Summer 2020 Chinese Anime Lineup — What shows to add in your watchlist?

The summer anime season is finally here and anime fans like myself are seriously excited to see what the new season had in store for all of us. On my end, I have previously published a post about the summer 2020 anime lineup about Japanese animation and I have tons of giant titles from it listed in my watchlist including the following:

Re: Zero Season 2

Fire Force Season 2

Oregairu Season 3

Sword Art Online III: War of the Underworld Part 2

The God of High School anime adaptation

The Great Pretender

Fog Hill of Five Elements (Wu Shan Wu Xing)

Release: July 26, 2020 | Studio: Samsara Animation Studio — One of the most anticipated Chinese anime in recent years and had been in the making for almost 3 years, Fog Hill of Five Elements release date is on July 26 and has been animated by Samsara Animation and co-produced by Nice Boat Animation. Fog Hill of Five Elements revolves around 5 individuals who had the ability to summon and be possessed by the five elements: Fire, Water, Earth, Wood, and Metal. Each character fight monsters from another dimension.

For more details including its several trailers, plot, and image stills, you may check the following post: Fog Hill of Five Elements Anime Overview & Updates

A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality (Fan ren Xiu Xian Zhuan)

Release: July 25, 2020 | Studio: Original Force — Here’s an astounding Chinese 3D anime that I am seriously looking forward this year. Fan ren Xiu Xian Zhuan or also known with its plain name A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality that I think sums up its story. Nonetheless, A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality is one of the most popular xianxia novels by author Wang Yu. Therefore, we can expect an amazing cultivation anime story from it. I wonder though if it could put a competition against the ongoing Stellar Transformation season 2 which is one of the best and real xianxia anime in recent years. A Mortal’s Journey to Immorality can be watched at bilibili once it premieres. The anime has been listed to get 12 episodes in total.

The King’s Avatar Season 2 (Quan zhi Gao shou 2)

Release: N/A | Studio: Colored-Pencil Animation — While we still don’t have the specific release date yet,TheKing’s Avatar anime season 2 had been listed by Tencent as part of its 2020’s summer lineup. We’ve been waiting for ages to finally see the comeback of Lord Ye Xiu as he established his new found professional team — Happy. The story will pick up from where the 2018’s OVA of The King’s Avatar ended and it’ll be an amazing adventure my fellow fans who had been waiting for years for The King’s Avatar to see Ye Xiu, and Lord Grim back as they wreak havoc in the gaming world of Glory. For more news and information about it, you may check our post: The King’s Avatar Anime Season 2 News, Trailers & Updates

Legend of Exorcism (Tian Bao Fu Yao Lu)

Release: July 5, 2020 | Studio: Sparkly Key Animation — Listed as one of bilibili’s Chinese anime for 2020, Tian Bao Fu Yao Lu will give us an exciting action and wuxia story featuring beautiful boys fighting monsters. Legend of Exorcism is adapted from the web novel with BL element titled “Tian Bao Fu Yao Lu” by author Fei Tian Ye Xiang and will premiere on July 5 at bilibili.

Fox Spirit Matchmaker Season 9 (Jin Chen Xi)

Release: June 19, 2020 | Studio: Haoliners Animation League — One of the longest-running Chinese anime in recent years, Fox Spirit Matchmaker is returning for its 9 thseason and it’ll be a dramatic experience. This season will revolve more on Bai Yuechu and Tushan Susu, and will have the climax of their story which had been built up in the previous seasons of the anime. Fox Spirit Matchmaker Season 9 has been listed for 10 episodes.

Bureau of Paranormal Investigation (Min Diao Ju Yi Wen Lu)

Release: N/A| Studio: B.C May Pictures — From the studio that gave us The King’s Avatar season 1 and Mo Dao Zu Shi, Bureau of Paranormal Investigation is another project from B.C May Pictures which will air this summer. The action fantasy Chinese anime was first announced during the final ofMo Dao Zu Shi season 2.

Ling Long: INCARNATION Part 2

Release: July 31, 2020 | Studio: YHKT Entertainment — Dubbed as one of the most expensive Chinese anime of 2019, Ling Long: Incarnation is returning this 2020 for its 2 ndseason. The sci-fi CG animation first aired in August last year and gave us a fascinating science fiction story, paired with an amazing soundtrack. Now, Ling Long: Incarnation Part 2 had been listed as one of the2020 Chinese anime lineup from bilibili. Therefore, it’ll premiere on July 31 at bilibili.

Scumbag System

Release: N/A| Studio: B.C May Pictures — One of the most awaited Chinese anime of 2020 and among the danmei trinity of donghua community. Scumbag System is adapted from Scum Villain Self-Saving System which is a novel from the author that gave us the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi) — one of the best Chinese anime I’ve seen so far, and the upcoming Heaven Official’s Blessing. Unlike the Mo Dao Zu Shi, Scumbag System anime adaptation will be purely in CG animation. The release date is not confirmed yet, but Scumbag System is listed as part of summer 2020 Chinese anime lineup from Tencent.

The Iland of Siliang (Deity Introspection)

Release: N/A | Studio: Yanyang Culture — Here’s one of the Chinese anime of 2020 that I am badly looking forward to see, ever since the previously released trailers had captivated me. The Iland of Siliang is previously called asDeity Introspection, it’s about a stubborn girl who had a tumultuous and complicated love story and aspires to be a martial artist, and she’s living in a mysterious island. The Iland of Siliang will revolve around the fantasy, romance, and martial-arts genre and will have a total of 15 episodes, with 15-minute length each. Zhao Yuqing is serving as the writer, animation, and art director, while Jiang Guangtao is the dubbed director. To get a glimpse of its beautiful character designs and concept art and trailer, you may check the following pages:

A Will Eternal (Yi Nian Yong Heng)

Release: N/A | Studio: B.C May Pictures — Listed as an anime for summer 2020 lineup of Tencent, A Will Eternal or Yi Nian Yong Heng is the Chinese anime adaptation of a popular xianxia novel of the same title by author Er Gen who also wrote another popular novel titled I Shall Seal the Heavens. A Will Eternal promises a lovely combination of humor, action, and cultivation story about a young boy who aspires to be an immortal due to his fear of death.

Dragon Origin (Yuan Long)

Release: July 11, 2020 | Studio: CG Year — Yeah, we have an isekai Chinese anime this season and we can simply call it Y uan Long or Dragon Origin. This donghua has been listed as one ofbilibili’s anime lineup for 2020 and is about a world-famous assassin who got transmigrated into a fantasy world. I am sincerely excited to see this, despite how generic the plot is.

The Furious Yama Season 2 (Da Wang Bu Gao Xing 2)

Release: July 21, 2020 | Studio: — Oh dear! Our furious Yama is back and this is going to be another exhilarating and hilarious adventure. The Furious Yama first aired last winter 2020 season as part of this year’sChinese anime lineup from bilibili. It has been one of the most hilarious Chinese anime we had this year. If you hadn’t seen the first season yet, I am telling you, watch it at bilibili or other anime streaming sites — it’ll remove your stress away with its humor and adorable main character.

Cooking with Valkyries Season 2 (Nu Wu Shen De Can Zhuo)

Release: July 17, 2020 | Studio: BLADE, Thundray — The second season of Cooking with Valkyries is coming back this summer and it’ll premiere on July 17 at bilibili. Cooking with Valkyries season 1 premiered last 2019 and had

For full list of upcoming Chinese anime this summer of 2020, kindly check our post at: https://www.yualexius.com.