Gen Urobuchi’s wuxia epic Thunderbolt Fantasy comes to a close this winter. This weekend, it was confirmed that the puppet show’s “final chapter”—Thunderbolt Fantasy: Toriken Yuki Saishusho—will premiere in Japanese cinemas on February 21, 2025.The announcement was accompanied by a teaser trailer and poster:
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Toriken Yuki Saishusho
The film was first announced earlier this year alongside the fourth season, which premiered in Japan on October 5 of this year. More information will be forthcoming about this final installment.Created and written by Gen Urobuchi, Thunderbolt Fantasy kicked off its first season in 2016 with a second season following in 2018 and a third season in 2021. The series has also inspired two films (The Sword of Life and Death and Bewitching Melody of the West) in 2017 and 2019, respectively. The first three seasons as well as both films are currently available via streaming on Crunchyroll.Crunchyroll describes Thunderbolt Fantasy:
What happens when you then take Gen Urobuchi from Nitroplus and partner him with Pili International Media, the company responsible for the glove puppetry media with the highest production values? The result is a miraculous collaboration.
The result is an all-new wuxia fantasy series, with Gen Urobuchi providing the premise, screenplay, and series composition, and Pili handling the filming and production: Thunderbolt Fantasy!
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