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  • Yes! 93
  • Eh, nah im good 48
  • 2026-03-26
  • 141 votes
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Would be be interested in me eventually checking out non-bl historical costume Cdrama's?

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Jessica

Yes!!! There are some good ones with strong female leads

Lin

yes I found your channel because I watch period Chinese dramas not BLs

avaseofpeonies

Yes, and if you're interested, we can tell you which ones are unofficially for censorship purposes queerAF anyway.

Pratiksha Majee

YESSS..I have so many that I want you to check out. They are so good like The Blood of Youth, The Double, Fangs of Fortune (that's a straight drama supposedly but also heavily queer), The Prisoner of Beauty, Love between Fairy and Devil, and more!

Flickerjax

Yes! I'm dying for a smart reactor to take on Story of Kunning Palace or Fangs of Fortune (which is pretty dang gay). Like I would actually pay a ridiculous amount of money for that.

lou

Yes, some of them include Fangs of fortune(brilliant cinematography, well executed fight sequences, intriguing plot and compelling character development),mysterious lotus casebook ( brilliant camera work, intriguing dynamic between the leads who are lovable and each have very distinct nature's that is impressively balanced and of course good mystery plot) , blood river (also stunning cinematography, fight sequences, impressive characters with beautiful dynamic) and overall good storyline)

Kelly Anne

I love Prisoner of Beauty!

Kelly Anne

Definitely -- since those are the cdramas I usually watch lol

Bex

I’m watching pursuit of Jade right now and its great! Also legend of pearl girl is a good one.

Yifei

yesssssssss

Cayle

The Legend of Zang Hai!!! Starring my boy Wei Wuxian!!

Mad Hatter

10000% would watch! Joined patreon to see if there are any other chinese historical costume dramas you were watching. My top recommendation that has the plot intensity of The Untamed but is newer: *Love in the Clouds.* Top pick for a recent, "first watch" drama. Other mentions (categorized): Historical, not fantasy (less martial arts, rooted in reality) ----- *Pursuit of Jade* - slower, more relationship/character building focus rather than plot heavy. Not the best 1st drama in my opinion, but definitely a wonderful journey. *The Double* - Revenge plot + romance. Fun, interesting, incredibly acclaimed and loved. *Legend of Hua Zhi* - woman becoming the matriarch of her family, growing her business, learning the ways of the world and finding romance. Solid drama, well-paced, realistic, inspiring. Slept on. *Flourished Peony* - hella slept on. Amazing realistic plot that depicts women's experiences in the Tang Dynasty. A woman gets divorced, starts her own business and helps other women along the way. *Prisoner of Beauty* - witty leads and although lower budget and less world-building focused, it is a wonderful relationship vs politics focused drama. *Legend of Pearl Girl* - historical (not real era of China), coming of age, growing up sort of drama again. Really good. *Blossom* - strong female lead with knowledge of the future returning back in time to stop certain events + romance w male lead. ------ Wuxia (aka martial arts, clans but still rooted in semi-realism. Not wholly fantasy with fairies and immortals. What untamed is pretty much.): *Legend of the Female General* - mulan-like storyline focusing on the female lead, her relationship to the male lead, military scenarios and war. Good stuff. *Word of Honor* - in terms of censorship, the untamed walked so word of honor could run. Its similar, often compared cuz both are bromances. But it stands on its own as a good story of two characters with secrets navigating the world and finding soulmates in one another. *My Journey to You* - spies infiltrate a clan that has been shutting people out for ages. They have their missions and are met with struggles along the way. Enemies to lovers tropes. Good stuff, beautifully filmed. *Mysterious Lotus casebook* - same bromance dynamic, but focuses mainly on the male lead who steps away from the world, wonders as a random doctor dude. But he has a heavy past and he cant shake it off. It just keeps chasing him. There's many more but since you're watching the untamed, that might be enough of the wuxia genre for now. ------ Xianxia (focuses on the immortal realms, chinese mythology, "magic" for lack of a better word.) *Love in the Clouds* - my TOP recommendation as its a good mix of a easily digestible yet intriguing plot + funny af romance between two witty leads using one another + angst and character development. I'm also biased as the two lead actors are up-and-coming in the industry and this is their best work yet. (this series can be considered somewhat xuanhuan. A bit western magic inspired.) *Fangs of Fortune* - somewhat queer, but less romance focused in general. Found family vibes + detective style plotline. Awesome, hilarious, beautiful series. *Legend of Shen Li* - slept on drama, but has incredibly strong, mature leads. Storyline focuses on the relationship between them and the outside forces they need to fight. One of the best random dramas I found in recent years. -------- Xuanhuan (chinese mythology mixed with western magic): Love in the Clouds and Fangs of Fortune can be categorized as such. But no other recs coming to mind right now. ----------- Palace Harem dramas (HEAVY politically and focused on the female harem of different real historical dynasties. Real historical figures.) *Story of Yanxi Palace* - incredibly smart female lead who navigates the dangerous world of the inner forbidden palace walls and sees the cruel reality of the women living under the emperor. --------- Transmigration genre (leading MODERN character/characters get transported to a historical setting. Be it a real historical dynasty or a novel.) *A dream within a dream* - funny af. Good kind of goofy with romance. *How dare you* - havent finished it yet but thus far a good funny plot with a twist. ---------- My TOP picks from these would be: Historical: The Double, Flourished Peony, Pursuit of Jade; Wuxia: Want something similar to The Untamed? Mysterious Lotus Casebook or Word of Honor. Something new and different? Legend of the Female General or My Journey to You. Xianxia (and Xianhuan): Love in the Clouds (romance heavy) or Fangs of Fortune (found family). Overall top recommendations at the moment: Love in the Clouds, The Double or Pursuit of Jade, Fangs of Fortune.