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Okay, lets be realistic, videogames don't end at the endgame. They end in NG+ (newgame+). And Xianxia novels provide this mechanic too. If you read a novel and the MC actually reaches immortality, you'll usually find that they ascend to a higher realm (aka move to another dimension or realm) where other immortals resid... |
Do I recommend any Xianxia's in particular? |
I don't tend to recommend Xianxias tbh. But you may recognise some of r/progressionfantasy's favourites are actually in the Xianxia genre. For example, Cradle. And of course who can forget the other recommended Xianxia, Cradle. When you've finished it, I recommend a healthy dose of re-reading Cradle. I joke, but in all... |
End notes? But I want more! |
Xianxia is a very fun genre. There's no doubt about it. I can't even begin to describe all the tropes and specific occurrences in the genre, but I can tell you that you won't regret getting into it. There are entire worlds out there crafted by amazing authors that are just ripe for exploration, and my small write-up do... |
Wonder? Joy? Gold? Treasure? All these and more can be found in the depths of the pages of Xianxia novels. Just be careful, because once you're in there... |
You may never come out! |
Ps: Cradle is worth it. |
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enrook |
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3y ago |
We also need an introduction to Not Xianxia. |
There are two main categories of Not Xianxia that folks are often calling xianxia. The first is martial arts stories: wuxia. Wuxia, literally meaning something like "martial heroes", is about people who go around doing martial arts stuff: they learn new techniques, compete in events, spar with other martial artists, ri... |
Wuxia and xianxia are closely related; the immortals you see in a xianxia novel usually also learn martial arts, compete in tournaments and do lots of this other stuff too. And the Daoist hermit who uses strange techniques is a stock character in wuxia. But the main difference is that wuxia stars idealized versions of ... |
A classic wuxia series is Legend of the Condor Heroes. Actually, in many ways Dragon Ball is a wuxia series set in the modern day. |
The second category of Not Xianxia is Chinese progression fantasy that, well, isn't xianxia. (My understanding is that this is usually called xuanhuan, but I don't have a deep understanding of the term.) Xianxia was hugely influential in the Chinese web serial scene, so you see a lot of series that blend elements of xi... |
Apparently Deathblade has a book on Kindle Unlimited explaining this subject in detail. Deathblade translated a lot of classic xianxia, so he knows his stuff, probably a lot better than me. |
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i_dont_wanna_sign_up |
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3y ago |
You are correct, Xuanhuan is a good label for progression fantasy that isn't strictly Xianxia. Of course, there are a lot of mixing of concepts now. |
I wouldn't really label Dragonball as Wuxia though. Maybe the early arcs could just barely fit, but certainly not by adult Goku arcs. Journey to the West itself is a Chinese mythological fiction that sees Sun Wukong fight gods and demons, so it's much closer to Xianxia really. |
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3y ago |
Highly recommend u/deathbladesjz 's book. It's a great primer for the genre. |
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deathbladesjz |
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3y ago |
Thanks for the shoutout. Hopefully my book provides some good insights! |
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shamanProgrammer |
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3y ago |
I've always seen Wuxia MCs as the mortals in a Xianxia world. The MCs in Xianxia wants to obtain power from some reason and that can't be found just practicing martial arts. |
In LitRPG terms, Wuxia MCs are the High Level Non-Boss NPCs in a video game while Xianxia MCs are the player characters/avatars. |
In anime terms: |
Wuxia is Part 1 Rock Lee, who can't use chakra(Qi) but relies on martial arts. |
Xianxia is Part 1 Naruto who is the reincarnated spirit son of an old hermit who ascended and can tap into the Dao of Bonds to turn enemies to allies. |
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hachiman |
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3y ago |
Pardon me, fellow Naruto fan, but Rock Lee can use Chakra, he cant mold it to perform anything except taijutsu technique. The 8 gates explicitly up the amount of chakra he can push thru his body. |
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shamanProgrammer |
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3y ago |
True, he does have it as it's in his DNA thanks to Hagoromo, he just can't mold it like normal. |
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2y ago |
They're similar since Rock Lee and Wuxia characters have Qi/chakra but they take the martial art superpower route. |
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