Mo Dao Zu Shi to get Japanese anime adaptation

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MXTX (Mo Xiang Tong Xiu)’s Chinese danmei novel—Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation or MDZS, its often-used abbreviation) is now getting a Japanese anime adaptation. It will be premiering on Japanese TV on 10th January 2021, on WOWOW, TOKYO MX, and BS11.

A new key visual has been released:

Mo Dao Zu Shi Key Visual

As well as a new PV, where two new theme songs, written especially for the Japanese dub, have been sampled—CIVILIAN’s “Senya Souka” as the opening theme, and Aimer’s “Kiji” as the ending theme.

The cast members have also been revealed:

 Hikaru Midorikawa (Heero Yuy in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing) as Jiang Cheng

Saori Hayami (Himawari Uzumaki in BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS) as Jiang Yanli

Toshiyuki Morikawa (Yoshikage Kira in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable) as Lan Xichen

Yuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan) as Jin Ling

Shimba Tsuchiya (Tsutomu Goshiki in Haikyu!!) as Lan Sizhui

Soma Saito (Sho Utsumi in SSSS.GRIDMAN) as Lan Jingyi

Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) as Nie Huaisang

Kenji Akabane (Koji Kabuto in Mazinger Edition Z) as Jin Zixuan

Nobunaga Shimazaki (Ritsuka Fujimaru in Fate/Grand Order) as Wen Ning

Ayako Kawasumi (Saber in the Fate series) as Wen Qing

Hiroyuki Yoshino (Hizashi Yamada in My Hero Academia) as Wen Chao

Kana Asumi (Komari Koshigaya in Non Non Biyori) as Wang Lingjiao

Lynn (Gilda in THE PROMISED NEVERLAND) as Luo Qingyang

Kenji Hamada (Haruaki Azuma in World Trigger) as Jiang Fengmian

Takako Honda (PANDY in Dead Leaves) as Yu Ziyuan

Mitsuhiro Sakamaki (MC Mya in Cardfight!! Vanguard) as Lan Qiren

Sho Hayami (Yahta in Fire Force) as Jin Guangshan

Kenta Miyake (All Might in My Hero Academia) as Wen Ruohan

Keikou Sakai (Sweden in Hetalia the World Twinkle) as Wen Zhuliu

Hiroshi Shirokuma (Gazev Stronoff in Overlord) as Nie Mingjue

Masafumi Kobatake (Rou Tenshi in Hitori no Shita – The Outcast) as Su She

The Chinese anime adaptation, or donghua, of MDZS has two seasons so far, with a chibi donghua currently running. A third season has been teased. A manhua (a Chinese manga) is also currently underway.

MDZS also has a live-action adaptation, The Untamed (or Chen Qing Ling) which can be streamed on Netflix.

In addition, those wishing to read the original MDZS novel can find plenty of fan-made translations online, although no official English translation has been published so far. MXTX also has two other danmei novels, which can also be found online.

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