Okay, so. I understand there are some flaws to this series, and I just...don't care. I will elaborate below. Story: "It's super rushed! The pacing is off compared to the book!" Yada yada, I don't care. If you come to an anime adaptation expecting an exact version of the book, you're probably not going to enjoy yourself and instead nitpick your way through. For someone who hasn't read the book, the story was interesting, I loved the worldbuilding, and I am thoroughly intrigued. It's also very much a series based on part of an existing novel - do notexpect to figure out everything or get full character development for everyone, and you should be fine.

Art:
This is definitely on the lower end of the budget scale for danmei series, but the studio did a decent job (compared to, say, Dinghai) with what they had.

Sound:
Good. Nice opening.

Character:
Some book fans were apparently very mad about Yan Wushi's character. I...do not care, he was GREAT. He's voiced by Wu Lei, who is just top notch - I could listen to him be a dick to people and/or hit on the main character all day. He is hilarious. I was excited every time he was on screen. I actually ended up liking the main character as well, despite him being the "pure and nice" type, mainly because he was simultaneously also very powerful and not an idiot or particularly naive. You may get this impression at first, but the series actually makes sure to clarify as we go that he does know what's going on, and choices he makes that seem naive are often purposeful on his part.

Enjoyment:
Aside from some animation flaws, I enjoyed this series quite a bit and am very hopeful for season 2. Honestly it could just be an entire series of Yan making flirty comments and/or shutting people down and I'd be here for it.