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First episode I thought it was the average Wuxia story but then it became an Anime of the likes I had not seen before. Gross, absurd, funny, with a lot of action and also some R-rated talk it made me wonder more than once if it was really Chinese, as you don't see similar productions these days. Alas, I found out that this Anime (or Donghua as is the proper name) was made before the big clamp down in 2019 of all things considered "immoral". Interesting story with twist and turns that you don't see coming. More Martial arts fantasy than Wuxia but still......They made a movie out of this but that one is kind of boring and PG-14. So all in all a rare treat here!

I feel compelled to write this review after reading here quite a few negative ones. What one can clearly see right away is that apparently none of the dismissive reviewers has ever been to Spain, and certainly not to Malaga. Newsflash: It rains in Spain too, and it gets sometimes cold and gloomy in Winter as well. The creators of this series are not trrying to imitate Scandinavian crime series. After all ,bad stuff happens in Spain too. And no, people there don't "mumble" Spanish, they speak it the way the are used to. After all, this is the country where the Spanish language comes from. And talking about "telenovelas"? Seriously?

Anyway, great actors, also, as usual with European productions they don't pull any punches and the story is absolutely believable. Worse things you can read about in the news. 6 episodes is quite right, no need to stretch it to 12 or so, and the last minute leaves the door open to a second season. And why not? All in all, a good showing of a different side of life in Spain with all its quirks and pecularities.

I got so tired of this whole "different type of Super Hero" thing that seems to be in vogue now that initially I didn't want to watch this. Then I saw the high rating, that made me curious. Waste of time! Just another series for "The Boys" crowd which, judging from the 9 and 10 star reviews, are fully on board for this one. That should tell you everything.....