All Saints Street Explained
All Saints Street, alternately known as All Saints Street: 1031 and 1031 All Saints Street, is a Chinese webcomic written and illustrated by the artist Lingzi. The slice of life series follows a group of mythological beings who share an apartment in modern China. All Saints Street has been published on Bilibili since 2016, and was adapted into a donghua web series by Tencent Video. The first two seasons were released in 2020 with a third in 2022, and a fourth season set to air in 2023. The donghua was internationally released by Crunchyroll in November 2022 with a Japanese-language dub.
Synopsis
The series is set in a fictionalized version of Earth where humans, deities, and demons co-exist peacefully. Neil "Nini" Bowman, a demon who is fascinated by humans, runs away from home to live in the human world. Despite his desire to integrate himself with humans, he ultimately finds himself sharing an apartment with other mythological beings.
Characters
- Neil "Nini" Bowman
Voiced by: Haiquing Xia[1] (Chinese), Daiki Yamashita[2] (Japanese)
A demon who moves from Hell to live in the human world. Considered too kind for demon culture, which brought him bullying from both peers and his half brother Nick, with whom Neil has a fraught relationship. Loves animals of all kinds, even if they do not like him back.
- Ira Blood
Voiced by: Xin Teng (Chinese), Jun Fukuyama (Japanese)
Neil's roommate. A vampire from an aristocratic family who ran away from home, and now lives as an unkempt slacker.
- Lynn Angel
Voiced by: Xianghai Hao (Chinese), Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese)
Neil's landlord. An angel with a stern but kind demeanor. Lily Angel's brother, and an English teacher in Beijing.
- Vladimir Elliot Kirilenko
Voiced by: Yanzhe Du (Chinese), Tomoaki Maeno (Japanese)
A werewolf who lives in 1031. The webcomic version has him be one of the original flatmates with Abu and Ira, as well as a computer programmer. In the animated version, he becomes Neil's roommate after being sent by the World Werewolf Association to monitor him. Because of his long name, he is nicknamed Damao ("long hair") by his roommates.
- Abu
Voiced by: Xianghai Hao (seasons 1-2), Peng Sun (season 3) (Chinese), Shun Horie (Japanese)
Neil's roommate. A mummy who never speaks, and is typically only seen in the background. Is often able to reanimate animals, one of whom continues to live with him.
- Lily Angel
Voiced by: Yanyan Xi (Chinese), Marika Kono (Japanese)
Lynn's younger sister, whom Neil develops a crush on. Adores Lynn and sees him as a role model. Aspiring artist.
- Nick Hoult
Voiced by: Zhang Zhen (Chinese), Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese)
Neil's older half-brother. A salesman of Hell and a bit of a bully.
- Evan Angel
Voiced by: Yang Xinran (Chinese), Kensho Ono[3] (Japanese)
Lily's close friend, whom Neil is jealous of.
- Luis Bite
Voiced by: Hu Lian (Chinese), Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese)
Neil's roommate. An American zombie and aspiring actor.
- Momo
Voiced by: Hei Te (Chinese), Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese)
An alcoholic Nekomata and former J-pop idol who lives next door.
- Crystal
Voiced by: Zhifou Liu (Chinese)
Momo and Nick's friend. A Swedish unicorn now working as an exorcist.Episodes
Season 3 (2022)
Media
All Saints Street was originally published as a webcomic on the video sharing website Bilibili, where it has been serialized since 2016.[4] In 2020, the series was adapted into an animated web series produced by Tencent Video and FENZ animation (Numerator), and animated by Hanmu Chunhua (HMCH).[5] Season 1 aired from April to May 2020, and Season 2 aired October to December of the same year. Season 3 aired from January to April 2022, and a Season 4 was announced in December 2022 with a release date of 2023.[6]
A Japanese-language dubbed version of the series was announced in March 2022 [7] and premiered November 13, 2022. The main cast was announced in July 2022. In addition, the Japanese release included a Japanese version of the opening theme performed by CeVIO AI, and an original ending theme titled "mawari mawaru" (まわりまわる) performed by Sasanomaly.[8] It is being simulcast on Crunchyroll, and distributed by Aniplex of America in the United States. The series will receive a DVD and Blu-ray release from February to April 2023.[9]
Reception
, the series has exceeded 200 million views on Tencent Video.[7]
Notes
a.All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 1 April 2020 . 万圣街 - bilibili . 6 December 2022 . Bilibili.
- News: Dempsey . Liam . 29 July 2022 . Chinese Donghua All Saints Street's Japanese Dub Moves in This Fall . . 6 December 2022.
- 1601239728979746816. banseigai. ◤ お知らせ 「万聖街」日本語吹替版追加キャラクター紹介. 「万聖街(ばんせいがい)」公式. 9 December 2022. 10 December 2022.
- Web site: 万圣街 - 漫画全集在线观看 - 哔哩哔哩漫画. Bilibili. 22 July 2020. Chinese.
- Web site: 万圣街. Tencent Video. 22 July 2020.
- Web site: 17 December 2022 . 心優しい悪魔の日常アニメ「万聖街」続編の吹替版が制作決定、山下大輝も喜び（コメントあり） . 2022-12-19 . Eiga Natalie . . ja.
- Web site: 「万聖街」日本語吹替版制作決定！ . PR Times . 9 April 2022 . Japanese . 20 March 2022.
- Web site: 16 September 2022 . アニメ「万聖街」OP＆EDテーマが聴けるPV公開、キャスト出演の事前番組も（コメントあり / 動画あり） . 2022-12-20 . Eiga Natalie . . ja.
- 1575870587636957184. banseigai. ❘❘❘❘◤万聖街 日本語吹替版 Blu-ray&DVD全3巻発売決定. 「万聖街(ばんせいがい)」公式. 30 September 2022. 9 December 2022. ja.
