The Founder of Diabolism
Tencent Penguin Pictures
- Format
- ONA
- Episodes
- 15
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Tencent Penguin Pictures · B.CMAY PICTURES
- Genres
- Action · Adventure · Drama · Fantasy
The Wen Clan's rampage caused untold sufferings, and the other cultivation clans launched the "Sunshot Campaign" to join forces against the Wen Clan. Although Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch, had made great contributions to overthrowing the Wens, he was stigmatized and punished because he was considered too powerful and dangerous. He was persecuted by ten thousand people.
Thirteen years later, Wei Wuxian has been brought back by a sacrificial ritual and has met again with old acquaintances such as Lan Wangji from the Gusu Lan Clan and Jiang Cheng from the Yunmeng Jiang Clan. The mysteries of Wei Wuxian's past remain, and conflicts in the cultivation world have resurfaced - all of which began from when they were all once youths.
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The Founder of Diabolism, known in China as Mo Dao Zu Shi, originated as a popular web novel by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. Its transition to an ONA series, produced by Tencent Penguin Pictures and animated by B.C. May Pictures, marked a significant expansion of the xianxia fantasy genre into high-quality 2D animation. Released in 2018, the series was created to adapt the complex narrative of rebirth and cultivation, leveraging China's rapidly growing animation industry to capture a sophisticated visual aesthetic that blended traditional ink-wash painting styles with modern character design.
The series received widespread acclaim for its intricate world-building, emotional storytelling, and fluid action sequences, which set a new benchmark for Chinese animation. The design team focused on emphasizing the contrast between the protagonist’s two lives, using a distinct color palette and atmospheric lighting to mirror the shifting tone of the story. Upon its release, it became a cultural phenomenon that helped propel domestic animation to international attention, receiving praise for its atmospheric direction and faithful, albeit adapted, representation of the source material.
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