The Ravages of Time

TV series
2023–present
2 seasons
iQiyi
Animation
Action & Adventure
War & Politics

Season 3 confirmed

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In the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo wreaked chaos in the capital city by holding the Emperor hostage to threaten the Imperial Marquises. He also held the family members of the Imperial Marquises as hostages. Using Lü Bu's scheme, the coalition forces were lured into Luoyang before it was set ablaze. To save the hostages, the coalition forces had to use various tactics and tricks. All the famous figures came to aid the cause. A battle deciding the future of the country ensued.

About the show

The Ravages of Time is an ongoing Hong Kong manhua series created by Chan Mou. It re-tells the events in the late Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, with the story largely revolving around the many exploits of a young Sima Yi.

The series is known for exercising a large degree of creativity in several aspects and people from the Three Kingdoms. While the milestone events were left relatively untouched (e.g. outcomes of major battles, death of certain characters), many finer details were changed and largely dramatized. For example, Sima Yi is portrayed in the story to be much older than his historical counterpart. Other characters such as Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Diaochan and Lü Bu are also portrayed differently from historical accounts and popular conception.

The plot puts a good deal of focus on the politics and warfare of the Three Kingdoms period, as such one of the main attraction of the series are the associated mind games, military strategies and tactics. However, Chan Mou also regularly zooms in on the personal developments of the main protagonists, detailing their dynamic responses and attitudes to the events unfolding around them.

The Ravages of Time is currently serialized in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, with compiled volumes published in Mainland China, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore as well. It is one of the few manhua of its format to reach such an extensive foreign market.

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