Link Click Review: An Overview of the Time Travel Donghua Series from a Christian Lens

In our Link Click review, we will provide an overview of the series, discussing the donghua (Chinese animation) from a Christian perspective. We will also provide season by season resources as well as Link Click news.

Link Click: Series Synopsis

Cheng Xiaoshi and his best friend, Lu Guang, have unique and complementary powers. Cheng Xiaoshi has the ability to time travel by leaping into a photograph, and Lu Guang has the ability to guide and communicate with Cheng while he’s in a photograph. However, Lu Guang insists that the past must remain untouched no matter what, which means no saving the life of someone who’s destined to die. However, Cheng struggles to leave the past untouched.

At first, they assist clients dealing with regret or who need information from the past. As time passes, they find themselves facing a unique and terrifying villain.

List of Link Click Reviews

Here’s a list of every Link Click review we have on our website. Click on one of the reviews to go directly to it:

Link Click Season 1 Review

Link Click Season 2 Review

Link Click: The Bridon Arc Review

Link Click Review: My Thoughts on the Series as a Whole

I will preface by saying I do enjoy the Link Click anime (I know, I know, it’s a donghua, but many people still call it an anime regardless). Link Click deals with regret, the past’s effect on the future, and has a very interesting storyline.

Link Click Season 1: Christian Thoughts

However, Link Click’s story is very intense. At the beginning of Season 1, Cheng takes on the role of Emma, an office girl, in order to gain important financial information. However, by the end of the first episode, things have taken a wild turn (*Spoiler: Emma has been found—dead. I’m gonna refer to this as a “shocking event” for the sake of spoilers).

Then, this shocking event goes somewhat on the back burner as Cheng and Lu continue taking on various clients in 1-3 episode arcs. These arcs are sometimes emotional and often deal with getting information from the past, dealing with regret, or even trying to solve a child’s kidnapping case. One episode, 5.5, which may be considered “filler” by some, follows a love story (it’s actually meaningful and it is important for Season 2).

These episodes are heartfelt, emotional, and explore the complexities of life, love, friendship, death, loss, and grief. They aren’t light emotionally, and the kidnapping arc is interesting.

*Mild Spoiler* However, as the climax of the first season approaches, the stakes become higher. We are introduced to a terrifying villain, revisit Emma’s case, and are left with a huge cliffhanger at the end of the season. The story becomes more violent, more intense, and significantly darker than the earlier episodes.

Link Click Review: Season 2

Season 2 picks up right where Season 1 leaves off, and the tone of the entire season is rather dark. Season 2 replaces the 1-3 episode arcs of Season 1 with an interconnected story that focuses less on individual clients and more on defeating the enemy. Season 2 also introduces new characters and deals with childhood domestic abuse, trauma, and murder.

Although I still enjoyed the second season, the tone is vastly different from Season 1.

Link Click Christian Review: The Bridon Arc

After Season 2, the creators of Link Click released The Bridon Arc. It’s a (sort of) prequel to Link Click but also allegedly takes place during Season 1 of the series (I’ve written about how each piece of the series fits together below).

The tone in The Bridon Arc is a bit lighter than Season 2 in my personal opinion, but it’s still high stakes. The Bridon Arc is significantly shorter than the first two seasons of the anime (donghua), but it introduces new characters. Additionally, it likely connects more directly to the upcoming third season of Link Click.

Do I Recommend Link Click as a Christian Anime Fan?

I think that some Christians, with discernment, may enjoy Link Click. There are strong friendships and the main characters have a strong sense of right and wrong. Evil is fought against, not glorified.

However, the intensity, profanity, and dark nature of the series as it progresses might be enough to turn some Christian anime watchers off, and that’s totally okay.

*Spoiler* Not to mention the villain has the ability to possess people, which can be uncomfortable.

The main characters also have powers (as well as the villains and other characters) which may seem supernatural to some viewers, which again, could cause Christians to pause.

Use wisdom and Godly discernment when selecting what shows to watch.

Link Click English Dub Cast

The English dub cast of Link Click does a great job. The main cast stars Zeno Robinson as Lu Guang (Horimiya), Alejandro Saab (Horimiya) as Cheng Xiaoshi, and Suzie Yeung as Qiao Ling.

Other voice actors include Xanthe Huynh as Emma (In the Land of Leadale, Cells at Work!, and Lycoris Recoil), Christopher R. Sabat (Assassination Classroom, Yona of the Dawn, Steins;Gate), J. Michael Tatum (Ascendance of a Bookworm), and Caitlin Glass (The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague and Spy x Family).

For a full list of Link Click voice actors (English dub), click here.

*When I highlight certain voice actors in my posts, it isn’t meant as a ranking or judgment of who did the “best” job. I usually point out actors I personally recognize from other series, or those who connect to shows I’ve already covered on Renewed Mind Reviews. Sometimes that means I’ll mention a side character over a secondary one, or get excited about a voice actor with just one line while skipping others I’ve written about before.

That doesn’t mean I don’t like or respect them—it’s simply a random, not-at-all-formulaic process based on what comes to mind while I’m writing. Additionally, the roles I highlight for a voice actor often relate to the anime I have watched, not necessarily their most famous roles.

Link Click Review: How the Series Fits Together *Spoilers*

At first, I didn’t understand how The Bridon Arc fit within the Link Click franchise. I thought it was a direct sequel to Season 2 or a prequel to the series.

Since the connection between Link Click and The Bridon Arc can be confusing, I needed to do a bit of research. I came across a Reddit post explaining the connection, which I will link below:

Link click Bridon arc timeline and explanation
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To summarize my current understanding of the timeline (assisted immensely by the Reddit post above), the first few episodes of Season 1 occur very close together. Then, there’s a gap in the timeline. During this gap, Cheng is murdered, and Lu dives back in time to save Cheng. But how far back does Lu go in The Bridon Arc? Several years into the past.

The Bridon Arc is technically pre-Season 1 since Lu goes back several years. However, his decision to time travel is triggered by Cheng’s death, which occurs between episodes 2 and 3 of Season 1.

I made a graphic to explain this too; the graphic is also heavily influenced by the Reddit post I linked above.

Hopefully this is helpful!

Link Click Season 3 Release Date

What’s next for Link Click? When will Link Click Season 3 be released?

Thankfully, Season 3 of Link Click is releasing in October 2026!

Here’s a video for Link Click Season 3:

Anime Like Link Click

For fans of Link Click, there are plenty of anime or manga series with similar themes or tones that they may enjoy.

One of the main topics Link Click addresses is regret. Orange (which I’ve also written about and will link here) also deals heavily with regret. It’s also a time-travel story (sort of, if you count time traveling letters!).

For additional time travel anime, viewers may enjoy Steins;Gate and Erased (with discernment, both deal with mature themes or may have some mature content). I recently rewatched Steins;Gate for the third time and a review is coming soon.

I haven’t seen Erased since 2023 (it was the first anime I finished, and the reason I started watching anime), but I hope to review it as well someday.

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Link Click Review: Series Overview Conclusion

I enjoyed Link Click, and I am looking forward to the future installments in the Link Click franchise. However, the series is heavy, dark, and deals with mature themes, which is why discernment is necessary.

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Link Click Review: Content Guide

This is just a summary/overview of the series. This is not all-encompassing. For season by season breakdowns, visit the review for each individual post: Link Click Season 1, Link Click Season 2, and Link Click: The Bridon Arc.

Link Click Review: Violence and Gore

• Hanging/suicide occurs.
• Murder, death, injuries, and blood occurs throughout the series (especially in Season 2).
• Photos of gory homicides appear in Season 1.
• Parental abuse occurs.
• A child was kidnapped.
•  A character hits himself continually.
• Characters fight and bleed on multiple occasions.
• A husband physically and verbally abuses his wife and children; he grabs a hammer and threatens to kill.
• A young boy tries to protect his loved ones and gets hit with a hammer; he bleeds and falls to the ground. He bleeds quite a bit.
• A husband physically beats his wife over and over.
• Parents hit one another at the same time and kill each other. One dies from a stab wound and one dies from being hit with a hammer.
• A beloved character bleeds quite a bit and is physically harmed.
• Characters go hunting and throw rocks in a fairytale.
• A well-liked character is shot. They die and there is lots of blood
• A child wants to murder someone.
• Characters murder other characters and plan to murder them.
• A well-liked character is murdered.
• A character likes the air because it smells delicious “like rotten flesh” or something similar.

Link Click Review: Language

Some strong language includes the following over the course of 2.5 Seasons:

• J**z x4 (approx) and other blasphemous phrases
• H*ll and related x29
• Bitch x4
• Bastard on multiple occasions (approx 9)
• Damn/Dammit x50 (approximately)
• sh*t x3 / “Are you sh*tting me right now” x1 (this second phrase is bleeped out).
• jack*ss/*ss/*sshole
• pr*ck x2
• Bullsh*t x2
• ***d*mn wh*re
• c*ckhold
•  “P*ssed” / “P*ss off”
•  “P*tsy”
• “H*ssy”
• “Fr*ck”
• Other unkind langauage, insults, and phrases.
• Some religious phrasing and/or exclamations.

Link Click Review: Sex and Nudity

• On a few occasions, the camera angle focuses on a female’s clothed bottom.
• In one episode, a boss tries to kiss his employee, and she nearly kisses him back (out of necessity).
• While Cheng is in a photo, he figures out which girl his client likes based on the way his body reacted to her.
• Girls sometimes wear short skirts, shorts, or crop tops.
• A martial arts technique is called “snatch the plums” and the technique involves grabbing the opponent’s private areas.
• A shirtless character gets dressed: putting on a shirt, a suit coat, and tie.
• A character says “Dicking me around.”
• A few characters believe their wives are being unfaithful.
• A guy tries to photograph under a girl’s skirt.
• A girl’s outfit is so short she can’t bend down.
• Cheng mentions he thinks the male models are attractive.
• Vein says Cheng is a “scrumptious morsel,” and later they call each other “frosty bevs.”
• A character says that they want Cheng’s body (for modeling), or else they will charge for their assistance.
• A character allegedly mooned people for 6 months.

Link Click Review: Frightening and Intense Scenes

• Parents abuse their children.
• Many innocent characters die.
• A child is kidnapped, and his mother becomes mentally ill.
• One character’s backstory involves their parents disappearing and leaving them alone.
• A character becomes paralyzed and wounded.
• A car accident happens.
• A character commits suicide.
• Multiple characters become possessed by an evil person.
• A character severely wounds a beloved character (spoiler below).
  • What makes this even more intense is the character who wounds the beloved character is also a beloved character.
• Characters play Russian Roulette.
• There’s a creepy guy with red eyes. He seems possessed.
•  Two beloved characters are involved in a disturbing scene: One is shot at. Creepy ghost hands try to grab him; he falls down an elevator shaft that has blood at the bottom, which gets on his hands. We see the dead body of another beloved character lying next to him. He tries to yell and a hand with red thread covers his mouth.
• Some bullies try to drown someone.
• A character rushes into a school that’s on fire and tries to help. A beam falls on the person he is trying to save. There is blood, and the entire fire scene is intense.
• A girl bullies another girl and beats her until she is bruised. Dragging her by the hair, the bully smashes the girl’s head on the sink until she bleeds. Then the bully steps on the girl’s head, resulting in a nose bleed.
• Multiple characters die in sad and disturbing ways.
• Suicide is mentioned/shown/happens on multiple occasions.
• A character experiences what other people feel and it can be intense.
• A character is pushed off a roof and dies.

Link Click Review: Substance Abuse

• A character listens to peer pressure and drinks alcohol despite not wanting to.
• Characters smoke
• A character get poisoned
• Characters get drunk
• Characters drink/alcohol appears
• One or more characters have an averse reaction to drinking too much (puking and needing to pee a lot).
• A character accidentally knocks himself out with chloroform.
• People play poker at a bar.
• A character suggests that someone committed suicide after taking drugs.

Link Click Review: Other

• The villain of Link Click can “posess” and control/take over someone’s body. It can be intense.

This is just a summary/overview of the series. This is not all-encompassing. For season by season breakdowns, visit the review for each individual post: Link Click Season 1, Link Click Season 2, and Link Click: The Bridon Arc.

Photo Credit: Screenshot from Official Link Click trailer on YouTube. Under fair use for review/commentary/criticism. All rights retained by respective owners.