元龙

Carp Reborn

🕯️ Cult favourite

Special forces operative Wang Sheng was transported into the world of Yuanhun (Origin Spirits). There, he was possessed by a useless spirit: a carp, becoming an infamous trash in the world of Origin Spirits! In this world filled with experts, Wang Sheng used the knowledges he acquires to surmount all difficulties, even finding a way to evolve his useless spirit carp! From a sparrow to a Phoenix, from a carp to a Dragon! In this sinister and vicious world full of disputes, he will make his own path towards success! Legends says that a carp who leaps over the the Dragon’s gate will become a dragon itself. Through effort and courage, even an insignificant carp can defy its own fate and become a legend. (Source: Chinese Publisher, translated)

Names

Original	元龙 (han)
Romaji	Yuan Long
English	Carp Reborn
Chinese	元龙 (simplified · via native)
Also known as	First Dragon

Facts

Format	ONA (net original) · 16 ep · 18 min · 5h total
Aired	2020-07-11 → 2020-10-03
Status	FINISHED
Studio	CG Year
Source	Web novel
Origin	China (Donghua)
Genres	Fantasy
Themes	Anti-Hero Guns Male Protagonist Military Wuxia Magic Cultivation
Streaming	Bilibili · YouTube · Bilibili TV

Reception

Community score	7.27 / 10
Bayesian score	7.53 / 10
Composite	55.1
On lists	1,300
Favourited	50 (3.8%)
Completion	77.3%
Drop rate	6.6%
In backlog	23.8%
Score spread σ	1.71

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Source material	Web novel	D	71 of 114
Year	2020	C	93 of 298
Origin	China	D	114 of 217
Format	ONA (net original)	B	211 of 857
Genre	Fantasy	C	592 of 2,142
Era	Early 2020s	C	595 of 1,596
Length	Single-cour	C	751 of 2,668