Scissor Seven: Xuanwu Kingdom Chapter
伍六七之玄武国篇 (Wu Liuqi: Xuanwu Guo Pian)
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mystery
- Martial Arts
- Super Power
- Episodes
- 10
- Duration
- 16 min per ep
- Aired
- Jan 27, 2021 to May 5, 2021
- Status
- Finished Airing
Synopsis
To safeguard the people of Xiaoji Island and preserve the calm they’ve built there, Wu Liuqi sets off with his companions Dabao and Xiaofei on a trip to the Xuanwu Kingdom. Their goal is twofold: uncover the truth behind Wu Liuqi’s identity and search for a solution that can protect the island’s future.
In Xuanwu Kingdom, answers don’t come easily. The journey draws the trio into a string of unpredictable encounters and fresh mysteries, where every step forward opens the door to new challenges and adventures.
Otaku Consensus
Scissor Seven: Xuanwu Kingdom Chapter earns its 8.4 MAL score through Xiaofeng He’s unusually unified control as creator, director, and scriptwriter, giving the season a sharp tonal command that can jump from assassin parody to sincere martial-arts drama without losing its identity. The Xuanwu material is widely valued as a tighter, lore-heavier escalation for the series, with the main caveat that its 10-episode run feels more like a charged middle chapter than a fully self-contained payoff.
Why You Should Watch
Watch Xuanwu Kingdom Chapter if you want martial-arts action that refuses to choose between absurd comedy and real emotional consequence. It scratches a similar itch to Gintama’s tonal whiplash, but with a leaner assassin-story spine and a donghua flavor rooted in wuxia, cultivation, swordplay, and super-powered duels. The appeal is not just the fights; it is how the series weaponizes contrast, letting a ridiculous bit sit next to a character beat that actually matters. Viewers who like Mob Psycho 100’s ability to make stylized action feel personal, but want more travel-adventure momentum and underworld intrigue, will find this chapter especially rewarding. It is also a strong pick for anime fans curious about Chinese animation beyond the usual Japanese seasonal pipeline.
Key Characters
- WWu Liuqi
Wu Liuqi remains compelling because the series treats his amnesia and assassin identity as both a running joke and a serious pressure point for martial-arts drama.
- DDabao
Dabao is the kind of comic companion fans remember because his presence keeps the show’s assassin-world escalation from becoming conventionally grim.
- XXiaofei
Xiaofei gives the traveling trio a visual and comedic rhythm that fits the series’ taste for quick tonal pivots and offbeat timing.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
The season is produced by Sharefun Studio, keeping the series’ identity tied to the same Chinese animation ecosystem rather than being absorbed into a standard Japanese TV-anime production model.
- 2
Xiaofeng He is credited as original creator, director, and scriptwriter, which gives this chapter a rare single-author throughline across concept, staging, and dialogue.
- 3
Its AniList tag profile is unusually specific: Assassins and Martial Arts both sit at 92%, while Parody reaches 77%, reflecting how central the comedy-action collision is rather than incidental gag relief.
- 4
The chapter runs only 10 episodes, a compact format that pushes it toward fast encounters, concentrated reveals, and less downtime than a typical 12- or 13-episode cour.
- 5
Its genre mix is broader than the average assassin story: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, and Mystery are all official genre markers, while the theme data adds Super Power, Cultivation, and Swordplay layers.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- Xuanwu Kingdom Chapter aired from January 27, 2021 to May 5, 2021, spreading 10 episodes across more than three months rather than fitting neatly into a conventional weekly one-cour window.
- Fun fact 2
- The series has a notable reception-to-popularity gap on MyAnimeList: it holds an 8.4 score and a #237 rank while sitting at #2675 in popularity, suggesting a smaller but highly satisfied viewer base.
- Fun fact 3
- AniList records the season at 83/100 with 933 favourites, closely matching the strong MAL reception rather than showing a major platform split.
- Fun fact 4
- The official tag weighting places Amnesia at 78% and Travel at 70%, meaning the character-identity angle and journey structure are not background flavor but core parts of how viewers classify the season.
- Fun fact 5
- The Chinese title, Wu Liuqi: Xuanwu Guo Pian, identifies it as the Xuanwu Kingdom chapter specifically, foregrounding the arc-like structure rather than presenting it as a disconnected sequel label.
Studios
- Sharefun Studio
