Scissor Seven
| Scissor Seven | |
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| Also known as | Killer 7 Chinese: 刺客伍六七 (season 1) Chinese: 伍六七之最强发型师 (season 2) Chinese: 伍六七之玄武国篇 (season 3) |
| Genre | Wuxia, comedy, slice of life[1][2] |
| Directed by | He Xiaofen[1] Xu Xinhua[a][3] Chen Jiajie[a][3] |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original languages | Mandarin Chinese Cantonese |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 (+ 4 ONAs) |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Sharefun Studio AHA Entertainment Nurostar |
| Release | |
| Original network | China: Bilibili Tencent Video Youku iQIYI Sohu Video Worldwide: Netflix[2] |
| First shown in | China |
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| Chinese | 刺客伍六七 | ||||||
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Scissor Seven (also known as Killer 7 in China)[2] is a Chinese streaming television animated series. It was released under the name Scissor Seven on Netflix.
Plot[]
The clumsy and broke Seven fails a crash course in professional killing and opens a barber shop as a disguise. He then decides to become an assassin, and gets stuck in a power struggle between two rivaling factions while he tries to recover his lost memories.
Episodes[]
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 14 | April 25, 2018 | June 20, 2018 | ||
| 2 | 10 | October 23, 2019[4][5] | January 1, 2020 | ||
| 3 | 10 | October 3, 2021[6] | October 3, 2021 | ||
Season 1 (2018)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1][7] | Original air date | Netflix release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Kill Bad Guys, Earn Good Money" (Chinese: 杀坏人赚大钱) | April 24, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Cash-strapped Seven flunks a crash course in professional killing and opens a hair salon as a cover. First assignment: cut off a bride's hair. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Stab Your Dog Eyes Blind" (Chinese: 刺瞎你的狗眼) | April 24, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Meow, the Chief of Cats, hires Seven to wipe out an old flame. But after hearing a star-crossed interspecies love story, he attempts to make peace. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Seven VS Thirteen" (Chinese: 六七VS十三) | May 1, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| It's scissors versus sword as Seven faces off against Thirteen. He's no match for his deft opponent — so he transforms into half a durian. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Killing Underpants Man" (Chinese: 刺杀内裤男) | May 8, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| The Island Purity Society summons Seven to kill an underwear collector, but Seven encourages everyone to embrace their differences. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Killing a Domineering Grannie" (Chinese: 刺杀最强阿婆) | May 15, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Seven shape-shifts into a cardboard box and contends with a stabby, swindling fruit vendor whose grandson got a bad haircut from Seven's shears. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Assassinate a Pretty Girl" (Chinese: 刺杀美少女) | May 22, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Cola, Seven's next target, enlists his help in checking off a bucket list of mischievous deeds, but the client who hired Seven has a secret. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Killing Captain Jack" (Chinese: 刺杀杰克船长) | May 29, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| On behalf of the underfunded coast guard, Seven agrees to kill the captain of a submarine that's threatening the island. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Bodyguard Dachun" (Chinese: 保镖大春) | June 5, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Hired by a woman to assassinate her husband, Seven confronts — and bonds with — impervious bodyguard He Dachun, who makes a heartrending sacrifice. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Crisis on the Island" (Chinese: 小岛危机) | June 12, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Seven teams up with islanders to stop the Prince of Stan from extracting an energy rock and destroying the island, but Stan's technology is too robust. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Thousand Demon Daggers" (Chinese: 魔刀千刃) | June 19, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Thirteen comes to Seven's aid in a heated clash with the Prince of Stan. Seven recalls his past as a prominent figure of Xuanwu. | |||||
| OVA–1 | 11 | "Thirteen" (Chinese: 梅花十三) | August 1, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Thirteen's past comes to light: as the Plum Blossom Swordsman's estranged daughter, she joined the world of killers after a tragic incident. | |||||
| OVA–2 | 12 | "King of Chicken pt. 1" (Chinese: 鸡中霸王（上）) | August 8, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Da Bao reflects on Da Fei, who once faced King Pheasant in a fight so that his son Xiao Fei could become a fighter chicken instead of a dinner chicken. | |||||
| OVA–3 | 13 | "King of Chicken pt. 2" (Chinese: 鸡中霸王（中）) | August 15, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Seeking to avenge his friend, Da Bao throws his hat in the ring for a fight against King Pheasant, but in his current state he's going to need a boost. | |||||
| OVA–4 | 14 | "King of Chicken pt. 3" (Chinese: 鸡中霸王（下）) | August 22, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Determined to teach humans a lesson, Da Bao gives King Pheasant a taste of his own medicine and liberates the chickens from their coops. | |||||
Season 2 (2019)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Netflix release date [5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Super Scissors" (Chinese: 最强发型师) | October 22, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| He Dachun enlists Seven's help defeating a group of assassins newly arrived on the island. A tin of hair wax saves the day. | |||||
| 12 | 2 | "Thirteen VS Seven" (Chinese: 十三VS六七) | October 22, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Thirteen seeks to deliver on her promise and destroy Seven, but she must first overcome an assassin's worst enemy — emotion. | |||||
| 13 | 3 | "Protecting Mad Bark" (Chinese: 保护汪疯) | October 29, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Mad Bark is outplayed by a new killer: a guitar-strumming dog whose acoustic "Magical Sound of Sadness" strikes a lethal chord. | |||||
| 14 | 4 | "The Stan Trip" (Chinese: 斯特国一日游) | November 5, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| With Seven's hands tied by an invisible lizard assassin, Cola convinces the Prince of Stan to take her to Stan. | |||||
| 15 | 5 | "Again, We Meet Captain Jack" (Chinese: 杰克船长第二回合) | November 12, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Captain Jack returns to settle scores with Seven, who summons the powers of the Thousand Demon Daggers. | |||||
| 16 | 6 | "Revenge of King Pheasant" (Chinese: 山鸡王的复仇) | December 3, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| King Pheasant, now a special soldier for Stan, kidnaps Seven and Xiao Fei and sets out to kill Da Bao, but a ghost from the past returns. | |||||
| 17 | 7 | "Plum Blossom Eleven" (Chinese: 梅花十一) | December 10, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Seven prepares for a date with Thirteen. When he falls for a trap, he finds a way out of the bind by channeling his tonsorial qi. | |||||
| 18 | 8 | "Two Heroes" (Chinese: 双雄) | December 17, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Back in the past, Seven joins the Shadow Killers, faces off against Redtooth and sets out in search of the Thousand Demon Daggers. | |||||
| 19 | 9 | "Redtooth" (Chinese: 赤牙) | December 24, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Redtooth arrives on the Island to confront Chairman Jiang, who activates the powerful White Lily Blossom with Seven's help. | |||||
| 20 | 10 | "Fate" (Chinese: 宿命) | December 31, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Seven reconnects with his old self, but to defeat the Blood Demon, he must harness the power of Xuanwu martial arts — and the barber within. | |||||
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Netflix - Scissor Seven". Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Zheng, Jenny (14 January 2020). "Netflix's 'Scissor Seven' is a hilarious, genre-hopping animated series". Daily Dot. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ a b Netflix Anime (December 11, 2021). "(Spoilers) Secrets Behind the Scissor Seven Season 3 Story Arc - Netflix Anime". YouTube. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Llewellyn, Tom (7 May 2020). "Is Scissor Seven season 2 getting an English dub? Netflix series explained!". HITC.
- ^ a b Sharma, Dhruv (7 May 2020). "When Will Scissor Seven Season 3 Release on Netflix?". The Cinemaholic.
- ^ Moore, Kasey (5 September 2021). "'Scissor Seven' Season 3 Sets October 2021 Netflix Release Date". HITC.
- ^ "刺客伍六七 (第一季) - 哔哩哔哩" [Assassin Wu Liuqi (Season 1) - Bilibili]. Bilibili (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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