Thunderbolt Fantasy

Thunderbolt Fantasy
Also known asThunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers
Created byGen Urobuchi
Written byGen Urobuchi
Directed by
  • Chris Huang (chief)
  • Jia-Shiang Wang
  • Pao-Pin Cheng
StarringKohsuke Toriumi
Junichi Suwabe
Mai Nakahara
Tomokazu Seki
Takanori Nishikawa
Katsuyuki Konishi
Opening theme
  • "Raimei" by T.M.Revolution (Season 1)
  • "His/Story" by Takanori Nishikawa (Season 2)
  • "Judgement" by Takanori Nishikawa (Season 3)
  • "Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi -SKYBREAKER-" by Takanori Nishikawa (Season 4)
Composers
Country of originTaiwan
Japan
Original languagesJapanese
Taiwanese Hokkien
Mandarin
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersLiang-Xun Huang (Pili International Multimedia)
Digitarou (Nitro+)
Aki Takanori (Good Smile Company)
ProducerHao-Ming Tseng (Pili International Multimedia)
CinematographyPili International Multimedia[1]
Running time23 min.
Production companyPili International Multimedia
Original release
NetworkAT-X
Tokyo MX
Nippon BS Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseJuly 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) –
present
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Thunderbolt Fantasy
Manga
Written byGen Urobuchi
Illustrated byYui Sakuma
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Morning
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 21, 2016 – April 6, 2017
Volumes4 (List of volumes)
Manga
Otome Genyūki
Written byKairi Shimotsuki
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineChampion Cross
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 27, 2016 – February 28, 2017
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
Novel
Gaiden
Written by
  • Erika Mitsunori
  • Shotaro Teshirogi
Illustrated by
  • Shinov Mimori
  • Minamoto Satoshi
Published byNitroplus Books
PublishedApril 7, 2017
Live-action video
The Sword of Life and Death
Written byGen Urobuchi (Nitro+)
StudioPili International Multimedia
ReleasedDecember 2, 2017 (2017-12-02)
Live-action video
Bewitching Melody of the West
Written byGen Urobuchi (Nitro+)
StudioPili International Multimedia
ReleasedOctober 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
Thunderbolt Fantasy
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese東離劍遊紀
Simplified Chinese东离剑游纪
Literal meaningSword Travels in the East
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōnglí Jiànyoújì
Bopomofoㄉㄨㄥ　ㄌ一ˊ　ㄐㄧㄢˋ　ㄧㄡˊ　ㄐㄧˋ
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTông-lî Kiàm-iû-kì
Japanese name
Kanji東離劍遊紀
Transcriptions
RomanizationTōriken Yūki

Thunderbolt Fantasy (Thunderbolt Fantasy -東離劍遊紀-, Sandāboruto Fantajī: Tōriken Yūki, lit. Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East), also known as Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers, is a Japanese-Taiwanese glove puppetry television series created and written by Gen Urobuchi and produced as a collaboration between Japanese companies Nitroplus and Good Smile Company and Taiwanese puppet production company Pili International Multimedia, creators of Pili ("Thunderbolt") series.[2] The series began airing in Japan starting July 8, 2016 and is being simulcast by Bahamut[3] and iQiyi Taiwan[a] in Taiwan, bilibili in Mainland China, and Crunchyroll[4] in the United States. It has two official languages: the Taiwanese Min-Nan version aired in Taiwan, and the Japanese version aired outside Taiwan.[5] A manga adaptation illustrated by Yui Sakuma was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine from July 21, 2016 to April 6, 2017.[6] A second adaption, told from the perspective of Dān Fěi, and illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki, was serialized in Akita Shoten's Champion Cross online magazine on September 27, 2016 to February 28, 2017.[7] A side novel that focuses on the pasts of Lǐn Xuě Yā, Xíng Hài, and Shā Wú Shēng was released on April 7, 2017,[8] and was partially adapted into a film released on December 2, 2017. A second season aired in 2018,[9] while a film prequel to it was released on October 25, 2019. A third season aired in 2021. A fourth season will air in 2024, with a series finale film releasing in 2025.

  1. ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Japanese / Taiwanese Co-Production, "Thunderbolt Fantasy"!". Crunchyroll. July 1, 2016. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Gen Urobuchi, Good Smile Company Launch Thunerbolt Fantasy Puppet TV Series". Anime News Network. February 5, 2016. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. ^ 巴哈姆特動畫瘋. ani.gamer.com.tw (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Gen Urobuchi's Puppet TV Series Thunderbolt Fantasy". Anime News Network. July 1, 2016. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  5. ^ 布袋戲跨入日本！台日合作《東離劍遊紀》正式於台公開 (in Traditional Chinese). February 10, 2016. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  6. ^ "Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Series Gets Manga by Complex Age's Yui Sakuma". Anime News Network. July 15, 2016. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference manga2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference novel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Gen Urobuchi's Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Series Gets Sequel". Anime News Network. September 30, 2016. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.


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