Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East English Sub & Dub

About Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East

Looking for background on Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East (Thunderbolt Fantasy -東離劍遊紀-)? This action, drama and fantasy series by Pili International Multimedia (2016) starts out like this. The setup: 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's appearance leads to the defeat of the brother, but his sister, Dan Fei, jumps off a cliff to temporary safety.

From there, 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 that he must be compassionate to the next traveler he runs into as a trade-off for taking the umbrella. That next traveler is Dan Fei, still being pursued by the Xuan Gui Zong minions.

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Voice work is led by Atsuko Tanaka as Narrator and Kousuke Toriumi as Xueya Lin. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list. With 13 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

Pili International Multimedia is the studio behind Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on action, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. At 7.9/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. On the casting side, Atsuko Tanaka voicing Narrator gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2016, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.