Post-The Legend of Shangri-La depression? We get it. Here are 20 shows the community actually stands behind for fans of Fantasy and Historical.
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Three years ago, Nalan Yanran, the young sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, rashly broke off her engagement. Feeling deeply humiliated, Xiao Yan made a three-year pact with Nalan Yanran. For this pact, Xiao Yan cultivated tirelessly, enduring trials from the Magical Beast Mountain...
Fourth season of Fanren Xiu Xian Zhuan.
A series of short films. Short film #1: Xie Lian and Hua Cheng's first encounter. Short film #2: Xie Lian and Hua Cheng enjoy the Lantern Festival at the Ghost Market. Short film #3: Xie Lian and Hua Cheng are underwater then they return to Ghost City.
Wang Lin is a very smart boy with loving parents. Although he and his parents are shunned by the rest of their relatives, his parents have always held high hopes that he will one day achieve greatness. One day, Wang Lin suddenly gained the chance to walk the path of an immortal...
After the heavenly lightning, although Ne Zha and Ao Bing survived by becoming Spirits, they would soon dissipate completely. Taiyi plans to rebuild Ne Zha and Ao Bing's mortal bodies with the Seven-colored Precious Lotus. However, during the process of reconstruction, numerous...
Continuing his masquerade as the deranged lunatic from the Lanling Jin Clan, Wei Wuxian resides in the Cloud Recesses while his former cultivation classmate, Lan Wangji, searches for answers about the demonic severed arm they have in custody. With an overwhelming dark energy...
Fifth season of Doupo Cangqiong.
The heavens shake, the thunder rumbles, and Xie Lian appears with an apologetic smile—again! Eight hundred years prior, he was a beloved martial god, known as the Crown Prince of Xianle. Now, he ascends to the heavenly realm for the third time, but simply as a pitiful...
The world was a temporary dwelling for all beings, and time flowed like passing travelers. Where the shattered sky opened its eerie eye, life perished and zones became forbidden. In the apocalypse, consequences followed, and life arose from death. (Source: Youku)
Second season of Douluo Dalu.
In the Disabled Elderly Village, there live nine elderly people with unpredictable origins and the young man Qin Mu they raised. One day, the cows that Qin Mu was responsible for grazing began to speak human words. From then on, Qin Mu became more aware of the dangers and beauty...
Second season of Wu Shan Wu Xing.
The greedy samurai lord Daigo Kagemitsu's land is dying, and he would do anything for power, even renounce Buddha and make a pact with demons. His prayers are answered by 12 demons who grant him the power he desires by aiding his prefecture's growth, but at a price. When...
At the turn of the millennium, Ginei Studio's dilapidated buildings are set to be demolished. Ex-employee and filmmaker Genya Tachibana decides to honor this occasion with a commemorative documentary about the company's star actress: Chiyoko Fujiwara, the reclusive sweetheart of...
After Bai Xiaochun merged the four downstream sects to form the Reverse River Sect, he successfully challenged the three midstream sects and established a firm foothold. He was then chosen by the Celestial Being of the Starry Sky Dao Sect in the upstream to be a hostage, thus...
Second season of Cang Yuan Tu.
Thwarted again by Naraku, Inuyasha, Kagome Higurashi, and their friends must continue their hunt for the few remaining Shikon Jewel shards, lest they fully form into a corrupted jewel at the hands of Naraku. But Naraku has plans of his own to acquire them, and will destroy...
Vanitas and Noé Archiviste head out to the town of Gévaudan in search of the "Beast," an enormous wolf-like creature that has slaughtered hundreds of people. Suspecting that the Beast is a curse-bearing vampire, Vanitas primarily aims to heal it using the powers of his grimoire....
Shuurei Kou and her friend Eigetsu To, a boy prodigy of humble origins, have been appointed co-governors of the Sa province, one of the eight provinces in Saiunkoku. Together, they decide to make the province an academic research center in the hopes of bringing a long overdue...
Ten years have passed since the great war between good and evil. Zhang Xiaofan, now known as Gui Li, fights against internal strife within the demonic sect. At this time, a rare treasure emerges in the Death Swamp, sparking a struggle among various forces. Gui Li and Lu Xueqi...
Fans who liked The Legend of Shangri-La tend to recommend Fights Break Sphere Special 3: Three Years of Pledge, A Record Of Mortal's Journey To Immortality 4th Season, Heaven Official's Blessing Short Films the most. If you're into Fantasy and Historical, any of these are a solid pick.
The Legend of Shangri-La has a 5.88 on MAL from 555 ratings. Scores are mixed, but plenty of fans swear by it. Worth trying if the premise sounds interesting.
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