Yes, at intermediate level, if you enjoy fantasy. Battle Through the Heavens has an easy, familiar story and clear stakes, though its cultivation terms take learning. Short episodes of about 19 minutes make it a light habit rather than a study session.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Format
- Anime
- Year
- 2017
- Episodes
- 296
- Length
- about 19 min each
- From
- Tencent QQ
Why it works for learners
Its fallen-prodigy story is simple to follow, so you are rarely confused about what is going on. Genre words for training, power levels and rival sects recur so often that they stop being difficult. Then you can read the many Chinese web novels that share the same vocabulary. With nearly 300 short episodes on record, it offers a huge amount of listening, and the steady formula helps you to keep listening without much effort.
What makes it hard
Cultivation language has limited value in ordinary conversation, so a great deal of what you learn stays inside the genre. Battles often replace conversation for long stretches. The sheer length, across several seasons, can also feel daunting, and picking the right starting point takes a little checking.
How to use it
Watch a few episodes each week and collect the ranks and training words the first time you hear them. After about ten episodes, turn your attention to everyday lines between characters. Do not feel you must finish the series; stop when it stops teaching you.
More for Chinese learners: our Chinese guides.
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