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“Orphaned by a demon, Taikobo leads the Houshin Project to seal immortals, questioning loyalty to his demonic mentor.”
Hakyu Hoshin Engi
覇穹 封神演義
5.39
13,546 rank · 22,218 viewers · 22 favorites
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Shounen
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Synopsis
Orphaned by a demon, Taikobo leads the Houshin Project to seal immortals, questioning loyalty to his demonic mentor.
When his clan is wiped out by a beautiful demon, young Taikobo finds himself in charge of the mysterious Houshin Project. Its mission: find all immortals living in the human world and seal them away forever. But who do you trust—and whose side are you really on—when you've been trained to hunt demons by a demon? (Source: VIZ Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
4.3
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 1
σ 2.49
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.49 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 1.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Jun 2018 → Aug 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Hakyuu Houshin Engi delivers sprawling Chinese-inspired world-building, morally complex characters, and a fearless willingness to kill key heroes, all backed by an outstanding Chinese-rooted...”
- 1 “The CGI backgrounds are stunning and the music is decent, but this adaptation fails catastrophically by cramming 200 chapters into 23 episodes, resulting in jarring transitions, undeveloped...”
- 5 “The music featuring Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas and chill BGM is surprisingly decent. However, this adaptation fails spectacularly with its lack of introduction that throws viewers into a...”
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Short · 0%
Medium · 33%
Long · 67%
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- Format 23 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 8h 49m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2018 – Jun 2018 Winter 2018
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-12970 catalog
Produced by
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Producer
- i0+ Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor