Is heavens official blessing gay

honestly i can't imagine how they change the plot in order to pass the censorship. Is that too much of an outdated reference? You may also remember that in my last newsletter, I mentioned possibly seeking another site to publish newsletters through, as many trans creators have rightfully pilloried Substack for continuing to platform transphobic creators.

Thanks for reading — I appreciate your support in any way, shape, or form it comes in. Fans of LGBTQ+ representation won’t want to sit this one out, especially due to how Heaven Official’s Blessing handles queer romance. Also known as “Heaven’s Official Blessing” in English, “Tian Guan Ci Fu” breaks new ground for LGBTQ representation in Chinese media—and streams on Netflix for international viewers.

This is emblematic of the whole relationship, really — there is no slightly antagonistic tension brimming just beneath the surface, no turning point of mutual understanding, just a gentle desire to accept each other from the very beginning. Which is what makes this relationship a particular favorite among fans myself included.

The newly-released donghua, “Heaven Official’s Blessing” (天官赐福, Tiān Guān Cì Fú) features LGBTQ representation, a new phenomena for Chinese media. Copy link. He is not gay or straight he is Hua Cheng-sexual. The romance is circumstantial, existing against the backdrop of complex worlds mired with greed, political power, and subterfuge.

Demisexual. He only has romantic feelings/actions for someone he is in love with. To talk about Heaven Official's Blessing necessitates a bit of contextual information. Her stories are cleverly drawn critiques of law, justice, convention, and tradition, and her protagonists are constantly rebelling against a corrupt system, only to be ostracized and painted a villain for doing so.

In the first 12 episodes alone, the animation makes sure to pause and slow every time Xie Lian and San Lang share a long, loving gaze. In preparing for “Heaven Official’s Blessing Vol. 3” release, I transcended into the depths of MXTX’s xianxia (cultivation fantasy) realm to explore the impact that danmei novels can have.

Because of Chinese censorship laws, the love story is carried out in the donghua through implications only. Xie Lian, our main character, is a bit of a special case in and of himself. *edit: it wouldn't matter what gender either of them were. To the point that there are now various manga or manhua solely dedicated to parodying those very tropes.

Jun 02, at least 8/10, because no sex yeaa, but the main CP (or 'brothers') are very sticky. This is because the first season of the donghua or, the Chinese equivalent of anime adaptation is 12 episodes long and only covers the first two arcs in this sprawling epic that takes place over hundreds of years.

Share this post. If all of those speak to you, then you might not want to miss this one. He had no interest sexually in any person, ever, for years until he met Hua Cheng. Of course, the worlds of xianxia are often populated by demons, ghouls, ghosts, and other types of monsters created by an accumulation of negative qi, requiring exorcism by our heroes who bear their priestly powers proudly.

That closes up the housekeeping for this week. I bring this up because I know not everyone will be quite as willing as I am to cherry pick what I love and leave aside the rest. The original novel is an explicitly homosexual story that includes flirting, kissing, and sexual intercourse.

Review: Heaven Official's Blessing. Want to suggest something for me to review? Yes, this is a veiled excuse to talk about the things I like. Now, the original Heaven Official’s Blessing novel has been translated into a series of English volumes with huge commercial success.

Subjects and tone will range from comical to serious, depending on my mood. Whether any of those thoughts hold any validity is, of course, another question altogether. Sumptuous historical fantasy setting? Leave me a comment below or email me at lindaiyupro gmail. Well, I found this on Netflix and I was so excited but I don't like BL.

I think I'm going to drop it. Heaven Official’s Blessing narrates the life experiences of and love story between a male god named Xie Lian (谢怜) and a male ghost named Hua Cheng (花城) and spans over eight hundred years.