Wondering if it's better to read the novel first or the manhua and then watch The untamed or watch The untamed and then read both the novel and the manhua because I can and I don't have anything better to do. Well, I actually have but I'll postpone it until the quarantine comes to an end cuz' I'm a lazy potato.
Watch the untamed first (you'll love the casts) so that when you read the original story (novel) later, you won't compared much. Because the storyline is quite different due to China censorship.. There are also anime, but haven't complete yet so might as well watched it after novel... I didn't really read this manhua before because it's confusing with all the time travel but I have better understanding after completing the novel.. Btw, this is just my opinion
Start with the novel. It will give you more details, better understanding of the world and the characters, and scenes that were omitted in all other adaptations (smex, among others) then I would recommend watching the Untamed, which is relatively close to the novel aside from minor details and the ending. Then you can either read manhua or watch donghua the first series is close to the novel but the second one is a mix of the novel and creators imaginations (don't know why they did that, thou). The third series of the donhua should be out this year but with this virus nothing is certain anymore.
i think all versions of the story have their own charm :) my personal fav is the novel since it has a lot more detail & its the original/what the author intended! It also goes into more depth about their relationship since the rest has been censored bc of china. But even the censored drama is great! the actors are AMAZING! So you really can't go wrong with any version since i think they all do the original justice :)
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