Synopsis:
The story starts with the chaos caused by demons in the Cangyuan world, and the suffering of human beings. The protagonist, Meng Chuan, made a vow to avenge his mother at a young age. Studying in the Mirror Lake Taoist Temple at first, he punished the wicked and defeated the demon clan with his resolute and decisive swordsmanship. He gradually became the most powerful person among the four major Taoist temples, won fame in Dongning Prefecture, and was worshipped as a Saint at the Yuanchu Mountain.
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Number of episode: 66
Studio: Shenman Culture
Type: 3D animation
Where to watch?: Youku, Youtube
Douban score: 8.6 (season 1), 8.3 (season 2)
My rating: Absolute Cinema
Status: Season 1 & 2 complete. Waiting for season 3
Recommended if you like:
- An exciting watch with action & fantasy
- Story involving demon & monsters
- Story about friendship
- Visual. The graphic is visually stunning with ink-painting style
What I Like
- The visual is so artsy & pleasant to the eyes. This is a big factor for me because honestly when I first start watching it, I thought the story is just another action fantasy story. I mean I’ve read a lot of story where the protagonist want to eliminate demons to take revenge for their mom/dad/sibling’s death. Despite this familiar plot, I still continue watching it due to its outstanding visual & exciting fight scenes. After several episodes tho, I start thinking that the story is getting more and more interesting. Now, it is one of my favorite donghua.
- I really like Meng Chuan as protagonist. Aside from his penchant for snarky remarks, Meng Chuan is someone who will do the right thing despite the risk of losing everything he has fight for.
- Lovely side characters, particularly Meng Chuan’s friends. I feel like generally this donghua has a lot of characters with cool design.
My Other Comments
- Tbh, sometimes when Meng Chuan is in his foundation of Saint form (the one with spiky hair, particularly when he has yellow hair), it reminded me of Goku in his Super Saiyan form😂. The design is very different, but that’s just my feeling.
- I generally like the change of the story from the original novel. But while most of the time it change the story to be better & have more “flavor”, sometimes I wonder if it’s alright to turn that many characters which aren’t villainous in the novel to be the bad guys in the donghua😂. Meng Chuan’s strength growth is also very fast in the donghua compared to the novel that I wonder how will they upgrade his power after this.
- I feel like the story in season 2 is a bit draggy when you watch the new episode once a week. But I think it’s okay when you bingge watching it.
Other Fun Facts
- The Demon Hunter is an award-winning animation and has won Animation of the Year in Golden Puffer Awards.
- It is the no 1 donghua in Youku with peak high index of 9011 & more than 5 million followers in Youku platform.
Link to watch The Demon Hunter:
Youtube (Season 1):
Youtube (Season 2):
My Donghua Review 
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