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'''''Biao Ren''''' or {{nihongo|'''''Blades of the Guardians'''''|镖人|}}, is a Chinese [[manhua]] that was written and illustrated by Xianzhe Xu. It was first serialized in the new comics app in July 2015. The manhua quickly attracted a large number of readers and was well received. Since its first publication, ''Biao Ren'' has been serialized on online platforms including ''[[Tencent Animation and Comics|Tencent Comics]]''. As of March 2022, Beijing United Publishing Company has released eleven bound volumes.
'''''Biao Ren''''' or {{nihongo|'''''Blades of the Guardians'''''|镖人|}}, is a Chinese [[manhua]] that was written and illustrated by Xianzhe Xu. It was first serialized in the new comics app in July 2015. The manhua quickly attracted a large number of readers and was well received. Since its first publication, ''Biao Ren'' has been serialized on online platforms including ''[[Tencent Animation and Comics|Tencent Comics]]''. As of August 2024, Beijing United Publishing Company has released twelve bound volumes.


Since its serialization in 2015, ''Biao Ren'' had over two billion readings on 50 mainland Chinese online platforms.
Since its serialization in 2015, ''Biao Ren'' had over two billion readings on 50 mainland Chinese online platforms.


[[Tencent Pictures|Tencent Penguin Pictures]] and Colored Pencil Animation Group co-produced an animated (''[[Chinese animation|donghua]]'') television adaptation that exclusively premiered on [[Tencent Video]] from June to August 2023. A second season is in development and is expected to air in 2024.
[[Tencent Pictures|Tencent Penguin Pictures]] and Colored Pencil Animation Group co-produced an animated (''[[Chinese animation|donghua]]'') television adaptation that exclusively premiered on [[Tencent Video]] from June to August 2023.  


In December 2023, ''Blades of the Guardians'' ''donghua'' series won three awards (Most Reputation Animation of the Year, Best Art Direction for Animation and Best Serial Animation Award (Gold Award)) at the 20th ''China Animation Golden Dragon Award.  
In December 2023, ''Blades of the Guardians'' ''donghua'' series won three awards (Most Reputation Animation of the Year, Best Art Direction for Animation and Best Serial Animation Award (Gold Award)) at the 20th ''China Animation Golden Dragon Award.  
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[[File:Xu Xianzhe's influenced by Takehiko Inoue and Hiroshi Hirata.jpg|thumb|left|Xu Xianzhe's was influenced by [[Vagabond (manga)|Vagabond]] manga artist [[Takehiko Inoue]] and [[Hiroshi Hirata]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vitomag.com/comics/oyjbvx|title=被質疑像井上雄彥，他用《鏢人》讓所有人閉嘴|date=July 9, 2023|publisher=vitomag.com|access-date=July 25, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725050807/https://vitomag.com/comics/oyjbvx|archive-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>]]
[[File:Xu Xianzhe's influenced by Takehiko Inoue and Hiroshi Hirata.jpg|thumb|left|Xu Xianzhe's was influenced by [[Vagabond (manga)|Vagabond]] manga artist [[Takehiko Inoue]] and [[Hiroshi Hirata]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vitomag.com/comics/oyjbvx|title=被質疑像井上雄彥，他用《鏢人》讓所有人閉嘴|date=July 9, 2023|publisher=vitomag.com|access-date=July 25, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725050807/https://vitomag.com/comics/oyjbvx|archive-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>]]


Xianzhe Xu wanted to tell a story of the late [[Sui dynasty]] by combining martial arts with western elements.<ref name="Biao Ren 专访《镖人》"/> Xianzhe Xu had no art training so he began to practice and hone his drawing skills for four years, and researched the weapons, historical items and history of Sui and [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] dynasties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2162406|title=专访｜漫画家许先哲：初心不改，终能创造奇迹|date= May 31, 2018|publisher=[[The Paper (newspaper)|The Paper]]|access-date=July 15, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204071431/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2162406|archive-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name="鏢人 Biao Ren"/> The art style of ''manhua'' Biao Ren is similar to that of the [[manga]]s [[Vagabond (manga)|Vagabond]], [[Blade of the Immortal]] and [[Sōten Kōro|Beyond the Heavens]]. The author paid attention to details to present a story that is about emotions and destruction in a dark, historical era of ancient China.<ref name="Biao Ren"/>
Xianzhe Xu wanted to tell a story of the late [[Sui dynasty]] by combining martial arts with western elements.<ref name="Biao Ren 专访《镖人》"/> Xianzhe Xu had no art training so he began to practice and hone his drawing skills for four years, and researched the weapons, historical items and history of Sui and [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] dynasties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2162406|title=专访｜漫画家许先哲：初心不改，终能创造奇迹|date= May 31, 2018|publisher=[[The Paper (newspaper)|The Paper]]|access-date=July 15, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204071431/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2162406|archive-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name="鏢人 Biao Ren"/> The art style of ''manhua'' Biao Ren is similar to that of the [[manga]] [[Vagabond (manga)|Vagabond]], [[Blade of the Immortal]] and [[Sōten Kōro|Beyond the Heavens]]. The author paid attention to details to present a story that is about emotions and destruction in a dark, historical era of ancient China.<ref name="Biao Ren"/>


==Media==
==Media==
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===Donghua===
===Donghua===
In August 2020, an animated [[Chinese animation|''donghua'']] television series adaptation was announced by [[Tencent Pictures|Tencent Penguin Pictures]].<ref name="Biao Ren"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2021/9/22/manhua-hyoujin-blades-of-the-guardians-gets-animated-adaptation|title=Manhua Hyoujin -BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS Gets Animated Adaptation|date=September 22, 2021|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=July 11, 2023|language=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703045608/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2021/9/22/manhua-hyoujin-blades-of-the-guardians-gets-animated-adaptation|archive-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fan|first=Xu|title=Popular comic-adapted animated series set to open in June |url=https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202305/12/WS645ddeaca310b6054fad2a75.html|website=[[China Daily]]|access-date=July 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703045623/https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202305/12/WS645ddeaca310b6054fad2a75.html|archive-date=July 3, 2023|date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> ''Blades of the Guardians'' ''donghua'' series was animated in Japan, and was produced by the Colored Pencil Animation Group (Chinese corporation Chongqing Colored Pencil Animation Design Co., Ltd.; Colored Pencil Animation Japan Co., Ltd.).<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:中国マンガ「ヒョウ人-BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS」本土でアニメ化決定！ PVも公開|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2021/09/22/64088.html|website=animeanime.jp|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223073104/https://animeanime.jp/article/2021/09/22/64088.html|archive-date=December 23, 2022|language=ja|date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> It ran for 15 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://v.qq.com/x/cover/mzc00200ab0trmk.html|title=镖人_1080P在线观看平台|publisher=[[Tencent Video]]|access-date=May 3, 2024|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103082331/https://v.qq.com/x/cover/mzc00200ab0trmk.html|archive-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref> The series exclusively aired from June 1, to August 17, 2023, on [[Tencent Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1692251041168160.html|title=《镖人》第一季8.8分收官，对话原作者许先哲，解读历史与想象|publisher=[[The Beijing News]]|date=August 17, 2023|access-date=May 13, 2024|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125022422/https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1692251041168160.html|archive-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Tencent"/> A second season is in development and is expected to air in 2024.<ref name="Tencent">{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20230817A04NUV00/|title=希望动画版《镖人》表现出《新龙门客栈》那样的光影丨主创谈|date=August 1, 2023|publisher=Tencent|access-date=May 3, 2024|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224191415/https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20230817A04NUV00/|archive-date=February 24, 2024}}</ref>
In August 2020, an animated [[Chinese animation|''donghua'']] television series adaptation was announced by [[Tencent Pictures|Tencent Penguin Pictures]].<ref name="Biao Ren"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2021/9/22/manhua-hyoujin-blades-of-the-guardians-gets-animated-adaptation|title=Manhua Hyoujin -BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS Gets Animated Adaptation|date=September 22, 2021|publisher=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=July 11, 2023|language=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703045608/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2021/9/22/manhua-hyoujin-blades-of-the-guardians-gets-animated-adaptation|archive-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fan|first=Xu|title=Popular comic-adapted animated series set to open in June |url=https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202305/12/WS645ddeaca310b6054fad2a75.html|website=[[China Daily]]|access-date=July 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703045623/https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202305/12/WS645ddeaca310b6054fad2a75.html|archive-date=July 3, 2023|date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> ''Blades of the Guardians'' ''donghua'' series was animated in Japan, and was produced by the Colored Pencil Animation Group (Chinese corporation Chongqing Colored Pencil Animation Design Co., Ltd.; Colored Pencil Animation Japan Co., Ltd.).<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:中国マンガ「ヒョウ人-BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS」本土でアニメ化決定！ PVも公開|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2021/09/22/64088.html|website=animeanime.jp|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223073104/https://animeanime.jp/article/2021/09/22/64088.html|archive-date=December 23, 2022|language=ja|date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> It ran for 15 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://v.qq.com/x/cover/mzc00200ab0trmk.html|title=镖人_1080P在线观看平台|publisher=[[Tencent Video]]|access-date=May 3, 2024|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103082331/https://v.qq.com/x/cover/mzc00200ab0trmk.html|archive-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref> The series exclusively aired from June 1, to August 17, 2023, on [[Tencent Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1692251041168160.html|title=《镖人》第一季8.8分收官，对话原作者许先哲，解读历史与想象|publisher=[[The Beijing News]]|date=August 17, 2023|access-date=May 13, 2024|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125022422/https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1692251041168160.html|archive-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Tencent">{{cite web|url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20230817A04NUV00/|title=希望动画版《镖人》表现出《新龙门客栈》那样的光影丨主创谈|date=August 1, 2023|publisher=Tencent|access-date=May 3, 2024|language=zh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224191415/https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20230817A04NUV00/|archive-date=February 24, 2024}}</ref>  


===Episode list===
===Episode list===
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Since the launch of the ''manhua'', it has performed well in the book market. Many readers have called its exquisite paintings and grand Chinese historical background "the light of Guoman",<ref name="護鏢">{{cite web|url=https://ek21.com/news/1/10637/|title=《鏢人》成都重慶簽售，四十度高溫難擋讀者「護鏢」熱情|date=July 24, 2018|publisher=ek21.com|access-date=July 16, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716041853/https://ek21.com/news/1/10637/|archive-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref> and was very popular in Japan; it has appeared three times on [[NHK]], Japan's CCTV, and was praised as "a world-class masterpiece of Chinese comics".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://game.3loumao.org/134974|title=《镖人》，为什么被叫做国漫之光|date=June 27, 2022|publisher=3loumao.org|access-date=July 11, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711034044/https://game.3loumao.org/134974|archive-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref><ref name="鏢人 Biao Ren"/> The series has been praised by many of Japan's top [[manga artist]]s.<ref name="鏢人 Biao Ren">{{cite web|url=https://www.xuehua.us/a/5eb801e786ec4d48b7991b9c?lang=zh-hk|title=轟動日本的中國漫畫《鏢人》上市|date=September 25, 2018|publisher=xuehua.us|access-date=July 13, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713024007/https://www.xuehua.us/a/5eb801e786ec4d48b7991b9c?lang=zh-hk|archive-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref> [[Rumiko Takahashi]], [[Tooru Fujisawa]] and the former editor-in-chief of ''[[Crayon Shin-chan]]'' visited China to help promote it.<ref name="鏢人2">{{cite web|url=https://www.xuehua.us/a/5eb9007c86ec4d39f3363ab4?lang=zh-hk|title=轟動日本的中國漫畫，《鏢人2》回來了！|date=June 29, 2018|publisher=xuehua.us|access-date=July 13, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713041636/https://www.xuehua.us/a/5eb9007c86ec4d39f3363ab4?lang=zh-hk|archive-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/240581154_265568|title=轟動日本的中國漫畫，《鏢人2》回來了！|date=June 29, 2018|publisher=[[Sohu]]|access-date=July 13, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713042346/https://www.sohu.com/a/240581154_265568|archive-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref>  
Since the launch of the ''manhua'', it has performed well in the book market. Many readers have called its exquisite paintings and grand Chinese historical background "the light of Guoman",<ref name="護鏢">{{cite web|url=https://ek21.com/news/1/10637/|title=《鏢人》成都重慶簽售，四十度高溫難擋讀者「護鏢」熱情|date=July 24, 2018|publisher=ek21.com|access-date=July 16, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716041853/https://ek21.com/news/1/10637/|archive-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref> and was very popular in Japan; it has appeared three times on [[NHK]], Japan's CCTV, and was praised as "a world-class masterpiece of Chinese comics".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://game.3loumao.org/134974|title=《镖人》，为什么被叫做国漫之光|date=June 27, 2022|publisher=3loumao.org|access-date=July 11, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711034044/https://game.3loumao.org/134974|archive-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref><ref name="鏢人 Biao Ren"/> The series has been praised by many of Japan's top [[manga artist]]s.<ref name="鏢人 Biao Ren">{{cite web|url=https://www.xuehua.us/a/5eb801e786ec4d48b7991b9c?lang=zh-hk|title=轟動日本的中國漫畫《鏢人》上市|date=September 25, 2018|publisher=xuehua.us|access-date=July 13, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713024007/https://www.xuehua.us/a/5eb801e786ec4d48b7991b9c?lang=zh-hk|archive-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref> [[Rumiko Takahashi]], [[Tooru Fujisawa]] and the former editor-in-chief of ''[[Crayon Shin-chan]]'' visited China to help promote it.<ref name="鏢人2">{{cite web|url=https://www.xuehua.us/a/5eb9007c86ec4d39f3363ab4?lang=zh-hk|title=轟動日本的中國漫畫，《鏢人2》回來了！|date=June 29, 2018|publisher=xuehua.us|access-date=July 13, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713041636/https://www.xuehua.us/a/5eb9007c86ec4d39f3363ab4?lang=zh-hk|archive-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/240581154_265568|title=轟動日本的中國漫畫，《鏢人2》回來了！|date=June 29, 2018|publisher=[[Sohu]]|access-date=July 13, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713042346/https://www.sohu.com/a/240581154_265568|archive-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref>  


''Biao Ren'' bound volume one sold over 100,000 copies within a month of its launch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iah.ifeng.com/6749719/news.shtml?&back|title=《镖人》成都重庆签售，四十度高温难挡读者"护镖"热情|date=July 24, 2018|publisher=ifeng.com|access-date=July 16, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716045546/https://iah.ifeng.com/6749719/news.shtml?&back/|archive-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref><ref name="護鏢"/> By 2021, sales of the first ten volumes exceeded one million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://posts.careerengine.us/p/620c24031db18d7d66e6e77c|title=开分9.9，强势续集回归，从不一样的角度点燃孩子的阅读兴趣|date=February 15, 2022|publisher=careerengine.us|access-date=July 20, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720162129/https://posts.careerengine.us/p/620c24031db18d7d66e6e77c|archive-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref> The twelfth volume was ranked the fifth-top-selling comic title of the week in [[Douban]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.douban.com/subject_collection/EC5U5NVYQ|title= No.5 绘本漫画一周热门榜 |date=|publisher=[[Douban]]|access-date=November 12, 2024|language=zh}}</ref><ref name="v12"/>
''Biao Ren'' bound volume one sold over 100,000 copies within a month of its launch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iah.ifeng.com/6749719/news.shtml?&back|title=《镖人》成都重庆签售，四十度高温难挡读者"护镖"热情|date=July 24, 2018|publisher=ifeng.com|access-date=July 16, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716045546/https://iah.ifeng.com/6749719/news.shtml?&back/|archive-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref><ref name="護鏢"/> By 2021, sales of the first ten volumes exceeded one million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://posts.careerengine.us/p/620c24031db18d7d66e6e77c|title=开分9.9，强势续集回归，从不一样的角度点燃孩子的阅读兴趣|date=February 15, 2022|publisher=careerengine.us|access-date=July 20, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720162129/https://posts.careerengine.us/p/620c24031db18d7d66e6e77c|archive-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref> The twelfth volume was ranked the fifth-top-selling comic title of the week in [[Douban]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.douban.com/subject_collection/EC5U5NVYQ|title=No.5 绘本漫画一周热门榜|date=|publisher=[[Douban]]|access-date=November 12, 2024|language=zh|archive-date=November 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113064336/https://m.douban.com/subject_collection/EC5U5NVYQ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="v12"/>


The series received overwhelmingly positive reviews for its high-quality production and storyline, and amassed a notable Internet fandom both in China and overseas.<ref name="鏢人2"/><ref name="Biao Ren"/> The series holds a rating of 9.9 out of 10 on [[Tencent Video]], making it as one of the most-acclaimed ''manhua'' series in the world.<ref name="镖人"/> Since its first publication in 2015, the ''manhua'' ''Biao Ren'' had been viewed on 30 online platforms over a billion times by September 2018,<ref name="鏢人 Biao Ren"/> and over two billion times on more than 50 domestic online platforms by June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://h5.ifeng.com/c/vivoArticle/v002CxOgB-_56Y2dnxWy3ssj38YjZBITIw44QYybkMpbdTXY__?isNews=1&showComments=0|title=被质疑像井上雄彦，他用《镖人》让所有人闭嘴|date=June 27, 2023|publisher=ifeng.com|access-date=July 20, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720033639/https://h5.ifeng.com/c/vivoArticle/v002CxOgB-_56Y2dnxWy3ssj38YjZBITIw44QYybkMpbdTXY__?isNews=1&showComments=0|archive-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>
The series received overwhelmingly positive reviews for its high-quality production and storyline, and amassed a notable Internet fandom both in China and overseas.<ref name="鏢人2"/><ref name="Biao Ren"/> The series holds a rating of 9.9 out of 10 on [[Tencent Video]], making it as one of the most-acclaimed ''manhua'' series in the world.<ref name="镖人"/> Since its first publication in 2015, the ''manhua'' ''Biao Ren'' had been viewed on 30 online platforms over a billion times by September 2018,<ref name="鏢人 Biao Ren"/> and over two billion times on more than 50 domestic online platforms by June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://h5.ifeng.com/c/vivoArticle/v002CxOgB-_56Y2dnxWy3ssj38YjZBITIw44QYybkMpbdTXY__?isNews=1&showComments=0|title=被质疑像井上雄彦，他用《镖人》让所有人闭嘴|date=June 27, 2023|publisher=ifeng.com|access-date=July 20, 2023|language=zh|url-status=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720033639/https://h5.ifeng.com/c/vivoArticle/v002CxOgB-_56Y2dnxWy3ssj38YjZBITIw44QYybkMpbdTXY__?isNews=1&showComments=0|archive-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>

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Biao Ren or Template:Nihongo, is a Chinese manhua that was written and illustrated by Xianzhe Xu. It was first serialized in the new comics app in July 2015. The manhua quickly attracted a large number of readers and was well received. Since its first publication, Biao Ren has been serialized on online platforms including Tencent Comics. As of August 2024, Beijing United Publishing Company has released twelve bound volumes.

Since its serialization in 2015, Biao Ren had over two billion readings on 50 mainland Chinese online platforms.

Tencent Penguin Pictures and Colored Pencil Animation Group co-produced an animated (donghua) television adaptation that exclusively premiered on Tencent Video from June to August 2023.

In December 2023, Blades of the Guardians donghua series won three awards (Most Reputation Animation of the Year, Best Art Direction for Animation and Best Serial Animation Award (Gold Award)) at the 20th China Animation Golden Dragon Award.

A film adaptation and a television drama are both in development. the film will be directed by Yuen Woo-ping, Wu Jing had been cast as lead, with Nicholas Tse, Yu Shi and Jet Li joined the cast.

Plot

Hired fighters called Escorts protect a targets, criminals for whom the government has issued an arrest warrant. On the eve of civil unrest in the last years of the Sui dynasty, a government of fear and terror is gaining power in China, and feelings of hatred and enmity are emerging among some people. A skilled swordsman named Dao Ma travels throughout ancient China with his three-year-old son Xiao Qi and lives with the power of his sword. One day Dao Ma accepts a mission for which he is guided to the city of Changan. He plans to pay off his debt to a therapist named Mo, and when he travels in the western desert, he accepts a simple mission that turns into a critical, dangerous issue.

Production

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Xu Xianzhe's was influenced by Vagabond manga artist Takehiko Inoue and Hiroshi Hirata.[1]

Xianzhe Xu wanted to tell a story of the late Sui dynasty by combining martial arts with western elements.[2] Xianzhe Xu had no art training so he began to practice and hone his drawing skills for four years, and researched the weapons, historical items and history of Sui and Tang dynasties.[3][4] The art style of manhua Biao Ren is similar to that of the manga Vagabond, Blade of the Immortal and Beyond the Heavens. The author paid attention to details to present a story that is about emotions and destruction in a dark, historical era of ancient China.[5]

Media

Manhua

The Biao Ren manhua was serialized on the new comics app on July 1, 2015. The work quickly attracted a large number of readers and was well received. The electronic version is now serialized on online platform Tencent Comics.[6][4][7][8] On April 1, 2018, Beijing United Publishing Company published the first volume of Biao Ren.[9] As of August 2024, twelve volumes have been released.[10] Later, the series was published on Japanese reading platform Mecha Comic.[5] As of August 8, 2019, Shōnen Gahōsha released three volumes Japanese Edition.[11][12][13] In Germany, the manga is licensed by Chinabooks.[14][15]

Volume list

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Donghua

In August 2020, an animated donghua television series adaptation was announced by Tencent Penguin Pictures.[5][16][17] Blades of the Guardians donghua series was animated in Japan, and was produced by the Colored Pencil Animation Group (Chinese corporation Chongqing Colored Pencil Animation Design Co., Ltd.; Colored Pencil Animation Japan Co., Ltd.).[18] It ran for 15 episodes.[19] The series exclusively aired from June 1, to August 17, 2023, on Tencent Video.[20][21]

Episode list

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Adaptations

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In July 2023, it was announced that a film adaptation of the Biao Ren manhua and a television drama is in development,[22] and in December 2023, it was revealed that Yuen Woo-ping will direct the live-action film.[23] In June 2024, Wu Jing will produce the film and were cast as the lead role Dao Ma, with Nicholas Tse joining the cast,[24][25][26] and filming officially began on July 26 of the same year in Xinjiang.[27] in the following months Yu Shi and Jet Li joined the cast.[28][29]

Reception

Since the launch of the manhua, it has performed well in the book market. Many readers have called its exquisite paintings and grand Chinese historical background "the light of Guoman",[30] and was very popular in Japan; it has appeared three times on NHK, Japan's CCTV, and was praised as "a world-class masterpiece of Chinese comics".[31][4] The series has been praised by many of Japan's top manga artists.[4] Rumiko Takahashi, Tooru Fujisawa and the former editor-in-chief of Crayon Shin-chan visited China to help promote it.[32][33]

Biao Ren bound volume one sold over 100,000 copies within a month of its launch.[34][30] By 2021, sales of the first ten volumes exceeded one million copies.[35] The twelfth volume was ranked the fifth-top-selling comic title of the week in Douban.[36][37]

The series received overwhelmingly positive reviews for its high-quality production and storyline, and amassed a notable Internet fandom both in China and overseas.[32][5] The series holds a rating of 9.9 out of 10 on Tencent Video, making it as one of the most-acclaimed manhua series in the world.[7] Since its first publication in 2015, the manhua Biao Ren had been viewed on 30 online platforms over a billion times by September 2018,[4] and over two billion times on more than 50 domestic online platforms by June 2023.[38]

On Douban, Biao Ren rated 8.4 out of 10, making it one of the best-received donghua series in China in 2023.[39][40]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
2023 20th China Animation Golden Dragon Award Best Serial Animation Award (Gold Award) Biao Ren rowspan=8 Template:Won [41][42]
Best Art Direction for Animation Zhiwei Deng & Juansheng Shi
Most Reputation Animation of the Year Biao Ren
Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
2024 29th Shanghai Television Festival Best Animation Biao Ren rowspan=8 Template:Nom [43][44]
Best Storytelling (Animation) Biao Ren

References

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External links

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