The King's Avatar (donghua)

The King's Avatar
Chinese 全职高手
Mandarin Quánzhí Gāoshǒu
Literally Full-time Master
Genre Action
Adventure
Esports
Based on The King's Avatar
by Hu Dielan
Country of origin China
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of seasons 1
Production
Producer(s) G.CMay Animation & Film
Running time 25 minutes
Release
Original network Tencent QQ
Tencent Video
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release April 19, 2017 (2017-04-19)
Chronology
Related shows The King's Avatar

The King's Avatar (Chinese: 全职高手; pinyin: Quánzhí Gāoshǒu) is a donghua television series aired in 2017, based on the light novel of the same name written by Hu Dielan.[1] The series depicted the fictional esports scene in China where the story revolves around a moba video game called Glory.[2] The series was produced by Chinese internet company Tencent.[3][4]

Plot

The King's Avatar follows the story of Ye Xiu, a professional esports player living in Hangzhou, China. He is considered one of the best player of the video game Glory. Ye Xiu was previously captained an esports team called "Excellent Era", before being forced to resign from the team and leave the competitive scene due to his unwillingness to take part in any sponsorship to profit the team. Ye Xiu then works as a night-shift manager at Happy Internet Cafe, where he met Chen Guo, the owner of the cafe who are interested in forming a new esports team. While waiting his return to the competitive scene, Ye Xiu keeps playing to forge his skills and find newly talented players for his team.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tencent's Chinese eSports anime is really anime but also extremely eSports". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. ↑ "Esports Anime – The King's Avatar Coming 2017". Akshon Esports. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  3. ↑ Esports, Tencent. "Cheng Wu: Tencent Esports Will Realize New Power in the In-Depth Layout Year of Esports Industry". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  4. ↑ "Tencent to adapt esports manga into anime – The Esports Observer". The Esports Observer. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  5. ↑ "Esports Anime – The King's Avatar Coming 2017". Akshon Esports. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  6. ↑ "The King's Avatar is A Must-Watch If You're An E-Sports Fan | Go! - Globe". Retrieved 2018-09-05.
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