In the animation industry, representation of the LGBT+ community has come a very long way. In recent years, there have been more series that share stories of these characters in a much brighter light, most notably when it comes to the romance genre. Subgenres like Boy’s Love, or BL for short, and Girl’s Love, or GL for short, have grown to show that these characters should be viewed like anyone else — with compassion, respect, and vast amounts of potential. One particular Chinese animation is one of these BL series that deserves more praise for everything it offers and the representation it shares.Starting as a Mandarin novel written online in 2017, the complex fantasy romance Heaven Official’s Blessing, originally known as Tian Guan Cifu, quickly grew a wide audience despite the censorship from China. The author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, who had to use the pen name MXTX, has found immense success, with eight books published in total. The series was adapted into a donghua, which translates to “Chinese Animation,” on October 31, 2020, and it tells a much more condensed story that still conveys the author’s empowering messages. Since the animated series’ debut, Heaven Official’s Blessing has proven to a wider audience that the BL genre is not only limited to romance.While the latter part of this plot synopsis, Xie Lian’s relationship with the character Hua Chen is at the core of the plot, and the primary focus of the story is Xie Lian’s character growth. As Hua Chen acts as support, it’s up to Xie Lian to face his problems, which range from societal to emotional. Without spoiling any specific details about this protagonist, the donghua shows that there is more to Xie Lian than a cheery-looking martial artist. His low level of confidence in himself is why he needs the right people around him for support, and that happens to include a light romance with a man. Like any great character development, however, the focus cannot always be on the relationships that help with the growth, and Heaven Official’s Blessing handles that expertly.
In the animation industry, representation of the LGBT+ community has come a very long way. In recent years, there have been more series that share stories of these characters in a much brighter light, most notably when it comes to the romance genre. Subgenres like Boy’s Love, or BL for short, and Girl’s Love, or GL for short, have grown to show that these characters should be viewed like anyone else — with compassion, respect, and vast amounts of potential. One particular Chinese animation is one of these BL series that deserves more praise for everything it offers and the representation it shares.
Starting as a Mandarin novel written online in 2017, the complex fantasy romance Heaven Official’s Blessing, originally known as Tian Guan Cifu, quickly grew a wide audience despite the censorship from China. The author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, who had to use the pen name MXTX, has found immense success, with eight books published in total. The series was adapted into a donghua, which translates to “Chinese Animation,” on October 31, 2020, and it tells a much more condensed story that still conveys the author’s empowering messages. Since the animated series’ debut, Heaven Official’s Blessing has proven to a wider audience that the BL genre is not only limited to romance.
While the latter part of this plot synopsis, Xie Lian’s relationship with the character Hua Chen is at the core of the plot, and the primary focus of the story is Xie Lian’s character growth. As Hua Chen acts as support, it’s up to Xie Lian to face his problems, which range from societal to emotional. Without spoiling any specific details about this protagonist, the donghua shows that there is more to Xie Lian than a cheery-looking martial artist. His low level of confidence in himself is why he needs the right people around him for support, and that happens to include a light romance with a man. Like any great character development, however, the focus cannot always be on the relationships that help with the growth, and Heaven Official’s Blessing handles that expertly.
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