Granted the opening was phenomenal but does the show overall stand up to it? Well... I would say NO. Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them the more likely they were to crack. Brandon Sanderson. Expectations is a huge factor when it comes to entertainment which may or may not move in the direction one expect it to and sometimes severely affect the experience of a viewer. It is an attribute of humans and not something we can just switch on and off whenever we wish to. The difference in a persons judgement between a mediocre show with high acclamation and a wellwritten show with poor popularity can be quite large. That being said Da Wang Rao Ming is the donghua similar to anime but made in China adaptation of the novel Spare me great lord that got negatively hit due to the factor of expectations rooted from its eye candy opening. STORY You may find difficulty in following the story if you are not a Mandarin speaker since the English subtitles provided were hard to follow. The story revolves around an orphan named Lu Shu who only retains a walnut shaped pendant from his parent. When he gets into a truck accident his pendant manages to save him while bestowing him the distress point system in the process. He has an adoptive sister Lu Xiaoyu who ran away from the orphanage to live with Lu Shu when he turned 16. Lu Shuhas attempted to send her back multiple times so she could have a better chance at life yet she always escapes and returns to his home. The basic premise of the story is quite simple a brother and sister trying their best to live their lives their best up until many people starts to awaken abilities which became a turning point in their lives. An organisation called Heavenly Network starts to recruit students who awakened these abilities and trains them to enhance their super powers and one of them being Lu Shu. The power system was confusing and they did not provide a proper explanation on the star systems. CHARACTERS Majority of the characters in this donghua lack any sort of depth no backstories painful struggles or clear goals in short they are bland/boring and easily forgettable. The protagonist Lu Shu gains points for his gacha system through negative emotions by annoying/angering people. While the way in which he annoys and collects points from people is pretty entertaining to watch Lu Shus growth feels so sudden without any struggles that this can also be called lazy writing. Even after 12 episodes Lu Shu remains as the same person the same annoying brat who dont give a fuck about anyone else other than his sister in the first episode that is zero character development. The chemistry between Lu Shu and Lu Xiaoyu two poor orphan siblings unrelated by blood supporting each other as they move on was a nice touch. All the side characters lack depth and are just present as tools for Lu Shu to accumulate his points and provide an explanation for his sudden growth. How come Lu Shu is able to master in martial arts so quickly? The answer is the old man Li Xianyi. A scapegoat for his ability awakening? The answer is Liu Li who also serves as the sterotypical bully of the class. Jiang Shuyi is the big brain of the class who provides answer to various questions that arises as the story moves forward but no explanation is given or hinted whatsoever on his source for this immense knowledge on highly secret affairs. Then we have the two teachers the serious Xifei and the funny Li Yixiao both just exist in the world with others as tools of interaction with Lu Shu but lacks depth and any sort of personal characteristics. This donghua would have been a lot better if they focused more into the side characters lives show their daily struggles their pasts motivations and goals clearly rather than almost always showing it from Lu Shus perspective. COMEDY AND ANIMATION Comedy is by far the greatest aspect of this donghua aside from its opening. Comedy is just too dominant that sometimes it even undermines potential dramatic moments. Even though there were a lot of comedic moments I couldnt enjoy it at its finest the main culprit being the incompetent subtitles provided and I dont think Tencent would release an official english subs anytime soon. Due to failure of the subtitles to present the dialogues in a comprehendable manner many potential jokes just went over my head. The opening and ending were both top notch and successful from a marketing point of view but the difference in animation quality between the opening and the show itself is quite large. The motion is disjointed and unfluent as most of the typical donghua. CONCLUSION This anime was not enjoyable for me mainly due to my high expectations rooted from its opening and confusing subtitles. The comedy was good at times and the animation is tolerable if you are familiar with Chinese donghua animations.