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Celebrating four years since the beloved donghua first graced our screens on October 31, 2020, the official accounts for Heaven Official's Blessing today unveiled a first-look trailer for the previously announced short film, for which a release date is yet to be confirmed, along with a special anniversary promo video and artwork. The short film trailer includes embedded English subtitles on YouTube. Heaven Official's Blessing Short Film Trailer Heaven Official's Blessing 4th Anniversary Promo Related: Heaven Official’s Blessing and the Popularity of Donghua From bilibili and Haoliners Animation League, Heaven Official's Blessing first debuted during the Fall 2020 season, with a simulcast on Funimation. The first season ran for 11 episodes, all adapted from the original novel by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, as well as an additional special episode. A 12-episode second season followed and was originally released between October 2023 and January 2024. Crunchyroll streams both seasons with English subs and dub, describing the...

by Antonio Danese

Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù is the pen name of a successful Chinese author of three series of Danmei novels published in 2014: “The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System” (which inspired the animated “Scumbag System” series), “Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation” (from which the Netflix series “The Untamed” was based), and “Heaven Official's Blessing”.

“Heaven Official's Blessing” was born as a Chinese web novel belonging to the genres of Xianxia literature. It was released on June 16, 2017, on Jinjiang Literature City (Jjxwc), and an official English translation by Suika & Pengie was published in 2021 by Seven Seas Entertainment with the illustrations of ZeldaCW. Subsequent to the web novel, a manhua adaptation appeared on Bilibili, illustrated by STARember, on October 19, 2019, and in April 2021 the English version was available on Bilibili comics.

Animated by Haoliner Animation and League, the twelve episodes of the first series of the donghua adaptation of “Heaven Official's Blessing” are...

Ani-May is finally here and we’re kicking the party off with exclusives, a new clothing collab, and more. But first… What is Ani-May? It’s a month-long celebration for fans of everything that makes anime great. You can look forward to new releases from Kaiju No. 8 , Solo Leveling , Jujutsu Kaisen and plenty more. What about Chainsaw Man ? Refresh Your Wardrobe I’m glad you asked. Indulge yourself this magical season with premium threads from the Dim Mak x Chainsaw Man Collab . Find your perfect fit with T-shirts, hoodies, caps and more that feature art and logos from the series. Knowing Denji’s day gig, all clothing is machine-washable and made from 100% cotton. Hunting devils leaves little time for dry cleaning. The Devil You Know Great news for you Kitsune-lovers. That’s right! Our very own Crunchyroll-Hime is taking part in the Ani-May party with her own pin...

Clear your schedule, because the English dub of fantasy donghua The Daily Life of the Immortal King returns on Crunchyroll for a double period! All twelve episodes of Season 3 drop on February 3 , followed by the weekly simulcast release of Season 4 from February 10 . Check out the cast and crew for the first episode of Season 3 below! The Daily Life of the Immortal King English Dub Cast Wang Ling voiced by Ethan Gallardo Sun Rong voiced by Meg McClain Chen Chao voiced by Josh Bangle Guo Hao voiced by Bryson Baugus Xiaoyu Lin voiced by Macy Anne Johnson Kyuumiya voiced by Jalitza Delgado Froggy 2 voiced by Xan Cramer Narrator voiced by Ray Hurd Zhuo Yi voiced by Spencer Liles Pan Shengcong voiced by Wendy Powell Additional Voices: Ian Mead Moore, Brandon Acosta The Daily Life of the Immortal King English Dub Crew Voice Director: Jerry Jewell Producer: Colleen Clinkenbeard Adaptation: Jared Smith...

Another year closes, and it sure was a newsy one! As my fourth year now doing this roundup, it's always fascinating to see what exactly ranks the highest as the year ends. Publishing this in the new year helps confirm my feeling that you need to let the current year end first, as any big news can break before December 31 (as you'll see soon). 2023 was a big year of change, particularly with Attack on Titan 's final finalized finale, but one that also continues to show the extended interests of anime fandoms. While you will normally be correct that Shonen Jump titles claim the crown for reads, don't count out the silently popular Isekai and/or reincarnation anime! Without further ado, here are the top-performing Crunchyroll news and features articles from the year 2023. News #1: Porno Graffitti Goes Plus Ultra Performing 1st My Hero Academia Opening in Just One Take What a good opening!

Summer’s over, and that means there’s some fall goodies coming from streamers, and that’s including all-new and returning anime titles from the giant Crunchyroll.

Look, it is Crunchyroll, the one-stop-shop for all things anime, manga and more. Ending the month of September will be the release of romantic high school-based series “A Girl & Her Dog.” Pivoting to a more combat-centered show is Berserk of Gluttony,” which will debut the first day October.

There’s also several titles that are continuing into the fall season from summer 2023, including “One Piece,” the second season of “Jujutsu Kaisen,” “Case Closed (Detective Conan),” “Rurouni Kenshin” and “Soaring Sky! Procure.” Heading to the streamer soon is “Overtake,” “Bullbuster,” “Arknights: Perish in Frost,” “My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer,” “I’m Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness,” “Migi & Dali” and “Stardust Telepath.”

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The Untamed, a Chinese web drama starring Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo as cultivator soulmates fighting injustices in a fantasy version of ancient China, broke through to international audiences in 2019 and remains one of the most popular shows in English-speaking transformative fandom two years later. The live-action xianxia series is based on Mo Dao Zu Shi, a very popular web novel written by Chinese author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (Mxtx). Despite the danmei’s many adaptations and international popularity, it is currently not officially available to read in English. Starting in December, that will change. Seven Seas Entertainment—an American publishing company that licenses manga, webcomics, and “light” Japanese novels—announced last week that they will be releasing an official, uncensored English-language translation of Mo Dao Zu Shi, complete with original art, glossary, end notes, and bonus chapters.

The new English-language Mo Dao Zu Shi translation will be published in five volumes,...