Since I Wasn't the Heroine

This is easily the most indecisive I've been on a series quite honestly. Warning, this review is utterly dependent on the quality/resolutions delivered within the 2nd season as this is not a complete story as of writing. After so many anime/donghua, I've noticed the more you binge the more you cannot help but develop a slightly obnoxious mindset of thinking you know everything going on in the 1st ¼ of the show, off of troupes/ events you have seen play out before time & again. I went in to this on the first episode expecting a virtually historic animated account of some part of Chinesehistory I have never heard of prior to viewing. Quite gladly (now anyway), I was completely ignorant to any details, really, as the synopsis even does extremely little to give you an actual full scope of the plot. Trust me, that actually may be a good thing. I find it quite apt that the small amount of information you can find about it including the little MAL briefing are questions themselves rather than definitive information, because the first half of the story had much that vibe itself if that makes any sense whatsoever. I don't know quite how to describe it actually. Is it a time travel thing? An isekai? Am I complete and utter tripper? How in the actual flying **** do they have Da Vinci wingsuits & a wholeass gatt in what I was assuming is ancient China? Etc... For the first time in a long time I really enjoyed not knowing where the hell this story was going however, in a good way. As consumers it is my belief that we are generally lazy and expect everything to be spoon-fed to us instantly, whereas this show does a unprecedentedly amazing job of feeding you small pieces as the story unravels. Don't get me wrong, I found it quite jarring myself at first and immediately attempted searching for information via google, but I am glad there's literally nothing about the show online in one selfish aspect, because the mystery ensconcing the narrative was as result sublime. I will say however it does almost every genre pretty excellently: comedy, action; you name it. If you fancy yourself a show with some absolutely hectic war/fight scenes with some majestic sound effects I implore you to come peep this beautifully animated ahh masterpiece. 🫡 In my region the program is available on Rakuten Viki (not sure about elsewhere)