Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary is an animation, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure and drama series.

What it’s about. * Based on a Taiwanese PC role-playing game series. In and Nei are two sisters who have wandering the land together ever since their village was destroyed by the villainous Taibai Empire. Their childhood friend, Shou, has been enslaved by the Taibai himself, and uses his brilliance at tinkering and inventing to get by as a slave to the Empire's whims. One day, In accidentally discovers a legendary sword, which grants her fantastic abilities in combat, and allows her to summon a mystical, mechanical fox spirit named Yun, who is sworn to fight by her side. Meanwhile, Shou is making fast friends with a mysterious young girl who just may hold a great amount of power within the Taibai Empire. As Shou and the Fu sisters find themselves increasingly caught up in the Empire's battle for supremacy over the land, it will take all of the magic and might that the budding resistance armies can muster to turn the tide of war once and for all. Source: ANN

Who’s in it. Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary stars Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Pu Sho (voice), Nana Mizuki as Fu In (voice) and Rie Kugimiya as Fu Nei (voice).

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary page.

If you liked it. Fans of Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.