Tuesday, February 28, 2017

524. Akagami No Shirayukihime

Title: 赤髪の白雪姫 / Akagami No Shirayukihime
English Title: Snow White With The Red Hair
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 12, 12 (2 Seasons)

Summary: Shirayuki is a normal herbalist citizen in the kingdom of Tanbarun with one rare unique feature: her beautiful red hair. Due to her unusual hair color, Shirayuki was raised to always be careful of showing her hair in new surroundings and grew to be an independent young woman. However, her hair gets her noticed by Prince Raj, who orders her to become his concubine. Refusing his orders, she cuts her hair and leaves it behind as part of what he wanted and escapes to the neighboring kingdom of Clarines. On her way there, she meets and befriends Prince Zen and his two aides Mitsuhide and Kiki. When Zen is poisoned by an apple meant for Shirayuki gifted by Raj, Shirayuki successfully obtains the antidote and decides to accompany the trio to Clarines. Shortly thereafter, Shirayuki passes an exam for a position to train in the palace as a herbalist. Shirayuki and her friends find a place in Clarines and carries out her duties as a court herbalist. Over the course of the story, Zen and Shirayuki begin to fall in love with each other and eventually begin a romantic relationship, in spite of opposition due to their difference in social status.

523. The Glory of Tang Dynasty

Title: 大唐荣耀 / Da Tang Rong Yao
English Title: The Glory of Tang Dynasty
Genre: Period, Romance
Episodes: 60

Summary: The story of Shen Zhen Zhu. She married Prince Li Chu during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of Tang Dynasty. When Rebellion of An Lu Shan forced the Royal family to escape the capital city, she, however, stayed behind to show solidarity with the Tang citizens. Although she was captured by the opposing force, she never gave up protecting her people.

522. Demon Girl

Title: 半妖倾城 / Ban Yao Qing Cheng
English Title: Demon Girl
Genre: Supernatural, Romance
Episodes: 20, 20 (2 Seasons)

Summary:
Demon Girl Season 1: Nie Qing Cheng is a half demon, except she doesn't know it herself. Or the fact that her mother's demon clan helped shape the Qing Dynasty and their control ended with Eight-Nation Alliance invading China. Her father had raised her as a human child after her mother died in the conflict. But when a scientist exposed her true form and a fellow half-demon vying for her love, she wonders if her human side can prevail and if her human lover will stand by her side to the end.

Demon Girl Season 2: Nie Qing Cheng becomes demon queen following You Tong's demise. She faces increasing threats from a secret organization that kills her kind.

521. Simple Man

Title: 微能力者 / Wei Neng Li Zhe
English Title: Simple Man
Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller
Episodes: 17

Summary: A "devil" website connected four unrelated ordinary individuals by giving each of them a tiny amount of super power to satisfy their needs. When they discover others who had signed up on the same site were dying mysteriously, they worry they may be next. They start to probe into who gave them the powers. Their investigation points them to a deadly "human puzzle" experiment in which they are the subjects and organ donors for a new life. When it comes time for the devil to demand its payments, their powers maybe the only thing that can save their lives.