Guan Hai Ce
观海策 / Strategies of Sea Observation
| Genres: Action, Fantasy, Historical, Martial Arts, Military | |
| Themes: Historical, Martial Arts, Military | |
| Studios: Tong Mingxuan Studio | |
| Producers: Tencent Video | |
| Rating: 5.96 / 10 | |
| Rank: #10340 | |
| Popularity: #15324 | |
| Users Listed: 831 | |
| Users Scored: 184 | |
| NSFW: No | |
| Last Updated: 11/19/2021 | |
| Aired: June 17, 2018 – September 23, 2018 (Spring) | |
| Type: ona | |
| Source: original | |
| Age Rating: PG 13 | |
| Episodes: 16 |
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User ST63LTH (Score: 7/10):
There is a large war brewing up involving two large kingdoms in Ancient China. The Kingdom of Ji lies south of the Kingdom of Qu Tu separated by large cliffs; the only way for Qu Tu to invade the Kingdom of Ji is through a cliff passage which is the last frontier of the Ji Kingdom. Having lost its King and a lot of its troops to a trap laid out by a Great General of Qu Tu, General Mu and his army have been holding off attacks from Qu Tu. Ji governed cities bordering the Qu Tu are in a state of panic asfood supplies become scarce, the late Lord of Mu City's sons have a power struggle and crimes are performed in broad day light.nnStrategies of Sea Observation follows Ji Kuang of the Agriculturist Sect and former Taoist Sect Red Warrior elder Master Ling. Ji Kuang is on a mission to deliver food supplies to a military fort in charge of defending North of the Ji River and happens to meet his vagabond former elder Master Ling on the way. The 3rd faction in Strategies of Sea Observation are the Qi, a small state founded by the evil serpent tribe of Feiyi who practice sorcery. The duo intercept the royal son after preying on women which sparks the attention of the father, the King of Qi to mobilize his army to defeat Ji Kuang and Master Ling as well as seize the Ji governed Fort to the North of Ji River. Things aren't as simple for the King of Qi as he underestimates the powers of Ji Kuang and Master Ling. nnStory: 6/10nThe first season felt like a perpetual series of back and forth fighting between the Ji forces from the fort and the Qi forces. It begins with constant wins on the Ji side thanks to the fast behind-the-scenes planning of Ji Kuang and Master Ling but half way through the series the Ji side experiences some losses and it spirals out of control between the Ji and Qi. Strategies of Sea Observation Season 1 felt like a dragged out version of Kingdom; it had some interesting war machines and strategies but most of the time the enemies get caught and released unscathed setting that perpetual back and forth fighting until episode 16. It would have been more interesting to focus on the real opponents the narrator keeps mentioning at least once in Season 1 (Ji kingdom vs Qu Tu kingdom) Apart from that, it had some good entertaining aspects like the crossbow Ji Kuang uses or the boat decoy Master Ling used toward the end.nnArt & Sound: 7/10nFor a series 3+ years old, it has some really good CGI art and animation. It beats a lot of series released in 2020 and 2021 which is kind of sad. The studio has only made Strategies of Sea Observation Season 1 and Season 2 which is tough. I can only speculate that this production was a one-off high…
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