Wu Geng Ji

武庚纪 / The Legend and the Hero / Feng Shen Ji / Chronicles of the God's Order

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Historical, Martial Arts, Supernatural
Themes: Historical, Martial Arts
Studios: Sparkly Key Animation Studio
Producers: Tencent Video
Rating: 7.29 / 10
Rank: #2939
Popularity: #8457
Users Listed: 6,142
Users Scored: 2,075
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/16/2022
Aired: June 24, 2016 – August 24, 2017 (Spring)
Type: ona
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 30

Synopsis:

In the ancient realm of Zhao Ge, the established order of the Shang dynasty faces unprecedented disruption. The arrival of a divine emissary coincides with Emperor Zi Zhou's defiant rejection of celestial authority, sparking a conflict between humanity and the gods. This act of rebellion ignites a widespread crusade led by Emperor Wu Jifa of a neighboring kingdom, threatening to overwhelm the Shang forces. As the capital city teeters on the brink of conquest, Zi Zhou unexpectedly enters the fray, his actions drawing the direct intervention of a powerful deity. The narrative explores themes of faith, autonomy, and the consequences of challenging established power structures within a richly detailed historical fantasy setting. It presents a story centered around political upheaval and personal conflict amidst a larger cosmic struggle.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: The Proud and Lonely Rebellion (Aired: 06/24/2016)
Episode 2: The King that Enforces Justice on Behalf of Tian (Aired: 07/08/2016)
Episode 3: Twilight of Gods (Aired: 07/22/2016)
Episode 4: The Man that Makes Gods Cry (Aired: 08/05/2016)
Episode 5: The Ancient Spirit (Aired: 08/19/2016)
... and 25 more episodes

Characters:

Wu, Geng (Main) - Voice Actors: Liang, Dawei, Huang, Ying
Ah, Gou (Supporting)
Ba, Mian (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Han, Yu-Xi
Bai Cai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tao, Dian
Gui, Mu (Supporting)
Li Jing (Supporting)
Tian (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Wu, Lei
Zi, Yu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Qin, Qiege
Zi, Shou (Supporting)

Staff:

Cai, Tiannan (Music)
Cheng, Kin Wo (Original Character Design)
Deng, Zhi Hui (Original Character Design)
Zheng, Jian He (Original Creator)

Reviews:

User ezlord (Score: 10/10):
I only write reviews for shit I wanna rant about cuz it's more fun and I can explore the crevices of sarcasm the lowest form of wit, I recently happened to be really into Chinese anime. The latest seasons of Japanese anime have been nothing short of boring and unpalatable. Not to mention the 2D persona charecters we have today, intense pandering, intense fan service, annoying main and side charecters, plot armor too thick I can't even Not that Chinese anime are perfect, they are far from perfect. But this anime exceeded all of my expectations. The main charecter is someone who was once the son ofa great King and a God. But he has since gone thro many troubles and decided to take revenge against the gods for what they did to him, family and his kingdomnWell it's good stuff everything about it was a masterpiece so go watch it
User NimZaster (Score: 9/10):
After watching several Chinese anime, I was about to give up on it. But then I stumbled upon Wu Geng Ji and after watching the first 2 episodes I was hooked. The story is much more nonlinear than Japanese anime (after episode 10) in a very refreshing way. The first 10 episode battle is the greatest of any anime that I have seen, and I have watched plenty. It is epic with a good sense of moral. Although the first 30 episodes are just the beginning, I enjoyed all, and cannot wait to see the rest. I am looking forward to more anime like this.
User ST63LTH (Score: 6/10):
The Legend and the Hero S1 Review The gods in Wu Geng Ji are overexerting beings that control humanity from behind the scenes by enslaving prisoners of war and citizens to collect blood crystal, a rare ore consumed by the gods. The shang Dynasty, one of the great powers in the world of Wu Geng Ji rejects the overbearing gods orders to open a new blood crystal mine which leads the gods to destroy the Shang Dynasty. Zi Zhou, the King of Shang Dynasty experienced the struggles in the mines and decided to fight against the gods for the people of his Kingdom. He andhis younger brother Zi Yu fight to the death against many gods; However, even with the power of a Pheonix one of the most powerful Celestial beings Zi Zhou loses when Tian intervenes killing him. Wu Geng discovers his mother is a goddess, who shares her dying breath reincarnating him into another body to follow fate and end the gods ruling. nnStory: 6/10nThe story starts off with great promise. The first impressions are that Zi Zhou is a tyrannical ruler by rejecting the gods messenger in the beginning. However, as the story develops and more details are revealed to us it becomes apparent that the gods are exploitative and have been for many generations. Zi Zhu's rebellion is a spark that will start a war between the gods and the humans eventually leading the war is Zi Zhu's son Wu Geng. However, in the first season we only see the character training arc and world building through the enslaved miners. nThe story shows a lot of promise and is actually very structured from the beginning despite being generally focused on combat aspects more than plot and character development.nThis fights in this series feel dragged out, the beginning fight alone lasted almost an hour, you're crazy if you think I'm going to watch back and forth fighting for that long - it does this several times in the season which is ridiculous. nnArt & Sound: 6/10nThis series was released almost 4 years from now which is a surprise. The details and animation are pretty good for an older series. Series as old as this tend to have cheap rendered CGI and character rigging but I seem this is an exception.nnThe sound effects and music design are average.nnCharacter: 4/10nKilling a lot of the main characters and even the MC in the first few episodes is very bold of Wu Geng Ji. It feels like this series doesn't really value character development unless its the main character otherwise everyone else serves as stepping stones for MC to get out of sticky situations. A few examples is when Wu Geng saves the ogre he fought and treated him like a friend yet he is on his deathbed at the entrance of the mines and Wu Geng does nothing to preserve him. Or the old guy that is worried for Wu Geng's health when he leaves the sleeping chambers - Seems…
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