Soul Buster

Chinese manhua and animation series

Soul Buster
Manhua

Anime television series
Directed by	Kōbun Shizuno (Chief) Toshinori Watanabe
Written by	Masaya Watanabe
Music by	Akiyuki Tateyama
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS
Original run	October 4, 2016 – December 11, 2016
Episodes	12^[1]

Soul Buster (侍灵演武 Shìlíngyǎnwǔ) (ソウルバスター Sourubasutā) is a Chinese manhua written and illustrated by Bai Mao and based on the 14th century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong.^[1] A Japanese-Chinese animated series adaptation by Studio Pierrot and co-produced with Youku Tudou which aired from October 4^[1] to December 11, 2016.

Characters

Son Shin

Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima^[1]

Zhou Yu

Voiced by: Rui Tanabe^[1]

Ryō Un

Voiced by: Seira Ryū^[1]

Barin Yi

Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara^[1]

Shuijing

Voiced by: Yuko Sanpei^[1]

Zhang

Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki^[1]

Emperor Xian of Han

Voiced by: Tomohiro Nishimura^[1]

Wei Yan

Voiced by: Kenichirou Matsuda^[1]

Zhou Cang

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga^[1]

Cao Xing

Voiced by: Shun Horie^[1]

Feng Ya

Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu^[1]

Bo Anzi

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa^[1]

Cheng Pu

Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo^[1]

School nurse

Voiced by: Mari Hino^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Studio Pierrot Unveils Soul Buster Chinese Co-Production Anime for October". Anime News Network. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.

External links

Official anime website (in Japanese)
Soul Buster (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Based on the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of China

Fictitious subplots

Oath of the Peach Garden

Characters

Historical	Liu Bei Guan Yu Zhang Fei Zhuge Liang Cao Cao Sun Quan Zhou Yu
Fictional	Diaochan Guan Suo Lady Li Zhou Cang

Adaptations and other derivative works

Theatre

Jeokbyeokga
Red Cliff (Peking opera) (2008)

Films

Animated

Sangokushi (1982)
Sangokushi (1985)
Sangokushi II: Amakakeru Otoko-tachi (1986)
Sangokushi: Dai Ichi Bu - Eiyuu-tachi no Yoake (1992)
Sangokushi: Dai Ni Bu - Choukou Moyu! (1993)
Sangokushi: Dai San Bu - Harukanaru Taichi (1994)

Live action

Dingjun Mountain (1905)
The Witty Sorcerer (1931)
Diao Chan (1938)
Diau Charn (1958)
Tiao Chan (1967)
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
Red Cliff (2008)
The Lost Bladesman (2011)
The Assassins (2012)
Fantasy of Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turban Uprising (2018)
Fantasy of Three Kingdoms 2 (2018)
Shadow (2018)
Legend of Zhao Yun (2020)
Knights of Valour (2021)
Dynasty Warriors (2021)

Animated

Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (1991)
Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai (1994)
Chūka Ichiban! (1997)
Ikki Tousen (2003)
Gintama (2006)
Kōtetsu Sangokushi (2007)
Yawaraka Sangokushi Tsukisase!! Ryofuko-chan (2007)
Sōten Kōro (2009)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (2009)
SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors (2010)
Prison School (2015)
Soul Buster (2016)
SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden (2019)
SD Gundam World Heroes (2021)
Record of Ragnarok (2021)
Fantasia Sango - Realm of Legends (2022)
Ya Boy Kongming! (2022)
The Ravages of Time (2023)

Live action

God of River Lok (1975)
The Legendary Prime Minister – Zhuge Liang (1985)
Zhuge Liang (1985)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1994)
Guan Gong (1996)
The Legend of Guan Gong (2002)
Where the Legend Begins (2002)
K.O.3an Guo (2009)
- characters
- episodes
Three Kingdoms (2010)
Three Kingdoms RPG (2012)
Legend of Goddess Luo (2013)
Cao Cao (2015)
God of War, Zhao Yun (2016)
The Advisors Alliance (2017)
The Wind Blows from Longxi (2022)

Video games

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1985)
Dynasty Wars (1989)
- Warriors of Fate (1992)
The Sango Fighter (1993)
Dynasty Warriors (1997)
- Dynasty Tactics series (2002)
Fantasia Sango (2003)
- Warriors Orochi series (2007)
Knights of Valour (1999)
Destiny of an Emperor (1989)
The Legend of Three Kingdoms (1998)
Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon (2001)
Kessen II (2001)
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs (2002)
Sangokushi Taisen (2005)
Koihime Musō (2007)
Heroes of Three Kingdoms (2009)
Atlantica Online: Three Kingdoms (2011)
Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)
Blood of Steel (2020)
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (2022)
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (2023)
Three Kingdoms Zhao Yun (2024)
Kingdom Heroes M
Historica
Kingdom Story
OMG!三国霸王新马版 - Gods of Three Kingdoms
Vua Thủ Thành
Loạn Đấu Võ Lâm
Huyết Chiến Thiên Hạ

Comics and manga

Sangokushi (1971)
Tenchi wo Kurau (1983)
Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai (1989)
Three Kingdoms (1991)
Ryūrōden (1993)
Sōten Kōro (1994)
Chūka Ichiban! (1995)
Ikki Tousen (2000)
The Ravages of Time (2001)
Qwan (2002)
Dragon Sister! (2002)
Gintama (2003)
Lord (2004)
SD Gundam Sangokuden: Romance of the Three Kingdoms (2007)
Yawaraka Sangokushi Tsukisase!! Ryofuko-chan (2007)
Prison School (2011)
Soul Buster (2016)
Record of Ragnarok (2017)
SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden (2019)
Ya Boy Kongming! (2019)

Card games

Portal Three Kingdoms (1997)
Sangokushi Taisen (2005)
Legends of the Three Kingdoms (2008)
Daisenran!! Sangokushi Battle
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game : Ignition Assault and Eternity Code

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