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 Volume one cover of Biao Ren, featuring Dao Ma | |
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| Author | Xianzhe Xu |
| Publisher | New Comics, Tencent Comics, Beijing United Publishing Company |
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| Original run | 2015 |
| Volumes | 11 |
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| Also known as | Biao Ren: Blades of the Guardians |
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| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 15 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Sun Zhonghuai |
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| Network | Tencent Video |
| Release | June 1, 2023 |
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Biao Ren or Blades of the Guardians (镖人), is a Chinese manhua that was written and illustrated by Xianzhe Xu. It was first serialized in the new comics app in July 2015. The manhua quickly attracted a large number of readers and was well received. Since its first publication, Biao Ren has been serialized on online platforms including Tencent Comics. As of March 2022, Beijing United Publishing Company has released eleven bound volumes.
Since its serialization in 2015, Biao Ren had over two billion readings on 50 mainland Chinese online platforms.
Tencent Penguin Pictures and Colored Pencil Animation Group co-produced an animated (donghua) television adaptation that exclusively premiered on Tencent Video from June to August 2023. A second season is in development and is expected to air in 2024.
In December 2023, Blades of the Guardians donghua series won three awards (Most Reputation Animation of the Year, Best Art Direction for Animation and Best Serial Animation Award (Gold Award)) at the 20th China Animation Golden Dragon Award.
A film adaptation and a television drama are both in development. the film will be directed by Yuen Woo-ping, Wu Jing had been cast as lead, with Nicholas Tse and Jet Li joining the cast.
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