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Animated MDZS
Sep. 11th, 2023 11:31 pmI'm up to episode... 16? I think? They changed the numbering system on me, so suddenly I'm at "Episode 1" again but of a new arc.
We've finally reached the titular demonic cultivation; Wei Wuxian appears in a cloud of crows and green flame to save Jiang Chen and Lan Zhan at the last minute from Wen Chao. This whole thing was so beautifully and eerily animated; I found myself wishing I was better at making icons, because there were a couple frames in particular that I thought would make for spectacular ones.
All the dramatics around the arm were A+, from Wei Wuxian silently commanding the doors of the 'Obscure Room' to let him in, to the golden seal he and Lan Wangji cast together, to the way they and the Little Lans work out when the arm must have appeared in the village and how they're going to find out more about it. (Bonus great moment: Lan Qiren rising from unconsciousness on the floor of the chamber to tell Wei Ying "Stop playing." There's always a critic!) :D
I'm really loving the pain of their shift in formality as they drift apart; that "Lan Wangji" nearly killed me, and by contrast the way Wei-Wuxian-as-Mo-Xuanyu has to hastily change a "Lan Zhan" into a "Hanguang-jun" when speaking to someone was delightful. ♥ His confusion over why Lan Wangji is being so lenient toward Known Demonic Cultivator Mo Xuanyu is cute, too!
We've finally reached the titular demonic cultivation; Wei Wuxian appears in a cloud of crows and green flame to save Jiang Chen and Lan Zhan at the last minute from Wen Chao. This whole thing was so beautifully and eerily animated; I found myself wishing I was better at making icons, because there were a couple frames in particular that I thought would make for spectacular ones.
All the dramatics around the arm were A+, from Wei Wuxian silently commanding the doors of the 'Obscure Room' to let him in, to the golden seal he and Lan Wangji cast together, to the way they and the Little Lans work out when the arm must have appeared in the village and how they're going to find out more about it. (Bonus great moment: Lan Qiren rising from unconsciousness on the floor of the chamber to tell Wei Ying "Stop playing." There's always a critic!) :D
I'm really loving the pain of their shift in formality as they drift apart; that "Lan Wangji" nearly killed me, and by contrast the way Wei-Wuxian-as-Mo-Xuanyu has to hastily change a "Lan Zhan" into a "Hanguang-jun" when speaking to someone was delightful. ♥ His confusion over why Lan Wangji is being so lenient toward Known Demonic Cultivator Mo Xuanyu is cute, too!