Review of The King's Avatar

This series is so great that it moved me to read the manga and light novel halfway through the anime. And I gotta say, for those who really like this series should try the light novel, it has much more detail than the anime. Story:10 Just by the anime alone, the storyline deserves a 10. The basic premise of this series is that a professional gamer was forced out of this club, but he decided to start from scratch in the main game in a new server. This storyline probably doesn't seem much, especially since he is a pro gamer going to a new server where mostare newbies. Actually, this storyline is kinda refreshing, there are not many series that concentrate on the skill of a person making that much of a difference in success. There are a lot of series out there with overpowering success made by luck, skill and luck, unexplained power ups, power of friendship etc. but this series is undoubtedly quite rare since Ye Qiu is mainly relying on his skill (and even some newbie guiides) to make a success from scratch with not his previous game profession. This also explains why I like this series so much, the author executed Ye Qiu and his experience in the new server well, as well as the old and new people he knew.

Art: 10
Surprisingly, for a lot of action scenes, they were very fluid and smooth. Moreover, the characters were also well defined since it is very easy to differentiate between the character designs.

Upon re-watching, I realise that some CG were indeed top notch, much better than most japanese and it is the best among chinese animes I have watched, hands down.

Sound:8
This is also great, given how they have a few OSTs that are very suitable for different scenes. The voice acting skills were great too especially Ye Qiu and Huang Shao Tian.

Character:10 (to 12)
This is where the series mainly shines at. There are quite a few distinct and eye-catching characters, like Ye Qiu, Steamed Bun, Tang Rou and Huang Shao Tian. Through the various actions and words displayed by them and Ye qiu's in-depth analysis of some people he knows, character development is done exceptionally well. Even character background, such as his and Su Mucheng and Chen Guo's past were explored, and although it isn't divulged all in one go, it is gradually revealed. This seems to be especially the case for Tang Rou.

Enjoyment:10
This series is very enjoyable, especially for those who do not like that much of unexplained or luck in defining success. It can be clearly seen that Ye Qiu grasped his opportunities, put in hard work as well as his 10 years of experience in achieving his success.

Overall:10
The King's Avatar is about the professional gaming arena, or E sports, and thus would allow the viewer to understand some of the intricacies of the professional gaming world. I would recommend it for people who like overpowered characters with logical reasoning and excellent execution.

[Addition after watching the series for the 3rd time, reading all the available eng subbed ln and manga]:
After watching the anime for the 3rd time, I realised that the sound in the anime is incredibly good. There are a lot of details that can be understood through the voice-acting, background music etc., for example the closeness between Ye Qiu and Su Mucheng, and the tense mood in battles.

I'm really impressed, sure a lot of details were cut out from the anime that have actual plot, but then it very well captures the main story. This is especially with the help of the animation and sound.

But once again, I would recommend anyone who loves this series to try the light novel. Like other light novels, it expresses well the inner thoughts of the players that are hard to put into the manga and anime, but more importantly, there are some backstories likely excluded due to time/space constraints.