Name: The Buried Tree Devil
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure
Released: 2021-04-04
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Teng Xin, Zhao Lu, Lei Yao, Chang Rongshan

Your favorite tomb-raiding disaster gays are back and somehow even more married.

Mini Series

chaotic found familysupernatural bromancetomb-raiding anxiety

Latest Episode

Season 1 • Episode 12

Latest

Episode 12

Jun 20, 2021

Overview

Animation Action & Adventure

Wu Xin returned to Hangzhou from Xisha after two adventures. He planned to recuperate, when he gets a sudden call from someone he hand't seen for a long time. Lao Xie invites Wu Xie to go on a adventure after telling him the story of the hinterland of Qingling Mountain.

CN Chinese

Content warning

based on novel or book supernatural mysterious donghua

loyalty tested by greedgenerational trauma and secretsfound family vs blood tiesobsession with the past

Standout Aspects

Direction

Kennedy Xu balances horror beats with devastating character moments.

Production

Qingling Mountain environments are gorgeously claustrophobic and atmospheric.

Acting

Zhao Lu's Zhang Qiling voice work is devastatingly restrained.

Best for:Binge·Solo·Friends

Heads up:Disturbing

Creator

Kennedy Xu

First AiredApr 4, 2021

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Seasons1·Episodes12

Top Cast

Teng Xin

Wu Xie (voice)

Zhao Lu

Zhang Qiling (voice)

Lei Yao

Lao Yang (voice)

Chang Rongshan

Jin Po (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of the massive Daomu Biji universe; this arc adapts the Buried Tree Devil novel chapter that fans debated for years about Zhang Qiling's unspoken devotion.

Trivia

Teng Xin and Zhao Lu have voiced Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling across multiple adaptations; their chemistry is literally years in the making.

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