Heaven Official's Blessing
| Heaven Official's Blessing | |
|---|---|
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| 天官赐福 | |
| Genre | Antiquity, Fantasy, Novel-based |
| Written by | Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (墨香铜臭) |
| Directed by | Li Haoling (李豪凌) |
| Country of origin |  China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Zhang Shengyan(张圣晏) Luo Yanyan(骆艳艳) |
| Producer | Liu Qi(刘綦) Pan Linlin(潘琳琳) Wang Rong(王蓉) |
| Animator | Haoliners Animation League |
| Production company | Bilibili |
| Original release | |
| Network | Bilibili, YouTube |
| Release | 31 October 2020 |
Heaven Official's Blessing (Chinese: 天官赐福, pinyin: Tiān Guān Cì Fú) is a Chinese animated (donghua) series which is based on the novel of the same name written by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (Chinese: 墨香铜臭). It was first released on Bilibili and Funimation on 31 October 2020[1] and has been described as a boys' love anime by CBR.[2]
Synopsis
About eight hundred years ago, Xie Lian (Chinese: 谢怜) was the Crown Prince of the Xian Le kingdom. He was beloved deeply by his citizens. He ascended to the heaven at a very young age. Eight hundred years later, Xie Lian ascends to the heaven for the third time and meets a ghost king called Hua Cheng, who joins forces with him as strange events begin to reveal the truth of Xie Lian's past.[3]
Media
Donghua
The donghua was released on Bilibili and Funimation on 31 October 2020.[4] Funimation plans an English dub to be released in 2021.[1] A special episode is expected to be released on 16 February 2021.[5]
The donghua was confirmed for a second season on January 2nd, 2021, which is already in production.[6]
| No. | Title [7][a][8] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Bride Prince" (Chinese: 太子新娘) | October 31, 2020 |
| 2 | "Mountain-Locked Ming Guang" (Chinese: 山锁明光) | October 31, 2020 |
| 3 | "Confidant's Past Grudge" (Chinese: 旧恨红颜) | November 7, 2020 |
| 4 | "Ghost King of Hua Cheng" (Chinese: 诡王花城) | November 14, 2020 |
| 5 | "Daily Life at Chestnut Temple" (Chinese: 菩荠记事) | November 21, 2020 |
| 6 | "Lost Crescentian" (Chinese: 半月迷踪) | November 28, 2020 |
| 7 | "Scorpion-Tailed Snake Shadow" (Chinese: 蝎尾蛇影) | December 5, 2020 |
| 8 | "Foreboding Wind in the Ancient Country" Transliteration: "风起古国" | December 12, 2020 |
| 9 | "Evil Taoist Scourge" Transliteration: "妖道之祸" | December 19, 2020 |
| 10 | "Bygone Banyue Days" Transliteration: "半月往事" | December 26, 2020 |
| 11 | "Right and Wrong Buried in the Sand" Transliteration: "沙埋功过" | January 2, 2021 |
Notes
- ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.
References
- ^ a b "Funimation, bilibili Partner to Stream Chinese Animated Series Heaven Official's Blessing". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ Leung, Hilary (November 3, 2020). "Why You Should Watch Heaven Official's Blessing, Funimation's First Chinese Animation". CBR. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "[消息]《天官赐福》首播获豆瓣9.2开分 精良质感引网友催加更_谢怜". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Heaven Official's Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu) to be Simulcast on Funimation!". The Geekiary. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "'Heaven Official's Blessing' Will Have a Special Episode February 16th!". The Geekiary. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Tian Guan Ci Fu / Heaven Official's Blessing Confirmed for Season 2!". The Geekiary.
- ^ "Heaven Offiial's Blessing". Funimation.
- ^ "Tian Guan Ci Fu". BiliBili. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
External links
- Official Website (in Chinese)
- [1] at Funimation