The Daily Life of the Immortal King

I'm not a huge anime buff, but I really liked this so far (ep. 6). It's funny and I like the way the hero is so low key. Enjoyable.

If you like a funny relaxing anime with some side of power up action, this is pretty good. Un like many, i didn't read the source material, so this is pretty refreshing for me. The main characters are flushed out and like able. The ending is so so, thus my rating. A dub version would help this anime's cause.

This anime is easily 10 out of 10 in the original Mandarin Chinese. The story is about an all-powerful teen, with the last name King, who hides most of his magical powers to survive in the ordinary world. Of course, he is unable to hide for long and adventure ensues.

English subtitles are accurate but you miss out on the cultural nuances and beauty of the Chinese language The Giant Frog, for example, is really called Sky Swallowing Toad. Words appear way too fast and you will have to pause and rewind frequently. It is written at a seinen level so a high school education is useful for full appreciation.

The story mixes Chinese mythical elements like alchemy balls, paper runes, and spells with modern video games, metaphysics, and humor. The animation style copies Japanese anime to a tee. It is funny throughout with real jokes instead of physical humor.

Don't miss it.

Overpower protagonist, fights, romance and a great story. INCREDIBLE.

Not perfect, but you can really enjoy the anime.

This series starts out interesting, with a good premise and slowly-built characters to make it enjoyable. But around the last 4 or 5 episodes (the sword battle) it starts becoming repetitious, and the ending is poorly written and very unfulfilling. If a story doesn't have a good ending, the series is a flop.

I give this a 5-star rating just for the startup story line, but it loses 5 stars in the yawner, lazy-writing finish. They could have ended this so much better.