Anime like Tian Guan Ci Fu

Modao Zushi

Also known as The Founder of Diabolism.

Studio: Tencent Penguin Pictures , B.CMAY PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

The Wen Clan's rampage caused untold sufferings, and the other cultivation clans launched the "Sunshot Campaign" to join forces against the Wen Clan. Although Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch, had made great contributions to overthrowing the Wens, he was stigmatized and punished because he was considered too powerful and dangerous. He was persecuted by ten thousand people.

Thirteen years later, Wei Wuxian has been brought back by a sacrificial ritual and has met again with old acquaintances such as Lan Wangji from the Gusu Lan Clan and Jiang Cheng from the Yunmeng Jiang Clan. The mysteries of Wei Wuxian's past remain, and conflicts in the cultivation world have resurfaced - all of which began from when they were all once youths.



Tags: Cultivation , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Wuxia , Reincarnation , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , Necromancy , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Boys' Love , Historical , Magic , War , Time Skip , Swordplay , Politics , Zombie , Foreign , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Achronological Order , Adoption , Gore , CGI , Torture , Archery , Slavery , Crime , Suicide

Modao Zushi 2

Also known as The Founder of Diabolism 2.

Studio: B.CMAY PICTURES , Tencent Penguin Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

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 emanating from the arm, the two are forced to work together in order to keep it contained. However, the demonic arm is not the only dark force lurking in the region, and as spiritual tensions rise in the mountains of the Gusu Lan Clan, it is up to the two of them to try and restore the natural order.

The story of Wei Wuxian's fall from grace continues as more light is shed on his descent into the path of demonic cultivation. The demonic arm only further strains his mischievous spirit. This is the time for him to prove that he has truly broken free from the forbidden path and is not the maniacal sorcerer that everyone remembers him to be.

Tags: Wuxia , Reincarnation , Cultivation , Achronological Order , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Travel , Time Skip , Primarily Male Cast , Demons , Politics , Magic , Historical , Male Protagonist , Crime , Zombie , Gore , Torture , Found Family , Swordplay , Boys' Love , War , CGI , Ensemble Cast , Afterlife

Chuan Shu Zijiu Zhinan

Also known as Scumbag System.

Studio: Djinn Power , Tencent Penguin Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

This is the story of a guy who transmigrates into the scum villain of one of those harem xuanhuan/xianxia novels. The scum villain, Shen Qingqiu, is one of those looks-noble-but-is-actually-a-hypocrite type. Shen Qingqiu’s disciple, Luo Binghe, is the main character of the novel who gradually turns darker as tragic events occur upon him.

With the help of a very troll system, the new Shen Qingqiu tries to stay alive by staying on Luo Binghe’s good side, as the original Shen Qingqiu treated Luo Binghe badly, thus receiving a horrifying ending. However, Shen Qingqiu's plan of staying alive is not as simple as it seems as he soon finds out that the system limits his actions.



Tags: Cultivation , Isekai , Martial Arts , Historical , Full CGI , Meta , Boys' Love , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Demons , Wuxia , Magic , Reincarnation , Swordplay , Age Gap , Bullying , Time Skip , LGBTQ+ Themes , Alternate Universe

Modao Zushi 3

Also known as The Founder of Diabolism: Final Season.

Studio: Tencent Penguin Pictures , B.CMAY PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

The third season of Modao Zushi.

Tags: Cultivation , Wuxia , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Historical , Primarily Male Cast , Boys' Love , Ghost , Tragedy , Magic , Kuudere , Travel , Swordplay , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Torture , Crime , Zombie , Tsundere , Achronological Order , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , CGI

Modao Zushi Q

Also known as The Master of Diabolism Q.

Studio: Tencent Penguin Pictures , B.CMAY PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

The chibi spin-off that takes place during the three periods of Wei Wuxian's life (adolescence, adulthood, and rebirth after death), selecting the cute, warm, and healing parts as the main contents. This series hopes to heal the audience who loves the main story of Mo Dao Zu Shi, but were “injured” by the melancholy plot of the drama.



Tags: Chibi , Male Protagonist , Cultivation , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Magic , Wuxia , Swordplay , Boys' Love , Demons , Zombie , Primarily Male Cast , Historical , Rural , Episodic

Tian Guan Ci Fu 2

Also known as Heaven Official's Blessing Season 2.

Studio: bilibili , Red Dog Culture House
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The second season of Tian Guan Ci Fu.

Tags: Wuxia , Boys' Love , Ghost , Gods , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Cultivation , Tragedy , Afterlife , Martial Arts , Historical , Magic , Demons , Travel , Gambling , Foreign , Swordplay , LGBTQ+ Themes

Shanhe Jian Xin

Also known as Thousand Autumns.

Studio: Tencent Penguin Pictures , Motion Magic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses.He did not believe in the good nature of humanity. Even more so, he did not believe that there could be someone with great kindness and sense of justice, who would be so considerate of others without asking anything in return.

One day, Shen Qiao, who was the sect leader of Mount Xuandu, the number one Daoist sect under the heavens, was challenged to a duel but somehow fell off the cliff.

Yan Wushi happened to pass by down there.Seeing Shen Qiao who was seriously injured to the point of dying, he suddenly came up with a perfect idea…

After thousands of autumns, who could stay eternal?

Tags: Wuxia , Male Protagonist , Full CGI , Cultivation , Amnesia , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Travel , Tragedy , Rehabilitation , Crime , Martial Arts , Revenge , Boys' Love , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Magic , Yandere , Politics

Ling Qi

Also known as Spiritpact.

Studio: Haoliners Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

You Keika, the heir of an old famous family of Exorcists, is stricken with poverty after losing his parents and struggles as a street fortune teller and a part time computer tech. One night at a junkyard, he meets a mysterious and charismatic Exorcist, Tanmoku Ki, who is fighting an evil spirit. To compound his misfortunes, he gets hit by car and becomes a ghost. Tanmoku Ki appears and asks You Keika to make a “pact” with him to fight Evil Spirits together. Here starts the friendship of our heroes!



Note: This series was originally released in Chinese as an ONA between June 21, 2016 and November 1, 2016. There were 20 episodes at 14 minutes each. A Japanese dub was then produced by Haoliner's Japanese branch, Emon, which aired on TV in Winter 2017 under the title Spiritpact. Each TV episode was comprised of two ONA episodes with minor aesthetic touch-ups. Thus, the Japanese (and Crunchyroll-licensed) version has 10 episodes at 24 minutes each.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Magic , Boys' Love , Swordplay , Urban Fantasy , Ghost , Exorcism

Diwang Gonglue

Also known as The Emperor's Strategy.

Studio: Seven Stone Entertainment , Tencent Penguin Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery

As part of the imperial family, every move by Chu Yuan in this game of chess is made with apprehension, fearing that with a moment of inattentiveness, the whole match will be lost in a single move. Ascending to the throne at eighteen, not half a year passes before civil strife erupts in Yun Nan. Though the thoughts of the old guard at the imperial court are not exactly identical, they are all waiting to see how the new emperor will put an end to this.



Tags: Historical , Wuxia , Male Protagonist , Politics , Swordplay , Boys' Love , War

Shiguang Dailiren

Also known as Link Click.

Studio: BeDream , Studio LAN , bilibili , Aniplex , Sony Music Solutions
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller

In a corner of a bustling city, there is a small shop called "Time Photo Studio" operating as usual. Although the entrance looks abandoned, it's actually run by two men with special abilities: Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang. In order to fulfil customers' requests, Lu Guang and Cheng Xiaoshi work together and use their special abilities to enter photos. However, things don't go as planned...



Note: The final episode aired with a runtime of ~31 minutes.

Tags: Time Manipulation , Body Swapping , Super Power , Photography , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Crime , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Suicide , Family Life , Police , College , Office Lady , School , Basketball , Office