# Perfect World (2021)

> A genius born into poverty is aided by his mysterious clan as he cultivates power and battles monsters and rival clans in a xianxia world.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/102988

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 338
- Episode runtime: 20 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: animation, action, fantasy
- Created by: Chen Dong
- Network: Tencent Video
- Cast: Jinwen Chen, Li Shimeng, Liu Mingyue, Qing Liu, Yue Cu, Li Lanling, Meme Yan, Hu Yajie
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14986786/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: epic, determined, adventurous, intense

## Synopsis

Perfect World (2021-present) is a Chinese donghua fantasy series created by Chen Dong and produced for Tencent Video. Its protagonist Shi Hao, a prodigy born under the poorest of conditions, is the center of a story about a clan that holds a mysterious past and pours every resource into his cultivation. Voice performers including Jinwen Chen, Li Shimeng and Liu Mingyue bring the ensemble to life. The engine of the series is simple and relentless: Shi Hao must grow stronger through repeated breakthroughs while his clan battles fanatical monsters and struggles for power against rival clans. Each episode follows the travels and trials of a rising hero who moves through unknown lands in search of the strength to shake the world. Told as one continuing story across a long run of roughly 338 twenty-minute episodes, it is a single ongoing season rather than a case-of-the-week format. Tone blends epic adventure with a sincere, determined underdog spirit and violent set pieces. Its 3D animation and xianxia mythology sit within a mythic, heightened world. Fans of Battle Through the Heavens and Soul Land will find resonance in its cultivation-driven ascent and clan rivalries.

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