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Why I dropped: This one is on me. I didn't pay attention to the MA rating and was caught off guard by all the swearing. I'm a wimp when it comes to that sort of thing, but I know people really like this one, so if that's not a concern, I say go for it!

Title: Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red-Moon Pact (2024) Platform: iQIYI, WeTV MDL Rating: 7.1 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy)/ Romance Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Just don't watch. Staring: Yang Mi (Glory) Gong Jun (Dark River) Cristy Guo (Love Story in the 1970's) Miles Wei (Flourished Peony) Hu Lian Xin (Echoes of Gang City) RBTS Rating: 1.5/5 Stars (The worst C-drama I have ever completed. Truly. The CGI was good, but everything else felt like I was being punk

Title: Sword and Beloved (2025) (Fox Spirit Matchmaker #3) Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 7.6 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy), Romance (I dispute this) Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Brief torture, blood spitting, fighting, usual Xianxia stuff Staring: Cheng Yi (Vendetta of An) Li Yi Tong (A Dream Within A Dream) Guo Jun Chen (Bloom Life) He Rui Xian (Feud) RBTS Rating: 1.7/5 Stars (Ugh, Bella Naur. An unsatisfying conclusion to the most heinous triology in existe

Title: Fated Hearts (2025) 一笑随歌 Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.7 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 38 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Okay, in what universe? I'd say between TV-14 and TV-16 for torture, and lots of blood and violence. It's all very cheesily done, but it's still excessive. The vibes were off for me. Staring: Li Qin (Joy of Life) Chen Zhe Yuan (Chasing Dreams) Xia Meng (Rebirth) Chen He Yi (Princess Royal) Zuo Yao (My Journey to You) Qin Tian Yu (Threads o

Title: Youthful Glory (2025) 韶华若锦 Platform: MGTV (Mango), iQIYI, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period (Tang-ish) Idol Romance Episode Count: 30 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Some martial arts and fake throat slashing-- the usual Staring: Song Wei Long (Love For You) Bao Shang En (Never Ending Summer) Dai Lu Wa (Moonlight Mystique) Ke Ying (A Familiar Stranger) RBTS Rating: 2.4/5 Stars (Youthful Glory is a fluffy, brainless romp in the same vein as Royal Rumor

Title: A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College (2021) 国子监来了个女弟子 Platform: WeTV, Viki, MGTV (Mango), iflix, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Comedy Episode Count: 30 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor violence and blood Staring: Zhao Lu Si (Love Like the Galaxy) Xu Kai Cheng (Novoland: Pearl Eclipse) Ren Hao (Pursuit of Jade) An Yong Chang (Dusk Love) Ao Rui Peng (Coroner's Diary) Zhang Yue (Love Like the Galaxy) RBTS Rating: 2.4/5 Stars

Title: When Destiny Brings the Demon (2025) 献鱼 Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), Youku, Wavve MDL Rating: 8.6 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy)/ Transmigration/ Romance Episode Count: 33 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: There are some Xianxia coded innuendos (aka. dual cultivation has dual meaning if you catch my drift), very fake violence and blood Staring: Arthur Chen (Love Story in the 1970's) Wang Ying Lu (Twelve Letters) Wang Yi Ting (Everlasting Longing) Gao He Yuan (Wonderla

Title: Money Is Coming (2025) Platform: WeTV, Youtube MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Transmigration, Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 27 (18 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor bloodshed and violence Staring: Lin Ze Hui (Secrets of the Shadow Sect) Zhi Yue (Dong Lan Xue) Wang Xing Wei (Dream of Golden Years) Quan Rui (Love in the Desert) RBTS Rating: 2.1/5 Stars (Fluffy and somewhat vampiric for a hot minute, but ultimately skippable) Synopsis: A female college

Title: You Have My Heart (2026) Platform: iQIYI, Youtube (free), Viki MDL Rating: 7.4 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy), Romance, Mystery Episode Count: 22 (24 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Fake Blood, Minor violence Staring: Zhu Zheng Ting (Red Dance Shoes) Hankiz Omar (The Legend of Heroes) Li Jia Nuo (Sniper Butterfly) Zhang Zi Jian (Trial of Healer) RBTS Rating: 2.5/5 Stars (Loved the FL character and actress, along with the world building, but the charact

Title: Thousands of Years of Love (2024) Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Xianxia Episode Count: 22 (10 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Makeouts, minor violence, blood spitting, intimacy alluded to (nothing explicit shown) Staring: Yu Xuan Chen (The Longest Promise) Tu Zhi Ying (Love Beyond the Grave) Kepler (Yunchu's Vengeance) Sun Yan En (Hi Mr. Shen) RBTS Rating: 3/5 Stars (A blessedly short Xianxia with good chemistry.) Synopsis: Fen

Title: Rise from the Ashes (2024) Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.6 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Rebirth Episode Count: 24 (10 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Somewhat edgier in the romance department for a C-Drama, but not explicit. Staring: Jian Zhi Nan (When I Fly Towards You) Li Chung Lin (A Girl Like Me) Zha Jie (Be Yourself) Liu Bei Ge (Justice in the Dark) RBTS Rating: 3/5 Stars (A reborn girl with a grudge and a man set on revenge dupe th

Title: Royal Upstart (Season 1) (2025) Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.9 Genre: Transmigration, Period Idol Romance/ Business Episode Count: 26 (15 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Minor blood and violence Staring: Pan Yi Hong (Against the Current) Zhu Rong Jun (Moonlit Order) Fan Meng (Liang Ge Xing Yue) Gu Zhi Yun (Destiny) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (A lighthearted mini that goes the My Heroic Husband Route without the angst and with better twis

Title: A Familiar Stranger (2022) Platform: Youtube (free), Viki, MGTV (Mango), iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.3 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Rebirth (Kinda) Episode Count: 18 (12 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: More edgy vibes. Intimacy alluded to, fade to black scene, some violence and blood. The FL is a "boudoir" artist at the beginning. Staring: Ke Ying (Perfect Match) Kay Song (Hard to Find) Ryan Cheng (My Journey to You) Wang Ze Xuan (Fate Chooses You) RBTS Rating

Title: Threads of Destiny (2025) Platform: WeTV, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.9 Genre: Period (Ming) Idol Romance, Rebirth Episode Count: 26 (15 mns per ep) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence and bloodshed, domestic violence, rape mentioned, miscarriage, some characters wear more revealing tops in a couple Staring: Zhu Li Lan (Love in the Clouds) Qin Tian Yu (Fated Hearts) Mu Le En (Whispers of Fate) Wang Ze Xuan (Fate Chooses You) Ma Jun Ke (Coroner's Diary) Han

Title: Dominion and Devotion (2025) Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 24 (16 mns per episode) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence, Blood, Torture Staring: Li Ge Yang (In Blossom) Huang Hao Yue (Shine on Me) Bai Hai Tao (How Dare You?!) Zhang Yuan Yu (Mystic Nine) RBTS Rating: 3/5 Stars (A better than usual mini with an interesting premise and a disappointing finish) Synopsis: As the Great Ning Dynasty falls into tur

Title: The Tower of Whispers (2025) Platform: iQIYI, WeTV, MGTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 7.9 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Rebirth Episode Count: 24 (15 mns each) Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Domestic violence depictions, bloodshed, violence, some kissing. Like many minis, is "spicier" than a full length drama Chinese Show (esp the beginning). Staring: He Lan Dou (My Journey to You) Jerome Deng (Love in the Clouds) Zhong Chen Yao (Rise Again) Xia Yi (Begin Agin) RBTS Rat

Title: The Story of Pearl Girl (2024) Platform: Youku, TVING, Netflix MDL Rating: 8.1 Genre: Period Idol Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Suicide, fear, mild torture, violence, blood, attempted SA Staring: Zhao Lu Si (Love Like the Galaxy) Liu Yu Ning (My Journey to You) Tang Ziao Tian (Ashes to Crown) Fu Bo Han (Love's Ambition) RBTS Rating: 2/5 Stars (Another "let's torture the FL so she can overcome trials to ultimately succeed in business". Hones

Title: Legend of Fei (2020) Platform: Youtube (free), WeTV, Tubi, Viki, iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Wuxia/ Light Romance Episode Count: 51 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence and blood (a la very fake looking Wuxia action) Staring: Zhao Li Ying (Story of Ming Lan) Wang Yi Bo (The Untamed) Zhang Hui Wen (Glory) Chen Ruo Xuan (Veil of Shadows) Sun Jian (Enforcement Department) Zhou Ji Qiong (Love in Pavillion) RBTS Rating: 2.5/5 Stars (A highly anticipated Wuxia that pro

Title: The Legends (2019) Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Romance/ Wuxia Episode Count: 56 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, Blood, the Wuxia works Staring: Bai Lu (The First Jasmine) Xu Kai (Wonderland of Love) Dai Xu (Love Between Lines) Xiao Yan (Melody of Golden Age) Liu Yu Qiao (Melody of Golden Age) RBTS Rating: 2.6/5 Stars (A barely passable Wuxia/Xianxia hybrid that has a romance with good chemistry that was c