Anime like Diwang Gonglue

also known as The Emperor's Strategy

What is The Emperor's Strategy about?

Studio: Seven Stone Entertainment
Status: Finished

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

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The Founder of Diabolism

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 , Historical , Magic , War , Time Skip , Swordplay , Politics , Boys' Love , Zombie , Foreign , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Achronological Order , Adoption , Gore , CGI , Torture , Archery , Slavery , Crime , Suicide
Heaven Official's Blessing

Tian Guan Ci Fu

Also known as Heaven Official's Blessing.

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

Xie Lian, the crown prince of Xian Le Kingdom, successfully ascends to Heaven during his third trial in spite of successive demotions. However, he accidentally breaks the Gold Palace of heavenly officials. With no human worshiping him, Xie Lian has to descend to the secular world to exorcise ghosts, which may help him sustain his divinity.



Tags: Gods , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Cultivation , Wuxia , Magic , Boys' Love , Rural , Travel , Demons , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , Lost Civilization , Historical , Swordplay , Shapeshifting , War , Bullying , Mahjong , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes
The Founder of Diabolism 2

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 , Boys' Love , Torture , Found Family , Swordplay , War , CGI , Ensemble Cast , Afterlife
Legend of Exorcism

Tianbao Fuyao Lu

Also known as Legend of Exorcism.

Studio: Sparkly Key Animation , bilibili
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Tianbao Period.

Kong Hongjun, a young man who was ignorant of worldly affairs, came to Chang’an with three important tasks and entered the Great Tang’s Exorcist Department. Inside the department, he led a ragtag group of yao-vanquishing experts together with Li Jinglong, commander of the Longwu Army.

And this, is the story of how they wrote out the Great Tang’s Yao-vanquishing Records.

Tags: Historical , Full CGI , Demons , Detective , Ensemble Cast , Magic , Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Exorcism , Archery
Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire

Lie Huo Jiao Chou

Also known as Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire.

Studio: bilibili , Shengying Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

In the current era, a small percentage of people called "Special Abilities" have skills and powers normal humans do not possess. An autonomous organization, the Deviant Control Office, keeps these Special Abilities in check. Though some wish to maintain this order and peace, some wish to take advantage of their abilities and obtain more power in this world.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Full CGI , Demons , Amnesia , War , Tragedy , Boys' Love , Wuxia , Anti-Hero
You Yao

You Yao

Studio: Shengying Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

The present imperial court seeks out foreigners, assigning them with various positions according to their individual talents in hopes of changing the current archaic civilization into a better one. An influential dissident, Zuo Yun Qi, sneaks into the imperial court pretending to be a foreigner in order to save his father but is exposed by the landlord, who is an expert in distinguishing foreigners. Their meeting sparks off a series of mental and physical battles that are sometimes comedic, but they ultimately come to a consensus to cooperate. While they successfully prevent a conspiracy, they find out about another Foreigner who has secretly set up an alliance to overthrow the current power and build a new, free-for-all society. Zuo Yun Qi and his gang are forced into taking action.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Full CGI , Time Manipulation , Historical , Primarily Male Cast , Body Swapping , Swordplay , Wuxia , Boys' Love , Reincarnation
No Doubt in Us

Liang Bu Yi

Also known as No Doubt in Us.

Studio: Paper Plane Animation Studio , bilibili
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

A handsome emperor gets too close to an embarrassed queen, resulting in them falling into a pool together. Then they swap their bodies. The way to swap back is unknown. The most important thing is that the emperor is quite angry now!! Before everything comes back to normal, the emperor has to deal with his mean imperial concubines that he never knows and the queen has to mediate between those ministries...



Tags: Historical , Body Swapping , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Female Harem , Full CGI , War , Martial Arts , Royal Affairs , Assassins , Magic , Swordplay , Astronomy
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master

Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai

Also known as YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master.

Studio: NHK , Studio Pierrot , NHK Enterprises , Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Welcome to Yamauchi, a world inhabited by the Yatagarasu, a race of three-legged ravens who shapeshift into humans. The land is divided into four regions—North, South, East, and West—each ruled by a noble family. Yukiya, the son of a leader in the North, is shocked by a call to attend to the Imperial Prince. Murder, mysteries, and an invasion from an unexpected enemy await in this epic fantasy.



Tags: Royal Affairs , Conspiracy , Shapeshifting , Politics , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Assassins , Estranged Family , Ojou-sama , Adoption , Philosophy , Swordplay , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Mythology , Anthropomorphism , Augmented Reality

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