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Template:Nihongo, also known as Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers, is a Japanese-Taiwanese glove puppetry television series created and written by Gen Urobuchi and produced as a collaboration between Japanese companies Nitroplus and Good Smile Company and Taiwanese puppet production company Pili International Multimedia, creators of Pili ("Thunderbolt") series.^[1] The series began airing in Japan on July 8, 2016, and is being simulcast by Bahamut^[2] and iQiyi TaiwanTemplate:Efn in Taiwan, bilibili in Mainland China, and Crunchyroll^[3] in the United States. It has two official languages: the Taiwanese Min-Nan version aired in Taiwan, and the Japanese version aired outside Taiwan.^[4] A manga adaptation illustrated by Yui Sakuma was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine from July 21, 2016, to April 6, 2017.^[5] A second adaption, told from the perspective of Dān Fěi, and illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki, was serialized in Akita Shoten's Champion Cross online magazine from September 27, 2016, to February 28, 2017.^[6] A side novel that focuses on the pasts of Lǐn Xuě Yā, Xíng Hài, and Shā Wú Shēng was released on April 7, 2017,^[7] and was partially adapted into a film released that year on December 2. A second season aired in 2018,^[8] while a film prequel to it was released on October 25, 2019. A third season aired in 2021. A fourth season will air in 2024, with a series finale film releasing in 2025.

Plot

Set in an Eastern fantasy setting, Dān Fěi and her brother, guardians of a sword known as the Tiān Xíng Jiàn, are pursued by the evil Xuán Guǐ Zōng clan, who seek to obtain the sword for their master, Miè Tiān Hái. While her brother is defeated, Fěi, who possesses the sword's crossguard, escapes and finds herself in the care of the wandering swordsman, Shāng Bù Huàn, and a mysterious man named Lǐn Xuě Yā, who become her protectors from the pursuing Xuán Guǐ Zōng clan.

Characters

※ Character names are presented in the format of Chinese Personal Name (Chinese Characters, Japanese Romanization, English Translation) / Chinese Art name (Chinese Characters, Japanese Romanization, English Translation). Chinese personal names and their Japanese romanizations are presented with the character's surname appearing first, followed by their given name.

Main characters

Template:Nihongo Template:Nihongo: Principal puppeteer: Jia-Chang Hong, substitute puppeteer: Jia-Shen Liao; Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Taiwanese Min-Nan); The main protagonist of this series, Shāng Bù Huàn is an enigmatic wandering swordsman. He appears to be cynical towards others, but is compassionate at heart. His inadvertent encounter with Lǐn Xuě Yā had him engulfed within the feud of the Xuán Guǐ Zōng pursuing Dān Fěi's crossguard of the Tiān Xíng Jiàn, and reluctantly joins the journey with Lǐn Xuě Yā and Dān Fěi to retrieve the hilt of the Tiān Xíng Jiàn. Hails from Xī Yōu. In season 2, he is pursued by villains from his past over his possession of the Template:Nihongo, a scroll that contains many magical swords.

Template:Nihongo Template:Nihongo: Principal puppeteer: Shen-En WuTemplate:Efn; Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); A major protagonist, also known under the alias as Template:Nihongo, Lǐn Xuě Yā is a beautiful young man filled with immense mystery. Erudite and adept at the art of strategy, he is shown to be graceful and composed. According to Shòu Yún Xiāo, Lǐn Xuě Yā has used several aliases to conceal his identity. He is considered a master manipulator and thief, and has even been called a villain.

Season 1

Allies

Template:Nihongo: Principal puppeteer: Jia-Shen Liao; Template:Animevoices (JP), Wei-De Deng (Min-Nan); One of the Seal Guardians hailing from the Sword Forging Shrine in charge of guarding the Tiān Xíng Jiàn, Dān Fěi takes pride in her heritage as a Seal Guardian, which makes her quite stubborn and tense when it comes to issues regarding the Tiān Xíng Jiàn, but she is also shown to be fairly naïve due to being inexperienced with the world outside of her shrine.

Template:Nihongo: Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); The elder brother of Dān Fěi, he is also a Seal Guardian who guards the Tiān Xíng Jiàn along with his sister. Dān Héng is responsible for guarding the hilt of the Tiān Xíng Jiàn, while Dān Fěi protects the crossguard of the sword. Dān Héng lost his life at the hands of Miè Tiān Hái when the Xuán Guǐ Zōng invaded their shrine.

Template:Nihongo Template:Nihongo: Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); An old acquaintance of Lǐn Xuě Yā, Shòu Yún Xiāo is an archer who made a name for himself for his exceptional marksmanship. He regards Juǎn Cán Yún as his sworn younger brother. He joins the quest of retrieving the hilt of the Tiān Xíng Jiàn at Lǐn Xuě Yā's request.

Template:Nihongo Template:Nihongo: Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); The sworn brother of Shòu Yún Xiāo, and a skilled spear wielder, Juǎn Cán Yún looks up to Shòu Yún Xiāo with admiration, and works hard to attain a reputation for himself using his skills. He tagged along with Yún Xiāo on the quest to retrieve the hilt of the Tiān Xíng Jiàn.

Template:Nihongo Template:Nihongo: Principal puppeteer: Jia-Shen Liao; Template:Animevoices (JP), Hsin-Ya Kuo (Min-Nan); A powerful necromancer who dwells in the Night Devil Forest, and someone Lǐn Xuě Yā wishes to recruit to best the first obstacle of the Demon Spine Mountains. The other party members are wary of her because she is a demon, but Lǐn Xuě Yā assures them she can be trusted. Xíng Hài however is shown to be hostile towards Lǐn Xuě Yā for unknown reasons.

Template:Nihongo Template:Nihongo: Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); A notorious and heartless killer, but also a swordsman whose skills are unparalleled. Due to some old enmity, he has set his eye on Lǐn Xuě Yā for revenge, and is obsessed with chasing Lǐn Xuě Yā down. When faced with a strong opponent, he cannot help but step forward in challenge. He thinks very highly of himself. Shā died after challenging Miè Tiān Hái to a duel.

Template:Nihongo: Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); The mentor of Lǐn Xuě Yā and the original owner of the Soul Echo Flute, he also taught Lǐn Xuě Yā how to create magic items. He died by the blade of Shā Wú Shēng, who then took the Soul Echo Flute.

Antagonists

Template:Nihongo Template:Nihongo: Principal puppeteer: Jia-Shen Liao; Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); Miè is a leader of the Xuán Guǐ Zōng, a group which utilizes the naturally defended mountain fortress, Seven Sins Tower, as its base of operations. He is arrogant and prideful, due to his skill with the sword, and possesses necromantic powers. He is also the foremost antagonist of the story. In order to seize the Tiān Xíng Jiàn protected by the Dān siblings, he uses every means possible to invade the Dān Family's sacred grounds.

Template:Nihongo: Principal puppeteer: Jia-Shen Liao; Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); Subordinate of Miè Tiān Hái, Cán is a Xuán Guǐ Zōng swordsman ordered to hunt down Dān Fěi. He died after confusing Shāng Bù Huàn with Dān Fěi due to the machinations of Lǐn Xuě Yā.

Template:Nihongo: Principal puppeteer: Shen-En Wu; Template:Animevoices (JP), Hsin-Ya Kuo (Min-Nan); Subordinate of Miè Tiān Hái, Liè Mèi ambushed Shāng Bù Huàn after he helped Dān Fěi escape, but was driven off by Shòu Yún Xiāo. She died after attacking Shā Wú Shēng.

Template:Nihongo: Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); Subordinate of Miè Tiān Hái, he is killed by Shāng Bù Huàn after trying to capture him along with Dān Fěi and Juǎn Cán Yún.

Season 2

Allies

Template:Nihongo^[9] / Template:Nihongo: Template:Animevoices (JP); First appearing in Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death, he is a mysterious, red-haired, young man who carries a demonic talking Pipa named Líng Yá (Template:Nihongo, voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi). He returns in Season 2 following his old acquaintance, Shāng Bù Huàn, after the latter left him in Xī Yōu. Làng was originally designed as a mascot for T.M. Revolution to promote the franchise, but Urobuchi grew fond of the character and later incorporated him in the franchise's main story. Làng Wū Yáo is the main character in the prequel film Thunderbolt Fantasy - Bewitching Melody of the West.

Antagonists

Template:Nihongo^[9] / Template:Nihongo: Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); A magistrate of Xī Yōu, he is tasked in finding Shāng Bù Huàn and retrieving the Sorcerous Sword Index. He is a cruel and cunning man who uses "justice" as a pretense to do villainous things.

Template:Nihongo^[9] / Template:Nihongo: Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki (JP); An assassin from the Order of The Divine Swarm, Xiē is sent to hunt down Shāng Bù Huàn and retrieve the Sorcerous Sword Index. She is a master of deception, dark magic and poisoning.

Template:Nihongo: Voiced by: Shō Hayami (JP); Xiē Yīng Luò's master, he is the leader of the Order of The Divine Swarm, an evil organization seeking the Sorcerous Sword Index. He is an incredibly powerful wizard that is skilled in dark magic.

Template:Nihongo Template:Nihongo: Voiced by: Akira Ishida (JP), Huang Zhen-Ji (Min-Nan); Lóu is a nihilistic monk on a pilgrimage. When he encounters Xiē Yīng Luò, who threatens him with death, he questions her true motivations and goes as far as saving her from Shāng Bù Huàn and Làng Wū Yáo. Despite being a monk, Làng Wū Yáo has determined he is a character with evil intentions. His evil self is revealed when he takes the Seven Blasphemous Deaths and becomes its new master.

Template:Nihongo: Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (JP); One of the weapons sealed within the Sorcerous Sword Index, it was released by Xiē Yīng Luò. Considered as one of the most dangerous weapons because of its malevolent sentience, it has the ability to control the wielder and when unsheathed, those who see the sword is drawn to it in madness. The sword also draws blood from any person it cuts or kills, further increasing its power as well as its wielder's.

Template:Nihongo: Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (JP); A gigantic dragon living within the Wasteland of Spirits. His wing was sliced off by Shāng Bù Huàn when the latter encountered him on his journey to Dong Li. He is said to have killed and devoured his own kind to survive in the wastelands.

Bewitching Melody of The West

Mù Tiān Mìng (睦天命 Mutsu Tenmei, Destiny)

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama (JP)

Mù is Shāng Bù Huàn's partner in collecting swords across Xī Yōu and the first person to befriend Làng Wū Yáo. Like Wū Yáo, she is a musician who is also talented in the martial arts.

Zhòu Xún Yīn (咒旬瘖, Jū Shūn In, Mantra)

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (JP)

Làng Wū Yáo's mother who is blind, she is a former member of the Xī Yōu Imperial Court. Taking pride of her son's singing voice, she brutally trains him in singing and in combat until Wū Yáo fell ill. When Wū Yáo recovers, his pitch is changed, which sends Xún Yīn into a frenzy that led to her death by falling off a cliff.

Cháo Fēng (嘲風, Chou Fu, Derision)

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (JP)

Princess of Xī Yōu, she is cruel in that she has musicians perform for her while being attacked by her soldiers as part of her entertainment. After seeing Làng Wū Yáo's performance, he is made court virtuoso and is declared as her 'songstress' for life. She is enraged when Wū Yáo left to pursue Shāng Bù Huàn and Mù Tiān Mìng and later joining them.

Tiān Gōng Guǐ Jiàng (天工詭匠, Tenkokishou, Heavenly Crafter)

Voiced by: Kentarō Tone (JP)

An accomplice of Shāng Bù Huàn and Mù Tiān Mìng, he is the creator of the Sorcerous Sword Index.

Season 3

Wā̀n Jūn Pò (萬軍破 Ban Gun Ha, Myriad Army Defeats) / Bǎi Jī Chéng Yì (百撃成義 Hyakugeki Seigi, Paragon of a Hundred Battles)

Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka (JP)

Former comrade of Shāng Bù Huàn, he joined the Order of The Divine Swarm in hopes of overthrowing the current government and establishing a new world order, with Huò Shì Míng Huáng as its ruler. He also works undercover as one of Xī Yōu's highest-ranked officers.

Yì Piāomiǎo (異飄渺 I Hyou Byou, Beyond Indistinct) / Shuǐ Yuè Dāo Lang (水月刀螂 Suigetsu Tōrō, Crescent-Bladed Mantis)

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (JP)

A member of the Order of The Divine Swarm, he, along with Wā̀n Jūn Pò, is assigned by Huò Shì Míng Huáng to assist Xíng Hài as part of the alliance between the Order and the Demon Realm.

Guǐ Duó Tiān Gōng (鬼奪天工 Ki Datsu Ten Kou, Ghost Seizing Heavenly Crafter)

Voices by: Yōji Ueda (JP)

A wizard of Xī Yōu, he wishes to open the portal to the Demon Realm to learn and harness its secrets. He is responsible for building a weaponized prosthetic arm for Lóu Zhèn Jiè.

Zhào Jūn Lín (照君臨 Shou Kun Rin, Shining Reign)

Voices by: Aoi Yūki (JP)

Xíng Hài's elder sister, she is a demon sorceress who infiltrated Xī Yōu's royal court 200 years ago and caused its corruption by seducing its first Emperor to be a bloodthirsty tyrant - a trait that has since been passed down to his successors. After she was killed, she transferred her soul into the holy blade that fatally stabbed her, thus becoming the Seven Blasphemous Deaths.

Azibělpher (阿爾貝盧法 Ajiberufa)

Voices by: Shin-ichiro Miki (JP)

A count in the Demon Realm with powers over time and space, he is said to be extremely cruel and have visited the human realm several times despite the Demon Lord's orders. He is later revealed to be Làng Wū Yáo's father.

Bái Lián (白蓮 Byakuren, White Lotus)

Voices by: Takehito Koyasu (JP)

A mysterious man from a foreign realm and the originator of the magic swords (the Shén Huì Mó Xiè) during the War of the Fading Dusk, he is remembered in history as a god, despite being a mortal man. He is an based on Su Huan-Jen, a major character from Pili's other works.

Season 4

Bà Wáng Yù (霸王玉 Ha Ou Gyoku, Tyrant Jade)

Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (JP)

A high ranking member of the Order of The Divine Swarm representing the Wasp, she is an extremely muscular warrior who favors brute strength above all else. Due to her lack of femineity, she is shunned by society and thus joins the Order.

Huā Wú Zōng (花無蹤 Ka Mu Shou, Flower without a Trace)

Voiced by: Shōgo Batori (JP)

A high ranking member of the Order of The Divine Swarm representing the Spider, he is a former thief who discovered Huò Shì Míng Huáng's identity as the emperor of Xī Yōu and given a high ranking position in the order for his talents. He is extremely arrogant and does not get along with Bà Wáng Yù.

Yàn Xī(晏熙 Anki)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (JP)

The younger brother of Dōng Li's emperor. He is an easygoing man who is enamored by the Hù Yìn Shī on a superficial level, but does not appreciate the vital importance of their roles.

Demon Nobles

Demon society is organized in a hierarchical manner, ruled by seven nobles and the demon lord. Azibělpher is the lowest ranking of the demon court.

Demon Lord

Voiced by: Yuichiro Umehara (JP)

The ruler of the demon realm. Following the War of the Fading Dusk, he enforced a decree of peace on the demon realm, much to the dissatisfaction of many nobles.

Kyuchirian (休德里安 Kyuchirian)

Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (JP)

Ranked second in the demon court. He is content with the peace ordered by the demon lord and serves as an executioner for him.

Fujirai (芙爾雷伊 Fujirai )

Voiced by: Risa Shimizu (JP)

Ranked third in the demon court. Like Kyuchirian, she is content with the peaceful state of the demon realm.

Ansatt (安索亞特 Ansaato )

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (JP)

Ranked fourth in the demon court. He is skilled in the manipulation of dreams. He is rivals with Azibělpher.

Uraina (烏蕾娜 Uraina)

Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya (JP)

Ranked fifth in the demon court. She is rivals with Hailasu.

Hailasu (佩雷斯 Hairāsu )

Voiced by: Anri Katsu (JP)

Ranked sixth in the demon court. He is rivals with Uraina.

Kyarei (迦麗 Kyarei)

Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (JP)

Ranked seventh in the demon court. She is a thrill seeker that hunts the vicious Hàn Jiǎo to satiate her boredom.

Others

Narration: Template:Animevoices (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan)

Template:Nihongo: Template:Animevoices^[10] (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan); A character from the first half of Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death. Instructor of Shā Wú Shēng, he adopted Shā, who was abandoned by his birth father in front of Tiě Dí Xiān's dojo as an infant. He was the many times consecutive champion of the Sword Skill Competition and remained undefeated as the Sword Saint until Shā Wú Shēng killed him.

Template:Nihongo: Character from Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden and a former friend of Xíng Hài, she spirited handsome young men away to her mansion in the mountains, where she lived a lustful lifestyle and, with the help of Xíng Hài, drank elixirs made from the blood of humans to retain her youthful looks over the years.

Template:Nihongo: Voiced by: Shinnosuke Ogami (JP); A Seal Guardian from Season 2 who heads Xiān Zhèn Fortress, which houses and protects various magical weapons, Shāng Bù Huàn approached him for assistance in protecting the Sorcerous Sword Index until the fortress came under attack by first Xiē Yīng Luò, and later by Lóu Zhèn Jiè.

Fake Shāng Bù Huàn: Voiced by: Satoshi Tsuruoka (JP); A character from the second half of Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death. A portly man claiming to be Shāng Bù Huàn gives a humorous retelling of the events of Season 1. Later revealed to have been a former member of the Xuán Guǐ Zōng.

Development

In 2014, Urobuchi came across PiliTemplate:'s exhibition booth within a Taiwanese comic convention while he was invited as the convention's special guest. He was greatly impacted by their execution of the art form, prompting him to take home a full set of PiliTemplate:'s puppet show series to share with his associates within the Japanese ACG industry, and was eager to either plan an original story, or license a couple of series with Pili to dub into Japanese. The news of Urobuchi's interest in Taiwanese puppetry quickly made its way to Pili, which had a decent percentage of staff members who were, according to Nitroplus representative, Digitarou, "anime savvy, Urobuchi fans". Therefore, Pili International were also actively searching for ways to contact Urobuchi. Both parties contacted each other within a day's time frame asking if they wanted to create something fun together; after various discussions from both parties, they decided to create an original story that is, first and foremost, "a straight-forward narrative" easy for first-time puppetry viewers and the anime demographic to process and appreciate, hence the birth of the Thunderbolt Fantasy project.^[11]^[12]

Media

Soundtrack

Template:Infobox album The soundtrack was composed by Hiroyuki Sawano and released on August 24, 2016.^[13] The music was composed by Hiroyuki Sawano and the lyrics were written by Benjamin & mpi. Template:Track listing

Television series

Thunderbolt Fantasy^[1] is a television series created and written by Nitroplus' Gen Urobuchi, who developed the script closely with Pili.^[12] The voices were originally performed in Min-Nan Chinese based on the translated Japanese script for the puppetry performance and broadcast in Taiwan. The episodes were then dubbed into Mandarin Chinese and Japanese for their respective regions' broadcast, with the Japanese version licensed to simulcast outside of Asia by Crunchyroll starting July 8, 2016.^[3]^[14] The opening theme is "Raimei" performed by Takanori Nishikawa (T.M.Revolution). The second season premiered in October 2018.^[8]^[9] For the second season, the opening theme and the ending theme are "His/Story" and "Roll The Dice", respectively, both performed by Takanori Nishikawa. The third season premiered on April 3, 2021.^[15] It was set to premiere in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[16] Takanori Nishikawa performed the opening theme song "Judgement" for the third season, and the ending theme is "thunderBOLTfantasy" by mpi.

Season 1 (2016)

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Season 2 (2018)

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Season 4 (2024)

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Season 1 home video release

Japanese

The Japanese version released both DVD and Blu-Ray editions incorporating Traditional Chinese and Japanese subtitles, audio commentaries featuring the Japanese voice casts and Gen Urobuchi, along with an extra soundtrack disc from Hiroyuki Sawano.

Volume	Release date	Episodes	Features
Volume 1	September 7, 2016	1–3	Original script booklet by Gen Urobuchi. Audio commentaries feat. Gen Urobuchi, Kōsuke Toriumi, and Junichi Suwabe.
Volume 2	October 5, 2016	4–6	Original script booklet by Gen Urobuchi. Audio commentaries feat. Gen Urobuchi, Rikiya Koyama, Kenichi Suzumura, and Sayaka Ohara.
Volume 3	November 2, 2016	7–9	Original script booklet by Gen Urobuchi. Audio commentaries feat. Gen Urobuchi, Nobuyuki Hiyama, and Tomokazu Seki.
Volume 4	December 7, 2016	10–13	Original script booklet by Gen Urobuchi. Extra soundtrack disc. Audio commentaries feat. Gen Urobuchi, Mai Nakahara, Kenichi Suzumura, Kōsuke Toriumi, and Junichi Suwabe.

Taiwanese

Edition	Release date	Episodes	Features
Weekly Episode Version	July 8 – September 30, 2016	1–13 (one episode per disc, sold separately)	Taiwanese audio and Traditional Chinese subtitles. Behind-the-scenes production footage, along with interviews from various staff members. One bookmark featuring one character per disc package, with episode 1 having an additional postcard.
Dual Language Box Set Version	December 2016	1-13	Taiwanese and Japanese audio. Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and English Subtitles. Same behind-the-scenes production footage and interviews as the Weekly DVD version, only combined. Two random pages featuring excerpts of character backstories written by Gen Urobuchi per box set. The Deluxe Edition features an additional small figurine, and poster of Shāng Bù Huàn, along with a postcard set.

Manga

Thunderbolt Fantasy

Two manga adaptations have been released in Japan, the first one under the same title as the television series, written by Urobuchi and illustrated by Yui Sakuma, which began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine on July 21, 2016.^[5] This adaptation is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.^[18]

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Thunderbolt Fantasy: Otome Genyūki

The second manga is a webmanga titled Thunderbolt Fantasy: Otome Genyūki (Eng. Thunderbolt Fantasy: A Maiden's Magical Journey) written by the Thunderbolt Fantasy Project. It is illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki, creator of Brave 10 and Madness, and presents Dān Fěi's perspective of her journey.^[19] Otome Genyūki was serialized in Akita Shoten's Champion Cross web magazine ftom September 27, 2016, to February 28, 2017, and compiled into one volume.^[6]

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Novel

Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden was released on April 7, 2017.^[20] The novel mainly focuses on Lǐn Xuě Yā, Xíng Hài, and Shā Wú Shēng's pasts. It is written by Mitsunori Enami and Shotaro Teshirogi and illustrated by Shinov Mimori and Satoru Minamoto, and supervised by Gen Urobuchi.^[7]

Theatrical films

A theatrical film adaptation, Template:Nihongo, was released in 2017. The special has two parts, akin to an omnibus format. Adapted from the "Setsumushō-hen" ("Shā Wú Shēng Chapter") story from the side novel Thunderbolt Fantasy: Tōriken Kōki Gaiden, part one is a prequel about Shā Wú Shēng's past, while part two features a new story penned by Urobuchi starring Shāng Bù Huàn. This story takes place between the first two seasons.^[21]^[22]^[23]Template:Primary source inline The film was released in eight Japanese cinemas on December 2,^[24] and on December 8 in Taiwan.^[25] The film was released on a physical disc on April 4, 2018.

The second film, Thunderbolt Fantasy: Seiyū Genka (Thunderbolt Fantasy: Western Ballad), known in English as Thunderbolt Fantasy – Bewitching Melody of the West was released on October 25, 2019, in both Japan and Taiwan and on December 24 on Crunchyroll. The film is an origin story of the Làng Wū Yáo character from childhood to first joining the travels of Shāng Bù Huàn and takes place before the first season. It also introduces the new character of Mù Tiān Mìng a female musician, sword fighter and companion of Shāng Bù Huàn. The film ends with a brief epilogue by Lǐn Xuě Yā teasing that the fate of Mù Tiān Mìng and why she was not with Shāng Bù Huàn when he arrived in Dōng Li.

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 | country              = Taiwan <br> Japan
 | language             = Japanese <br> Taiwanese Hokkien <br> Mandarin
-| num_seasons          = <!-- Or num_series. Increment when new seasons/series begin or production starts. -->3
+| num_seasons          = <!-- Or num_series. Increment when new seasons/series begin or production starts. -->4
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+| num_episodes         = <!-- Value is incremented when new episodes air, or have been produced. -->47
 | list_episodes        = #Television series
 | executive_producer   = Liang-Xun Huang {{small|(Pili International Multimedia)}} <br /> Digitarou {{small|(Nitro+)}} <br /> [[Aki Takanori]] {{small|(Good Smile Company)}}
 | producer             = Hao-Ming Tseng {{small|(Pili International Multimedia)}}
 | editor               =
-| cinematography       = Pili International Multimedia<ref name="crunchyroll2">{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/01/crunchyroll-to-stream-japanese-taiwanese-co-production-thunderbolt-fantasy|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Japanese / Taiwanese Co-Production, "Thunderbolt Fantasy"!|date=July 1, 2016|accessdate=July 20, 2016|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|archive-date=July 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706053045/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/01/crunchyroll-to-stream-japanese-taiwanese-co-production-thunderbolt-fantasy|url-status=live}}</ref>
+| cinematography       = Pili International Multimedia<ref name="crunchyroll2">{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/01/crunchyroll-to-stream-japanese-taiwanese-co-production-thunderbolt-fantasy|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Japanese / Taiwanese Co-Production, "Thunderbolt Fantasy"!|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=July 20, 2016|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|archive-date=July 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706053045/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/01/crunchyroll-to-stream-japanese-taiwanese-co-production-thunderbolt-fantasy|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-{{nihongo|'''''Thunderbolt Fantasy'''''|Thunderbolt Fantasy -東離劍遊紀-|Sandāboruto Fantajī: Tōriken Yūki|{{literal translation}} ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East''}}, also known as ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers'', is a Japanese-Taiwanese [[glove puppetry]] television series created and written by [[Gen Urobuchi]] and produced as a collaboration between Japanese companies [[Nitroplus]] and [[Good Smile Company]] and Taiwanese puppet production company Pili International Multimedia, creators of ''[[Pili (TV series)|Pili]]'' ("Thunderbolt") series.<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-05/gen-urobuchi-good-smile-company-launch-thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-tv-series/.98364|title=Gen Urobuchi, Good Smile Company Launch Thunerbolt Fantasy Puppet TV Series|date=February 5, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 9, 2016|archive-date=August 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824201206/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-05/gen-urobuchi-good-smile-company-launch-thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-tv-series/.98364|url-status=live}}</ref> The series began airing in Japan on July 8, 2016 and is being simulcast by Bahamut<ref>{{Cite web |script-title= zh:巴哈姆特動畫瘋 |url= https://ani.gamer.com.tw/ |website= ani.gamer.com.tw |language= zh-hant |access-date= July 30, 2018 |archive-date= November 27, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191127082251/https://ani.gamer.com.tw/ |url-status= live}}</ref> and [[iQiyi]] Taiwan{{efn|iQiyi Taiwan streams the Japanese dub version.}} in Taiwan, [[bilibili]] in [[Mainland China]], and [[Crunchyroll]]<ref name="crunchyroll">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-01/crunchyroll-to-stream-gen-urobuchi-puppet-tv-series-thunderbolt-fantasy/.103870|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Gen Urobuchi's Puppet TV Series Thunderbolt Fantasy|date=July 1, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 9, 2016|archive-date=July 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704034631/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-01/crunchyroll-to-stream-gen-urobuchi-puppet-tv-series-thunderbolt-fantasy/.103870|url-status=live}}</ref> in the United States. It has two official languages: the [[Taiwanese Hokkien|Taiwanese Min-Nan]] version aired in Taiwan, and the Japanese version aired outside Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=zh:布袋戲跨入日本！台日合作《東離劍遊紀》正式於台公開|url=http://www.ettoday.net/news/20160210/646321.htm?feature=girlsgeneration&tab_id=197|date=February 10, 2016|accessdate=July 9, 2016|language=zh-hant|archive-date=August 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812062015/http://www.ettoday.net/news/20160210/646321.htm?feature=girlsgeneration&tab_id=197|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[manga]] adaptation illustrated by Yui Sakuma was serialized in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Weekly Morning]]'' magazine from July 21, 2016 to April 6, 2017.<ref name="manga">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-15/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-series-gets-manga-by-complex-age-yui-sakuma/.104308|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Series Gets Manga by Complex Age's Yui Sakuma|date=July 15, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=July 15, 2016|archive-date=July 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716131534/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-15/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-series-gets-manga-by-complex-age-yui-sakuma/.104308|url-status=live}}</ref> A second adaption, told from the perspective of Dān Fěi, and illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki, was serialized in [[Akita Shoten]]'s ''Champion Cross'' [[online magazine]] from September 27, 2016 to February 28, 2017.<ref name="manga2" /> A [[gaiden|side]] novel that focuses on the pasts of Lǐn Xuě Yā, Xíng Hài, and Shā Wú Shēng was released on April 7, 2017,<ref name="novel" /> and was partially adapted into a film released that year on December 2. A second season aired in 2018,<ref name="TVSequel">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-30/gen-urobuchi-thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-series-gets-sequel/.107092|title=Gen Urobuchi's Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Series Gets Sequel|date=September 30, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=September 30, 2016|archive-date=September 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930210105/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-30/gen-urobuchi-thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-series-gets-sequel/.107092|url-status=live}}</ref> while a film prequel to it was released on October 25, 2019. A third season aired in 2021. A fourth season will air in 2024, with a series finale film releasing in 2025.
+{{nihongo|'''''Thunderbolt Fantasy'''''|Thunderbolt Fantasy -東離劍遊紀-|Sandāboruto Fantajī: Tōriken Yūki|{{literal translation}} ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East''}}, also known as ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers'', is a Japanese-Taiwanese [[glove puppetry]] television series created and written by [[Gen Urobuchi]] and produced as a collaboration between Japanese companies [[Nitroplus]] and [[Good Smile Company]] and Taiwanese puppet production company Pili International Multimedia, creators of ''[[Pili (TV series)|Pili]]'' ("Thunderbolt") series.<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-05/gen-urobuchi-good-smile-company-launch-thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-tv-series/.98364|title=Gen Urobuchi, Good Smile Company Launch Thunerbolt Fantasy Puppet TV Series|date=February 5, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 9, 2016|archive-date=August 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824201206/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-05/gen-urobuchi-good-smile-company-launch-thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-tv-series/.98364|url-status=live}}</ref> The series began airing in Japan on July 8, 2016, and is being simulcast by Bahamut<ref>{{Cite web |script-title= zh:巴哈姆特動畫瘋 |url= https://ani.gamer.com.tw/ |website= ani.gamer.com.tw |language= zh-hant |access-date= July 30, 2018 |archive-date= November 27, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191127082251/https://ani.gamer.com.tw/ |url-status= live}}</ref> and [[iQiyi]] Taiwan{{efn|iQiyi Taiwan streams the Japanese dub version.}} in Taiwan, [[bilibili]] in [[Mainland China]], and [[Crunchyroll]]<ref name="crunchyroll">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-01/crunchyroll-to-stream-gen-urobuchi-puppet-tv-series-thunderbolt-fantasy/.103870|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Gen Urobuchi's Puppet TV Series Thunderbolt Fantasy|date=July 1, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 9, 2016|archive-date=July 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704034631/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-01/crunchyroll-to-stream-gen-urobuchi-puppet-tv-series-thunderbolt-fantasy/.103870|url-status=live}}</ref> in the United States. It has two official languages: the [[Taiwanese Hokkien|Taiwanese Min-Nan]] version aired in Taiwan, and the Japanese version aired outside Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=zh:布袋戲跨入日本！台日合作《東離劍遊紀》正式於台公開|url=http://www.ettoday.net/news/20160210/646321.htm?feature=girlsgeneration&tab_id=197|date=February 10, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016|language=zh-hant|archive-date=August 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812062015/http://www.ettoday.net/news/20160210/646321.htm?feature=girlsgeneration&tab_id=197|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[manga]] adaptation illustrated by Yui Sakuma was serialized in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Weekly Morning]]'' magazine from July 21, 2016, to April 6, 2017.<ref name="manga">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-15/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-series-gets-manga-by-complex-age-yui-sakuma/.104308|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Series Gets Manga by Complex Age's Yui Sakuma|date=July 15, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 15, 2016|archive-date=July 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716131534/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-15/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-series-gets-manga-by-complex-age-yui-sakuma/.104308|url-status=live}}</ref> A second adaption, told from the perspective of Dān Fěi, and illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki, was serialized in [[Akita Shoten]]'s ''Champion Cross'' [[online magazine]] from September 27, 2016, to February 28, 2017.<ref name="manga2" /> A [[gaiden|side]] novel that focuses on the pasts of Lǐn Xuě Yā, Xíng Hài, and Shā Wú Shēng was released on April 7, 2017,<ref name="novel" /> and was partially adapted into a film released that year on December 2. A second season aired in 2018,<ref name="TVSequel">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-30/gen-urobuchi-thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-series-gets-sequel/.107092|title=Gen Urobuchi's Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Series Gets Sequel|date=September 30, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 30, 2016|archive-date=September 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930210105/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-30/gen-urobuchi-thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-series-gets-sequel/.107092|url-status=live}}</ref> while a film prequel to it was released on October 25, 2019. A third season aired in 2021. A fourth season will air in 2024, with a series finale film releasing in 2025.
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 :Voiced by: [[Akio Ōtsuka]] (JP)
 :Former comrade of Shāng Bù Huàn, he joined the Order of The Divine Swarm in hopes of overthrowing the current government and establishing a new world order, with Huò Shì Míng Huáng as its ruler. He also works undercover as one of Xī Yōu's highest-ranked officers.
 '''Yì Piāomiǎo''' (異飄渺 ''I Hyou Byou'', Beyond Indistinct) / '''Shuǐ Yuè Dāo Lang''' (水月刀螂 ''Suigetsu Tōrō'', Crescent-Bladed Mantis)
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 :Voiced by: [[Fairouz Ai]] (JP)
 :A high ranking member of the Order of The Divine Swarm representing the Wasp, she is an extremely muscular warrior who favors brute strength above all else. Due to her lack of femineity, she is shunned by society and thus joins the Order.
 '''Huā Wú Zōng''' (花無蹤 ''Ka Mu Shou'', Flower without a Trace)
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 :Voiced by: Shōgo Batori (JP)
 :A high ranking member of the Order of The Divine Swarm representing the Spider, he is a former thief who discovered Huò Shì Míng Huáng's identity as the emperor of Xī Yōu and given a high ranking position in the order for his talents. He is extremely arrogant and does not get along with Bà Wáng Yù.
+'''Yàn Xī'''(晏熙 ''Anki'')
+:Voiced by: [[Tomokazu Sugita]] (JP)
+:The younger brother of Dōng Li's emperor. He is an easygoing man who is enamored by the Hù Yìn Shī on a superficial level, but does not appreciate the vital importance of their roles.
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 '''Demon Lord'''
 :Voiced by: [[Yuichiro Umehara]] (JP)
 :The ruler of the demon realm. Following the War of the Fading Dusk, he enforced a decree of peace on the demon realm, much to the dissatisfaction of many nobles.
 '''Kyuchirian''' (休德里安 ''Kyuchirian'')
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 '''Fujirai ''' (芙爾雷伊 ''Fujirai '')
 :Voiced by: [[Risa Shimizu (actress)|Risa Shimizu]] (JP)
 :Ranked third in the demon court. Like Kyuchirian, she is content with the peaceful state of the demon realm.
 '''Ansatt''' (安索亞特 ''Ansaato '')
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 ;{{nihongo|Tiě Dí Xiān|鐵笛仙|Tekkisen|Iron Flute Immortal}}
-:{{animevoices|[[Isshin Chiba]]}}<ref name="sidestory2">{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-30/thunderbolt-fantasy-shoshi-ikken-side-story-project-teaser-video-streamed/.119514|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Shōshi Ikken|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 30, 2017|accessdate=July 31, 2017|archive-date=July 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731002816/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-30/thunderbolt-fantasy-shoshi-ikken-side-story-project-teaser-video-streamed/.119514|url-status=live}}</ref> (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan)
+:{{animevoices|[[Isshin Chiba]]}}<ref name="sidestory2">{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-30/thunderbolt-fantasy-shoshi-ikken-side-story-project-teaser-video-streamed/.119514|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Shōshi Ikken|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 30, 2017|access-date=July 31, 2017|archive-date=July 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731002816/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-30/thunderbolt-fantasy-shoshi-ikken-side-story-project-teaser-video-streamed/.119514|url-status=live}}</ref> (JP), Huei-Fung Huang (Min-Nan)
 :A character from the first half of ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death''. Instructor of Shā Wú Shēng, he adopted Shā, who was abandoned by his birth father in front of Tiě Dí Xiān's dojo as an infant. He was the many times consecutive champion of the Sword Skill Competition and remained undefeated as the Sword Saint until Shā Wú Shēng killed him.
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-The soundtrack was composed by [[Hiroyuki Sawano]] and released on August 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vgmdb.net/album/60117|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Touriken Yuuki Original Soundtrack|accessdate=November 18, 2016|date=August 24, 2016|department=VGMdb.net|publisher=[[Aniplex]]|archive-date=November 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119120356/http://vgmdb.net/album/60117|url-status=live}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Hiroyuki Sawano]] and the lyrics were written by Benjamin & mpi.
+The soundtrack was composed by [[Hiroyuki Sawano]] and released on August 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vgmdb.net/album/60117|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Touriken Yuuki Original Soundtrack|access-date=November 18, 2016|date=August 24, 2016|department=VGMdb.net|publisher=[[Aniplex]]|archive-date=November 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119120356/http://vgmdb.net/album/60117|url-status=live}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Hiroyuki Sawano]] and the lyrics were written by Benjamin & mpi.
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 ===Television series===
-''Thunderbolt Fantasy''<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com"/> is a television series created and written by [[Nitroplus]]' [[Gen Urobuchi]], who developed the script closely with Pili.<ref name="bts3" /> The voices were originally performed in Min-Nan Chinese based on the translated Japanese script for the puppetry performance and broadcast in Taiwan. The episodes were then dubbed into Mandarin Chinese and Japanese for their respective regions' broadcast, with the Japanese version licensed to simulcast outside of Asia by [[Crunchyroll]] starting July 8, 2016.<ref name="crunchyroll" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2016/summer/thunderbolt-fantasy/.104105|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Preview|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-date=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710031844/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2016/summer/thunderbolt-fantasy/.104105|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening theme is "Raimei" performed by [[Takanori Nishikawa]] (T.M.Revolution). The second season premiered in October 2018.<ref name="TVSequel"/><ref name="Season 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-23/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-show-2nd-season-premieres-in-october/.129441|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Show's 2nd Season Premieres in October (Updated With Video)|accessdate=August 9, 2018|date=March 23, 2018|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125091914/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-23/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-show-2nd-season-premieres-in-october/.129441|url-status=live}}</ref> For the second season, the opening theme and the ending theme are "His/Story" and "Roll The Dice", respectively, both performed by Takanori Nishikawa. The third season premiered on April 3, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-04/thunderbolt-fantasy-season-3-announces-more-cast-april-3-premiere-promo-video/.169135|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 3 Announces More Cast, April 3 Premiere, Promo Video|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 4, 2021|accessdate=March 16, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221061227/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-04/thunderbolt-fantasy-season-3-announces-more-cast-april-3-premiere-promo-video/.169135|url-status=live}}</ref> It was set to premiere in 2020 but was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-12/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-show-3rd-season-delays-premiere-due-to-covid-19/.160577|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Show's 3rd Season Delays Premiere Due to COVID-19|date=June 23, 2023|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615203951/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-12/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-show-3rd-season-delays-premiere-due-to-covid-19/.160577|url-status=live}}</ref> Takanori Nishikawa performed the opening theme song "Judgement" for the third season, and the ending theme is "thunderBOLTfantasy" by mpi.
+''Thunderbolt Fantasy''<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com"/> is a television series created and written by [[Nitroplus]]' [[Gen Urobuchi]], who developed the script closely with Pili.<ref name="bts3" /> The voices were originally performed in Min-Nan Chinese based on the translated Japanese script for the puppetry performance and broadcast in Taiwan. The episodes were then dubbed into Mandarin Chinese and Japanese for their respective regions' broadcast, with the Japanese version licensed to simulcast outside of Asia by [[Crunchyroll]] starting July 8, 2016.<ref name="crunchyroll" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2016/summer/thunderbolt-fantasy/.104105|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Preview|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-date=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710031844/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2016/summer/thunderbolt-fantasy/.104105|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening theme is "Raimei" performed by [[Takanori Nishikawa]] (T.M.Revolution). The second season premiered in October 2018.<ref name="TVSequel"/><ref name="Season 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-23/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-show-2nd-season-premieres-in-october/.129441|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Show's 2nd Season Premieres in October (Updated With Video)|access-date=August 9, 2018|date=March 23, 2018|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=November 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125091914/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-23/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-show-2nd-season-premieres-in-october/.129441|url-status=live}}</ref> For the second season, the opening theme and the ending theme are "His/Story" and "Roll The Dice", respectively, both performed by Takanori Nishikawa. The third season premiered on April 3, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-04/thunderbolt-fantasy-season-3-announces-more-cast-april-3-premiere-promo-video/.169135|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 3 Announces More Cast, April 3 Premiere, Promo Video|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 4, 2021|access-date=March 16, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221061227/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-04/thunderbolt-fantasy-season-3-announces-more-cast-april-3-premiere-promo-video/.169135|url-status=live}}</ref> It was set to premiere in 2020 but was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-12/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-show-3rd-season-delays-premiere-due-to-covid-19/.160577|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Show's 3rd Season Delays Premiere Due to COVID-19|date=June 23, 2023|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615203951/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-12/thunderbolt-fantasy-puppet-show-3rd-season-delays-premiere-due-to-covid-19/.160577|url-status=live}}</ref> Takanori Nishikawa performed the opening theme song "Judgement" for the third season, and the ending theme is "thunderBOLTfantasy" by mpi.
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+! Official English title{{efn|All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.}}<br />Original Japanese title<ref name="Story">{{cite web|url=http://www.thunderboltfantasy.com/story/|title=Story|access-date=July 8, 2016|language=Japanese|archive-date=July 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707102341/http://www.thunderboltfantasy.com/story/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ===Season 4 (2024)===
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 | OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2024|10|5}}
 | ShortSummary        = Shāng Bù Huàn falls into a depression over the sudden departure of Làng Wū Yáo at the end of season 3, and decides to hide away with the Index. Lǐn Xuě Yā, finding this prospect boring, leaves Shāng in search of new adventures.
-Azibělpher (appearing as a projection) guides Wū Yáo and Xíng Hài through the demon realm. He shows them the current state of the realm, where demons are forced to worship and sacrifice themselves to the demon gods out of fear of them reawakening, under the orders of the demon king, which greatly upsets Xíng Hài. As they continue the tour, they are led to the den of a Hàn Jiǎo, a fearsome demonic beast. Azibělpher informs Wū Yáo that he must awaken his demonic powers and defeat the beast to have any chance of challenging him, which Wū Yáo accepts.
+Azibělpher (appearing as a projection) guides Wū Yáo and Xíng Hài through the demon realm. He shows them the current state of the realm, where demons are forced to worship and sacrifice themselves to the demon gods out of fear of them reawakening, which greatly upsets Xíng Hài. As they continue the tour, they are led to the den of a Hàn Jiǎo, a fearsome demonic beast. Azibělpher informs Wū Yáo that he must awaken his demonic powers and defeat the beast to have any chance of challenging him, which Wū Yáo accepts.
 In Xī Yōu, Guǐ Duó Tiān Gōng meets with Huò Shì Míng Huáng and presents him his research on dimensional travel, and requests assistance from the Order of the Divine Swarm in travelling the demon realm. Bà Wáng Yù and Huā Wú Zōng both volunteer for the mission, and after a short fight, are gifted with divine weapons to aid in the expedition.
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 Dān Fěi meets with the emperor's younger brother, Yàn Xī, over concerns of a impending demon invasion, which are not taken seriously. Hoping to increase the human force's strength, she decides to embark on an expedition to find a legendary weapon that was lost in the Wasteland of Spirits, which would require Shāng Bù Huàn's help.
-In the demon realm, Làng Wū Yáo finds himself overwhelmed by the Hàn Jiǎo. In a fit of rage, he forces back and creature, beating it long after it has died, much to the amusement of Azibělpher. Wū Yáo's demonic powers awaken as a horn sprouts from his head.
+In the demon realm, Làng Wū Yáo finds himself overwhelmed by the Hàn Jiǎo. On the verge of death he gets a burst of strength and kills the creature. In a fit of rage, he continues beating it long after it has died, much to the amusement of Azibělpher. Wū Yáo's demonic powers awaken as a horn sprouts from his head.
 Bà Wáng Yù and Huā Wú Zōng arrives elsewhere in the demon realm. The two easily slaughters a number of Hàn Jiǎo using their divine weapons, and catches the attention of a demon count named Ansatt. The demon treats them with surprising hospitality, and explains the demon king has forbidden the demon royalty from sparring with one another directly, and wishes to use the pair as proxies to assassinate one of his peers. The pair agree and Ansatt tells them their target is Azibělpher.
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 | OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2024|10|19}}
 | ShortSummary        = Dān Fěi asks Shāng Bù Huàn to join her and Juǎn Cán Yún on their mission, to which he refuses, believing he will attract trouble. Dān Fěi and Cán Yún are given masks to filter the miasma of the wasteland. When Bù Huàn arrives to deliver them a map of the wastelands, he sees Cán Yún wearing the mask and abruptly decides to join them. He asks Cán Yún to accept a request from him later during the journey, which the confused Cán Yún agrees.
 In the demon realm, as Wū Yáo is resting, Azibělpher explains his plot to Xíng Hài. He plans to use Wū Yáo's thirst for revenge to kill the demon court and disrupt the status quo. The Hàn Jiǎo nest that they have stepped foot on is in fact the territory of another demon count, Kyarei, and the Hàn Jiǎo that was killed was intended to be her prey. The Kyarei arrives for her hunt and upon seeing her prey already killed, challenges Wū Yáo to a fight.
 Huò Shì Míng Huáng orders "Yì Piāo Miǎo" to enter the demon realm and monitor his other two subordinates. Guǐ Duó Tiān Gōng informs Huò Shì Míng Huáng that he wishes to settle an old grudge before permanently departing for the demon realm himself.
 The Xī Yōu army launches an attack on Tiān Gōng Guǐ Jiàng and Mù Tiān Mìng. While the pair were initially able to fend off the forces, Cháo Fēng exploits Tiān Mìng's hearing and soon backs them into a corner. Guǐ Duó Tiān Gōng interrupts the battle with a machine gun, declaring Tiān Gōng Guǐ Jiàng the target of his grudge.
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 Guǐ Duó Tiān Gōng kills all of the Xī Yōu forces save Cháo Fēng and a lone officer. Tiān Gōng Guǐ Jiàng, furious at Guǐ Duó Tiān Gōng for disobeying their master's teachings, unleashes a massive mechanical suit that he has secretly constructed. With the help of Mù Tiān Mìng, he lands a fatal blow on Guǐ Duó Tiān Gōng. The dying man opens a portal to the demon realm and draws in everyone in the area. Satisfied with his work, the cyborg wizard passes away.
-Elsewhere in the demon realm, Làng Wū Yáo fights Kyarei. Kyarei has the upper hand in the battle and is intrigued by Wū Yáo, who seemed to be afraid of his true nature. Wū Yáo, determined to kill Azibělpher, accepts his demonic powers and lets out a loud yell before killing Kyarei. This yell was heard by Mù Tiān Mìng and Cháo Fēng. Xíng Hài, now impressed by Wū Yáo, extracts a seal from Kyarei's corpse and hands it to him.
+Elsewhere in the demon realm, Làng Wū Yáo fights Kyarei. Kyarei has the upper hand in the battle and is intrigued by Wū Yáo, who seemed to be afraid of his true nature. Wū Yáo, determined to kill Azibělpher, accepts his demonic powers and lets out a massive yell before killing Kyarei. This yell is heard by Mù Tiān Mìng and Cháo Fēng. Xíng Hài, now impressed by Wū Yáo, extracts a seal from Kyarei's corpse and hands it to him.
 In the Wasteland of Spirits, Shāng Bù Huàn, Dān Fěi and Juǎn Cán Yún struggles through a sandstorm.
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 | ShortSummary        = Shāng Bù Huàn, Dān Fěi and Juǎn Cán Yún takes shelter in a crevice from sandstorm, but are attacked by vines, forcing them to retreat.
 Mù Tiān Mìng saves Cháo Fēng while her officer runs off and is mauled by a Hàn Jiǎo. The two form a truce as they search for Wū Yáo, though Cháo Fēng blames Tiān Mìng for taking him from the safety of her palace.
 The Order of the Divine Swarm members arrive at Azibělpher's palace. Bà Wáng Yù launches a direct full frontal assault while Huā Wú Zōng turns invisible and sneaks in amongst the commotion as "Yì Piāo Miǎo" watches. At the same time, Wū Yáo and Xíng Hài arrive at the gates to witness the assault. Lǐn Xuě Yā drops his disguise and informs them that Huā Wú Zōng has already entered the building. Xuě Yā casts a temporary invisibility spell on Wū Yáo, allowing him to enter in search of Azibělpher. Now alone with Xíng Hài, Xuě Yā then consults her on the demon realm, explaining that he does not seem to be negatively affected by the realm's miasma as humans should. He muses that he may be of demonic origins himself.
-Azibělpher however was not in his castle, having departed early for a meeting with the demon court. Ansatt is taken aback by his presence. As the remaining nobles arrive, they discuss the death of Kyarei. Given that her seal was missing, they conclude that her death was intentional, and the culprit is one of the nobles. The demon king reminds them that four seals are needed to bring forth a new demon god. He orders the nobles to guard their seals while searching for Kyarei's.
+Azibělpher however was not in his palace, having departed early for a meeting with the demon court. Ansatt is taken aback by his presence. As the remaining nobles arrive, they discuss the death of Kyarei. Given that her seal was missing, they conclude that her death was intentional, and the culprit is one of the nobles. The demon king reminds them that four seals are needed to bring forth a new demon god. He orders the nobles to guard their seals while searching for Kyarei's.
 As Wū Yáo searches for Azibělpher in his palace, and is attacked from behind by Huā Wú Zōng.
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 | ShortSummary        =
 Làng Wū Yáo fends off Huā Wú Zōng in Azibělpher's palace. Realizing his father is not present, he retreats. Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù do the same.
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 The next day, the nobles hold another meeting. Azibělpher informs them his palace was raided by two humans wielding divine weapons, and suspects another noble is targeting their seals. The demon king orders the humans be driven out of the demon realm.
-Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù start to question their alliance with Ansatt. Lǐn Xuě Yā, back in his Yì Piāo Miǎo disguise, informs his "comrades" of the demon nobles' seals, pretending to have gotten this information from Huò Shì Míng Huáng. He surmises that their mission was at test to collect these seals. Desperate to prove themselves to their leader, the two split up in search of Ansatt. In their search, Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù each encounter demon nobles Uraina and Hailasu respectively. Both form an alliance to assassinate the nobles and collect their seals in exchange for great rewards.
+Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù start to question their alliance with Ansatt. Lǐn Xuě Yā, back in his Yì Piāo Miǎo disguise, informs his "comrades" of the demon nobles' seals, pretending to have gotten this information from Huò Shì Míng Huáng. He surmises that their mission was at test to collect these seals. Desperate to prove themselves to their leader, the two split up in search of Ansatt. Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù each encounter demon nobles Uraina and Hailasu respectively. Both form an alliance to assassinate the nobles and collect their seals in exchange for great rewards.
 Ansatt makes contact with Wū Yáo. As they share a common enemy of Azibělpher, he offers to empower Wū Yáo with heretical magic so he may have the upper hand against his father. Azibělpher watches this from afar, seemingly unconcerned. He is instead interested in the two human intruders and uses Xíng Hài to get in contact with Huò Shì Míng Huáng.
 In the Wasteland of Spirits, Shāng Bù Huàn's party climb a mountain to get above the heavy miasma. Bù Huàn comes to the disturbing realization that the miasma in the wasteland is the same as the one in the demon realm.
 Mù Tiān Mìng's group continue their search for Wū Yáo, and run into two demon siblings.
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 | ShortSummary        =
 Lǐn Xuě Yā saves Mù Tiān Mìng's group from the demons using illusions and takes them to a hiding spot. He informs them he is aware of Làng Wū Yáo's whereabouts, but refuses to tell them more until he finds a use for the group.
 Azibělpher explains to Xíng Hài the curse behind his time manipulation abilities. He finds himself living a hollow life that is predetermined by his future self, while also losing memories of whatever hardships he encountered in the past. As such he is impressed by his son's refusal to change the past.
-Ansatt places Wū Yáo into a cocoon where he has a nightmare questioning his humanity. Uraina and Hailasu hold a banquet for each other, and are both assassinated by their rival's human ally. As Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù collect the seals, Xíng Hài arrives and, supposedly under the orders of Huò Shì Míng Huáng, announcing he has disowned them for killing the demon nobles and traps them within a scrying mirror.
+Ansatt places Wū Yáo into a cocoon where he has a nightmare questioning his humanity. Uraina and Hailasu hold a banquet for each other, and are both assassinated by their rival's human ally. As Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù collect the seals, Xíng Hài arrives and, supposedly under the orders of Huò Shì Míng Huáng, announcing he has disowned them for killing the demon nobles and traps them within a scrying mirror. She then sends a message to the demon court.
 Shāng Bù Huàn descends into the crevasse to investigate if it is linked to the demon realm.
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 | OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2024|11|23}}
 | ShortSummary        =
-The demon court holds another meeting, this time only attended by three nobles and the demon lord. Noticing their rapidly dwindling numbers, Azibělpher suggest unleashing the demon gods to the human world instead of having them rampage the demon realm. The court receives a message from Xíng Hài informing them of Uraina and Hailasu's death, and that the perpetrators are currently imprisoned. This prompts Fujirai to leave to execute them, while Kyuchirian searches for Ansatt.
+The demon court holds another meeting, this time only attended by three nobles and the demon king. Noticing their rapidly dwindling numbers, Azibělpher suggest unleashing the demon gods to the human world instead of having them rampage the demon realm. The court receives a message from Xíng Hài informing them of Uraina and Hailasu's death, and that the perpetrators are currently imprisoned. This prompts Fujirai to leave to execute them, while Kyuchirian searches for Ansatt. Alone with the demon king, Azibělpher tells him that he has formed an alliance with Huò Shì Míng Huáng.
 Fujirai enters the barrier where Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù are imprisoned. She overpowers Bà Wáng Yù and breaks her shoulder, forcing Huā Wú Zōng to rescue her and retreat. The two work together and sets up a sneak attack on Fujirai, killing her, but the demoness breaks Huā Wú Zōng's leg in the process. Despite both being crippled, two commend each other on their strength and wit.
 Huò Shì Míng Huáng, as the emperor, is informed that Cháo Fēng is missing and demands she be found. He receives word from "Yì Piāo Miǎo" that Cháo Fēng is currently in the demon realm in search of Làng Wū Yáo and orders she be brought back. In the demon realm, Lǐn Xuě Yā separates Cháo Fēng from her group, and sends her through a portal with the promise that Làng Wū Yáo is on the other end. The commotion alerts Mù Tiān Mìng and Tiān Gōng Guǐ Jiàng, who searches for her and encounters the pair of demons again. However Shāng Bù Huàn, having reached the demon realm from above, intervenes and together they defeat the demons.
 Kyuchirian discovers Ansatt watching over Làng Wū Yáo's cocoon. He kills Ansatt for his treachery and prepares to destroy Wū Yáo's cocoon.
+}}
+{{Episode list
+| EpisodeNumber       = 9
+| EpisodeNumber2      = 48
+| Title               = Awakening
+| AltTitle            = Kakusei
+| RAltTitle           = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|{{Nihongo2|覚醒}}}})
+| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2024|11|30}}
+| ShortSummary        =
+Làng Wū Yáo breaks out of his cocoon as Kyuchirian is about to destroy it. Still in a dream like state, he hallucinates Kyuchirian as Huò Shì Míng Huáng during the fateful battle and kills him with lightning powers. He then returns to his cocoon as his nightmare continues.
+Shāng Bù Huàn escapes the demon realm with his companions. Back on the surface, he contacts Bó Yáng Hóu about his findings, who decides to alert the capital himself. In a nearby cave, Bù Huàn makes his request to Cán Yún. He is asked to wear the miasma blocking mask and wait in the cave. After some time, a young Shāng Bù Huàn emerges from a portal and spars with Cán Yún. The Cán Yún easily defeats the boy, who asks him to be his master, much to Cán Yún's chagrin.
+Cháo Fēng awakens back at her palace in Xī Yōu. Realizing Wū Yáo is not with her, she declares she is going to mount an invasion on the demon realm, though none of her subjects respond to her desperate pleads.
+Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù escape from their prison, and encounter "Yì Piāo Miǎo". The two hand over the three demon seals they collected, as well as their divine weapons. The two declare that they are leaving the order to live a life of peace in Dōng Li. Lǐn Xuě Yā is enraged by this turn of events, having hoped to turn the two against each other. He angrily discards the demon seals, and sets his eyes on Huò Shì Míng Huáng.
+}}
+{{Episode list
+| EpisodeNumber       = 10
+| EpisodeNumber2      = 49
+| Title               = Takusareta Kokoro
+| AltTitle            = The Entrusted Wish
+| RAltTitle           = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|{{Nihongo2|託された心}}}})
+| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2024|12|07}}
+| ShortSummary        =
+Bó Yáng Hóu meets with the Dōng Li government for reinforcements with an impending demonic invasion. He is unable to convince them, citing fears of Xī Yōu invading due to an increase in spy activity. Bó Yáng Hóu brings Hù Yìn Shī to the wastelands to build a fortress by themselves.
+Shāng's party finds an oasis in the wastelands free of miasma, created by a powerful divine weapon. In the cave, Cán Yún's advises the young Shāng Bù Huàn to reevaluate his mindset when fighting. Their time together comes to an end as the boy's scrying mirror transports him away, leaving behind a bewildered Cán Yún. Inspired by the experience, the young Bù Huàn decides to create his own sword style, named the "Formless Rogue Sword".
+Líng Yá watches over the sleeping Wū Yáo as several Hàn Jiǎo feed on the corpses of the two demon nobles. As they turn their attention towards the cocoon, Líng Yá, empowered by the demon realm, unleashes his human from and slaughters the creatures.
+"Yì Piāo Miǎo" reports Huā Wú Zōng and Bà Wáng Yù's betrayal to Huò Shì Míng Huáng. Míng Huáng reveals he was simply using the two to stir up chaos in the demon realm, and did not expect them to survive anyway. More importantly, he knew all along that Yì Piāo Miǎo has been replaced by Lǐn Xuě Yā, but is not at all bothered by that fact or whatever motives the imposter may have. Xíng Hài and Azibělpher arrive to take the two to meet with the demon king, who reveals his face for the first time. Xíng Hài is shocked to see that the demon king looks identical to Lǐn Xuě Yā.
+}}
+{{Episode list
+| EpisodeNumber       = 11
+| EpisodeNumber2      = 50
+| Title               = Maou no Himitsu
+| AltTitle            = Demon King's Secret
+| RAltTitle           = &nbsp;({{Nihongo2|{{Nihongo2|魔王の秘密}}}})
+| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2024|12|14}}
+| ShortSummary        =
+At Huò Shì Míng Huáng's request, the demon king explains his actions at the end of the War of the Fading Dusk. He recognized a fatal flaw in the demon race: a lack of unity and compassion. Despite their overwhelming strength, he foresaw the human race driving them out in the future with their united forces. With this in mind he ended the war in order to reform demon society with such values. The demon king himself expelled part of his soul containing negative qualities into the human world, which unbeknownst to him reincarnated as Lǐn Xuě Yā. Despite his best efforts, the demon race is still not in the state he hoped for. Instead the demon king hopes to ally with Huò Shì Míng Huáng to conquer the human realm. Lǐn Xuě Yā is strangely delighted by the revelation of his origins, and marks his doppelganger to be his next target.
+Azibělpher and Xíng Hài visit Wū Yáo's cocoon, still guarded by Líng Yá. Xíng Hài uses her necromancy to revive several dead Hàn Jiǎo and banishes them along with Líng Yá. Azibělpher retrieves the seals from the two demon nobles' corpses. Together with his own seal, Wū Yáo now has the four seals needed. Azibělpher prepares to use his son as a vessel for the next demon god.
+Yàn Xī decides to hold an upcoming military parade in the Wasteland of Spirits to the west. He marches Dōng Li's troops into the wastelands, where they meet up with the Hù Yìn Shī's resistance forces. Shāng Bù Huàn hands Dān Fěi the Sorcerous Sword Index and promises his friends he will return before heading back to the demon realm alone in search of Wū Yáo
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 ====''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Otome Genyūki''====
-The second manga is a [[webmanga]] titled ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Otome Genyūki'' ([[English language|Eng.]] ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: A Maiden's Magical Journey'') written by the Thunderbolt Fantasy Project. It is illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki, creator of ''[[Brave 10]]'' and ''[[Madness (manga)|Madness]]'', and presents Dān Fěi's perspective of her journey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/09/29/heroine-of-thunderbolt-fantasy-receives-original-web-manga|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|title=Heroine of 'Thunderbolt Fantasy' Receives Original Web Manga|last=Chapman|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2016|accessdate=March 13, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312042938/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/09/29/heroine-of-thunderbolt-fantasy-receives-original-web-manga|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Otome Genyūki'' began serialization under [[Akita Shoten]]'s ''Champion Cross'' web magazine on September 27, 2016.<ref name="manga2">{{cite web|url=http://chancro.jp/comics/thunderbolt|script-title=ja:Thunderbolt Fantasy 東離劍遊紀 乙女幻遊奇|accessdate=September 27, 2016|language=Japanese|archive-date=October 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001090027/http://chancro.jp/comics/thunderbolt|url-status=live}}</ref> The final chapter was released on February 28, 2017.
+The second manga is a [[webmanga]] titled ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Otome Genyūki'' ([[English language|Eng.]] ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: A Maiden's Magical Journey'') written by the Thunderbolt Fantasy Project. It is illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki, creator of ''[[Brave 10]]'' and ''[[Madness (manga)|Madness]]'', and presents Dān Fěi's perspective of her journey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/09/29/heroine-of-thunderbolt-fantasy-receives-original-web-manga|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|title=Heroine of 'Thunderbolt Fantasy' Receives Original Web Manga|last=Chapman|first=Paul|date=September 29, 2016|access-date=March 13, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312042938/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/09/29/heroine-of-thunderbolt-fantasy-receives-original-web-manga|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Otome Genyūki'' was serialized in [[Akita Shoten]]'s ''Champion Cross'' web magazine ftom September 27, 2016, to February 28, 2017, and compiled into one volume.<ref name="manga2">{{cite web|url=http://chancro.jp/comics/thunderbolt|script-title=ja:Thunderbolt Fantasy 東離劍遊紀 乙女幻遊奇|access-date=September 27, 2016|language=Japanese|archive-date=October 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001090027/http://chancro.jp/comics/thunderbolt|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ===Novel===
-''Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden'' was released on April 7, 2017.<ref name="novelnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.thunderboltfantasy.com/news/#news1228_01|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy News|date=December 28, 2016|accessdate=December 28, 2016|language=Japanese|archive-date=January 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108093905/http://www.thunderboltfantasy.com/news/#news1228_01|url-status=live}}</ref> The novel mainly focuses on Lǐn Xuě Yā, Xíng Hài, and Shā Wú Shēng's pasts. It is written by Mitsunori Enami and Shotaro Teshirogi and illustrated by Shinov Mimori and Satoru Minamoto, and supervised by Gen Urobuchi.<ref name="novel">{{cite web|url=http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/goods/book/book_7829.php|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden|date=January 20, 2017|accessdate=January 20, 2017|language=Japanese|archive-date=January 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123171246/http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/goods/book/book_7829.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
+''Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden'' was released on April 7, 2017.<ref name="novelnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.thunderboltfantasy.com/news/#news1228_01|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy News|date=December 28, 2016|access-date=December 28, 2016|language=Japanese|archive-date=January 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108093905/http://www.thunderboltfantasy.com/news/#news1228_01|url-status=live}}</ref> The novel mainly focuses on Lǐn Xuě Yā, Xíng Hài, and Shā Wú Shēng's pasts. It is written by Mitsunori Enami and Shotaro Teshirogi and illustrated by Shinov Mimori and Satoru Minamoto, and supervised by Gen Urobuchi.<ref name="novel">{{cite web|url=http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/goods/book/book_7829.php|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Gaiden|date=January 20, 2017|access-date=January 20, 2017|language=Japanese|archive-date=January 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123171246/http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/goods/book/book_7829.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ===Theatrical films===
-A theatrical film adaptation, {{Nihongo|''Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death''|Thunderbolt Fantasy: 生死一劍|Sandāboruto Fantajī: Seishi Ikken|Thunderbolt Fantasy: Shēng Sǐ Yī Jiàn}}, was released in 2017. The special has two parts, akin to an omnibus format. Adapted from the "Setsumushō-hen" ("Shā Wú Shēng Chapter") story from the side novel ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Tōriken Kōki Gaiden'', part one is a prequel about Shā Wú Shēng's past, while part two features a new story penned by Urobuchi starring Shāng Bù Huàn. This story takes place between the first two seasons.<ref name="Side Story Special">{{cite web|url=https://app.famitsu.com/otome/20170325_1003991|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword of Life and Death|date=March 25, 2017|accessdate=March 25, 2017|language=Japanese|archive-date=March 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325151247/https://app.famitsu.com/otome/20170325_1003991/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-16/thunderbolt-fantasy-2nd-season-slated-for-2018-side-story-video-project-to-also-launch/.114902|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy's 2nd Season Slated for 2018, Side Story Video Project to Also Launch|date=April 15, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=April 15, 2017|archive-date=April 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417073312/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-16/thunderbolt-fantasy-2nd-season-slated-for-2018-side-story-video-project-to-also-launch/.114902|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ThunderboltFantasyTW/posts/1451694471612668|script-title=zh:Thunderbolt Fantasy 東離劍遊紀 TW Official Facebook Page|date=August 4, 2017|accessdate=August 5, 2017|language=zh-hant|website=Facebook|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914210834/https://www.facebook.com/ThunderboltFantasyTW/posts/1451694471612668|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2019}} The film was released in eight Japanese cinemas on December 2,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-02/thunderbolt-fantasy-shoshi-ikken-side-story-project-gets-theatrical-screenings-in-japan/.122144|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Shōshi Ikken Side-Story Project Gets Theatrical Screenings in Japan|date=October 2, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=October 2, 2017|archive-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003030950/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-02/thunderbolt-fantasy-shoshi-ikken-side-story-project-gets-theatrical-screenings-in-japan/.122144|url-status=live}}</ref> and on December 8 in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thunderboltfantasy.com.tw/SwordLifeDeath|script-title=zh:Thunderbolt Fantasy 生死一劍|accessdate=November 14, 2017|language=zh-hant|archive-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114145421/http://thunderboltfantasy.com.tw/SwordLifeDeath/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on a physical disc on April 4, 2018.
+A theatrical film adaptation, {{Nihongo|''Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death''|Thunderbolt Fantasy: 生死一劍|Sandāboruto Fantajī: Seishi Ikken|Thunderbolt Fantasy: Shēng Sǐ Yī Jiàn}}, was released in 2017. The special has two parts, akin to an omnibus format. Adapted from the "Setsumushō-hen" ("Shā Wú Shēng Chapter") story from the side novel ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Tōriken Kōki Gaiden'', part one is a prequel about Shā Wú Shēng's past, while part two features a new story penned by Urobuchi starring Shāng Bù Huàn. This story takes place between the first two seasons.<ref name="Side Story Special">{{cite web|url=https://app.famitsu.com/otome/20170325_1003991|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword of Life and Death|date=March 25, 2017|access-date=March 25, 2017|language=Japanese|archive-date=March 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325151247/https://app.famitsu.com/otome/20170325_1003991/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-16/thunderbolt-fantasy-2nd-season-slated-for-2018-side-story-video-project-to-also-launch/.114902|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy's 2nd Season Slated for 2018, Side Story Video Project to Also Launch|date=April 15, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 15, 2017|archive-date=April 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417073312/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-16/thunderbolt-fantasy-2nd-season-slated-for-2018-side-story-video-project-to-also-launch/.114902|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ThunderboltFantasyTW/posts/1451694471612668|script-title=zh:Thunderbolt Fantasy 東離劍遊紀 TW Official Facebook Page|date=August 4, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017|language=zh-hant|website=Facebook|archive-date=September 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914210834/https://www.facebook.com/ThunderboltFantasyTW/posts/1451694471612668|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2019}} The film was released in eight Japanese cinemas on December 2,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-02/thunderbolt-fantasy-shoshi-ikken-side-story-project-gets-theatrical-screenings-in-japan/.122144|title=Thunderbolt Fantasy Shōshi Ikken Side-Story Project Gets Theatrical Screenings in Japan|date=October 2, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003030950/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-02/thunderbolt-fantasy-shoshi-ikken-side-story-project-gets-theatrical-screenings-in-japan/.122144|url-status=live}}</ref> and on December 8 in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thunderboltfantasy.com.tw/SwordLifeDeath|script-title=zh:Thunderbolt Fantasy 生死一劍|access-date=November 14, 2017|language=zh-hant|archive-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114145421/http://thunderboltfantasy.com.tw/SwordLifeDeath/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on a physical disc on April 4, 2018.
-The second film, ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Seiyū Genka'' (Thunderbolt Fantasy: Western Ballad), known in English as ''Thunderbolt Fantasy – Bewitching Melody of the West'' was released on October 25, 2019 in both Japan and Taiwan and on December 24 on Crunchyroll. The film is an origin story of the Làng Wū Yáo character from childhood to first joining the travels of Shāng Bù Huàn and takes place before the first season. It also introduces the new character of Mù Tiān Mìng a female musician, sword fighter and companion of Shāng Bù Huàn. The film ends with a brief epilogue by Lǐn Xuě Yā teasing that the fate of Mù Tiān Mìng and why she was not with Shāng Bù Huàn when he arrived in Dōng Li would be explained in season 3.
+The second film, ''Thunderbolt Fantasy: Seiyū Genka'' (Thunderbolt Fantasy: Western Ballad), known in English as ''Thunderbolt Fantasy – Bewitching Melody of the West'' was released on October 25, 2019, in both Japan and Taiwan and on December 24 on Crunchyroll. The film is an origin story of the Làng Wū Yáo character from childhood to first joining the travels of Shāng Bù Huàn and takes place before the first season. It also introduces the new character of Mù Tiān Mìng a female musician, sword fighter and companion of Shāng Bù Huàn. The film ends with a brief epilogue by Lǐn Xuě Yā teasing that the fate of Mù Tiān Mìng and why she was not with Shāng Bù Huàn when he arrived in Dōng Li.
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