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Stream Back to the '80s: Taming the Grim Reaper free to start: the first 12 episodes are free on ShortMax, then episodes unlock with coins.
About Back to the '80s: Taming the Grim Reaper
Back to the '80s: Taming the Grim Reaper is a vertical micro-drama available on ShortMax only. After time-traveling to 1983, a modern woman dodges her brother's relentless matchmaking pressure by declaring she will only marry the formidable, aloof military commander Lu Zhounian. The series runs to 80 episodes. The first 12 episodes are free on ShortMax. Its genres are Romance, Comedy, Historical & Period and Drama. Arranged marriage, enemies to lovers and forced proximity are among its 6 tagged tropes. It is set in a period 20th century era. ShortMax showed 243K views on Nov 1, 2026.
- Episodes
- 80
Genre and tropes
Performance
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The story
After time-traveling to 1983, a modern woman dodges her brother's relentless matchmaking pressure by declaring she will only marry the formidable, aloof military commander Lu Zhounian.
Jiang Wanning's brother nags and berates her for rejecting blind dates and refusing to get married.
Outsmarting traditional marriage pressures with modern wit and charming a handsome, powerful military officer.
- Setting
- military base and village community · period 20th century
- Lead
- sassy modern time-traveler, pressured into marriage and accused of peeping
- Antagonist
- gossiping neighbor (neighbor)
- Hook
- humiliation
- Tone
- comedic, wholesome, melodramatic
- Audience
- female gaze, young adult
- Language
- Mandarin
- Content
- bullying humiliation
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- What is Back to the '80s: Taming the Grim Reaper about?
- After time-traveling to 1983, a modern woman dodges her brother's relentless matchmaking pressure by declaring she will only marry the formidable, aloof military commander Lu Zhounian.
- How many episodes does Back to the '80s: Taming the Grim Reaper have?
- Back to the '80s: Taming the Grim Reaper has 80 episodes.
- Which app has Back to the '80s: Taming the Grim Reaper?
- It is available on ShortMax only.
- Is Back to the '80s: Taming the Grim Reaper free to watch?
- The first 12 episodes are free on ShortMax; the rest unlock with coins.
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