A few days ago, "China Qitan" ended with a high score, and many people were still unsatisfied.
But it doesn't matter, another anime once known as "the light of national comics" has returned - the fourth season of the "Wu Liuqi" series, "Wu Liuqi: Shadow Fate".
The first part of "Wu Liuqi" was launched in 2018, and since then, "Wu Liuqi's Strongest Barber" and "Wu Liuqi's Xuanwu Kingdom" have been launched successively, with an average score of about 9 points on Douban.
The reason why the evaluation is so high, on the one hand, is that the Chinese fight scenes are full of tension and excitement, and the action scenes are burning enough;
On the other hand, it integrates current social issues with nonsensical funny style to create a very chivalrous little character Wu Liuqi.
The protagonist of the story, Wu Liuqi, was once the cold and ruthless chief assassin of the Xuanwu Kingdom, but he turned against the entire assassin organization in a battle, and finally fell into the sea and drifted to Chicken Island.
After amnesia, he lived a life as a playful hairdresser on Chicken Island, and also had friends such as Chicken Dabao.
However, the good times did not last long, Wu Liuqi was accidentally involved in the death of Chiya, and was wanted and killed by the entire Xuanwu Kingdom, and the seven shadow assassins were sent to Chicken Island to get rid of Wu Liuqi.
The originally peaceful Chicken Island was in turmoil, and Wu Liuqi could not sit still, so he decided to go to Xuanwu Kingdom to personally settle the grudge between him and the leader.
The new fourth season begins with his encounter with the shadow assassin Blackbird.
The successive battles left him physically exhausted, and he was exhausted by the short-term battles.
But when he sees that Blackbird is about to kill Plum Thirteen, the potential and strength of his chief assassin are unleashed, and a mortal fight between the strong is inevitable.
At the same time, he learned that Wu Liuqi's chicken Dabao and Little Flying Chicken were coming to the rescue...
As far as the six episodes currently aired, the main line of the decisive battle between Wu Liuqi and the leader in protecting Chicken Island in this season does not focus too much, but uses four side lines to tell the love and hate of the supporting assassin.
The first branch line revolves around the key figure Qingfeng.
While the shadow assassins are leaving the Xuanwu Kingdom, the trusted Qingfeng is about to draw his sword and kill the leader.
The second branch unfolds from the perspective of the White Fox, one of the Seven Assassins.
In order to lure the seriously injured Wu Liuqi back to Xiaoji Island, the white fox carried out a cruel and merciless killing on Xiaoji Island.
The third branch tells the story of the entanglement between the Assassin Chiya and Huilian, the head of the Tianlian faction, ten years ago.
Chiya once loved Huilian and ran away angrily, but he went crazy and became more and more distant from Huilian.
The fourth branch does not focus on the powerful Shadow Assassin, but focuses on the ordinary first half of a last-stream assassin.
He dreams of becoming a chief assassin like Wu Liuqi, but is limited by his talent and can only become a convenience store clerk.
But from Wu Liuqi's body, he saw another life and began to think about being an ordinary person, maybe not as scary as he imagined.
How will these side characters advance in the main plot of Wu Liuqi and the boss showdown? We'll have to wait and see a few episodes.
Compared with previous seasons, the action scenes of this season have been significantly upgraded, more smooth and passionate, imaginative, and still implement the Chinese aesthetic.
For example, when the blackbird fought in the first episode, the black devil form covered the sky and paid attention to freehand,
Wu Liuqi and Blackbird fought fiercely from flat ground to sky to woods, switching skills smoothly.
The black bird that underestimated the enemy was hit by Wu Liuqiyi's sword, fell from the Buddha statue, and the plum blossom petals on the cliff fell with it,
It adds a touch of sadness and regret to his death.
For example, in the second episode, the assassin Qingfeng fought with the servant, only to hear his voice and not see him.
In the next second, Qingfeng caught a glimpse of the servant behind him from the sword light and shadow, quickly dodged, and changed his moves.
These stunning battle scenes are already eye-catching, but in addition to the tension, the series also continues the nonsensical and funny style, which makes people laugh.
For example, when Ouyang Zan saw Wu Liuqi being beaten to the shadow assassin stone gate, he resolutely helped without fear;
But the ensuing inner activity revealed his true thoughts - the opponent is so strong, 36 counts go up.
Ordinary assassins working in convenience stores look awe-inspiring when they encounter robbers, and never bow to evil.
As a result, he caught a glimpse of the gun in the robber's hand, and he instantly changed his face, and without saying a word, he asked the robber to draw a lottery.
From these funny daily life, it is not difficult to see the shadow of Xingye's comedy, the bottom little people who speak Cantonese strive for the top, inadvertently showing embarrassment, clumsiness and fear, these embarrassing and bitter laughs, how is it not the experience of many ordinary people?
Under the shell of comedy is often the core of tragedy. Such a thematic expression is also clearly reflected in this season.
For example, the shadow assassin White Fox had a strong aura when he first appeared, and he thought that he would use his skills to kill the unorthodox Chen Bo, but he cured Chen Bo's kidney stones instead and was mistaken for a divine doctor.
In the face of other elderly people waiting for treatment, the white fox was reluctant, but patiently completed the task.
I thought that the next plot would end in a warm vein, but the sudden killing ended everything.
The white fox blows up Chicken Island, the inhabitants run away screaming and crying, and the pleasant beach paradise instantly becomes a purgatory on earth.
Many netizens think that the transformation of the white fox is very strange, but in my opinion, this plot is not abrupt.
As a three-dimensional person, White Fox has a warm and patient side in his personality, but this does not ignore the impulse and brutality of his nature as a top assassin to destroy good things.
Compared with the fight scenes that simply show bloody violence, such a contrasting character setting is more complex to human nature.
Another impressive supporting role is Blackbird.
The Asuka faction is divided into the Blackbird faction and the White Bird faction, the former has done a lot of meticulous things to strengthen the sect, and the latter, although it has a bright reputation, has actually done a lot of dirty things.
At the beginning, Blackbird listened to Master's words and devoted himself to cultivating the various evil secrets of the Blackbird Sect to make meritorious contributions to the Asuka Gate, just to prove himself.
But in fact, the divine skill in the master's mouth is just the loss of pain, and after the loss of pain, the black bird will fight more fearlessly until it is sacrificed.
When Blackbird was about to die, he suddenly woke up, his life that he thought was valuable was a lie made up by Master, and his life was a tragic life that was squeezed and used.
It can be seen that these top assassins are not simply cold-blooded killers, most of them have a love and hatred and a tragic past that cannot be shaken off, and then step by step into the killing.
Qingfeng was burdened with the blood and sea of hatred of his parents and people, and he had been dormant for many years, and finally waited for the perfect opportunity to assassinate the leader;
Plum Blossom Thirteen, swore to protect the people around him, and painfully resolved to practice martial arts just to not experience life and death again;
After the amnesia, Wu Liuqi gradually realized friendship, love and responsibility in his relationship with the residents of Xiaoji Island...
It is precisely such ordinary people who rise up to resist for the things they protect in their hearts and move forward without hesitation, so that we once again experience the romance and blood of the chivalrous spirit, and I think this is why many people like Wu Liuqi.
However, this season is not perfect, some characters have shown signs of character collapse, multiple narrative threads blur the main line, and have become the place where netizens complain the most.
In any case, in the mood of looking forward to the rise of national comics, I still hope that the fourth season will land smoothly and not end badly, so that the legendary story of the little character Wu Liuqi can continue to be written.