A slate of animated titles from Leading Chinese online video streaming platform Tencent Video made are launching on Crunchyroll, the leading global anime-focused SVOD service, including Tencent’s adaptation of Yuewen’s epic fantasy webnovel, Lord of Mysteries (Season 1, 13×35’).
Lord of Mysteries’ is premiering internationally across the summer and autumn in multiple territories with episodes released in simulcast with Tencent Video in China. The series will be dubbed in English, Spanish, Hindi, Brazilian, Portuguese, French and Hindi with a staggered roll out. Lord of Mysteries has been well-received since the release of the Chinese language version, currently boasting an IMDb rating of 8.8.
Tencent Video is making a quartert of its major animation titles available on Crunchyroll, additional series include: The Master of Diabolism (65×30’), The King’s Avatar (24×30’) and Honor of Kings (13×20’).
The collaboration with Crunchyroll is a major step in Tencent Video’s strategy to make a long-term commitment to animation, as it actively seeks more global partners to help bring its series to a wider international audience.
Lord of Mysteries is the animation adaptation of Yuewen’s epic fantasy webnovel, with more than 100 million readers globally since its launch in 2018 and over 66 million hits on WebNovel.com in its English translation, along with tens of millions of posts, hashtags and views on social media. The English language l book Lord of Mysteries Volume 1 will be published this month by Yen Press.
Set in a captivating otherworld – a stunning blend of Victorian Europe, occult horrors and steampunk style – the animated version follows the journey of ordinary mortal Zhou Mingrui who, on awakening in this new place as history student Klein Moretti, is thrust into a world of historical adventure. He must walk a razor’s edge between light and darkness, transforming into a series of fantastical characters, gaining superhuman powers and facing forces of evil, as he searches for a way back home. This is a legend of unlimited potential… and unspeakable danger.
Tencent Video is the leading online video streaming platform in China. With an extensive content library of drama series, films, variety, shows, animation, sports, documentaries, news and many more, Tencent Video provides the best entertainment experience to audiences across different platforms and devices. Tencent Video produces high-quality animation originals with enduring and engaging appeal. It partners with leading studios in China and has recently expanded its global presence by signing a number of high-profile co-production deals with prominent animation studios around the world to create stand-out shows with universal appeal.
