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From the TV anime “Heaven Official’s Blessing”, the synopsis and sneak peek from episode 8 “Foreboding Wind in the Ancient Country”, broadcast on Sunday, August 22, have been released.

“Heaven Official’s Blessing” is a fantasy anime set in a fictitious ancient China based on a Chinese web novel. It was broadcast on China’s Bilibili from October 2020 and received over 300 million views in total. The detailed story unfolding in a beautiful and mysterious world and the attractive characters drew much attention, especially in Asia.

The title of episode 8 is “Heaven Official’s Blessing”.
Xie Lian and others see two women in white and black clothes in Banyue. Xie Lian, San Lang, and Nan Yang head to the royal palace to look for Shanyue Fern while Nan Feng is separating the two women, however, Tian Sheng and other merchants are also although they should have been left in a cave.

Even though Xie Lian managed to detoxicate using Shanyue Fern that San Lang found, they then see the face of Zhongyuan merchant, who has been buried as a nutrient for 50 years, in a garden overgrown with Shanyue Fern. The face attacks the merchant and calls a general of Banyue. Ke Mo, who was the only general at the time when Banyue collapsed, and a Banyue soldier serving under him appeared. Ke Mo takes Xie Lian and others to the Sinners’ Pit…

The TV Anime “Heaven Official’s Blessing” Episode 8 “Foreboding Wind in the Ancient Country” was broadcast on TOKYO MX and BS 11 on Sunday, August 22, 2021.

■Broadcast/Streaming Information
*The length of the anime “Heaven Official’s Blessing” differs between the TV broadcast version and the original version.
●Broadcast

TOKYO MX (broadcast version): 9:30 pm every Sunday from Sunday, July 4, 2021
BS11 (broadcast version): 10:30 pm every Sunday from Sunday, July 4, 2021

“Home Drama Channel”: 2:30 am every Saturday from July 3, 2021
●Streaming
Amazon Prime Video: 10:30 pm every Sunday from July 4
ABEMA (broadcast version): 9:30 pm every Sunday from July 4
ABEMA (original version): 12:00 pm every Wednesday from July 7
d Anime Store: 12:00 pm every Wednesday from July 7
*Also streamed on other streaming services.

■Main Staff
Original Author: Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Director: Li Haoling
Story Editor/Scriptwriter: Chun Li You Ling
General Director: Eom Yu Jeong
Character Design/General Animation Director: Yi Sanmi
Sub Character Desing: Kim Mijin, Park Minjon, Yu Minji, Hong Insu
Cinematographer: Takeyama Atsushi
3DCG Director: Gu Jing
Music: Yang Bin-in
Animation Production: Haoliners Animation
Japanese Version Production: Sony Music Solutions Inc., Aniplex Inc.
Japanese Version Opening & Ending Theme:
Opening Theme: SID “Jiu no Kuchizuke” (Ki/oon Music)
Ending Theme: Amamiya Sora “Freesia” (MusicRay’n)

■Main Cast
Xie Lian: Kamiya Hiroshi
San Lang: Fukuyama Jun
Ling Wen: Hikasa Youko
Nan Feng: Furukawa Makoto
Fu Yao: Kobayashi Chiaki
Pei Ming: Suwabe Junichi
Pei Su: Masuda Toshiki
Banyue: Hanazawa Kana

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