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The King's Avatar (2017 web series)

The King's Avatar (Chinese: 全职高手; pinyin: Quánzhí Gāoshǒu) is a Chinese donghua web series aired in 2017, based on the web 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 three-episode sequel premiered in 2018, and a prequel film, The King's Avatar: For the Glory, had a 2019 release.[5] The long delayed second season aired in 2020, and the third season aired in 2024.

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 leaving 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 who 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, building a character from scratch and pursuing the championship and glory.[2][6]

Characters

Team Happy

Voiced by: Zhang Jie (Chinese); Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese)[7]
Voiced by: Ji Guanlin
Voiced by: Tong Xinzhu (animation), Liu Xiaoyu (audio drama) (Chinese); Mamiko Noto (Japanese)[7]
Voiced by: Qiao Shiyu
Voiced by: Teng Xin
Voiced by: Zhang Boheng
Voiced by: Su Shangqing
Voiced by: Feng Sheng (aka Tute Hameng)
Voiced by: Chenzhang Taikang
Voiced by: Zhang Fuzheng

Team Excellent Era

Voiced by: Liu Sanmu

Team Blue Rain

Voiced by: Xia Lei
Voiced by: Ye Qing

Team Tiny Herb

Voiced by: Wei Chao
Voiced by: Shao Tong

Team Tyranny

Voiced by: Song Ming (aka Baomu Zhongyang) (Chinese); Shinichiro Kamio (Japanese)[7]
Voiced by: Bian Jiang (animation), Zhang Fuzheng (web series)

Team Samsara

Voiced by: Jin Xian

Series overview

The first season aired from April to June 2017. A three-episode OVA sequel was released in May 2018. A prequel movie was released in August 2019 and the second season aired from September to December 2020. The third season aired from May to September 2024.

Season 1 (2017)

Specials

Season 2 (2020)

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "Tencent's Chinese eSports anime is really anime but also extremely eSports". PCGamesN. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Popular online novel spawns animation film". China Daily. August 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "The King's Avatar is A Must-Watch If You're An E-Sports Fan | Go! - Globe". Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  7. ^ a b c Dempsey, Liam (May 16, 2023). "The King's Avatar: For the Glory Donghua Film Reveals Visual, Trailer and Dub Cast for Japanese Release". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "第16届金龙奖获奖名单公布！". Sohu (in Chinese). September 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ ""心动四子"王凯、肖战、张若昀、罗云熙，喜提"阅动人心经典形象"的荣誉". SMG Shanghai TV Official Channel (in Chinese). 18 January 2020.