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| Genre: | Action Adventure Esports | ||||||||||||
| Director: | Ke Xiong | ||||||||||||
| Voices: | Zhang Jie C Xiaodiao Ye Qing Xia Lei Liu Sanmu Baomu Zhongyang Jin Xian | ||||||||||||
| Opentheme: | "Conviction" performed by Zhang Jie "Glory Returns" performed by Dadan Yinzu | ||||||||||||
| Composer: | Fantasy Music | ||||||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||||
| Num Seasons: | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 36 + 3 special | ||||||||||||
| Company: | G.CMay Animation & Film (season 1) Colored-Pencil Animation Design (specials, season 2) | ||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 25 minutes | ||||||||||||
| Network: | Tencent QQ Tencent Video bilibili YouTube | ||||||||||||
| Last Aired: | present |
The King's Avatar 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 3-episode sequel premiered in 2018, and a long delayed second season aired in 2020. A prequel film, titled The King's Avatar: For the Glory, had a 2019 release.[5] A third season of anime premiered in May,2024.
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]
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
Voiced by: Liu Sanmu
Voiced by: Xia Lei
Voiced by: Ye Qing
Voiced by: Wei Chao
Voiced by: Shao Tong
Voiced by: Bian Jiang (animation), Zhang Fuzheng (web series)
Voiced by: Jin Xian
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 a 2nd season aired from September to December 2020.
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| Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 14th China Animation Golden Dragon Award | Best Serial Animation Award (Gold Award) | The King's Avatar | [7] | |
| 16th China Animation Golden Dragon Award | Best Serial Animation Award (Bronze Award) | The King's Avatar: For The Glory | [8] | |
| Canada China International Film Festival | Best Animation | [9] | ||
| China Literature Award Ceremony | Animation of the Year | [10] | ||