them a chance.