The King's Avatar (2017 web series)

The King's Avatar (Chinese: 全职高手; pinyin: Quánzhí Gāoshǒu) is a Chinese donghua web series aired in 2017, based on the web novel of the same name written by Hu Die lan.[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]

For the live action series, see The King's Avatar (2019 TV series).
The King's Avatar
Chinese全职高手
Literal meaningMaster of All Classes
Hanyu PinyinQuánzhí Gāoshǒu
GenreAction
Adventure
Esports
Based onThe King's Avatar
by Hu Dielan
Written bySha Liang
Directed byKe Xiong
Voices ofZhang Jie
C Xiaodiao
Ye Qing
Xia Lei
Liu Sanmu
Baomu Zhongyang
Jin Xian
Opening theme"Conviction" performed by Zhang Jie
"Glory Returns" performed by Dadan Yinzu
ComposerFantasy Music
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24 + 3 special
Production
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesG.CMay Animation & Film (season 1)
Colored-Pencil Animation Design (specials, season 2)
Release
Original networkTencent QQ
Tencent Video
bilibili
YouTube
Original releaseApril 19, 2017 (2017-04-19) –
present

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 leave 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 whom 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
  • Ye Xiu (formerly in Team Excellent Era)
Voiced by: Zhang Jie (Chinese); Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese)[7]
  • Chen Guo
Voiced by: Ji Guanlin
  • Su Mucheng (formerly in Team Excellent Era)
Voiced by: Tong Xinzhu (animation), Liu Xiaoyu (audio drama) (Chinese); Mamiko Noto (Japanese)[7]
  • Tang Rou
Voiced by: Qiao Shiyu
  • Bao Rongxing
Voiced by: Teng Xin
  • Luo Ji
Voiced by: Zhang Boheng
  • Qiao Yifan (formerly in Team Tiny Herb)
Voiced by: Su Shangqing
  • Wei Chen
Voiced by: Feng Sheng (aka Tute Hameng)
  • An Wenyi
Voiced by: Chenzhang Taikang
  • Mo Fan
Voiced by: Zhang Fuzheng

Team Excellent Era
  • Sun Xiang
Voiced by: Liu Sanmu

Team Blue Rain
  • Yu Wenzhou
Voiced by: Xia Lei
  • Huang Shaotian
Voiced by: Ye Qing

Team Tiny Herb
  • Wang Jiexi
Voiced by: Wei Chao
  • Gao Yingjie
Voiced by: Shao Tong

Team Tyranny
  • Han Wenqing
Voiced by: Song Ming (aka Baomu Zhongyang) (Chinese); Shinichiro Kamio (Japanese)[7]
  • Zhang Xinjie
Voiced by: Bian Jiang (animation), Zhang Fuzheng (web series)

Team Samsara
  • Zhou Zekai
Voiced by: Jin Xian

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
112April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Special3April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
212September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)

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)
No.
overall		 No. in
series		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Ye Qiu? Ye Xiu?"Xiong KeLiang ShaApril 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
Ye Qiu is kicked out of his team that he has captained for 8 years due to his unwillingness to take part in marketing and promotion deals making him unvaluable, despite his skills and his 3 straight championship with the team in the first 3 years. He eventually remembers the opening of the new server and walks into an internet cafe near the team headquarters and finds himself starting at the bottom and working at the internet cafe as a night-shift manager.
22"The Skilled Supervisor"Xiong KeLiang ShaApril 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
33"Adventurers Are Always Free-Willed"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
44"Wild Bosses Are Meant to Be Stolen!"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeApril 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
55"A Single-Player Game?"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeApril 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
66"Blade Master"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeMay 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
77"The Greatest Boss in History"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeMay 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)
88"Youngsters, Let's Meet Up!"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeMay 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)
99"Public Enemy"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeMay 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)
1010"Master Tactician's Strategy"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeJune 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)
1111"Using the Right Method to Tell You What Is Considered Brutal"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeJune 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
1212"10 Years of Glory, and It Continues"Xiong KeLiang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu KeJune 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

Specials
No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Episode One"Shi JuanshengUnknownApril 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)
2"Episode Two"Shi JuanshengUnknownApril 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)
3"Episode Three"Shi JuanshengUnknownApril 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)

Season 2 (2020)
No.
overall		 No. in
series		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
131"The First Step to Return to the Professional World"UnknownUnknownSeptember 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)
142"Happy New Year"UnknownUnknownSeptember 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)
153"God`s Realm"UnknownUnknownOctober 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
164"Unspecialized Strikes"UnknownUnknownOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
175"Professional Scrap-Picker"UnknownUnknownOctober 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
186"Negative Example"UnknownUnknownOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)
197"Boss of Excellent Era"UnknownUnknownOctober 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)
208"Ancient Gods"UnknownUnknownNovember 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)
219"Material Problem"UnknownUnknownNovember 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
2210"Champion Heart"UnknownUnknownNovember 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
2311"Little Cold Hands"UnknownUnknownNovember 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)
2412"Team Happy"UnknownUnknownDecember 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)

Awards and nominations
AwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
14th China Animation Golden Dragon Award Best Serial Animation Award (Gold Award) The King's Avatar Won [8]
16th China Animation Golden Dragon Award Best Serial Animation Award (Bronze Award) The King's Avatar: For The Glory Won [9]
Canada China International Film Festival Best Animation Won [10]
China Literature Award Ceremony Animation of the Year Won [11]

References
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  2. "Esports Anime – The King's Avatar Coming 2017". Akshon Esports. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  3. Esports, Tencent. "Cheng Wu: Tencent Esports Will Realize New Power in the In-Depth Layout Year of Esports Industry". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  4. "Tencent to adapt esports manga into anime – The Esports Observer". The Esports Observer. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  5. "Popular online novel spawns animation film". China Daily. August 21, 2019.
  6. "The King's Avatar is A Must-Watch If You're An E-Sports Fan | Go! - Globe". Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  7. Dempsey, Liam (May 16, 2023). "The King's Avatar: For the Glory Donghua Film Reveals Visual, Trailer and Dub Cast for Japanese Release". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  8. "中国动漫金龙奖斥资千万元扶持正能量动漫创作". Xinhua News (in Chinese). September 30, 2017.
  9. "第16届金龙奖获奖名单公布！". Sohu (in Chinese). September 6, 2019.
  10. "第四届中加国际电影节落幕 14个奖项揭晓". China News (in Chinese). September 19, 2018.
  11. ""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 (in Chinese).
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