Series synopsis
The Silver Guardian, also known as 銀の墓守り is a Japanese action & adventure animation sci-fi & fantasy drama mystery television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on April 1, 2017. It ended on February 17, 2018. It stars Su Shangqing, Yang Ning, Tang Xiaoxi and Qiao Shiyu.
Lu Shuiyin (Riku Suigin in Japanese) is a master of gaming, a skill only known to his classmate Lu Lian (Riku Lin in Japanese). One day, Shuiyin receives a device from Lu Lian for a tomb raiding online game. While Shuiyin is excited to receive the device, Lian is suddenly kidnapped. Shuiyin touches the device that was left behind, pulling him inside the game and trapping him there. What is the imaginary world inside the device? What will Shuiyin find there? It is a world where two groups of peop ...
Premise
Lu Shuiyin (Riku Suigin in Japanese) is a master of gaming, a skill only known to his classmate Lu Lian (Riku Lin in Japanese). One day, Shuiyin receives a device from Lu Lian for a tomb raiding online game. While Shuiyin is excited to receive the device, Lian is suddenly kidnapped. Shuiyin touches the device that was left behind, pulling him inside the game and trapping him there. What is the imaginary world inside the device? What will Shuiyin find there? It is a world where two groups of people fight over the power of the gods, which originates from the tomb the mother goddess Pangu (Bango in Japanese). The two groups are the tomb raiders and the tomb protectors. The device Shuiyin received from Lian is called the Monolith, and it allows a normal gamer to go near the tomb. The tomb raiding group plans its attack by recruiting common people in the name of gaming. Shuiyin, as the final tomb protector, must fight against the raiders in order to save Lian.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Su Shangqing as Lu Shuiyin (voice)
- Yang Ning as Lu Lian (voice)
- Tang Xiaoxi as Shuangzixing (voice)
- Qiao Shiyu as Hua Ling (voice)
- Zhang Zhe as Yisaifeiya (voice)
- Baomu Zhongyang as Tie Muzhen (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 1, 2017 | June 17, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 6 | January 13, 2018 | February 17, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suigin meets Rei Riku! | April 1, 2017 |
| 2 |
Suigin Gets Closer to Riku Rei! The poor student, Suigin, spent most of his days working various part-time jobs, and his only skill was video games. Suigin then meets the Madonna of the school, Riku Rei, through an online game. However, since Suigin is playing the game for free, their correspondence is limited. However, they continue to play online together whenever they can, and their bond deepens. |
April 8, 2017 |
| 3 |
Suigin Regrets the End! Suigin finds out that his only way of interacting with Riku Rei was about to end. The game, “Dungeon Century,” was about to end all of its services. Suigin ends up in utter shock. However, in the game, Suigin promises Riku Rei to do everything he can to find the flower she is looking for in the game. As “Dungeon Century” is about to come to an end, the same company announces that Riku Rei’s father, Riku Yuuki’s new game, “Grave Buster” will start its services soon. |
April 15, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Three From the Training Institute / Rin's True Identity In order to gain more allies, Suigin tries out Grave Buster’s beginner’s course. There, he encounters his classmate Shaa and the world champion of the virtual fighting game tournament, Titan. Their beautiful instructor, Rin, tells them their first assignment is to defeat her... |
January 13, 2018 |
| 2 |
Titan Goes Berserk / A Bewildered Suigin In order to get Farin to join his team, Suigin faces off with Titan. Meanwhile, the strongest organization in the game led by Dark Tiger, Precious, starts making moves to conquer Stage 0, not realizing there was now a brand new guardian. |
January 20, 2018 |
| 3 |
First Ally / The Conquest Begins After being forced to log out of the game, Sugin gets a phone call from Temujin. He tells Suigin that if he wants to save Riku Rei, he has to go to Stage 0 and find a player named Nishikaze. He tells Farin this and they both set out to save Riku Rei. |
January 27, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2017 |
| Last aired | February 17, 2018 |
| Runtime | 13 minutes |
| Status | ended |