Heaven Official's Blessing Season 2

[profiterole_reads]

The BL donghua Heaven Official's Blessing is finally back with a second season! I had forgotten how gorgeous it all is, not just the characters, but also the backgrounds. I haven't read the books, so no book spoilers, please.

From the little we've seen, it doesn't seem that the m/m censorship has increased, which is a relief, considering how many dramas are currently in censorship limbo. Also, Wind Master Shi Qingxuan, who appears to be a major character this season, is genderfluid! Based on this and on Ancient Detective's Madam Hei Wu, it seems that trans+ characters do not suffer from censorship (no formal proof here, this is only an empirical statement).

It's available on Crunchyroll.

Comments

[corvidology]

I love Madam Hei Wu but I think they managed to sneak them in by saying 'oh look, comic relief!'

... but then I may have a nasty suspicious mind.

[profiterole_reads]

I can't say for sure, but Shi Qingxuan doesn't seem like comic relief to me. Lookie!

[corvidology]

Ah, I didn't mean it about Shi Qingxuan. They've been getting away with things in anime for a long time that get censored in live action.

[profiterole_reads]

Ah, I meant "I can't say for sure" for both. It was clear in my mind, but not in my sentence.

[anehan]

I really love the saturated colour palette of TGCF. It suits the mood of the series perfectly.

[profiterole_reads]

The backgrounds in Heaven are just so pretty! <3

[aurumcalendula]

I'm glad it's released! (I hope season 2 of the SVSSS donghua turns up at some point)

[profiterole_reads]

That would be nice too, it was so funny. :-)

[scissorsevered]

I first watched season 1 of TCGF on American Netflix. I'm not sure if they still have the license for it but if they do i'm PRAYING they add season 2. I fell out of my interest in it but I really want to get into it again because it's a lovely series.

[profiterole_reads]

Yes, S1 was on Netflix France too, not on Crunchyroll, so I don't know what's going to happen with this season. If it doesn't appear on Netflix, you can always take a month of Crunchyroll once all the episodes are available (idk if they still offer a free trial period).

[coffeeontherocks]

I'm so excited that it's back!!! The animation is absolutely stunning as well. I'm excited to binge watch the whole season lol.

[profiterole_reads]

It's only the first episode for now. You'll have to wait until Christmas, I assume, if you want to binge-watch it. :D

[coffeeontherocks]

I'll def be waiting until the season finishes up lmao. I'm not big on watching new episodes week to week and just want to binge it even if I end up taking like two weeks to watch six episodes of a show because I'm busy. The fact that the option to binge watch it once it's all up is when I'm like, okay. I'm ready to watch it LOL. It's why I was a little salty when Netflix etc. started doing one episode a week for some of the seasons of shows and I was like... y'all. Especially Netflix lmao are literally at the forefront of binge watching and now you want us to wait weekly for episodes?! Nah! 🤣

[profiterole_reads]

Yes, I don't binge watch over a weekend, but one episode a day is a nice rhythm. But it's also nice to have a few shows where I can discuss it with other people as it goes along.

[coffeeontherocks]

Same lmao but we want the option!!!! That and waiting week to week for the next episode is meh. Like if I can't watch another episode for a week, that's one thing, but I want the option to watch 2-3 episodes in a day to be there 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[haebin]

And another series I have to watch ;D

[profiterole_reads]

I hope you find the time soon.

[haebin]

I hope for that as well :)

[ragnarok_08]

I'm loving season 2 already!!

[profiterole_reads]

Episode 2 was such a delight! <3