Arsenal Military Academy

I like this series that I've already watched this three times this month. Probably due to quarantine but I never get tired of rewatching this fantastic series.

In fact this is one of the few TV series that I'm satisfied with the main leads and supporting cast. They're a fantastic team. Also, so far what I've seen in Bai Lu's acting doesn't involve any of this stupid, childish girly type that seems to dominate the Chinese screen. I've seen her on The Legends and I find her really good in that series. Since I'm a perfectionist - the only thing I didn't like in this one is Bai Lu's wig when she wears it as a girl. They could have chosen a better one.

Toby Lee was great also in this one. I love his portrayal and there seems to be depth in the way he portrays his role. Xu Cai as always the chivalrous rascal. He's good.

How I wish they didn't dub the singing portion of this show so it would look more realistic. This is what I hate about Chinese series. Let the actors or actresses sing live for sure they can sing.

Also the men's make up is not bad - it's more realistic. It's not like the rice cake vampy look that I see most of the time.

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I would have gotten away with it, if not for you meddling kids

Watching the last episode of these drama reminded me of Scooby doo, how the bad people when they are finally caught, end up blaming the good people for ruining their plans, thats exactly what the evil villain did here, which was so lame.But props to the female villain she did such a good job that anytime I see her on screen, I wish someone would have killed her earlier episodes, to save us all the torture.

About the drama ,i really loved that even though its a military drama, there was a good balance of strength between the male characters and the female characters.They were badass.
The female main lead (Xie Xiang)was strong and independent ,she literally saved herself most of the time and was able to hold her own fight without needing assistance, I loved that about her. She also did a convincing job playing a female pretending to be a male, which we don't see often in gender bender dramas, so it was very believable that people won't realize she is a woman.

I had a slight second lead syndrome here,Shen junshan was smart, handsome, caring and so lovable.Even when he didn't know she was a girl ,he was still very caring and helpful to her, to the the point he even fell in love with her as a boy and was really stressing and questioning his sexuality.I also feel like they spent so much time together and he saved her on multiple occasions that it was hard not to root for him to get the girl, i honestly tried to find a reason to hate him but I just couldn't. The last time I felt this way was watching story of yanxi palace, but in that case it was a whole lot worse but at least here the first main lead was such a good character too I wasn't too upset.I was also glad that even though he loved her he was not so forceful about it and knew when to back down.In terms of maturity i feel like he should have ended up with her but anyways I will keep him for myself...lol

Gu Yanzhen was handsome , funny, adorable, a bit reckless, playful and dependable.I loved how he was not ashamed to go after what he wanted, he loved her and was persistent about getting her.I loved the bickering between him and Xie lianchen and they really had a good chemistry but they didn't have enough scenes together which made it hard to see their relationship progress.I liked her he was willing to do any and everything for Xie Xiang regardless of the consequences, honestly I wasn't even mad at him, he really worked hard for her and they do deserve to be together.

Also qu manting was a funny character and I think she was the female version of gu yanzhen. Even though they spent a whole lot of time together I never really saw any chemistry between them.But I really liked her scenes and found her very funny and she was such a dramatic character.
Special mention to madam yu, Yanli(he was always about that life),ji jin, quo shuting, xiang song and li zionweyi. I understood Xiang song death but I felt like guo shouting and li zionweyi died in a pointless way especially li zionweyi, it was so unnecessary and stupid.Anyways I was happy to see his character growth.

Honestly I really hate love triangles in general and I find it worse when they make both male leads so great that you find it hard to choose who the female lead should end up with so be prepared to deal with mentally trying not be too attached to a particular male lead. It also had a lot of nationalistic ideals that I really didn't care for but thankfully it didn't overshadow this drama.This drama also suffered from what many other Chinese dramas suffer from great first half episodes, then towards the last few episodes they do irrelevant things to further the plot ,so this reduced my rating but I really tried to wrap it well, it had a good end.

Asides that these drama was really great, love the military academic premise, the main and supporting characters did amazing job.there really wasn't any kissing scene between the leads but don't let that stop you from watching this drama, I went to YouTube while watching the drama and found the deleted sit up kiss, dancing scenes and locker kiss scene so I was able to flow with the story just fine.I wouldn't mind rewatching these drama again in a few years.There was hardly any boring scenes and you become so mentally and emotionally invested in these characters that you won't want to end the drama .So watch it really good.

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Oh my gosh guys if you are debating on watching this drama then don't because I started on the first episode and I thought I was going to hate it until I grew attached and continued watching it and now it is my number one favorite drama it had literally everything he had me crying it had me laughing all the little tiny details in this drama is perfect I sometimes even go back and rewatch some scenes because it's just so amazing please watch this drama don't hesitate also I became very attached to the main characters and now I'm going to watch their other movies together!! oh my gosh guys if you are debating on watching this drama then don't because I started on the first episode and I thought I was going to hate it until I grew attached and continued watching it and now it is my number one favorite drama it had literally everything he had me crying it had me laughing all the little tiny details in this drama is perfect I sometimes even go back and rewatch some scenes because it's just so amazing please watch this drama don't hesitate also I became very attached to the main characters and now I'm going to watch their other movies together!!

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Good adventure series!

There is no drama.

I mean there is no huge moral dilemma, revenge or redemption. There is no big tragedy in the past.
Well, yes, in the beginning it’s a bit, but only as an excuse for her to enter Military Academy. So, there is no drama, but there is every element of good adventure series.
It’s good played adventure story of a girl who stayed as a man in soldier academy in the 30s of XX century. The scenography is outstanding. I may say, perhaps there is no limit of their budget. We can enjoy the beautiful costumes, ladies’ outfits, military uniforms, oldschool cars and stylish environments.
It’s easy to watch till the end, because there is no psychological tense, great tragedy and so on. Generally it’s light, nice, fast and funny. It has a good balance between historical issues and romance-bromance. And I have to mention about sparky girl friendship! The moral decisions made by protagonists are easy to understand and nothing is odd.

Cast:
The best skills of acting has Wu Jia Yi who plays Qu Man Ting – the singer with a broken heart. She can steal every scene, she creates multidimensional character, sensitive artist, bit naive, with a big heart and she always has this hope for the great love.
In the review of “Arsenal Military Academy” it’s impossible not to talk about main leads, but for not to make spoilers I will not say who the main leads are :) Anyway, the military guys and girls play in satisfying way and for sure they have a lot of fun during the filming and we can feel the actors’ enthusiasm.

Music:
10/10. Absolutely.

Script:
Script is OK. In the second part of the series the action take places outside the Academy and we participate in gun wars, kidnappings, chasing and fighting. But the first one tells about living in the academy and this is very entertaining and funny with all gender-bender stuff.

It stands out from other China productions (that I started to watch) that lack good script and they were not able to tell about any reasonable closed story, and I give 9/10. I know that some fans will give 10, but I think it’s enough for light, entertaining series. Well, because we don’t wonder if Japanese will conquer China, but only who will be a sweetheart of this cute girl in military uniform.

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I just love Xu Kai in any part he plays. In reality, he really did great playing the main lead character. He showed me in this Chinese Drama that he can be humorous with his character and it is not overplayed! Bai Lu did very well having to play a male and female part and the love interest of two handsome men. Gao Yu Er played her evil character very well. Toby Lee was alright! The rest of the cast thank you for putting your personalities into this drama. The visuals, costume, and music team thanks!

I don't like military-style movies or drama I will make an exception on this one.

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PERFECT! EXCELLENT! SUPERB!

EVERYTHING IS PERFECT!

*Contain some spoilers*

Seriously this is the best Cdrama I have ever watched. I want to show my respect to the writer and the director of this drama~ The storyline is AMAZING! There is no plot hole, no cliche, and always full of surprise. Every episode has its own charming and important scene. Although this is about military drama surprisingly it has a lot of humorous scenes. The political scenes always are kept short and continued with them doing missions afterward so there is no boring part at all (no skipping). And to be honest from the beginning till the end of the episodes, I kept on praising the writer for the storyline. Always give what I want and sometimes much better than I have expected. The director also did a good job especially in the scene of fighting and war.

Next, I want to salute all the casts including the main leads and also the supporting casts. Thank you so much to the director for casting all of them. They all play their role perfectly. They are all visuals too! And I really love how the main leads play their characters. The best thing in this drama is the writer made the ML, Gu Yan Zhen has characteristics of childish, immature yet brave, can fight, and also has leadership. His childish character seriously made the drama is so funny. He is good at giving different types of expression. His smile, his smirk, his wink, and his mischievous look are all so cute! Despite him being childish but he also can lead the team whenever they have missions. He is a really dependable ML. Anyway, thanks to the writer for these characteristics for the ML, and of course Xu Kai is the best and the most suitable actor for this role > <. He is so handsome in this drama, i really love his hairstyle! Every time he appears, my mouth couldn't stop saying he is cute and handsome~~

Besides ML, I also want to praise the FL, Xie Xang for her perfect acting as a man. She is doing a great job in portraying the man character especially when she is in the military academy. The writer made the FL as a tough girl who can deal with the bad person and can fight. Although she has a physical weakness but this doesn't stop her from doing her best and eventually become among the best in her classmates. Plus, I love all the scenes when the ML and FL bickering with each other. Their chemistry is no joke. They are so cute and funny ^ ^. Bai Lu's acting as FL is so perfect as sometimes I see her as a man because of her character as well as her hairstyle. So handsome > <

I like some other characters too. Huang Song, Xie Lianchen's best friend is so cute but I am shocked by his fighting scene. He looks so manly there > < Shen Jun Shen, Ji Jin, Yan Lin, and Xiao Jun and many more also makes this drama complete.

#Some things I dislike about the drama (but cannot beat the good things about this drama):

I hate the love triangle !!!! Especially between Gu Yan Zhen and Qu Man Ting. I seriously don't like Qu Man Ting character. OMG, she is so annoying! At first, I can withstand her liking Gu Yan Zhen. Well, we cannot control our feeling. But after Gu Yan Zhen rejects her so many times but she still being clingy to him is what I hate the most. Can you just please accept your fate?? He is already in love with someone else so please stop! Arghh I hate the writer for making their scenes become annoying. Sorry to say but every time Qu Man Ting appears, it kills my mood > <

Next is about the romance between the ML and FL. I think supposedly because their chemistry is so good so why not make more romance scenes especially when after they got together. I barely see their romance/chemistry after they become a couple compared to the beginning scene where there are much cuter and fluffy scenes between them. It might be because the story is more focused on the war in the second half of the story. But I think there should be 2 or 3 more episodes added to the drama as the last 5 episodes seem like a little bit rushing where there are no episodes showing the love between the ML and the FL.

There is also some part of scenes where it is not well explained/not shown/not really complete. For example, they didn't show how Xie Xang as a girl has passed the health examination to enter the military academy. And there are a few more similar scenes like this but no so many.

Overall, this drama leaves a big impression on me. I never expected this drama would be this good. I promise to watch it again next time because it's worth my time! I will surely recommend this drama to my friends so you guys don't hesitate to watch because you will not regret ^ ^

Thank you for reading~
*Pardon my English (it's my 2nd language)

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i really liked the summary when i read it
i thought : yesssss .... this is going to be different
then, i got shocked ... this is going nowhere

literally for me it was like standing in the middle of no where
many many many things were totally illogical
the romance didn't take it's place well
even the FL didn't tell the ML till the end she loved him :\
there were lots of side stories which could be brilliant if they took a good space and place
but it was totally political and historical and i felt the romance just to fill the drama


the writer was talking about a specific period in china .. OKAAAAAAAAAY -_-
i got the idea that this period was hematic and full of traitors
but he made me feel like I went into a dark tunnel and he left me there
what happened next ?? sure chine got out of that all sh** so why you left us there and killed most of the team i loved why, you loony meniac ??? >_<

and the most provoking woman for me from the beginning till the end was ( Man ting )
she is a real selfish B**** i hated her
it was really unfair for Ting Bai to stick with such a B**** like her took him for granted and humiliate him at every available moment
really not fair to get back to her after all what she has done
i hated her even much more than ( xian rong )

i was disappointed :(

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A MASTER PIECE

ONE OF THE BEST C DRAMAS

It's a master piece every thing is ultimate first time I saw BAILU fighting in this drama she did a great job as well as male lead no romantic purely a political and military oriented drama and the OST it's master piece. bullets snipers I Love it.

SONGS

THE POISON I love this song 🥰😊😊

other 3 they ALSO good
I saved it is my local music library

OVERALL ITS FUN TO WATCH AND KEEPS YOU CONNECTED TO IT AND A WELL BALANCED ACTIONS AND PLOTS AND EVENING IS GOOD

AT THE END A ❤️ TO BAI LU

BYE BYE 👋👋

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Action! Action! The male lead was so cute and hilarious that you could only love him. Really great story line. If you’re into secret service, covert missions, gun battles and fighting, you’ll love this. The story centers around a female who decides to join a program specifically for men. What I enjoyed most about the series was the action. What I disliked about it is that the female lead appeared to loyal to everyone except the male lead until we get to the end of the series. Although the relationship between the leads was fun, the writers didn’t give time to develop their relationship even though it was about 48 episodes. Overall it’s definitely worth watching but don’t expect romance or any significant chemistry between anyone.

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