77+ Upcoming Donghua in 2021/2022 (Recommendations)

2021 was a terrific year for Donghuas and 2022 is expected to be even greater! Better animation, better plots, and better characters! Get your hopes up cuz you won’t be disappointed.

Without further ado, this is the recommendation list of the top 78 Donghua of 2021 and 2022

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THE BEST CHINESE ANIME THAT AIRED IN 2021 AND 2022

78. The Legend Of Ancient Soul

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
9/20	5/10	3/10	17/40

The Gods were sealed away when they were in the middle of a power struggle. To ensure their victory, they forced the Hua Xia clan into a contract turning their soul into their very own artifacts.

77. The King Of Fighters

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
9/20	5/10	3/10	17/40

Kyo is heading to the South to participate in a martial arts tournament. When he arrived at his destination, he met a daunting fighter. Their meeting triggered something in his brain, bringing back memories that are going to change the tide of the event.

76. Ken En Ken: Aoki Kagayaki

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
9/20	5/10	4/10	18/40

Yin and Ning’s home was ravaged by the tyrannical Empire and their friend, Zhao, was enslaved.

The sisters are on a mission to save Zhao with the help of a legendary sword that enhances their fighting skills beyond what is humanly possible.

75. The Island of Siliang

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
10/20	5/10	4/10	19/40

Zhang Chulan was visiting his grandpa’s grave when a Zombie suddenly attacked him. He was miraculously saved by a strange girl who pulled him even deeper into a world he wanted nothing to do with.

74. The Leader

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
10/20	5/10	5/10	20/40

The leader is a historical donghua narrating the life of the genius politician Karl Marx. The obstacles he had to face, the backstabbers he had to oversmart, and how he overcame all the challenges of living together with his wife.

73. Monkey King: Hero Is Back

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
10/20	5/10	5/10	20/40

The Monkey King was an unrivalled warrior that maintained peace throughout the Realms. However, he had the tendency of constantly breaking the rules and pissing off the Gods.

As punishment he was imprisoned underneath a mountain and China fell into chaos.

72. Thousand Autumns

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
10/20	5/10	5/10	20/40

Two polar opposites living in the Martial Arts world have a little something toward each other. The first one is the incarnation of good upholding his principles at all times while the other is the definition of temptation.

71. Uncharted Walker

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
11/20	5/10	5/10	21/40

A group of delinquents find themselves stranded on a deserted island filled with many dangers. From deadly viruses to hostile indigenes and weird traps, how will the kids manage to survive? How did they even get there?

70. The Emperor's Strategy

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
11/20	5/10	5/10	21/40

This donghua tells the tale of Chu Yuan, the man that will become China’s next Emperor. Together with his trusted secretary, they fight against the corruption that infiltrated the heart of their country.

69. Zhanguo FAN: The Seven

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
11/20	6/10	5/10	22/40

Seven warriors were technologically enhanced, and acquired the ability to use magic. They use their newfound power to help their country win the war against the invasion.

68. Flavors of Youth

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
11/20	5/10	6/10	22/40

Three episodes, three different stories, each one highlighting a facet of the Chinese culture. However, all of them have the same morals and are trying to convey how precious life is.

67. Dongguo Xiaojie

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
11/20	5/10	6/10	22/40

When Dongguo turned 16 years of age, his beloved mother was struck by a deadly illness called “Grave Illness”. In an attempt to save her life, he and his brother embark on a dangerous journey to search for a cure.

66. Battle Through The Heavens

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
11/20	6/10	5/10	22/40

Xiao Yan possesses an otherworldly power, a power impossible to fathom. Thus, he and his family were greatly respected but also feared by all.

He got engaged and life was looking good until his strength mysteriously disappeared. He became the disgrace of the family and his betrothed wanted to leave him.

However, he was not going to accept this humiliation. He challenged his fiancee to a duel, if he wins, which he did, she was to become his puppet.

65. The Devil Ring

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
11/20	6/10	6/10	23/40

The MC of this Chinese Animation got his hands on a peculiar ring. When he puts it on, a Blood Devil arises from his mouth. The monster is a heart-eating parasite that is threatening the life of the MC.

64. Wangpai Yushi

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
11/20	6/10	6/10	23/40

The balance between good and evil no longer exists in this world. Humans and monsters are struggling to share to coexist.

In this lawless world, only two censorates took it upon themselves to protect the weak.

63. Sword Dynasty

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
11/20	6/10	6/10	23/40

When you are not happy with the guy who is now ruling over your country, the easiest thing to do is just take his place right and create your own dynasty.

62. Chinese Mystery Man

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
12/20	6/10	6/10	24/40

Li Xue is a cop who is after a flesh-eating monster. She mistakenly takes Wang Xiaoer as the culprit. The magic-user who has been after the beast for a while now partners with the cop to double their chances.

61. The Beauty Blogger

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
12/20	6/10	6/10	24/40

A popular blogger suffered from a terrible accident and is teleported in a game. To regain consciousness she has to clear the quests of the game using makeup as her only weapon.

60. The Silver Guardian

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
12/20	6/10	6/10	24/40

Suigin Riku is supposedly a bright student attending the esteemed Shinryou Private Academy. The genius dived headfirst into a lac to save a kitten. A righteous act, however, the kid doesn’t know how to swim.

Saved by Rei Riku, he now has to repay his debt to her in a very unique way.

59. The Defective

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
12/20	6/10	6/10	24/40

The Defective is a hot BL Donghua about the love between two cultivators. Sorrow, revenge and passion—drama at its best.

58. Voice Of Fox (Kitsune No Koe)

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
12/20	6/10	7/10	25/40

Money is absolutely necessary to become popular, well… money and looks. Unfortunately, Hu Li has neither.

So, to achieve his dream, he starts posting online videos of his song using a fox as an avatar.

57. The Legend of Luo Xiaohei

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
12/20	7/10	6/10	25/40

A girl finds a stray black kitten on the streets and decides to adopt it. However, the cat is all but normal.

56. Lan Mo's Flower

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	6/10	26/40

Lan Mo is a tomb boy who always wanted to become like other girls. Her dreams come true when she finds a magic hairpin that transforms her into a pure beauty when she wears it.

Finally able to seduce her crush properly, she forgets that nothing comes for free in this world. What will be the price to pay?

55. The Legend of Condor Hero

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	6/10	26/40

Youka was forced to become a student of the Zenshinkyou clan. Treated like trash, he runs away and finds himself in a Forbidden Tomb.

There he meets a girl that happens to be the heir of the secret technique of the Koboha. She accepts him as her disciple, but is he just a disciple in her eyes?

54. Fog Hill of Five Elements

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	6/10	26/40

Legend says that if you are brave enough to challenge the dangers of the foggy mountain, you will become the vessel of omnipotent beasts thus receiving their overwhelming power.

53. The Wind Guardians

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	6/10	26/40

Lang Ming gets separated from his mother during an enemy attack. He sets on a journey to find her and accidentally uncovers the secrets of the continent while he is doing so.

52. Dawn Of The World

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	7/10	27/40

The world as we know it is no more, more than half of the Earth was decimated. The population turned into zombies due to the effect of a terrible virus. The few people that are left are joining hands to fight against the calamity.

51. Nuwa Chengzhang Riji

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	7/10	27/40

Xiao Xiao Feng is an orphan that knows nothing of her origins. One day, a Goddess reveals to her that she is a Nuwa and that her purpose in life is to guide lost souls to heaven.

50. My Cultivator Girlfriend

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	7/10	27/40

Ma Yingxiong accidentally steals the power of cultivator Lu Zi. This incident caught the eyes of a malicious sage who is now after the ability that they are in possession of.

Ma and Lu have to work together to survive and find a way to make things right between them.

49. Spirit Blade Mountain

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	7/10	27/40

Wang Lu is the prodigy of the Spirit Blade Sect. This donghua solemnly focuses on his journey to arrive at the peak of the martial arts world. A beautiful cultivation journey begins.

48. Unparalleled Black and White

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	7/10	27/40

Two lazy Demons are playing hooky. Their role in this world is to maintain the balance between good and evil by eliminating the good altogether, that way they can retire early.

47. Legend of Exorcism

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	7/10	27/40

Three individuals coincidently cross paths in the capital. The three of them have extraordinary abilities and a strong sense of justice. They team up to protect the weak from the tyrannical strong.

46. Tales Of Demons & Gods

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
13/20	7/10	7/10	27/40

Nie Li begins his journey as a weakling. However, through cheer determination, he climbed up the ranks standing above all those who looked down on him. He still ended up losing his life in a fight and went back in time to try to achieve his dream one more time.

45. Perfect World

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	28/40

In this timeline, the villages that constitute the world are pitted against each other to obtain power.

Among the poorest and weakest, one was born a prodigy that deserves and should have been on top of the martial arts world by now.

He will be the person that will shake the balance of the Earth.

44. Bai Ye Ling Long

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	28/40

Ling Long is an unsociable introvert with no friends. Loneliness was devouring her when she received the ability to see ghosts.

She’s not lonely anymore that’s for sure, and she even found a purpose in life. She protects her friends, the good spirits, from the bad ones.

43. Epic of Divinity Light

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	28/40

Exorcists exist in this world for one purpose, exterminating the Great Diablo. They use the power of the spirits to do so.

However, a catastrophe happened and all the spirits disappeared rendering the Exorcists powerless.

Only one of them kept his abilities and he is now the only hope of the people.

42. Spirit Wind Elegance

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	28/40

Two beautiful cultivators are travelling the world together just for fun. But their power cannot go unnoticed and problems they did not ask for kept coming their way.

41. Fox Spirit Matchmaker

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	28/40

Humans and Demons have no business interacting. However, if the two of them truly fall in love with each other, the Fox Spirit Matchmaker will use her magic to help them stay together.

40. My Holy Weapon

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	28/40

Chang Tian is weak, however, he has the ability to summon powerful spirits to fight his battles in his stead.

39. Spiritual Domain

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	28/40

Many different races are living in our world, and of course, there is no way that they will get along.

The war between them has been going on for years. However, the light at the end of the tunnel finally appeared when Qin Lie put his hands on the blood of the Heaven’s Fighting Race.

38. Cupid's Chocolate

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	28/40

Jiang Hao Yi ate a cursed choco or more accurately a lucky one that made all the girls in his school completely crazy over him.

To undo the spell he has to make the girl’s wishes come true and all they are asking for is his touch.

37. The Westward

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
14/20	7/10	7/10	28/40

Saiyuki style, the MC of this Chinese Animation is tasked to retrieve the Sutra before it falls in the hands of the Heavens. To do so he has to journey to the West with his comrades.

36. Duan Nao

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
15/20	7/10	7/10	29/40

Cerebrum is a world that combines all universes and many different races are now cohabitating. The story begins when a series of mysterious murders are uncovered.

They lead humankind to realize that their species is in danger and that a terrifying conspiracy was at hand. Cerebrum holds secrets, gruesome secrets that they will use against them.

35. Eudemon Quest

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
15/20	7/10	7/10	29/40

The Demon King once tried to take over our world but failed. As punishment, he was sealed for eternity. However, his worshipper never abandoned him.

Chu Lingxiao who was on his way to enroll in the academy happened to save a girl who was ambushed by bandits.

It just so happened that she was on a mission to release the Demon King and due to a certain turn of events, Chu ended up with his power.

34. Shi Xiong

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
15/20	7/10	7/10	29/40

Out of nowhere, the water started carrying a virus that is turning humans into zombies. Bai Xiaofei, in a state of panic, is trying to survive and find a way to reach his girlfriend.

33. Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
15/20	7/10	7/10	29/40

“Special Abilities” are people who awaken supernatural abilities. In response, the government created the Deviant Control Office to keep them in check.

Some of them are trying to follow the rules while the others are taking advantage of their power.

32. Soul Land

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
15/20	7/10	7/10	29/40

Tang was the most promising disciple of his Sect wiling one of the most powerful spirits. He went against their wishes and got reincarnated in a parallel world.

There he finds out that he owns a useless spirit but he still turned out overpowered!?

31. A Record Of A Mortal's Journey To Immortality

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
15/20	7/10	7/10	29/40

Han Li is a normal boy of humble origins. By chance, he managed to become the disciple of a minor sect. However, he still wants more. He fights against all odds to try and climb up the rank with no special abilities whatsoever.

30. Tales Of Exorcism

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
15/20	7/10	7/10	29/40

Hua Jiu becomes the servant of a famous exorcist in exchange for money and is now travelling the world with him, cleansing spirits after spirits.

29. To Be Hero

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
16/20	7/10	7/10	30/40

A ravishing man gets sucked in a toilet and given a choice. He can acquire the power to save the world but will have to turn into an ugly and fat individual as a consequence.

Thinking only of his daughter, he accepts.

28. The Outcast

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
16/20	7/10	7/10	30/40

The grave of Chou Soran’s grandpa was defiled and he is trying to discover why. While investigating, he is attacked by zombies and saved by Fuu Houhou.

27. Monster List

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
16/20	7/10	7/10	30/40

Feng Xi finally managed to get a girlfriend, it’s just that she is a wolf girl. Now that monster wolf is clinging extremely close to protect him from other deadly monsters that will now begin to go after him.

26. Scissor Seven

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
16/20	7/10	7/10	30/40

This donghua tells the story of a professional assassin with the very special ability to shapeshift.

25. LINK CLICK

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

At “Time Photo Studio”, two students use their abilities to enter the world of the pictures their clients bring them. By doing so they try to fulfill special requests, related to the event that happened in the said picture.

24. Beryl & Sapphire

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

This very peculiar donghua is about the love story of the two MCs. Each episode is set in a different universe. In some of them the two are sworn enemies, in others, they are inseparable.

The sure thing is that they will always find each other.

23. Way Of Choices

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

A meteorite crashed on Earth and its shards scattered in the Eastern Continent and began to be worshipped.

Chen Chang Shang came across one of the pieces and his life turned upside down.

22. Wu Dong Qian Kun

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

The story of a boy who wanted revenge for all the hardships his family had to go through. However, his biggest problem is himself. The boy was born completely powerless, thus useless.

21. Killer Seven

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

A bounty hunter lost all of his memories and is now on a hilarious journey to…well, hunt them down I guess…

20. The Three-Body Problem

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

A young girl saw her father beaten to death right in front of her eyes. Traumatized and filled with anger, this girl will one day turn into the one that will reshape the world.

19. Ling Long: Incarnation

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

Set in the futuristic version of Earth, humankind is facing a crisis that they long saw coming—overpopulation.

A bit late to finally take action.

18. I'm Joybo

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

Jiang Xiaobai was in a horrible accident. He lost all his memories. But from this day forth, he has been having the same dream. He always saw a girl, never remembered her face, however, he knows that she is someone he loved. He will find her no matter what.

17. No Doubt In Us

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

The love story of two polar opposites. A genius yet overly weak emperor and a stupid but overpowered Empress.

16. Spiritpact

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

Keika had the misfortune to run across an exorcist and died right after. When he woke up, he had become a spirit and the same exorcist is now trying to extend a helping hand.

15. The Top

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
17/20	7/10	7/10	31/40

Jia Fugui has the martial arts world under his thumb. However, the only obstacle he can’t overcome is his insecurity towards his baldness.

14. The Daily Life Of The Immortal King

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
18/20	7/10	7/10	32/40

A cultivation prodigy was born but he is unable to control the excessive amount of power he possesses so he decided to seal them and live a mundane life. Like that was ever going to work.

13. Lu Shidai

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
18/20	7/10	7/10	32/40

The completely crazy adventure of an extreme “League of Legends” hardcore fanatic gaming addict.

12. Fei Ren Zai

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
18/20	7/10	7/10	32/40

An ancient god living together with legendary creatures in the modern world. Follow their hilarious daily life of adaptation to technology.

11. Adorable Food Goddess

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
18/20	7/10	8/10	33/40

Ye Jiayao doesn’t belong in our timeline and yet her spirit is inhabiting the body of Ye Jinxuan. She decides to make the best of the situation and aims to achieve her dream of opening the best restaurant ever.

10. Twin Spirit Investigators

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
18/20	8/10	7/10	33/40

Two twins are working together as paranormal investigators. Odd requests, crazy daily life, peculiar clients, they thought they saw it all, but the real bizarreness is just beginning.

9. Dinghai Fusheng Lu

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
18/20	8/10	7/10	33/40

Chen Xing is only 16 and yet he was given the sacred mission of connecting the stars and changing the horrible fate that the world will soon experience.

8. Psychic Princess

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
18/20	8/10	7/10	33/40

Ye Youming was forced by the Emperor to marry the son of a rival family. Fearing that he will treat her horribly, her father presents to the boy the daughter he had exiled due to her terrifying powers.

7. How To Steal 55 Kisses

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
18/20	8/10	7/10	33/40

Forced into an arranged marriage, the new couple establishes their ground rules to make sure that they can still have a life of their own.

6. Yi Dian Zhi Zi

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
19/20	8/10	8/10	35/40

A mundane boy was taken hostage during a robbery and saved by a girl wearing a bioengineered weapon. His world changed completely ever since their encounter.

5. Big Fish & Begonia

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
19/20	9/10	8/10	36/40

Spirits are tasked with the mission to oversee the life of humans. As a rite of passage, when the time comes, they can physically explore the human world all on their own. And now it’s finally Chun’s time to go on an adventure.

4. Quanzhi Fashi

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
19/20	9/10	9/10	37/40

Mo Fan suddenly found himself in a world where magic is a common thing. Although a low born he aims to the top of the hierarchy with the extraordinary powers that he wields.

3. Rakshasa Street

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
19/20	10/10	9/10	38/40

Requiem Street is a place used to attract and exterminate evil spirits. Only rare individuals have the power to enter that dangerous place and a normal student happened to be one of the chosen.

2. The King's Avatar

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
19/20	10/10	10/10	39/40

The number one player of the popular game “Glory” known as “Battle God” had to retire. But when the game got an update he couldn’t stop himself from trying it and came back as “Lord Grim”.

1. The Grandmaster Of Demonic Cultivation

Plot	Character Writing	Animation	Total
20/20	10/10	10/10	40/40

The peak of cultivation—Immortality. No one has ever reached it yet, and that’s for a good reason, because you must walk the darkest of paths to attain it. One dared to go against all odds and that person was Wei Wuxian.

Which Donghua Is The Best?

The gems of Chinese Animation have been thoroughly spread throughout this recommendation list. As I found them, you will surely find yours. And of course, you can choose multiple ones. No rules here. Enjoy your binge-watching!

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