Thunderbolt Fantasy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and 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's appearance 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 that he must be compassionate to the next traveler he meets as a trade-off for taking the umbrella. That next traveler is Dan Fei, still being pursued by the Xuan Gui Zong minions. Both his promise and the enemy's sorcery leaves the wanderer unable to avoid getting involved.

Series details

• Title: Thunderbolt Fantasy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2016-07-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19119
• IMDb ID: tt6765658
• TVDB ID: 313665

Cast and credited roles

• Kousuke Toriumi — Lin Xue Ya
• Junichi Suwabe — Shang Bu Huan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-07-08; final listed air date 2016-09-30; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-10-01; final listed air date 2018-12-24; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2021-04-03; final listed air date 2021-06-26; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-10-05; final listed air date 2024-12-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Thunderbolt Fantasy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.