It’s kinda weird listening the Chinese dub after so many years listening Japanese. That’s my only complaint and I believe that the issue is the one I said, we’re to used to listening Japanese voices, I even understood some words thing that I can’t say about Chinese

Haven't watched any yet, but I'd be keen.

I read a lot of Wuxia/Xianxia manhua, like Martial Peak, Apotheosis, GOMA etc, and would be interested in a similar Donghua - got any recommendations?

I recommend The Legend of Hei. This is by far the best action animation I've seen period. The action is so good you have to watch it twice.

I think the distinction is somewhat arbitrary. There's Japanese anime shovelware, good and bad anime. Chinese studios have been making contributions and have been part of the Japanese anime industry. So I don't make a distinction generally or primarily.

I guess the biggest factor and differentiator is the audio language - if that is where you want to draw the line. (A consequence of the primary or only targeted market.)

I've watched one with CN dub, which was an interesting experience. But I'm willing to accept and explore it and it feeling different - what matters in the end is the dub/voicing and general audio quality.

The one I watched was ok. Decent, but not more. I watched it through. I peeked into Link Click - which is rated quite high on AniDB (8/10) - but it didn't particularly get me invested and interested. Which is not a Donghua vs Anime thing primarily though.

Overall I think it's a very good thing. China is a big market and has the chance of becoming a big industry - even moreso than it is now. It means we can and will get more products, more to choose from, more good stuff too. I'm looking forward to it.

I'm not seeking it out actively. But AniDB is one of my discovery resources, and it lists them too. (Condition created primarily for the Japanese, Chinese, or Korean ("CJK") market) So I will see them and consider them for what they are.

Now I'm wondering whether the one I watched a while ago was Chinese or Korean. 🤔 I don't quite remember.

I'm watching Link Click. I don't mind the audio: they're in China and it just makes sense they speak Chinese. That's one of the best thrillers I've seen yet. The hand-drawn animation does not have the polish you would see from the best Japanese studios, but their 3D CGI is easily better than Japanese and much of Western animation. Maybe it's because they have more expertise in games like Genshin Impact.

I've watched those you talked about but I wasn't impressed by either, I'm more of a slice of life guy.

Tell me when they make an adaptation of My Wife Is From a Thousand Years Ago. That one I would watch.

My only exposure to Chinese animation is Wolf Smoke Studio. Top tier quality, and I really like their style and everything else.

That the only one that I've watched was Yaoguai Mingdan / Monster List. Rather low production value; frankly it left me disappointed because I read the manhua and I think that the story deserved something better. (I wish that they adapted The Fairy Captivity and My Wife is the Demon Queen, but I lost my hopes as both manhua series were finished and nothing popped up.)

Voice acting was weak IMO, too - a bit too emotionless.

I've never seen any tbh. Is it a recent thing? I've only started hearing about it since like either last year or this year or so.

What's a good entry level one?