Arsenal Military Academy (2019)

While these shows are very different, I think there are still some similarities worth checking out.

1. The male lead of both of these shows is a badass who at first has a bit of a bad reputation.
2. Ths male lead is pretty upbeat and loves to tease the female lead
3. The male lead falls first and fully devotes himself to her once he falls
4. The male lead is extremely smart and saves fhe female lead multiple times
5. The female leads are both pretty cool but in different ways. In Story of Ming Lan, she can't fight, but she can scheme and battle indirectly while in Arsenal Military Academy, she can and does fight
6. The male lead gets jealous easily (if your into that)


My favorite part of both shows js the male lead and how he is cool, smart, badass, and most of all, fun. He isn't stiff and boring like so many male leads are. He also genuibly loves the female lead and isnt afraid to show it.

Both shows focus on military training of unique youths - in case of AMA it's a woman crossdressing as her brother, in case of Decoded it's a math genius

Mystic Nine isn't set in a military academy and has some fantasy elements but appearance wise the male leads give off the same vibe except Fo Ye in the Mystic Nine is super smart

- The main couples has a similar dynamic (funny and cute) when they are on screen together
- they are both set in the same time period with the Japanese taking over China
- there are a lot of good looking actors in both shows

Both are Chinese dramas with military themes.
- Sweet love story
- Male Chase Female First
- Perfect Chemistry
- Amazing lead actors.

Both are based on same historical period with the importance of the Whampoa Military academy, and the rising influence of Communism in and south of Shanghai.

Both have a school setting with the FL there for a purpose and hiding her identity. Xu Kai plays the ML in both and is a similar sort of mischievous character.

both are set in the chinese republican era (gorgeous colours and sets :)) and both have amazing chemistry between the leads

has xu kai and gao yuer, slow burn romance, xukai plays very funny character but smart and caring at the same time much like in AMA

both are set in the chinese republican era (gorgeous colours and sets :)) and both have amazing chemistry between the leads

Female lead has to play it off that they’re a guy. Tough female lead who can fight and falls in love with a rich guy.

Both FLs pose as boys to enter an elite school. Both MLs are a bit silly and teasing. Both are historically set dramas, although GIC has fantasy elements that AMA doesn't.

both are set in the chinese republican era (gorgeous colours and sets :)) and both have amazing chemistry between the leads

They both have the same feeling to it with badass FL even though they have different plots. Both are great series anyway I don't really know how to make a recommendation so bye.

Both Arsenal Military Academy and The Tale of Nokdu are cross dressing dramas done right. And both are historical genres

XuKai is also the ML here. Both are during the 1900s era.
Lost in Kunlun is more like an action/wuxie style with the story about five sects and Jiang Hu but AMA is more lighthearted (at least the beginning) and with the story about the military school life.