New Gods: Yang Jian

New Gods: Yang Jian

Fighting for peace, The God of War returns

Directed by Zhao Ji

Produced by Light Chaser Animation Studios

2022128 min7.5 / 10

A visually rich donghua adventure rooted in Chinese mythology, balancing action and humor with a family conflict at its emotional core.

Fifteen hundred years after the war of gods, the heaven declined. Yang Jian, the God of Erlang, made a living by working as a catcher. One day, Yang Jian was ordered to hunt down a young man, his own nephew.

Questions people ask

  • Is New Gods: Yang Jian violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is New Gods: Yang Jian easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does New Gods: Yang Jian end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is New Gods: Yang Jian sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is New Gods: Yang Jian scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

83/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity83

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise77

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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