The Daily Life of the Immortal King

Little dude and I started a new anime and this time it is a Chinese one. Actually, we attempted to start about 3 new ones and this is the one we stopped on, as the others we were very meh on. It's called The Daily Life of the Immortal King.

It's...odd. And funny. Wang Ling was born with great powers (like, literally, he springs forth from his mother's womb and walks). At age 6, while out shopping for dry ramen to snack on, the takes out a Demon King frog beast, though everyone thinks it's one of the regular superheroes that does it. His parents figure they'd best keep him under wraps as much as possible and so he wears a talisman on his neck to curtail his powers and takes some dodgy golden pills to keep it under control. 

But, even so, he finds it harder and harder to hide things when he enters senior school. He's constantly having to erase people's memories (but only at 50%, not 100%, or else he might toast their brains) and save the life of Sun Rong (the girl). She's the daughter of some high powered family and very powerful in her own right, though he's trying to pass himself off as a low power level dude. She winds up falling for him, though some of that might be blowback from a spell (sort of). The other two boys (on the left in the picture) at first don't like Wang, but after some misadventures, they've formed a friend group. 

That dog? It's the frog demon's new form. There's a long story there, but I don't want to hash out everything. 

The thing we're really liking about this one is that it is completely and totally irreverent. There are weird, very random jokes. The deadpan-ness of Wang Ling. The self-serving Froggy 2 (frog dog). We're already on episode 9 of 15 out of the first season. I have no idea how the show compares to the novels, but it's very fun to watch. It was a good pick for the two of us too.

Edit: We finished the first season already! Chalk one up for a) summer and b) hubster being away. So little dude and I have been having anime + dinner nights. 

Actually fairly impressed with this one. I haven't watched a lot of Chinese anime (or a huge amount of shows, to be fair...I'm more often disappointed with them than not). There was a really good blend of humour and high stakes. And I do always love a deadpan hero with a hidden heart of gold. We'll be waiting for the release of season two!