“Half-yao Kong Hongjun teams with anti-yao general Li Jinglong to purge yao from Chang'an while hiding his identity.”
Legend of Exorcism
天宝伏妖录
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Synopsis
Half-yao Kong Hongjun teams with anti-yao general Li Jinglong to purge yao from Chang'an while hiding his identity.
Having lived his entire life on Mount Taiheng, half-yao Kong Hongjun is at last presented with the chance to explore the human world. He is assigned three tasks: uncover his father's murderer, eliminate the Black Jiao and its yao tribes that have infiltrated Chang'an, and return the Heart Lamp to a descendent of the Chen family. However, on his first night in the city, the Heart Lamp is mistakenly absorbed by military general Li Jinglong. After receiving a mysterious invitation to join Chang'an's Court of Exorcism, Kong Hongjun is reunited with a disgraced Li Jinglong as his captain. Alongside a fellow yao, a noble from a foreign land, and a cowardly scholar, Kong Hongjun and Li Jinglong must work together to purge Chang'an of the yao lurking in its streets. In the meantime, Kong Hongjun also needs to hide his true identity from Li Jinglong who loathes yao—all while attempting to retrieve the Heart Lamp from his body.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.75 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Nov 2021 → May 2025
- 7 “This series is beautiful to look at. It's visually sumptuous. My major complaint is the way the female characters are portrayed. By episode 11 all the female characters are either evil demons or...”
- 7 “Story is interesting! Not gonna lie, it was sometimes confusing but it makes sense as you watch it. On the other hand, it was enjoyable enough for me that it made want more and to go to the next...”
- 8 “If you like a super fantasy anime, this anime could be a good choice. It is blending traditional Chinese art styles with smooth, dynamic action sequences that bring its Tang Dynasty setting to...”
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- Format 13 × 20′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 20m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2020 – Sep 2020
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15881 catalog
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