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The King's Avatar
LiterallyMaster of All Classes
GenreAction
Adventure
Esports
Based onThe King's Avatar
by Hu Dielan
Written bySha Liang
Directed byKe Xiong
Voices ofZhang Jie
C Xiaodiao
Ye Qing
Xia Lei
Liu Sanmu
Baomu Zhongyang
Jin Xian
Opening theme"Conviction" performed by Zhang Jie
"Glory Returns" performed by Dadan Yinzu
ComposerFantasy Music
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12 + 3 special
Production
ProducerG.CMay Animation & Film
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkTencent QQ
Tencent Video
bilibili
YouTube
ReleaseApril 19, 2017 (2017-04-19) –
present

The King's Avatar (Chinese: 全职高手; pinyin: Quánzhí Gāoshǒu) is a donghua ONA series aired in 2017, based on the light novel of the same name written by Hu Dielan.[1] The series depicted the fictional esports scene in China where the story revolves around a multiplayer online video game called Glory.[2] The series was produced by Chinese internet company Tencent.[3][4] A 3-episode sequel premiered in 2018, with a full-length 2nd season planned for a 2019 release. A prequel film, titled Quan Zhi Gao Shou: For the Glory, is also planned for a 2019 release.[5][6]

Plot

The King's Avatar follows the story of Ye Xiu, a professional esports player living in Hangzhou, China. Widely considered the best player of the video game Glory. Ye Xiu was captain of the esports team, "Excellent Era", holding the account of the 'Battle God', 'One Autumn Leaf' before being forced to resign from the team, giving up one of the strongest accounts in the game and leave the competitive scene due to his unwillingness to take part in any marketing to profit the team. Ye Xiu ends up finding work as a night-shift manager at Happy Internet Cafe, where he meets Chen Guo, the owner of the cafe whom happens to be a huge fan of his alias 'Ye Qiu', his former team and character 'One Autumn Leaf'. While awaiting his return to the competitive scene, Ye Xiu continues playing the game, build a character from scratch and find new and highly talented players for his new team "Happy" named after the cafe. As they pursue the converted Championship and For Glory[7][8]

Characters

Team Happy

Ye Xiu

Voiced by: Zhang Jie (animation, audio drama, web series)
Played by: Yang Yang

Chen Guo

Voiced by: Ji Guanlin (animation, web series), Zhang Zhe (audio drama)
Played by: Jiang Shuying

Tang Rou

Voiced by: Qiao Shiyu (animation, audio drama, web series)
Played by: Li Yujie

Bao Rongxing

Voiced by: Teng Xin (animation, audio drama, web series)
Played by: Lai Yi

Luo Ji

Voiced by: Zhang Boheng (animation, audio drama)
Played by: Lai Yi

Wei Chen

Voiced by: Feng Sheng (animation, audio drama, web series)
Played by: Bai Xiang

An Wenyi

Voiced by: Chenzhang Taikang (web series)
Played by: Li Junchen

Mo Fan

Voiced by: Hu Lin (web series)
Played by: Yang Tingdong

Team Excellent Era

Su Mucheng

Voiced by: Tong Xinzhu (animation), Liu Xiaoyu (audio drama), Nie Yuying (live-action)
Played by: Lai Yumeng

Sun Xiang

Voiced by: Liu Sanmu (animation, audio drama, web series)
Played by: Liang Yimu

Team Blue Rain

Yu Wenzhou

Voiced by: Xia Lei (animation, audio drama)
Played by: Gao Hanyu

Huang Shaotian

Voiced by: Ye Qing (animation, audio drama, web series)
Played by: Jiang Long

Team Tiny Herb

Wang Jiexi

Voiced by: Wei Chao (animation, audio drama)
Played by: Gu Yufeng

Gao Yingjie

Voiced by: Shao Tong (animation, audio drama)
Played by: Chen Hongzheng

Qiao Yifan

Voiced by: Su Shangqing (animation, audio drama, web series)
Played by: Fan Jinwei

Team Tyranny

Han Wenqing

Voiced by: Song Ming (animation, audio drama, web series)
Played by: Gu Youming

Zhang Xinjie

Voiced by: Bian Jiang (animation), Zhang Fuzheng (web series)
Played by: Qu Haojun

Team Samsara

Zhou Zekai

Voiced by: Jin Xian (animation, audio drama)

Episode List

The episodes of the Chinese anime series The King's Avatar is based on a Chinese serial web novel of the same title by Butterfly Blue. A second anime series, begins November 2019.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired
First airedLast aired
1122017 (2017)2017 (2017)- (-)- (-)
212 2020 (2020-0-)- (-)- (-)- (-)

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall 		No. in
series 		Title Directed by Written by Chinese air date Chinese viewers
(millions) 		Japan air date Japan viewers
(millions)
11"Ye Qiu? Ye Xiu?"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Ye Qiu is kicked out of his team that he has captained for 8 years due to his unwillingness to take part in marketing and promotion deals making him unvaluable, despite his skills and his 3 straight championship with the team in the first 3 years. He eventually remembers the opening of the new server and walks into an internet cafe near the team headquarters and finds himself starting at the bottom and working at the internet cafe as a night-shift manager.
22"The Skilled Supervisor"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
33"Adventurers Are Always Free-Willed"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
44"Wild Bosses Are Meant to Be Stolen!"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
55"A Single-Player Game?"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
66"Blade Master"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
77"The Greatest Boss in History"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
88"Youngsters, Let's Meet Up!"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
99"Public Enemy"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
1010"Master Tactician's Strategy"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
1111"Using the Right Method to Tell You What Is Considered Brutal"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.
1212"10 Years of Glory, and It Continues"--2017 (2017)-2017 (2017)-
Summary to be added later---------.

Season 2 (2020- )

No.
overall 		No. in
series 		Title Directed by Written by Chinese air date Chinese viewers
(millions) 		Japan air date Japan viewers
(millions)
131"Episode One"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
142"Episode Two"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
153"Episode Three"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
164"Episode Four"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
175"Episode Five"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
186"Episode Six"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
197"Episode Seven"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
208"Episode Eight"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
219"Episode Nine"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
2210"Episode Ten"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
2311"Episode Eleven"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.
2412"Episode Twelve"--- (-)-- (-)-
Summary to be added later---------.

Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
14th China Animation Golden Dragon Award Best Serial Animation Award (Gold Award) The King's Avatar Won [9]
16th China Animation Golden Dragon Award Best Serial Animation Award (Bronze Award) The King's Avatar: For The Glory Won [10]
Canada China International Film Festival Best Animation Won [11]

References

  1. ^ "Tencent's Chinese eSports anime is really anime but also extremely eSports". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ "Esports Anime – The King's Avatar Coming 2017". Akshon Esports. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  3. ^ Esports, Tencent. "Cheng Wu: Tencent Esports Will Realize New Power in the In-Depth Layout Year of Esports Industry". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  4. ^ "Tencent to adapt esports manga into anime – The Esports Observer". The Esports Observer. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  5. ^ "Famous Chinese animation The King's Avatar picking up steam among anime fans around the globe". Global Times. 2017-06-07.
  6. ^ "Popular online novel spawns animation film". China Daily. August 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Esports Anime – The King's Avatar Coming 2017". Akshon Esports. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  8. ^ "The King's Avatar is A Must-Watch If You're An E-Sports Fan | Go! - Globe". Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  9. ^ "中国动漫金龙奖斥资千万元扶持正能量动漫创作". Xinhua News (in Chinese). September 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "第16届金龙奖获奖名单公布！". Sohu (in Chinese). September 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "第四届中加国际电影节落幕 14个奖项揭晓". China News (in Chinese). September 19, 2018.

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