Thunderbolt Fantasy: 生死一劍

Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death

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Movie adaptation of Thunderbolt Fantasy sidestory novels, split into two parts. The first part tells the backstory of the Screaming Phoenix Killer, Shā Wú Shēng and the second part features a Shāng Bù Huàn story set between Thunderbolt Fantasy seasons 1 and 2. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	Thunderbolt Fantasy: 生死一劍 (han)
Romaji	Thunderbolt Fantasy: Seishi Ikken
English	Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death

Facts

Format	Feature film · 1 ep · 75 min · 1h total
Aired	2017-12-02 (Autumn 2017)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Pili International Multimedia
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Fantasy
Themes	Swordplay Puppetry Wuxia Philosophy
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	7.96 / 10
Bayesian score	7.72 / 10
Composite	58.2
On lists	1,646
Favourited	31 (1.9%)
Completion	94.3%
Drop rate	1.8%
In backlog	22.5%
Score spread σ	1.34

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2017	B	20 of 91
Year	2017	B	63 of 376
Source material	Original work	B	238 of 1,732
Format	Feature film	C	268 of 997
Length	Movie	C	268 of 997
Era	Late 2010s	B	328 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Autumn	B	344 of 1,921
Genre	Fantasy	B	412 of 2,142
Genre	Action	B	565 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	B	1,228 of 7,157