Series synopsis
Thunderbolt Fantasy is a Japanese drama action & adventure animation television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 8, 2016. It ended on December 21, 2024. It was created by Gen Urobuchi. It stars Kohsuke Toriumi, Haruka Tomatsu, Toru Okawa and Kenichi Suzumura.
In an Eastern-styled fantasy setting, a brother and sister team of sacred guardians is beset by the Xuan Gui Zong, minions of Miè Tian Hai, who seeks the Tian Xing Jiàn sword that they possess. Hai showing up himself leads to the defeat of the brother, but his sister, Dan Fei, jumps off a cliff to temporary safety. Later, a wandering swordsman comes across a ruined temple where a statue of Buddha is protected by an umbrella against the rain. When he takes the umbrella for himself, a man resting ...
Premise
In an Eastern-styled fantasy setting, a brother and sister team of sacred guardians is beset by the Xuan Gui Zong, minions of Miè Tian Hai, who seeks the Tian Xing Jiàn sword that they possess. Hai showing up himself leads to the defeat of the brother, but his sister, Dan Fei, jumps off a cliff to temporary safety. Later, a wandering swordsman comes across a ruined temple where a statue of Buddha is protected by an umbrella against the rain. When he takes the umbrella for himself, a man resting under a tree nearby informs him the he must be compassionate to the next traveler he meets as trade-off for taking the umbrella. But the next traveler is Dan Fei, who is still being pursued by the Xuan Gui Zong minions, and between that and the sorcery of the other man he finds himself unable to avoid getting involved.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Lǐn Xuě Yā (Voice)
- Haruka Tomatsu as Liè Mèi (Voice)
- Toru Okawa as Diāo Mìng (Voice)
- Kenichi Suzumura as Juǎn Cán Yún (Voice)
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Dān Héng (Voice)
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Shā Wú Shēng (Voice)
- Tomokazu Seki as Miè Tiān Hái (Voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Shāng Bù Huàn (Voice)
Supporting cast
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Cán Xiōng (Voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Dān Fěi (Voice)
- Rikiya Koyama as Shòu Yún Xiāo (Voice)
- Atsuko Tanaka as Narrator (Voice)
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Lián Qí (Voice)
- Sayaka Ohara as Xíng Hài (Voice)
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | June 19, 2016 | June 19, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 13 | July 8, 2016 | September 30, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 1, 2018 | December 24, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 13 | April 3, 2021 | June 26, 2021 |
| Season 4 | 12 | October 5, 2024 | December 21, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | June 19, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Code of Umbrellas In an ancient kingdom, a vicious warlord is on the hunt for a magical sword. Forced to escape his soldiers, the young girl who guards the sword is hunted until she receives some unexpected help from a pair of odd strangers. |
July 8, 2016 |
| 2 |
Attack of the Xuán Guǐ Zōng! Shāng Bù Huàn has no intention of following the sly Lǐn Xuě Yā's advice and helping in the quest to protect the mystical Tiān Xing Jiàn sword, but when finds himself targeted by the evil sect that is trying to take it, he finds he might not have a choice. |
July 15, 2016 |
| 3 |
The Woman In Night Devil Forest To defeat the villainous Miè Tiān Hái, Dān Fěi and her party will need to get through an army of bloodthirsty undead. The safest way to do this would be to recruit the help of a necromancer, but the person that Lǐn Xuě Yā has in mind makes the others very nervous, for a good reason... |
July 22, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Xian Zhen Fortress The Sorcerous Sword Index is a collection of 35 magical swords wielding otherworldly powers, many of which have the potential to bring ruin to the human realm. Shang Bu Huan has fled his homeland of Xi You with the index in order to keep it from falling into the wrong hands... but trouble has a way of finding him. |
October 1, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Stolen Sorcerous Blades The Princess of Cruelty Xie Yingluo has managed to make off with a pair of blades from the Sorcerous Sword Index, and now she plots to use them and her mastery over poison to seize the rest from Shang Bu Huan. |
October 8, 2018 |
| 3 |
The Princess of Cruelty Shang Bu Huan is stricken by the Princess of Cruelty's poison, leaving him and Lang Wu Yao on the run. Between the toxic temptress' attack and the and the ruthless pursuit of magistrate Xiao Kuang Juan, their quest to protect the Sorcerous Sword Index might be impossible... without some help. |
October 15, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Void Junction Shang Bu Huan is searching for the body of Lou Zhen Jie, who fell into a ravine while holding the Seven Sacrilegious Dead sword. This sword is too dangerous to be left in the wilderness, but despite the efforts of Shang and his three companions, the sword and the body remain unaccounted for. Advancing into the depths of the gorge, they soon discover a strange place... |
April 3, 2021 |
| 2 | Sorcerous Sojourn | April 10, 2021 |
| 3 | The Infatuated Princess | April 17, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 5, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 12, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 19, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 8, 2016 |
| Last aired | December 21, 2024 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 23:00:00 |