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cnovelartreblogs · 8 months
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From the Daomu Biji manhua on Bilibili.
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unforth · 9 months
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Okay time to take advantage of polls being anonymous to potentially start a war in the DMBJ fandom.
Bonus, reblog and tell me why you think so and/or which version of Xiao Hua you personal treat as "most canon."
(my personal answer is just full-on unequivocal no holds barred yes, and I favor Ultimate Note Xiao Hua tho also, Heihua movie, but hey, polls are anonymous and you do you and I'm genuinely curious how widespread this intepretation is.)
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lyselkatzfandomluvs · 7 months
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Liú Chàng 劉暢
2023 817 稻米節 Rice Festival WB update
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tiesanjiaoshenanigans · 2 months
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藏海戏麟(1-4)Wang Zanghai-related Extras
藏海戏麟是2017盗墓笔记重启系列的一部分,主要讲述盗墓笔记里汪藏海的故事,首发于南派三叔微博,这里把藏海戏麟单独列出便于稻米阅读。(x) Tibetan Sea Opera is a part of the 2017 Tomb Robbery Notes: Reboot series, mainly telling the story of Wang Zanghai from Tomb Robbery Notes. It was first published on the Nanpai Sanshu’s Weibo; it’s listed here separately to make it easier for the fans to read.
i've translated all the four little extras npss wrote about zang wanghai (which exist in the raws website; link above) since i noticed that they're not on merebear's website, and i will be posting them as different posts here on tumblr. translations are all by me, with all my hsk5-approximate knowledge so they are not a cleaned up MTL, but an actual translation. that said, if someone knows better chinese than me (very easy to do) and thinks that some of my translation choices are weird or incorrect, feel free to tell me about it! links to each extra at the bottom of this post; and if anyone wants a pdf of all of them together, you can dm me here or on discord.
Translator’s Note: I’m putting the title down as “Tibetan Sea Drama” but that’s actually not entirely accurate, because it leaves out the last character, 麟. I’m not actually sure how to translate the title in a way that gets across the pun that I’m guessing NPSS was making so I’ll just explain it. 藏海 means ‘Tibetan Sea’ and it’s the same characters from the Tibetan Sea Flower book (aka 藏海花). Additionally, it is also Wang Zanghai’s actual name. As a verb, 戏 means “to play” and as a noun it means “drama; play; show”. 麟 is translated in all my dictionaries as “female unicorn”, but it’s the second character of 麒麟 | Qilin. So as is typical of NPSS, the title is punny and metaphorical with a double-layer meaning that I don’t think can ever get across properly in English.
藏海戏麟1——Tibetan Sea Drama 1
藏海戏麟2——Tibetan Sea Drama 2
藏海戏麟 3——Tibetan Sea Drama 3
藏海戏麟4——Tibetan Sea Drama 4
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traineecryptid · 5 months
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DMBJ Web Film: Reality Control Unit (Part 2)
Creature data as posted by the official NPSS Weibo account.
DMBJ Web Film: Reality Control Unit (Part 1) Other web films in the works Translated by @traineecryptid Google document with posts in both Part 1 and Part 2
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Nanpai Sanshu (+Follow) 23-10-21 Posted from Zhejiang From iPhone 13 Pro Max Where do strange creatures go? Nagas, Flying Night Ghost and subdued creatures have actually been locked up in Xie Yuchen’s secret base—The Reality Control Unit. The function of this secret unit, the people involved in this plan and other layers of mysteries await their resolution, please look forward to it.
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(left) Reality Control Unit (right) Xie Yuchen’s extraordinary collection (bottom middle) RCU, Reality Control Unit
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Reality Control Unit, RCU Collected Storage date: 16/09/2023 Activity levels: [redacted] Case file number: W22202 Name: Flying Night Ghost Level: Level 3 Place of birth: Mong[redacted], Gobi Description: A type of nonhuman creature that was created by Jin-era Daoist scholars using [redacted]. It grows quickly. Initially about the size of an eyeball, it can grow to look like a human within a few hours. But it differs from humans with its many heads that have strange childlike faces and a pair of feathered wings. It moves quickly, possesses great strength and has a great ability to [redacted] making it hard to kill.  NO. W22202 Agent: Wu Xie Administrator: Li Cu Control measure: 004 Regular Observation Room Reality Control Unit Notes: None Xie Yuchen’s extraordinary collection
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Reality Control Unit, RCU Collected Storage date: [redacted] Activity levels: [redacted] Case file number: [C]B1130N Name: Zhu Jiu Yin Level: [redacted] Place of birth: [redacted] Description: A type of extremely large poisonous snake that was born during ancient times. It lives very deep underground and was known as “Candle Dragon” in the olden days. The fat within the Zhu Jiu Yin’s body is highly flammable and was rendered into oils to make candles for light in the Emperor Shun era. The scales of the Zhu Jiu Yin is very small but hardy, making it incredibly impervious to attacks. The Zhu Jiu Yin’s eyes are horizontal and purple in color while its Yin eye is blood red in color. Legend has it that a thousand year old Zhu Jiu Yin’s Yin eye is connected to hell, and a glance from it would cause a person to be possessed by evil spirits. After some time, the person would  become a type of creature with the head of a human but the body of a snake. [C]B113ON Agent: Qi [redacted] Administrator: Yang Hao Control measure: C010 Large Underground Vivarium Cavity Notes: Disclosure of its existence is strictly prohibited. Reality Control Unit Xie Yuchen’s extraordinary collection
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Reality Control Unit, RCU Collected Storage date: 11/12/2007 Activity levels: [redacted] Case file number: B11505 Name: Wild Chicken’s Neck Level: Level 3 Place of birth: Tamutuo Description: Some legends say that this type of snake are “little dragons” that live along the dragon veins in the mountains and rivers. There are also other legends saying that they are snake spirits that occupy the areas above the dragon veins. They are the emperors of snakes, inciting fear in other snake species. Wild Chicken’s Necks are as thick as a person’s wrist and fiery red all over. The snake’s head is sharply triangular in shape with a chicken crest on top. They can [redacted] and would often crow like a rooster. Wild Chicken’s Necks can fly flat on the ground, their movements are swift as lighting and they are extremely poisonous to the extent that no grass would grow where they have been. They are social animals and would enact revenge in groups. NO. B11505 Agent: Zhang Qiling Administrator: Yang Hao Control measure: 012 Isolation Room Reality Control Unit Notes: None Xie Yuchen’s extraordinary collection
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Reality Control Unit, RCU Collected Storage date: 28/10/2023 Activity levels: [redacted] Case file number: W22301 Name: Fog Deity Level: Level 2 Place of birth: Wumulei Description: A deity of great fog in the Wumulei mountain region. It wears a two-winged hat guan on its head and a red robe with talisman calligraphy on its body. It is shaped like a red clothed Nuo folk religion god with a ghostly posture and a fierce appearance. It often enters the Stone Room in the Black Gold Ancient Hall and would appear and disappear along with the fog. When it appears, it would plunder and kill people and animals, leaving any area that it has been devoid of life. It [redacted] causing [redacted] and it has a strong ability to propagate, making it indestructible.  NO. W22301 Agent: Wu Xie Administrator: Yang Hao Control measure: 005 Training Room Reality Control Unit Notes: None Xie Yuchen’s extraordinary collection
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Reality Control Unit, RCU Collected Storage date: 19/07/2017 Activity levels: [redacted] Case file number: B11801 Name: Miluotuo Level: Level 1 Place of birth: Banai Description: A type of creature that was bred and kept by the Yao people in the ancient times. Its entire body is green like a piece of jade. It is sensitive towards [redacted] and its attacks are very powerful. Miluotuo moves by corroding rocks and consumes any living thing that it can catch as food. It hunts by sealing crevices and caves with its secretions, trapping the prey until they die and consuming the corpses afterwards. It is afraid of volcanic rocks and strong alkali. [redacted] NO. B11801 Agent: Wu Xie Administrator: Zhang Qiling Control measure: 111 Strong Alkali Airtight Cabin Reality Control Unit Notes: None Xie Yuchen’s extraordinary collection
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Reality Control Unit, RCU Collected Storage date: 02/04/2013 Activity levels: [redacted] Case file number: B11103 Name: Nine Headed Snake Cypress Level: Level 1 Place of birth: Lu [redacted] Description: A type of huge tree that has countless vines as thick as telephone poles wound around it. Its vines are like little green hands, being very agile. When it hunts, the vines would rear up like snakes, the ends unfurling like ghost hands and can [redacted]. They usually trap their prey to death but do not possess the ability to kill and digest the prey. Thus, it formed a symbiotic relationship with Shi[redacted] and other beetle type insects.  NO. B11103 Agent: Wu Xie Administrator: Li Cu Control measure: Number 101 Tianxin Rock Covered Layer Box Reality Control Unit Notes: None Xie Yuchen’s extraordinary collection
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Reality Control Unit, RCU Collected Storage date: 01/09/2007 Activity levels: [redacted] Case file number: B11202 Name: Sea Monkey Level: Level 2 Place of birth: [redacted] Description: A type of human creature that lives in [redacted]. They have an unquellable hostility towards other living beings, attacking viciously and harboring immense sense of revenge. They are very large in size and covered in sharp scales. Their agility and strength far outweighs those of a regular human. Fears [redacted]. Are able to think to a certain extent. NO. B11202 Agent: Wu Xie Administrator: Li Cu Control measure: 003 Regular Observation Room Reality Control Unit Notes: None Xie Yuchen’s extraordinary collection
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Reality Control Unit, RCU Collected Storage date: 04/11/2022 Activity levels: [redacted] Case file number: W22101 Name: Nagas Level: Level 3 Place of birth: Mumaru Description: Nagas means “a thing that is impossible to exist.’ It is a type of large, soft-bodied creature living in [redacted]. It has many tentacles and is covered in slime all over. Nagas has many tentacles that have suckers on the undersides, allowing them to stick to or trap living beings. The ends of its tentacles are sharp and curl inwards. They will slither like snakes and are good at disguising themselves on land. Nagas primarily identifies its prey’s location by [redacted]. Nagas has a certain level of sentience.  NO. W22101 Agent: Xie Yuchen Administrator: Qi [redacted] Control measure: After Experiment S03, Nagas is able to understand commands. It will be trained to be the protector of this institution. Notes: Special permission has been approved Reality Control Unit Xie Yuchen’s extraordinary collection
Note: I've translated the text to match the source as closely as possible instead of doing it in a more localised way. Feel free to ask what certain terms mean, I will edit this post to include the explanation and add an explanation section to the gdocs for the answers.
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merinnan · 2 years
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Thanks, @foxofninetales!
10 Characters, 10 Fandoms, 10 Tags
Rules: name 10 of your favorite characters from 10 different fandoms and then tag 10 others to do the same. Let’s gooooooo!
1. Liu Sang, Daomu Biji (Nanpai Sanshu)
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2. Gul Dukat, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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3. Shen Wei, Guardian (priest)
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4. Tenoh Haruka/Sailor Uranus, Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon (Takeuchi Naoko)
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5. Fei Du, Mo Du (priest)
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6. Nie Huaisang, Mo Dao Zu Shi/Chen Qing Ling (Mo Xiang Tong Xiu)
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7. Mogget, The Old Kingdom Chronicles (Garth Nix)
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8. Jill, The Deverry Cycle (Katherine Kerr)
9. Granny Weatherwax, Discworld (Terry Pratchett)
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10. Jimmy the Hand, The Riftwar Cycle (Raymond E Feist)
It was surprisingly difficult to narrow it down to only 10!
Tagging: @amidalogicdive @xantissa @1ebilcat @sans-crayola @taomubiji @scaredysap @kholran @s1utspeare @psychic-waffles​ @epicwalrus​
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mademoiselle-red · 1 year
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8 Shows Tag Game
RULES - List eight shows for your followers to get to know you better.
Thanks to @argyleheir for tagging me!
Doctor Who (the 2005 reboot)
The 10th, 11th, and 12th doctor eras are my favorite seasons to rewatch. Blink, Silence in the Library, and The Eleventh Hour are my favorite episodes.
Honorary mention: Torchwood: Children of Earth. It was amazing and utterly devastating. A Doctor Who spin-off.
This is Going to Hurt
This miniseries starring Ben Whishaw about a obgyn doctor perfectly encapsulates the kind of humor I enjoy.
Honorary mention: A Very English Scandal. Written by Russel T Davis (Doctor Who show-runner of the 9th and 10th Doctor eras). Staring Ben Whishaw and Hugh Grant. A hilarious and fascinating 3 episode miniseries.
Derry Girls
Teenagers acting like real teenagers, in 1990s Northern Ireland, just living their ordinary lives amidst sectarian conflict and military occupation. The teen drama feels so realistic because it takes place in such a specific time (early 90s) and place (Derry) and focuses on specific people (Irish Catholic teenagers), in contrast to teen shows like Sex Education or Euphoria that seem to take place in near-present-day, any-town. Despite the specificity of the story, Derry Girls is probably the most relatable teen show I’ve ever seen. The focus on friendships, school, family, community, and tentative explorations of love and identity were much more relatable than teen shows that focus on sex, drugs, toxic families, and high stakes conflicts. Like in Derry Girls, my teenage years were largely sheltered from the conflicts of the adult world, and the most high stake thing I ever did was apply to university. But also like Derry Girls, I was gradually becoming aware of adult problems (interpersonal, financial, political) and developing my opinions on them. I find it very poignant that Derry Girls begins the first episode with our protagonist arguing with her mother over wearing a jean jacket instead of her school uniform because she’s a teenager now, and “teenagers have rights”, and ends the final episode of the final season with the protagonist exercising her right to vote in a referendum ratifying the Good Friday Agreement.
Ultimate Note
A Chinese series adapting Books 4 and 5 of the Grave Robbers’ Chronicles novels by Nanpai Sanshu. I adore the novels and this is, in my opinion, the only decent screen adaptation. There have been dozens of cinematic and tv adaptations and they have all been rather terrible for some inexplicable reason.
Band of Brothers
Currently obsessed this. A miniseries about a company of American paratroopers on the western front in World War Two. The main character, Dick Winters, is my blorbo ❤️❤️❤️
What Did You Eat Yesterday
A Japanese miniseries about a gay couple and their shared delight in the food they eat. Each episode contains a storyline centered around our protagonists finding joy in an ordinary culinary experience, featuring extended cooking montages, detailed descriptions of food while cooking and eating, and plenty of humor and social commentary.
Hannibal
I watch it while cooking and eating. I’m in the fandom for the food porn.
The Great British Bake-Off
I only re-watch the early seasons, when Mary Berry was still one of the judges. This show inspired me to attempt Victoria Sponge Cakes and Meat Pies.
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eigwayne · 3 months
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One of the things I do when I don't have the wherewithal for creative works, which is often lately, is work on a database spreadsheet for my C-drama watching. The scoring records are one sheet, and there's another for actor stats that I'm working on. Because after a while you start to recognize faces among the supporting roles and can't flippin' remember where they're from, or where you first saw them.
So I started a sheet, with the rows as actor names and the column headers as shows I've seen. It's... very large. And very tedious to fill in. I cannot recommend this to anyone, ever. But it keeps me busy when I can't make myself function with anything else.
Now, I'm filling this in in order of the shows as I watched them- or my nearest guess because I forgot when I watched some things, especially for those actors I saw on Happy Camp or Chuang before I saw any of their shows (which was a lot, actually- I saw Cheng Yi, Tan Jianci, Bai Lu, Hou Minghao, even Zhao Liying on Happy Camp before I got around to any of their shows). So I'm only at King's Avatar, but I do have some stats. This does count the shows I've started but haven't finished yet, and the ones I've dropped, so not all of them are "actually seen in this show and can evaluate their performance", some are "I started a show they're in and fuck if I remember if I saw their part yet." But!
The people I've seen most so far are He Zhonghua and Zhang Fan at 10 shows each.
I've started 6 Xiao Zhan shows but only 5 for Wang Yibo, Wang Zhuocheng, and Meng Ziyi. Also at 5 is Huang Youming, Hei Zi, Liu Xueyi, Cheng Yi, Han Chenyu who is probably in all the Cheng Yi shows, Zhao Liying, Canti Lau, Ji Chen who has some DMBJ movies in there, and Dong Li Wu You, who is like fifteen, tops, but is in everything.
Liu Yuning's count is at 8 but at one point I was jotting down OST and writing contributions and then stopped because I was bored, so who knows (Nanpai Sanshu is at 9 because of the writing creds, with higher than expected but still incomplete numbers for Zhou Shen from soundtrack creds. No idea why Mimi Lee is at 5 but I like her so it's okay for now). Anyone in 72 Floors of Mystery or any movie that isn't an Untamed spin-off is messed up because I added variety shows and movies halfway through and haven't caught up yet. Happy Camp stats are a disaster.
Zhang Tianyang is at 7 shows, and that is most likely correct. He was in almost every show I watched last summer, lol~ He's my accidental darling.
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reith-sheep · 1 year
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SOURCES AND SIGNIFICANCE Blog 4 - SOURCES Intertextuality and Transmedia
Summary
Notes on ‘The Graver Robbers’ Chronicles is a fantasy adventure novel written by Nanpai Sanshu, featuring Wu Xie, Zhang Qiling and Fatty Wang. There are 13 published novels in the series, including ‘The Graver Robbers’ Chronicles biography and‘the Hidden Sea Flower‘ and ‘Sea of Sand series‘.
In November 2016, Notes from ‘The Graver Robbers’ Chronicles was awarded the "China IP Value List - Top 10 Online Literature List" at the 2016 China Pan Entertainment Index Gala.
Work Features
This trans media work has a good atmosphere of hyper-plot reader re-creation. The author introduces potential plots in the novel that cannot be fully told, such as the Bronze Gate element that was not explained when‘ The Graver Robbers’ Chronicles notebook biography ended in 2011, thus creating a strong motivation for readers to continue to elaborate and explain this element and the prevalence of fan fiction.This suggests that this novel gives the reader and the writer an encyclopaedic impulse to the process of world-building. We are drawn to interpret and think about the construction of a new world view.The author of this work also suggested in an interview that he sometimes feels that his characters are conscious of themselves and do not even have full control over their own work the content of their own work.
Unlike most other transmedia works, it has a set time for offline fan gatherings. Since 2015, there have been week-long offline fan gatherings every year on 17 August in Changbai Mountain and Hangzhou, China. Readers gather from all corners of the country to buy official peripherals, attend meetups and swap IP-related products made by readers themselves. This event started in 2015 and has been going on uninterruptedly for eight years.
Of course, the journey from novel to cross-media work has been accompanied by controversy. From the first online TV series ‘The Graver Robbers’ from stunts to poor acting that left many fans of the original novel unimpressed. The first time the film was written by Nanpai Sanshu himself, a large number of fans of the original novel still did not like it, complaining that the plot did not match the content of the book. Some fans of the book even believe that after the commercialism of the novel, the author no longer cares what his work has been changed into. This debate has never stopped since ‘ The Graver Robbers’ Chronicles IP was first released. Because the addition of capital has inevitably had an impact on the original work, the question of how to achieve maximum fidelity to the original work and how to deal with the conflict between the adaptation and the original work should be something that every creator who wants to produce a cross-media work should consider.
Limitations of transmedia works
Going from a novel to a TV series or a film is a huge challenge for the author himself. He must go from being an author to being a screenwriter. A film or TV series is a different production system from a novel, where in addition to the writer, there is a director and investors. It is not a production over which the author has complete control. A qualified novelist is not necessarily a qualified screenwriter either. Unlike a novel, which allows for unexplained elements and story jumps, a TV movie requires complete logic and tight story connections. This in itself is a huge challenge for the writer. Secondly in the transformation of a novel text into a TV text, the diversity of symbols is replaced by the monotony of images, sealing off the imagination of fans of the novel.
What this has to do with my practice
For my work, if I were to develop my work across media, I might choose to create peripheral products that relate to my work. Or I could make the animation interactive. That would be a good inspiration. But more than that, I need to create a whole worldview when I create it so that when it crosses media there is a better space to develop and recreate it.
Reference
Jenkins, H. (2007) Transmedia Storytelling. Confessions of an Aca-fan. The Oficial Weblog of Henry Jenkins.
The Grave Robbers’ Chronicles (no date) Grave Robbers Chronicles Wiki. Available at: https://grave-robbers-chronicles.fandom.com/wiki/The_Grave_Robbers%27_Chronicles (Accessed: January 10, 2023).
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psychic-waffles · 2 years
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real actual doctor huo daofu
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wirwerdensiegen · 4 years
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Liu Chang livestreams & hairstyles in chronological order.
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cnovelartreblogs · 2 years
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How to Read Manhua on Bilibili: Legal, Free, and in English
In my posts on this blog, I keep sharing screen caps from manhua I've read on Bilibili, along with the link to read it yourself, but I know:
This blog doesn't have all that many followers.
It's one thing for me to post the link and quite another for people to realize just how easy this is to do.
Considering how often I see English-speaking MXTX/c-novel/c-drama/donghua fandom peeps screaming and begging for more content, I'm now begging you in return:
STOP SLEEPING ON THE BILIBILI APP!
If you want more danmei content, fully legal, entirely free, already translated, you literally c.a.n.n.o.t. do better than using the Bilibili app to read manhua. That's not to say this is a perfect method - their translations are...um...wanting sometimes? (Shout out to the four pages in a row I recently read where someone broke in to a residence and every time the breaker-inner was mentioned they were called "the intrud") But it's still ALL THERE, FOR US, ANYTIME, and the more eyes the manhua in the apps gets, the more content we'll get, so please, PLEASE, if you're out there thirsting for danmei content, DO THIS.
Wondering how?
Well, I've got you covered.
WAY 1: The Bilibili Manhua Website
I know I said "get the app" but honestly you don't even need an app to do this! You can read on Bilibili using any web browser.
The website is Bilibilicomics.com.
It looks like this:
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Yes, you're reading that right: there's an entire section of BL.
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There's also an entire section of GL!
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There are 38 titles in GL and 121 titles, yes ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE titles, in BL.
AND there's het stuff, and non-romance stuff too!
New episodes general come out weekly or biweekly, though a few things are daily. The website is often a few chapters ahead of the app (which I actually didn't realize until just now - Chapter 55 of Legend of Exorcism, for example, came out today on the app, but it lists 60 episodes as available on the website. Which, considering the cliffhanger I just read... *eyes emoji*...though apparently in other cases there are more chapters on the app than on the website, so ymmv.)
The best-known title available (again: FOR FREE. OFFICIALLY. LEGALLY. IN ENGLISH) is Tian Guan Ci Fu. When you go to a specific title's page, you get this...
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...and reading it is as simple as selecting the chapter you want, clicking it, and et voila! Just scroll down and read to your heart's content!!
NOTE: SOME CHAPTERS WILL HAVE WAIT TIMES. More on this shortly.
WAY 2: The Bilibili App for Android
I personally have been reading primarily from the Android app, since I have a Samsung Galaxy phone and a lot of time sprawled on my couch while my kids watch cartoons.
You can download the app from the Play store - here's a link, for what that's worth.
It looks, essentially, like this (I'm logged in so mine looks a little different than non-logged-in, I made an account even tho you don't actually need one):
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If you don't want to make an account, you don't have to. If you choose to, as you see it'll try to guess what other titles you might like. tbh I have no idea how good these recommendations may be; I'm still reading/catching up on the specific titles I wanted to read so I haven't had to try their recommendations yet. But, there's definitely some stuff that looks interesting (that top middle one definitely looks up my alley...)
You can also "favorite" things (again: EVEN WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT) and it'll store them in your library and make a red dot (like you can see on the above screen cap) when something has an update you haven't read yet. For example, here's my Favorite list, which helps me keep track of what I'm reading and enjoying (or, well, in one case I'm more "wtfing" than "enjoying" but hey that still counts).
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There's even a weird, like, "dress up" side game??? So like, every chapter you read there's a chance the app will drop a "card" and you can use the cards to dress your avatar up, and there's a whole crafting system built in? It's. A little odd. But, considering I recently quit my Love Nikki addiction after 3+ years, it's nice to get a small hit of pointless dress up.
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Yes, my avatar is currently wearing San Lang's shirt.
The point is, again: this app is free to download, and incredibly easy to use, and even has a fun pointless side game.
BUT. There is one "but" here. See the Coins: 0 Top Up right below my randomly assigned username?
There is an optional pay system. What does it do? It reduces wait times.
Some titles, but not ALL, have a "built in delay" that kicks in at some point. On some, it seems to start when you're "within 5 chapters of the most recent" (that's what's happened with Global Examination and TGCF, for example). For others, it seems to be arbitrary - for A Single Strike of Shimmering Frost, it kicked in at chapter 40 even tho there are, like, 80 something chapters up. Regardless, it always works the same.
The system functions using wait times, and it has 5 tiers that are always the same.
Tier 1: You must wait one minute before you can read the next chapter. This tier is rarely an issue; the count down sometimes (but not always??? it's weird) starts when you start a new chapter, and it almost always takes more than one minute to read a full chapter, so this tier is often "satisfied" before you even get to the next chapter.
Tier 2: You must wait six minutes before you can read the next chapter.
Tier 3: You must wait one hour before you can read the next chapter.
Tier 4: You must wait six hours before you can read the next chapter.
Tier 5: You must wait twenty-four hours before you can read the next chapter.
I initially thought this system functioned as "once you reach Tier 5, you're just stuck there and can only read a chapter a day" but it's turned out that's not the case - A Single Strike of Shimmering Frost having 40+ semi-locked chapters has given me the chance to actually test this a bit. In fact, what happens is:
The first time you hit a "wait delay" chapter, it puts you at Tier 1 and you have to wait a minute. The next chapter, you up to Tier 2, the next to Tier 3, then Tier 4, then Tier 5...and then it cycles back to Tier 1. So, with a little care and planning (which I almost always fail at) I can time reading something with many wait-delayed chapters such that I can read 5 chapters in one day, then I have to wait a full day, then I can read 5 more chapters.
Here's how it looks when you've done your waiting in purgatory and can now read on...
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...and here's how it looks when the sad trombones play...
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Now, I mentioned I'd circle back to the coins? THE TIME HAS COME! Because, look - for 17 coins, you can read on instantly!! Alternatively, if you're willing to share on social media, you can also skip (I have no if that's something you can do over and over, or just once, cause I haven't tried - you can skip the wait time once for free). This begs the question, then...is 17 coins a lot?
And the answer is...
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...eh not really, no. Ten bucks will get you the ability to pay 17 coins many, many times (58, to be precise), but honestly? I haven't spent a penny yet and I've caught up on 7 different titles and am steadily reading through two more (one of which hasn't had wait times kick in yet, I just can only read so fast).
All of which is to say: yes, there's a pay system, and tbh, I'm probably going to throw them a few bucks not because I care about the wait times but because I'm getting so much enjoyment out of reading these titles and I want to support them a little (I also bought the print version of the TGCF vol. 1 and will likely buy the other volumes, and I once-upon-a-time paid to watch TGCF s. 1 streaming as they came out). With a little patience there is absolutely zero call for spending even one penny to read as much of this cornucopia as you want.
WAY 3: Download the Bilibili App on Apple
I don't have access to an iPhone and don't feel like grabbing my tablet rn and I've hit the Tumblr image limit anyway, but the Apple app looks about the same as the Android app, and you can download it HERE.
Basically: use the website, or download the app for whichever platform you're using, and READ, READ, READ!
So, what is there to read?
I'M SO GLAD YOU ASKED!
(okay, cutting to a read more)
I've been reading on the app pretty regularly for like two months (prior to that I was only reading TGCF, and only when I remembered, which was rarely), but I'm juggling a lot AND reading other stuff too so I am far from having explored the wide range of options. I can, however, highlight a few I think are likely to be of interest to a danmei-reading audience. Note that of these, I've only read the novels for TGCF, TYQHM, and Daomu Biji, which means that I only know as far as the manhuas have covered for the rest - I haven't read farther than that yet.
A. Tian Guan Ci Fu by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. The one, the only - this is the official manhua with art by Starember. It tells the story of newly ascended god Xie Lian trying to navigate the intricacies of the heavenly bureaucracy, figure out his place in the world, and understand why a sexy guy in red keeps showing up in his life. (Worst synopsis ever award goes to: ME!). The English translation is currently on episode 77, which has Xie Lian and Hua Cheng in the gambler's den. A volume just ended, which means it's on hiatus temporarily - there's usually a month or two break between volumes - so it'll be back soon!
B. Global Examination by Mu Su Li. Based on the book Global University Entrance Examination, featuring art by E Zi. Global Examination is a story set in a dystopian near-future about a world where groups of people are randomly selected (read: kidnapped and forced) to participate in an "exam" where they have to answer extremely complex puzzles. If they succeed, they get to live and become one of the people who administer the exam. If they fail, they die. Despite the premise sounding dark, it's really not been so bad and I've been reassured it won't become so. The story itself focuses on You Huo, a recently selected examinee with amnesia, the other people in his examinee group, and Examiner 001, who clearly has some kind of history with You Huo. If only he didn't also have amnesia, we might even know what that history is...
C. Dinghai Fusheng Records and Legend of Exorcism, both based on the books of the same names written by Fei Tian Ye Xiang. The art for Dinghai Fusheng Records is by Qianerbai (who has also done a lot of work for the Mo Dao Zu Shi audio drama) and for Legend of Exorcism, it's by Warp. These stories are set in the same 'verse, at least several hundred years apart; it's a xianxia high-fantasy setting, and the main enemies are resentment monsters and demons (...or are they? dun dun duuuun). Dinghai Fusheng Records takes place, chronologically, first, and occurs a couple hundred years after a calamity caused all qi to fade from the world - there are only mortals, and no one can cultivate. It follows Chen Xing, a young man born with a gift, as he seeks his protector - Xiang Shu - and others, and they encounter (surprise!) unspeakable evil. Legend of Exorcism takes place in the "future" of Dinghai Fusheng Records, and focuses on Kong Hongjun, a half-demon boy who has received a summons to join the Exorcism Department, as he explores the mortal world for the first time and gets to know the others who have summoned to join the Department, especially the mortal leader Li Jinglong.
D. Daomu Biji titles, originally by Nanpai Sanshu. There are two DMBJ titles on Bilibili right now, though both only have a few chapters, and the website lists them as "on hiatus." I've read them both, and am not entirely sure what's up with one especially, but... Grave Robbers' Chronicles starts where Book 1 starts, with changes of course but it's quite recognizable as the initial "Wu Xie is brought a silk scroll and gets curious and then Wu Sanxing gets involved" plot line. The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Seven Dreams is...odder...and as far as I can tell is an alternate canon/AU which starts with a "what if" of "what if the Zhang's were incredibly abusive, raised child!Zhang Qiling themselves, and Wu Xie and he met as kids." It's. Um. Extremely weird. And not for those sensitive to kids getting beaten bloody. But I'm still hoping they'll release more than 9 chapters, if only because I'm curious.
E. A Single Strike of Shimmering Frost, based on the novel A Sword of Frost by Yu Xiao Lanshan. This one opens with the Prince Ji Yanran approaching Sect Master Yun Yifeng, who runs a sect of spies and information collectors, to ask for help finding an item that has been stolen from the palace. In exchange, he promises to give Yun Yifeng the cure to an ailment that plagues him. Problem 1: he doesn't actually have this cure. Problem 2: everywhere they go people start dying. Problem 3: catching feels for the pretty Sect Master. Despite having the trappings of xianxia, this story has actually thus far been a sequence of murder mysteries with politics-related causes.
F. Saved the Public Enemy By Mistake by Liu Muqiao. If this is based on a novel, I haven't been able to track it down. It's xianxia; demon immortal cultivator Liu Jianghe shows up, nearly dead, on the doorstep of famed doctor Lu Jiu who is just trying to live a quiet life in seclusion. Not knowing who Liu Jianghe is, Lu Jiu saves him, and thus stumbles into a mess of politics and history he doesn't understand...but nothing is actually how it seems, there's amnesia and hidden back stories galore, there's a heavy side plot of sword lesbians, and honestly I've read like 50 chapters and I'm still a little lost but the art is pretty and I really need to read the reveal on the two MCs history together so I'm sticking with it. Warning that it's got a fair amount of blood and gore.
G. Those Years in Quest of Honor Mine by Man Man He Qi Duo. A historical (non-cultivation) setting focused on politics, machinations, and the long history and deep love between Zhong Wan - former top-scorer on the national exam who lost his position when his adopted father was accused of treason - and Yu She, of dubious parentage and believed by most people to be the bastard son of the Emperor. I loved the book for this, and finding out that the manhua was on Bilibili is a lot of what drove me to download the app.
So - that's everything I'm currently reading: 6 titles inspired by explicitly BL danmei titles, 2 based on other books I like that aren't BL, and 1 BL that just looked interesting and my taste.
There's SO MUCH MORE, seriously. I'm going to be reading on this app for months and still finding more, I'm positive of it.
But unforth, I hear you say, there's some other manhua I want to read! What about Mo Dao Zu Shi? What about Erha? Are those on Bilibili? Can I read them? And the answer, sadly, is no. Those two are published by Kuaikan, which does not offer free legal English translations at this time. But! I am holding out hope that if the audience for Bilibili grows, other manhua publishers will see the profitability in emulating them. I cannot guarantee that anything we do will result in this happening, but I do feel pretty confident that if we don't read with the options currently available, we sure ain't likely to get more options.
SO. GO FORTH. READ THE THINGS I'VE MENTIONED. READ OTHER THINGS. COME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT YOU LOVED SO I HAVE SOME IDEA WHAT TO READ NEXT.
PLEASE.
I'm begging. GO READ MANHUA!!!
RIGHT NOW.
ON BILIBILI.
(and signal boost this post to get other people to do the same!! help the small fandoms grooooow! I really just wrote all of this so I'd have someone to scream with about the current awful that is the recent chapters of Legend of Exorcism PLEASE WE ALL NEED SQUEEMATES COME READ!!! THE THINGS! THEY'RE GOOD! WITH PRETTY ART!)
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unforth · 10 months
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Hey Reddit Migration and New Twitugees, Love Danmei?
I heard there's a new Tumblr immigrant wave coming, so time to shout out the danmei art source blogs again!
Do you love danmei?
Do you love art - official art and fanart?
Do you want a dash covered in your favorite Chinese sword gays?
Well, have I got the blogs for you! I run six* side blogs dedicated solely to reblogging the amazing art that people make for these fandoms (with a splash of signal boosting fandom and multifandom events). If you want a dash full of shinies, you should absolutely check these out!
@mdzsartreblogs - for all your MDZS art love needs!
@tgcfartreblogs - ditto for TGCF (that's (tgcf)(art)(reblogs) not...what you're thinking, lmao)
@svsssartreblogs - SVSSS here to complete the MXTX trio!
@erhaartreblogs - deceptively named, as this Meatbun sideblog includes 2ha AND Yuwu!
@tykartreblogs - another deceptively named one, my only active priest-centric sideblog includes Tian Ya Ke, Qiye, and Shan He Ling/Word of Honor! Each conveniently tagged so you can focus on whichever one(s) you love best!
@cnovelartreblogs - the catch-all for everything else! cnovelartreblogs even includes baihe, m/f and gen titles (such as f/f by Please Don't Laugh and all works by priest!), and I also will sometimes reblog c-dramas that aren't novel adaptations (such as Couple of Mirrors). Titles by priest, Meng Xi Shi, Fei Tian Ye Xiang, Nanpai Sanshu, and Mu Su Li are especially well represented, but there's lots of stuff - basically anything I can find, as I have the time!
SO COME ON OVER AND GET YER ART! And don't forget to like, reblog, and comment to tell an artist today that you love them!
*it used to be 8 art sideblogs but my life has gotten crazy busy and I am no longer maintaining @zhenhunartreblogs and @dmbjartreblogs as separate blogs, and I am slowly, slowly reblogging the content once in those blogs to cnovelartreblogs. So, follow cnovelartreblogs for Guardian and DMBJ content!
Don't forget to reblog this to help spread the word!
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foxofninetales · 2 years
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Entry points for watching  DMBJ / The Lost Tomb
The Lost Tomb series, based on the Daomu Biji series of books, is a sprawling multi-adaptation franchise.  It can be very confusing to figure out what order to watch the shows in, which can be compounded by the fact that, depending on your tastes, the chronological order might not be the best order to get you hooked.  This post highlights some likely entry points for getting into this series and their pros and cons, so you can decide which might work best for you!
Note that another obvious point of entry into the DMBJ universe is the book series that all these adaptations are based on!  ( @laireshi​ has an intro guide to the books here.) There is also a donghua adaptation is you prefer animated series.  However, this guide is specifically focused on live action screen adaptations.  There are also several spinoff/side story movies, but as most of those make very little sense even to hardened DMBJ fans, I only recommend a few of those as possible entry points.
Here is a list of the current finished main adaptations, in story chronological order.  Possible recommended entry points are starred.
***The Mystic Nine - 2016, 48 episodes
***Time Raiders - 2016, 2 hours
***The Lost Tomb (aka, The Lost Tomb 1) - 2015, 10 episodes
The Lost Tomb 2 – 2019, 40 episodes
The Lost Tomb 2: Explore With The Note (aka The Lost Tomb 2.2 aka The Lost Tomb 2.5) – 2021, 24 episodes
***Ultimate Note – 2020, 37 episodes
***Tomb of the Sea (aka Sand Sea aka Sha Hai) – 2018, 52 episodes
***Reunion: The Sound of Providence seasons 1 and 2 (aka The Lost Tomb Reboot) – 2020, 62 episodes total
***Side story movie Mystery of the Abyss (aka The Heihua Movie) - 2022, 2 hours
***Side story movies Conjuring Curse (2023, 1 hr 45 min) and Misty Creed (2023, 1 hr 30 min)
Under the cut:  Why you should (and shouldn’t!) start with each of the starred adaptations! 
The various Lost Tomb dramas are based on a series of books called Daomu Biji / The Grave Robber’s Chronicles by Nanpai Sanshu (NPSS).  Most of the drama adaptations (everything except Mystic Nine) tell the story of Wu Xie, young heir to a wealthy tomb-raiding family, as he goes on tomb-raiding adventures, deals with mob-style politics with other tomb-raiding families, and tries to unearth the family secrets that darken the past and threaten his future and the futures of those he cares about. 
Part of why it can be confusing to enter the Lost Tomb universe is that all these adaptations are part of one long ongoing story that takes place over a span of 15ish years.  The dramas have been filmed in somewhat random order with different production companies and different casts, and the transition between the various parts is not always smooth.  On the plus side, this means that there are multiple different entry points available to the series depending on what takes your fancy!
Some useful links for those venturing into the pits:
Character charts by Snowy - No spoilers beyond the presence or absence of a character in various adaptations. Very useful for keeping track of who is who.
Daomu Biji/Grave Robbers’ Chronicles Timeline by margrave - Though this is based on the book series and some plot points changed in the adaptations, the overall story is basically the same. Spoileriffic, obviously, but if you are confused it can be helpful for figuring out how everything ties together.  The “main series” timeline starts in 2003. 
Daomu Biji Novel Summaries by Strictly Bromance - An even more detailed guide to the events of the novels.
Daomu Biji Read/Watch Order by Strictly Bromance - A guide to the chronological order for the books and various adaptations.  A useful overview to the main media in this franchise.
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Mystic Nine
What it’s about:  These are the adventures of the “Nine Gates”, an association of tomb-raiding families who are the ancestors of the modern characters, in the early 20th century.
Why start here:  You want to start at the chronological beginning. You like Republican-era dramas.  You read the Silmarillion before the Lord of the Rings.  Your favorite thing is being able to spot easter-egg references in a franchise.
Why not start here:  Though it provides interesting context and backstory, it is not directly related to the main DMBJ plot. It also makes possibly even less coherent sense than most DMBJ stories.
Mood:  Mix of adventure and scheming, much more lighthearted than most Republican dramas.
Pacing:  Fairly steady, but on the slower side, somewhat padded by repetitive adventures.
Does it have an ending: No - some plots are wrapped up, but others are left wide open.
Iron Triangle flavor: The Iron Triangle (Zhang QIling, Wu Xie, and Pangzi) are the three main characters of the main DMBJ series. They are not present in this adaptation.
Watch this adaptation if you want to know why a mutual is obsessing over: People with “ye” at the end of their names. Chinese opera singers.  Vintage-military-uniformed guys. Baby pyromaniacs
Watch the trailer here
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  Time Raiders
What it’s about:  This is a one-off movie that is roughly based on Wu Xie’s  first adventure (which was also adapted separately for TV as The Lost Tomb).  It is basically a steampunk AU of the actual story.
Why start here: At only 2 hours, it’s a very small time commitment.  Despite being something of an AU, it introduces a lot of the basic DMBJ concepts and characters.  If you like bonkers adventure movies, it’s a good time regardless of the rest of the series.
Why not start here: Again, it’s kind of an AU, so everything is slightly off from the rest of the series.  Very, very bonkers.
Mood: Over-the-top adventure
Pacing: Very fast
Does it have an ending: Yes, the section of DMBJ plot covered by the movie is largely wrapped up.
Iron Triangle flavor:
Zhang Qiling: Brooding, but also surprisingly smiley
Wu Xie: Sweet, charming
Pangzi: Hardened adventurer and comic relief
Watch this adaptation if you want to know why a mutual is obsessing over: Attack beetles.
Watch the trailer here
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The Lost Tomb
What it’s about: Fresh-from-college Wu Xie goes on an exciting tomb-exploring adventure with his favorite uncle.
Why start here:  It’s the chronological beginning and you’ll meet the characters as they meet each other.  Short and fast-paced, can be watched quite quickly.  Xiaoge/Wu Xie soulmates speedrun.  If you can handle RTD-era Doctor Who, you’ll be just fine here; if you like classic Doctor Who, you’ll love it.
Why not start here:  If you expect a deeply serious drama you are going to be very disappointed.  The budget is nonexistent.  Not good if you are traumatized by emo hair.  
Pacing:  Short and fast-moving
Mood:  Fun, adventurous, classic “archaeology” action movie vibes
Does it have an ending: No, it just stops mid-action. Also you will be very confused by the last few episodes because they chronologically don’t belong there and were pasted-on-yay from later in the books.  HOWEVER if desired you can stop at episode 8 timestamp 16:00, which is the end of the main adventure - this will give you a much more logical stopping place and avoid the confusion of the pasted-on episodes.
Iron Triangle flavor:
Zhang Qiling:  Ultimate emo man of mystery
Wu Xie: Wet-behind-the-ears naïve puppy
Pangzi: I just wanted to rob a tomb and make money, but I found this puppy and it is mine now.
Watch this adaptation if you want to know why a mutual is obsessing over: A shirtless tattooed guy with emo hair who keeps rescuing a twink. Whatever the heck is a “PingXie” is (see also Ultimate Note and Reunion).
Watch the trailer here
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Ultimate Note
What it’s about: As he continues his adventures in tomb-robbing, Wu Xie uncovers darker secrets from his and Zhang Qiling’s past and finds himself caught in a far-reaching conspiracy.
Why start here:  Strong pacing and high production values - probably the glossiest and most polished of the adaptations.  A quick intro segment brings you up-to-speed on the basics of the preceding plot. Many emotional moments between characters where you can see bonds forming.  The plot is comparatively coherent (compared to the rest of DMBJ).
Why not start here:  You are Old and have trouble taking Tombraider: The Muppet Babies Version seriously. 
Mood:  Increasingly angsty adventure mixed with finding out dark family secrets
Pacing: Fast-paced, doesn’t spend much time drawing breath before charging forward
Does it have an ending: No. It ends with some characters in a cliffhanger situation and another stage of the adventure about to begin, but the end point is in a lull between action.
Iron Triangle flavor:
Zhang Qiling: Highly whumpable, needs a hug
Wu Xie: Still clueless but more experienced, rapidly losing his naivety
Pangzi:  Oh no, I have two puppies now
Watch this adaptation if you want to know why a mutual is obsessing over: A shirtless tattooed guy without emo hair who keeps rescuing a twink.  A pink and black power couple. A trash panda.  Whatever the heck a “HeiHua” is.
Watch the trailer here
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Tomb of the Sea
What it’s about: High-school student Li Cu is the victim of a shocking attack which leads to him being swept up in a desert adventure when he is kidnapped by a mysterious man named Wu Xie.
Why start here: You will have absolutely no idea what’s going on but neither does the POV character, so oddly it works.  You like stories in which the hero has to become almost as bad as the villain to take them down. You like to start your stories at the end record-scratch style and then see how you got here.  The best cinematography of the entire franchise.
Why not start here: YOU DON’T LIKE SPOILERS.  You like your adventures more lighthearted.  You want your Zhang Qiling physical rather than metaphorical.  At 52 episodes is a distinct commitment.
Mood: Tense adventure mixed with mob-style machinations, darker than most of the other DMBJ adaptations.
Pacing: Well-paced adventure that moves at a good rate, with interludes of high school drama and romantic comedy.
Does it have an ending: Yes, this actually wraps up the majority of the storyline from this and all of the previous adaptations.
Iron Triangle flavor:
Zhang Qiling: 404 error, file not found
Wu Xie: Mob widow
Pangzi: DILF
Watch this adaptation if you want to know why a mutual is obsessing over: Middle-aged guys who are not having a good time but look amazing doing it. A guy in sunglasses with a jaw that could cut glass. A completely different shirtless tattooed guy.
Watch the trailer here
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Reunion: The Sound of Providence
What it’s about: Several years after the ending of the main adventure series, a retired Wu Xie is faced with bad news and an unexpected clue and sets out on one last adventure.
Why start here:  You’re a Zhu Yilong fan.  You prefer overall older casts and are excited by the prospect of Mid-Life Crisis: Tombraider Style.  Strong bonds between characters who have known each other for years. High budget with good sets and a great soundtrack. SO MUCH WHUMP.
Why not start here: “Uneven” does not even begin to describe the pacing. At 62 episodes, is the biggest commitment of the whole franchise. Though the overall plot does not really tie to the previous events of the franchise, it assumes familiarity with the characters.
Mood: Adventure mixed with the realities of aging, mob-style politics, strong found-family vibes
Pacing:  VERY uneven.  Season 1 starts fast-paced, then there is a long very slow middle portion with a lot of padding before the action picks up again mid-season-2. 
Does it have an ending: Yes, the story is completely wrapped up at the end.
Iron Triangle flavor:
Zhang Qiling:  So soft.  So silently concerned. So woefully absent much of the series
Wu Xie: Consumptive bastard and charming with it
Pangzi:  We’ve been married for twenty years now
Watch this adaptation if you want to know why a mutual is obsessing over: A shirtless tattooed guy who keeps rescuing Zhu Yilong. A man who wears Hello Kitty shirts. A longhaired twit in glasses.
Watch the trailer here
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Mystery of the Abyss
What it’s about: This is a side-story movie set soon after Reunion: The Sound of Providence. It focuses on the characters Hei Xiazi and Xie Yuchen as they fight an ancient tentacle god-monster in an effort to save Hei Xiazi’s sight.
Why start here: At 2 hours long, it’s bite-size intro to the overall type of thing to expect from a DMBJ series that requires no backstory to enjoy.  A fun action/adventure movie on its own merits. If you want to watch two mature men somehow be devotedly married AND exes at the same time (while covered in tentacles) look no further.
Why not start here: Has very little to do with the main series.
Mood: Solid adventure mixed with so much staring into each other’s eyes.
Pacing: Typical action movie pacing with brief emotional interludes.
Does it have an ending: Yes, this side story is completely wrapped up at the end.
Iron Triangle flavor: The Iron Triangle is not present in this adaptation.
Watch this adaptation if you want to know why a mutual is obsessing over: Whatever a HeiHua is.
(If you like this movie and want more mature tomb-raiders shenanigans, you might try Reunion: The Sound of Providence next.  If you want to see more of Hei Xiazi and Xie Yuchen at the beginning of their relationship, you might try Ultimate Note.)
At the moment, the entire movie is free (with subs) on Youtube here.
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Conjuring Curse and Misty Creed
What it’s about: These are two movies featuring the Iron Triangle that each tell a complete, one-off story of a single adventure.  While they are technically set after all the other series, those references are very small and should not cause confusion or spoil what happened before. 
Why start here: Require minimal knowledge (basically the identities of the main three characters and that they are tombraiders) and no backstory to enjoy.  A quick way to meet the Iron Triangle and get a feel for the kind of stories that are told in DMBJ.  Also a good way to get a feel for the level of scares and ick that you may encounter.  Fun tomb-raiding action movies on their own merits.
Why not start here:  These movies are very much focused on the adventure story and don’t focus as much on the emotional beats of the relationships between the characters, so you may not understand as much what the fuss is about.
Mood: Nonstop tomb-raiding adventures
Pacing:  Fast-paced
Does it have an ending: Yes
Iron Triangle flavor: Three friends having a fun day out (for an OW! and AHHHH! value of fun)
Watch this adaptation if you want to know why a mutual is obsessing over: The Iron Triangle, DMBJ in general
At the moment, both movies are free to watch (with subs) on Youtube:
Conjuring Curse
Misty Creed
Did one of these catch your fancy?  Check out the MyDramaList guide for more details on the shows and where to watch them, and welcome to the Pits!
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taomubiji · 3 years
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DMBJ Weibo
Author of Novels & Screenwriter
Nanpai Sanshu (aka Xu Lei & Kennedy Xu) [worked as a screenwriter on time raiders, tomb of the sea, & reunion]
His company [produced the mystic nine, tomb of the sea, & reunion]
Shows’ Weibo
The Mystic Nine [hasn’t posted since 2018]
The Lost Tomb [hasn’t posted since 2017]
The Lost Tomb 2 [hasn’t posted since 2019]
The Lost Tomb 2.5 [hasn’t posted since Aug. 2021]
Ultimate Note [hasn’t posted since Jan. 2022]
Tomb of the Sea [hasn’t posted since 2019]
Reunion: Sound of the Providence [hasn’t posted since Dec. 2021]
The Mystic Nine: Qing Shan Hai Ting [hasn’t posted since Feb. 2022]
The Mystic Nine Actors
William Chan (Fo Ye)
Zhang Yixing (Er Ye)
Ying Haoming (Ba Ye)
Zhang Mingen (Lt. Zhang) [same as un & sand sea]
Zhao Liying (Yin Xinyue)
Harry Hu (Chen Pi)
Yuan Bingyan (Ya Tou)
The Lost Tomb Actors
Li Yifeng (Wu Xie) [account was deleted in 2022]
Yang Yang (Zhang Qiling)
Liu Tianzuo (Pangzi)
Tiffany Tang (Ning)
Ken Chang (Wu Sanxing)
Wei Wei (Pan Zi)
Li Chenhao (High Shao)
The Lost Tomb 2 Actors
Neo Hou (Wu Xie)
Cheng Yi (Zhang Qiling)
Zhang Boyu (Pangzi) [same as LT2.5]
Li Man (Ning)
Liu Xueyi (Xie Yuchen) [same as LT2.5]
Huang Yi (Huo Xiuxiu) [same as LT2.5]
Peng Yusi (Shun Zi) [same as LT2.5]
Yao Lu (Wu Sanxing) [same as LT2.5, hasn’t uploaded since 2019]
He Zhonghua (Chen Pi) [same as LT2.5]
The Lost Tomb 2.5 Actors
Bai Shu (Wu Xie) 
Zhao Dongze (Zhang Qiling)
Zhao Ruihuan (Ning)
Bai Yihong (Pan Zi)
Ultimate Note Actors
Xiao Yuliang (Zhang Qiling) [same as sand sea]
Joseph Zeng (Wu Xie)
Chen Fangxu (Pangzi)
Liu Yuning (Hei Yanjing)
Liu Yuhan (Xie Yuchen)
Zhu Jie (Wang Meng) [same as sand sea]
Hankiz Omar (Ning)
Liu Ruoyan (Huo Xiuxiu)
Leanne Liu (Huo Xiangu)
Wang Jinsong (Wu Erbai)
Fan Ming (Wu Sanxing)
Wan Peixin (Pan Zi)
Tao Luoyi (Chen Wenjin)
Tomb of the Sea/Sand Sea Actors
Wu Lei (Li Cu)
Qin Hao (Wu Xie) [his profile picture is still him as Wu Xie🥺]
Chen Minghao (Pangzi) [same as Reunion]
Zhang Meng (Su Nan)
Yang Rong (Liang Wan)
Yu Hewei (Wu Sanxing)
Wang Haoxuan (Su Wan)
Zhu Jian (Yang Hao)
Kudousi Jiang Ainiwaeris (Kan Jian) [he’s aka Wa Er]
Ji Chen (Hei Yanjing)
Hong Xuan (Yin Nanfeng)
He Longlong (Huo Daofu) [same as reunion]
Yu Kaining (Luo Que)
Reunion Actors
Zhu Yilong (Wu Xie)
Huang Junjie (Zhang Qiling)
Mao Xiaotong (Bai Haotian)
Hu Jun (Wu Erbai)
Baron Chen (Hei Yanjing)
Liu Chang (Liu Sang)
Huang Mengying (Ya Nv)
Fan Yize (Er Jing)
Nathan Yu (Wu Sanxing)
Wu Zenan (Li Jiale)
Wu Lipeng (Jiang Zisuan)
Zhong Jiacheng (Jia Kezi)
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