Zi Chuan

Donghua is the term used to refer to animation produced in China, encompassing all animated works but specifically referring to Chinese animation. Donghua adapts manhua comics and is often associated with 3D CG animation, although it can also use more standard anime-style animation.

All entries are based on popularity, views (audience), rating, quality, and my opinion. Donghua in this interest stack are considered above-average or top-tier, animation and/or story-wise. Entries higher up are generally (not definitively) better based on the criteria above.

Some donghua on this list have not been watched by me but are generally well received.

I have generally excluded donghua with low-quality graphics (budget), but I would like to mention that they are by no means bad. 

Check out my other list ([SSS] 2D donghua) for more recommendations. Visit my profile for more.

Highly recommend checking some of these donghuas' novels and dramas.


"Short" (5-8min/ ep donghua) recommendations:
1. Martial Master
2. Legend of Xianwu
3. Spy x Sect - Surprisingly enjoyable for me
4. Against the Sky Supreme
5. Alchemy Supreme
6. Peerless Martial Spirit
7. Tales of Demons and Gods

All sorts of Chinese animes/3D series that is above overall 8 points, and should watch in my experience. Only the first seasons are included.

I am not a Chinese speaker, so all the series included has more or less decent English subtitles.

Shortcut to "cultivation" series: must watch; Fanren Xiu, Xian Ni

𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙍 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙎 | 𝙌𝙐𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 | 𝙑𝙄𝙎𝙄𝙏 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀
Anime that focus on war and military tactics. Outer space, medieval era, mecha wars, human vs monsters etc.

I will recommend or add some donghua that i have watched or currently watching and rate according to my recommendations
Will include S1 only as 50 is the limit

The rating system is solely for Donghua and not for the overall Anime+Donghua

I will also include what genre it is


----Work in Progress----

Ranked from high to low... Each title represents its whole series/seasons (please start watching from the first season).
Future additions : The Apothecary Diaries , Legend of the Galactic Heroes , Moriarty the Patriot , Beyond the Heavens , The Ravages of Time.

Collection of all 3D Western Fantasy Donghua (only the first season entry)