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Title: The Starry Love (2023) Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), Youku MDL Rating: 8.5 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy)/ Romantasy Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Fantasy violence and blood Staring: Chen Xing Xu (Love Between Lines) Landy Li (Coroner's Diary) Luke Chen (Land of Warriors) He Xuan Lin (Dawn is Breaking) RBTS Rating: 3.2/5 Stars (A cheesy Xianxia that subverted tropes and focused on sisterhood, but got lost in the episode count and repetitive storyl

Title: Princess Silver (2019) 白发 Platform: Viki, Youtube (free), Tubi, WeTV, Prime Video MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Melodrama Episode Count: 58 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13 (PG on prime?): Violence, Blood. The story is crazy, but the content is mild. Staring: Zhang Xue Ying (Double love) Aarif Rahman (Begin Again) Jing Chao (Brocade Odyssey) Luo Yun Xi (Til the End of the Moon) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (So bad, it's good? I won't go that far, but it felt l

Title: Moonlit Reunion (2025) 子夜归 Platform: Disney+, WeTV MDL Rating: 6.2 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Romance/ Demon Hunting Episode Count: 38 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Minor violence and blood, a few innuendos Staring: Xu Kai (Wonderland of Love) Tian Xi Wei (Pursuit of Jade) Wang Jia Yi (Shadows of Desire) Wu Jun Ting (Blade of Vengence) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (A campy Xianxia/Wuxia Hybrid with epic side characters, demon hunting, and a Male Lead who phoned it in)

Title: Love in Pavilion (2025) 淮水竹亭 Platform: iQIYI MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Xianxia/ Romance Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Violence, Fake Blood Spewing (but also the sky is blue, so what's new?) Staring: Liu Shi Shi (Kill My Sins) Zhang Yun Long (Fated Master and Disciple) Wu Xuan Yi (Perfect Match) Zhai Xiao Wen (Dream of Golden Years) Shen Yue (The Comic Bang) Ding Yu Xi (Love Game in Eastern Fantasy) Meng Zi (Blossom) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (Ahh! A me

Title: Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (2024) 永夜星河 Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free), Netflix, iflix, Viki MDL Rating: 8.5 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Transmigration/ Romance/ Xianxia Episode Count: 32 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Fear, fake magical action, and some blood. Felt more PG. Staring: Esther Yu (Love Between Fairy and Devil) Ding Yu Xi (Romance of the Tiger and Rose) Zhu Xu Dan (Fateful Love) Yang Shi Ze (Warm On A Cold Night) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (A pure fluff X

Title: A Dream within a Dream (2025) Platform: WeTV, iQIYI, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Transmigration/ Comedy Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Repeated death and some fake blood and fake looking violence Staring: Li Yi Tong (The Noble) Liu Yu Ning (Prisoner of Beauty) Zhu Xu Dan (Love Game in Eastern Fantasy) Riley Wang (Back From the Brink) Wang You Shuo (Nancheng Banquet) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (Geared towards a more

Title: The Prisoner of Beauty (2025) Platform: Youtube (free), WeTV, Viki MDL Rating: 8.9 Genre: Period (Han) Idol Romance Episode Count: 36 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: TV-16 to MA in my opinion-- brief torture, violence, "Graphic Images": aka much fake blood, people dying very dramatically, some domestic violence, suicide. Staring: Song Zu Er (The Demon Hunter's Romance) Liu Yu Ning (Dream Within a Dream) Xuan Lu (The Legend of Shen Li) Liu Duan Duan (Joy of Life) Wang

3.5/5 Stars: A lukewarm fantasy romance that would probably work better for younger viewers, but is generally a mid time

3.5/5 Stars: A slice of life, non-soap medical drama following 5 friends around the workplace. If you like medical dramas this is for you. If not, this won't make you change your mind lol.

Title: Yummy Yummy Yummy (2025) 宴遇永安 Platform: Youtube (free), Viki, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Transmigration/ Comedy Episode Count: 32 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Brief torture scene, Minor violence and blood Staring: Wang Ying Lu (Twelve Letters) Li Yun Rui (Blossom) Chang Long (New Life Begins) Feng Jia Yi (The Litchi Road) Sui Jun Bo (Joy of Life S2) RBTS Rating: 3.4/5 Stars (A slower paced food focused drama where a whole modern day family is

3.5/5 Stars: A so-so Joseon romance with slapstick adjacent comedy that still fares better than much of the Sageuks released nowadays, with compelling themes that were never fully explored.

Title: Veil of Shadows (2026) 月鳞绮纪 Platform: Netflix, Youku, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Fantasy/ Wuxia Episode Count: 29 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: Violence, fear, substances, gore, alludes to intimacy Staring: Ju Jing Yi (In Blossom) Josheph Zeng (FEUD) Chen Du Ling (The Glory) Tian Jia Rui (Fangs of Fortune) RBTS Rating: 3.2/5 Stars (This was not good and I know that. In fact, it was downright ridiculous, but I watched the whole thing. It

Title: Reset (2022) 开端 Platform: Youtube (free), WeTV MDL Rating: 9.0 Genre: Contemporary Thriller/ Sci Fi Episode Count: 15 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Burn victims shown briefly, very minor swearing and violence, depictions of harassment. Staring: Bai Jing Ting (First Frost) Zhao Jin Mai (Our Generation) Liu Yi Jun (Nirvana in Fire) Liu Tao (Red Dance Shoes) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (A time loop drama bogged down by repetition, but the themes and intensity make up the

3.6/5 Stars: Not a must watch, but a fun time with a whacky premise that somehow works.

3.6/5 Stars: A twin switcharoo with life lessons and romance that had the bones to be great, but couldn't flesh out the story enough.

3.5/5 Stars:Not a romance, but a melancholy reflection of love lost starring a grim reaper who is determined to save his first love from herself.

Title: Love of the Divine Tree (2025) 仙台有树 Platform: iQIYI, WeTV MDL Rating: 8.5 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy)/ Romance Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Minor "fighting" and blood spitting a la Xianxia. Staring: Deng Wei (Lost You Forever) Julia Xiang (Legend of the Magnate) Chen Xin Hai (The Double) Zhang Wei Na (Blood River) Deng Kai (Pursuit of Jade) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (A Master and Disciple switch roles in a mortal realm focused Xianxia, with a refres

Title: Les Belles (2025) 怎敌她千娇百媚 Platform: Viki, WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Comedy Episode Count: 26 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Minor Violence Staring: Jelly Lin (Dream of Splendor and The Road to Glory)) Alen Feng (My Journey to You) Charles Lin (Love Between Fairy and Devil) Zhao Qing (Unveil: Jadewind) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (Perfect for fans of Royal Rumors, Les Belles is a low stake romantic comedy riddled with pacing issues, bu

Title: Eternal Love (2017) 三生三世十里桃花 (Also Known As: Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms) Platform: Viki, iQIYI, Youtube (free), Netflix MDL Rating: 8.7 Genre: Xianxia (High Fantasy), Romance Episode Count: 58 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Blood, Violence, General Xianxia mayhem, more steamy makeout scenes Staring: Yang Mi (This Thriving Land) Mark Chao (Loving Strangers) Gao Wei Guang (Snowfall) Dilraba Dilmurat (The Longest Ballad) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (THE quintessential Xia

Title: Love of Nirvana (2024) 流水迢迢 Platform: WeTV, iQIYI, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.2 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ (light) Wuxia Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: TV-14: I'd say more of a TV-16 vibe for violence, blood, and torture. Get ready for some C-trauma. lolz. Staring: Ren Jia Lun (One and Only) Landy Li (Coroner's Diary) Jeremy Xu (The Autumn Ballad) Gao He Yuan (Wonderland of Love) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (An enemies to lovers romance filled with a