The King's Avatar (2017 web series)
| The King's Avatar | |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 全职高手 |
| Mandarin | Quánzhí Gāoshǒu |
| Literally | Master of All Classes |
| Genre | Action Adventure Esports |
| Based on | The King's Avatar by Hu Dielan |
| Written by | Sha Liang |
| Directed by | Ke Xiong |
| Voices of | Zhang 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 |
| Composer | Fantasy Music |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 + 3 special |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | G.CMay Animation & Film (season 1) Colored-Pencil Animation Design (specials, season 2) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Tencent QQ Tencent Video bilibili YouTube |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | April 19, 2017 – present |
The King's Avatar (Chinese: 全职高手; pinyin: Quánzhí Gāoshǒu) is a donghua ONA series aired in 2017, based on the web novel of the same name written by Hu Die lan.[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, and a long delayed second season aired in 2020. A prequel film, titled Quan Zhi Gao Shou: For the Glory, had a 2019 release.[5]
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, building a character from scratch pursuing the Championship and Glory[6][7]
Characters[]
Team Happy[]
- Ye Xiu (formerly in Team Excellent Era)
- Voiced by: Zhang Jie
- Chen Guo
- Voiced by: Ji Guanlin
- Su Mucheng (formerly in Team Excellent Era)
- Voiced by: Tong Xinzhu (animation), Liu Xiaoyu (audio drama)
- Tang Rou
- Voiced by: Qiao Shiyu
- Bao Rongxing
- Voiced by: Teng Xin
- Luo Ji
- Voiced by: Zhang Boheng
- Qiao Yifan (formerly in Team Tiny Herb)
- Voiced by: Su Shangqing
- Wei Chen
- Voiced by: Feng Sheng (aka Tute Hameng)
- An Wenyi
- Voiced by: Chenzhang Taikang
- Mo Fan
- Voiced by: Zhang Fuzheng
Team Excellent Era[]
- Sun Xiang
- Voiced by: Liu Sanmu
Team Blue Rain[]
- Yu Wenzhou
- Voiced by: Xia Lei
- Huang Shaotian
- Voiced by: Ye Qing
Team Tiny Herb[]
- Wang Jiexi
- Voiced by: Wei Chao
- Gao Yingjie
- Voiced by: Shao Tong
Team Tyranny[]
- Han Wenqing
- Voiced by: Song Ming (aka Baomu Zhongyang)
- Zhang Xinjie
- Voiced by: Bian Jiang (animation), Zhang Fuzheng (web series)
Team Samsara[]
- Zhou Zekai
- Voiced by: Jin Xian
Episode list[]
The episodes of the Chinese animated series The King's Avatar are based on a Chinese serial web novel of the same title by Butterfly Blue. An three-episode OVA sequel was released in May 2018. A prequel movie was released in August 2019 and a 2nd season aired from September to December 2020.
Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 12 | April 7, 2017 | June 16, 2017 | ||
| Special | 3 | April 27, 2018 | May 11, 2018 | ||
| 2 | 12 | September 25, 2020 | December 4, 2020 | ||
Episodes[]
Season 1 (2017)[]
| No. overall |
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Ye Qiu? Ye Xiu?" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha | April 7, 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. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Skilled Supervisor" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha | April 7, 2017 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Adventurers Are Always Free-Willed" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | April 14, 2017 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Wild Bosses Are Meant to Be Stolen!" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | April 21, 2017 | |
| 5 | 5 | "A Single-Player Game?" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | April 28, 2017 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Blade Master" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | May 5, 2017 | |
| 7 | 7 | "The Greatest Boss in History" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | May 12, 2017 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Youngsters, Let's Meet Up!" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | May 19, 2017 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Public Enemy" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | May 26, 2017 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Master Tactician's Strategy" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | June 2, 2017 | |
| 11 | 11 | "Using the Right Method to Tell You What Is Considered Brutal" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | June 9, 2017 | |
| 12 | 12 | "10 Years of Glory, and It Continues" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | June 16, 2017 | |
Special[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode One" | Shi Juansheng | TBA | April 27, 2018 |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | Shi Juansheng | TBA | April 27, 2018 |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | Shi Juansheng | TBA | April 27, 2018 |
Season 2 (2020)[]
| No. overall |
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "The First Step to Return to the Professional World" | TBA | TBA | September 25, 2020 |
| 14 | 2 | "Happy New Year" | TBA | TBA | September 25, 2020 |
| 15 | 3 | "God`s Realm" | TBA | TBA | October 2, 2020 |
| 16 | 4 | "Unspecialized Strikes" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2020 |
| 17 | 5 | "Professional Scrap-Picker" | TBA | TBA | October 16, 2020 |
| 18 | 6 | "Negative Example" | TBA | TBA | October 23, 2020 |
| 19 | 7 | "Boss of Excellent Era" | TBA | TBA | October 30, 2020 |
| 20 | 8 | "Ancient Gods" | TBA | TBA | November 6, 2020 |
| 21 | 9 | "Material Problem" | TBA | TBA | November 13, 2020 |
| 22 | 10 | "Champion Heart" | TBA | TBA | November 20, 2020 |
| 23 | 11 | "Little Cold Hands" | TBA | TBA | November 27, 2020 |
| 24 | 12 | "Team Happy" | TBA | TBA | December 4, 2020 |
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 | [8] |
| 16th China Animation Golden Dragon Award | Best Serial Animation Award (Bronze Award) | The King's Avatar: For The Glory | Won | [9] |
| Canada China International Film Festival | Best Animation | Won | [10] | |
| China Literature Award Ceremony | Animation of the Year | Won | [11] |
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- 2017 Chinese television series debuts
- 2017 esports television series
- Chinese animated television series
- Mandarin-language television shows
- Television shows based on Chinese novels
- Television series by Tencent Pictures