The King's Avatar (2017 web series)
Chinese donghua web series
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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 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 three-episode sequel premiered in 2018, and a prequel film, The King's Avatar: For the Glory, had a 2019 release.[5] The long delayed second season aired in 2020, and the third season aired in 2024. The complete first and second seasons were released on Crunchyroll in Chinese with English subtitles on February 19, 2025.[6]
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| Chinese | 全职高手 |
| Literal meaning | Master of All Classes |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Quánzhí Gāoshǒu |
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| Based on | The King's Avatar by Hu Dielan |
| Written by | Sha Liang |
| Directed by | Ke Xiong |
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| Composer | Fantasy Music |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 41 + 3 specials |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Release | April 19, 2017 – 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 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 championship and glory.[2][7]
Characters
Team Happy
- Ye Xiu (Voiced by: Zhang Jie (Chinese); Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese))[8] - formerly in Team Excellent Era
- Chen Guo (Voiced by: Ji Guanlin)
- Su Mucheng (Voiced by: Tong Xinzhu (animation), Liu Xiaoyu (audio drama) (Chinese); Mamiko Noto (Japanese))[8] - formerly in Team Excellent Era
- Tang Rou (Voiced by: Qiao Shiyu)
- Bao Rongxing (Voiced by: Teng Xin)
- Luo Ji (Voiced by: Zhang Boheng)
- Qiao Yifan (Voiced by: Su Shangqing) - formerly in Team Tiny Herb
- 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)
- Xiao Shiqin (Voiced by: Peng Yao) - formerly team captain of Thunderclap
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))[8]
- Zhang Xinjie (Voiced by: Bian Jiang (animation), Zhang Fuzheng (web series))
Team Samsara
- Zhou Zekai (Voiced by: Jin Xian)
Team Thunderclap
- Liu Hao (Voiced by: Zhao Yi) - formerly in Team Excellent Era
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 the second season aired from September to December 2020. The third season aired from May to September 2024. The complete first and second seasons were released on Crunchyroll in Chinese with English subtitles on February 19, 2025.[6]
Season 1 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Ye Qiu? Ye Xiu?" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha | April 7, 2017 | |
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Ye Qiu is kicked out of his team that he has captained for eight years due to his unwillingness to take part in marketing and promotion deals making him worthless, despite his skills and his three straight championship wins with the team in the last three 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. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Skilled Supervisor" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha | April 7, 2017 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Adventurers Are Always Free-Willed" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | April 14, 2017 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Wild Bosses Are Meant to Be Stolen!" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | April 21, 2017 | |
| 5 | 5 | "A Single-Player Game?" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | April 28, 2017 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Blade Master" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | May 5, 2017 | |
| 7 | 7 | "The Greatest Boss in History" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | May 12, 2017 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Youngsters, Let's Meet Up!" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | May 19, 2017 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Public Enemy" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | May 26, 2017 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Master Tactician's Strategy" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | June 2, 2017 | |
| 11 | 11 | "Using the Right Method to Tell You What Is Considered Brutal" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | June 9, 2017 | |
| 12 | 12 | "10 Years of Glory, and It Continues" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing, Zhu Ke | June 16, 2017 | |
OVA (2018)
| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Episode One" | Shi Juansheng | Unknown | April 27, 2018 |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | Shi Juansheng | Unknown | May 4, 2018 |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | Shi Juansheng | Unknown | May 11, 2018 |
Season 2 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 13 | 1 | "Step one, back to the Pro game" | Unknown | Unknown | September 25, 2020 |
| 14 | 2 | "Happy New Year" | Unknown | Unknown | September 25, 2020 |
| 15 | 3 | "Heavenly Domain" | Unknown | Unknown | October 2, 2020 |
| 16 | 4 | "Unspecialized Strikes" | Unknown | Unknown | October 9, 2020 |
| 17 | 5 | "Professional Scrap-Picker" | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 2020 |
| 18 | 6 | "Negative Example" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 2020 |
| 19 | 7 | "Boss of Excellent Era" | Unknown | Unknown | October 30, 2020 |
| 20 | 8 | "Ancient Gods" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 2020 |
| 21 | 9 | "Material Problem" | Unknown | Unknown | November 13, 2020 |
| 22 | 10 | "Champion Heart" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 2020 |
| 23 | 11 | "Little Cold Hands" | Unknown | Unknown | November 27, 2020 |
| 24 | 12 | "Team Happy" | Unknown | Unknown | December 4, 2020 |
Season 3 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 25 | 1 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | May 31, 2024 |
| 26 | 2 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | May 31, 2024 |
| 27 | 3 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | June 7, 2024 |
| 28 | 4 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | June 14, 2024 |
| 29 | 5 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | June 21, 2024 |
| 30 | 6 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | June 28, 2024 |
| 31 | 7 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | July 5, 2024 |
| 32 | 8 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | July 12, 2024 |
| 33 | 9 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | July 19, 2024 |
| 34 | 10 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | July 26, 2024 |
| 35 | 11 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | August 2, 2024 |
| 36 | 12 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | August 9, 2024 |
| 37 | 13 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | August 16, 2024 |
| 38 | 14 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | August 23, 2024 |
| 39 | 15 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | August 30, 2024 |
| 40 | 16 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | September 6, 2024 |
| 41 | 17 | TBA | Zhang Yingying | Unknown | September 13, 2024 |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 14th China Animation Golden Dragon Award | Best Serial Animation Award (Gold Award) | The King's Avatar | Won | [9] |
| 16th China Animation Golden Dragon Award | Best Serial Animation Award (Bronze Award) | The King's Avatar: For The Glory | Won | [10] |
| Canada China International Film Festival | Best Animation | Won | [11] | |
| China Literature Award Ceremony | Animation of the Year | Won | [12] | |