League of Gods: Soul Master (2020)

watch this if you really have nothing better to do and you are super curious

this is a humor-laced, action-adventure, fantasy. it feels a bit like xianxia genre, but it is not. it is bicultural, as it attempts to feature a mix aspects of Japanese with that of Chinese. this show and the story feel more like a loose adaptation from an online novel, and/or from an online game.

it's a low production show that, if it were released theatrically, i would cry out laughing. it is CGI-dependent, but the CGI quality leans on the mediocre. most, if not all of the casts are relatively new and/or unknown actors (or non-mainstream actors).

there are comic elements throughout the show, but tend to be lame-o-moe or corny/dumb. there are not a lot of martial arts choreography. the actions depend more on CGIs, background sound effects, wire-fu, and editing. actually, i do feel there are occasional moments when the actors' performances are enjoyable.

i feel it's kind of messed-up because the producer/director/screenwriter tries to blend folktale with pop culture, Japanese and Chinese cultures, human actors with animated characters, xianxia with wuxia with JPRG/MMORPG elements, etc.

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