The King's Avatar (2017 web series) explained

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Child:yes
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C:全职高手
P:Quánzhí Gāoshǒu
L:Master of All Classes
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.

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 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]

Characters

Team Happy

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

Team Excellent Era

Voiced by: Liu Sanmu

Team Blue Rain

Voiced by: Xia Lei

Voiced by: Ye Qing

Team Tiny Herb

Voiced by: Wei Chao

Voiced by: Shao Tong

Team Tyranny

Voiced by: Bian Jiang (animation), Zhang Fuzheng (web series)

Team Samsara

Voiced by: Jin Xian

Series overview

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.

Season 1 (2017)

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Season 2 (2020)

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Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
14th China Animation Golden Dragon AwardBest Serial Animation Award (Gold Award)The King's Avatar[7]
16th China Animation Golden Dragon AwardBest Serial Animation Award (Bronze Award)The King's Avatar: For The Glory[8]
Canada China International Film FestivalBest Animation [9]
China Literature Award CeremonyAnimation of the Year[10]

References

  1. Web site: Tencent's Chinese eSports anime is really anime but also extremely eSports. PCGamesN. 23 August 2016 . en-GB. 2018-09-05.
  2. News: Esports Anime – The King's Avatar Coming 2017. Akshon Esports. 2018-09-05.
  3. Web site: Cheng Wu: Tencent Esports Will Realize New Power in the In-Depth Layout Year of Esports Industry. Esports. Tencent. www.prnewswire.co.uk. 2018-09-05.
  4. News: Tencent to adapt esports manga into anime – The Esports Observer. 2016-08-23. The Esports Observer. 2018-09-05. en-US.
  5. Web site: Popular online novel spawns animation film. August 21, 2019. China Daily.
  6. News: The King's Avatar is A Must-Watch If You're An E-Sports Fan Go! - Globe. 2018-09-05. en.
  7. Web site: 中国动漫金龙奖斥资千万元扶持正能量动漫创作. September 30, 2017. Xinhua News. zh.
  8. Web site: 第16届金龙奖获奖名单公布!. September 6, 2019. Sohu. zh.
  9. Web site: 第四届中加国际电影节落幕 14个奖项揭晓. September 19, 2018. China News. zh.
  10. Web site: "心动四子"王凯、肖战、张若昀、罗云熙,喜提"阅动人心经典形象"的荣誉. SMG Shanghai TV Official Channel . 18 January 2020 . zh.