Funimation has announced that they are partnering with Chinese streaming platform bilibili to stream Heaven Official's Blessing, the first Chinese anime (donghua) series to join Funimation's streaming catalog.
The series will be available North America, the series will also be available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, as well as Mexico and Brazil when Funimation launches there this winter.
The release will happen at the same time as bilibili's streaming of the series in China. bilibili and Haoliners Animation League are co-producing the 11-episode series, which is based on the fantasy novels Mo Xiang Tong Xiu first published online in 2017.
Funimation also plans to release an English dub in 2021.
Funimation describes the story as:
Xie Lian, the crown prince of Xian Le Kingdom, successfully ascends to Heaven during his third trial despite of successive demotions. However, he accidentally breaks the Gold Palace of heavenly officials. With no human worshiping him, Xie Lian has to descend to the secular world to exorcise ghosts, which may help him sustain his divinity.
During his adventure, Xie Lian encounters two heavenly officials and a mysterious young man in red. Four as a team, they experience lots of weird and bizarre events and gradually get to know the dark past of the seemingly glamorous Heaven.
The series will be available North America, the series will also be available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, as well as Mexico and Brazil when Funimation launches there this winter.
The release will happen at the same time as bilibili's streaming of the series in China. bilibili and Haoliners Animation League are co-producing the 11-episode series, which is based on the fantasy novels Mo Xiang Tong Xiu first published online in 2017.
Funimation also plans to release an English dub in 2021.
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Funimation describes the story as:
Xie Lian, the crown prince of Xian Le Kingdom, successfully ascends to Heaven during his third trial despite of successive demotions. However, he accidentally breaks the Gold Palace of heavenly officials. With no human worshiping him, Xie Lian has to descend to the secular world to exorcise ghosts, which may help him sustain his divinity.
During his adventure, Xie Lian encounters two heavenly officials and a mysterious young man in red. Four as a team, they experience lots of weird and bizarre events and gradually get to know the dark past of the seemingly glamorous Heaven.