The WORST episodes of Thunderbolt Fantasy

Every episode of Thunderbolt Fantasy ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Thunderbolt Fantasy!

In an Eastern-styled fantasy setting, a brother and sister team of sacred guardians is beset by the Xuan Gui Zong, minions of Miè Tian Hai, who seeks the Tian Xing Jiàn sword that they possess. Hai showing up himself leads to the defeat of the brother, but his sister, Dan Fei, jumps off a cliff to temporary safety. Later, a wandering swordsman comes across a ruined temple where a statue of Buddha is protected by an umbrella against the rain. When he takes the umbrella for himself, a man resting under a tree nearby informs him the he must be compassionate to the next traveler he meets as trade-off for taking the umbrella. But the next traveler is Dan Fei, who is still being pursue by the Xuan Gui Zong minions, and between that and the sorcery of the other man he finds himself unable to avoid getting involved.

Last Updated: 5/13/2024Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Continuing
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Legend of the Demon Princess
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#1 - Legend of the Demon Princess

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2021

án Yún returns to Wū Yáo with the medicine from Guǐ Jiàng. Bù Huàn also returns after Zhèn Jiè loses his pursuit of him. After Wū Yáo recovers and learns of what happened, he berates Bù Huàn for not going to the Odd Shack himself to see Tiān Mìng.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Secrets of Sacred Swords
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6.50
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#2 - Secrets of Sacred Swords

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2021

Bù Huàn finds himself 200 years in the past during the War of the Fading Dusk and meets Bái Lián. Bái Lián explains he is from a different realm and was transported to this current location through unknown means. Seeing his swords have somehow gained magical powers, he gave the weapons to the humans to fight the demons, and eventually started forging more. Sensing Bù Huàn is from the future, he wonders if he is here to inform him on the fate of the weapons. Upon seeing the Sorcerous Sword Index, he realizes the destruction they have caused, and offers to take the scroll from him. Bù Huàn turns him down, relieved the source of the weapons isn't a divine being, and is happy to continue protecting the swords.

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The Cross-Time Guardian
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6.50
2 votes

#3 - The Cross-Time Guardian

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2021

Jūn Pò informs Piāomiǎo of Huò Shì Míng Huáng's plan and laments his helplessness. Piāomiǎo tests Jūn Pò's loyalty by suggesting he ignore his master's orders to which Jūn Pò refuses.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Schemes and Conspiracies
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6.50
2 votes

#4 - Schemes and Conspiracies

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2021

Lóu Zhèn Jiè and Wā̀n Jūn Pò arrive at the Void Junction and, upon seeing Lǐn Xuě Yā, Zhèn Jiè attacks him. Jūn Pò intervenes explaining that Xuě Yā is on their side. Azibělpher agrees to aid the sisters and begins the process of powering the Void Junction for time travel. Xíng Hài reports of Zhèn Jiè's arrival to Zhào Jūn Lín. The latter warns that Zhèn Jiè is dangerous and must be dealt with caution, and is angered when Xíng Hài assumes that her sister's weakened state was due to her using almost all of her magic to save Zhèn Jiè from death.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Whereabouts of a Demon Sword
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6.50
2 votes

#5 - Whereabouts of a Demon Sword

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2021

Suspecting Bù Huàn has reclaimed the Seven Blasphemous Deaths, Zhèn Jiè uses a Scrying Mirror to take himself to Míng Huáng's lair, leading into a 3-way battle between Bù Huàn, Zhèn Jiè, and Jūn Pò. The intensity of the battle causes everyone to split up - Bù Huàn lures Zhèn Jiè away from Wū Yáo, who rests in a cave to recover his wounds; Xuě Yā (using his alias Guǐ Niǎo) joins with Jūn Pò to plot against Bù Huàn; Juǎn Cán Yún and Líng Yá make their way to the Odd Shack to seek help from Tiān Gōng Guǐ Jiàng, the creator of the Sorcerous Sword Index.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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The Infatuated Princess
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6.50
2 votes

#6 - The Infatuated Princess

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2021

Guǐ Duó Tiān Gōng succeeds in building a machine that would take him and Lóu Zhèn Jiè back to the Void Junction. But after ridiculing Zhèn Jiè's obsession with the Seven Blasphemous Deaths, Zhèn Jiè attacks the wizard and destroys the machine before entering the portal himself. Cháo Fēng reveals she has sent countless soldiers to their deaths finding Làng Wū Yáo.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Huò Shì Míng Huáng
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7.00
1 votes

#7 - Huò Shì Míng Huáng

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2021

In a flashback, Bù Huàn, Wū Yáo, and Tiān Mìng battle against Huò Shì Míng Huáng. The trio are forced to flee as Míng Huáng is too powerful and permanently blinds Tiān Mìng. In the present, Bù Huàn explains that he left Xī Yōu because he would not further risk the lives of his comrades for the safety of the Sorcerous Sword Index, and until the Index is safely secured, he could not visit Tiān Mìng. Bù Huàn's party then wait for the Scrying Mirror to take them back to the Void Junction and resume their search for the Seven Blasphemous Deaths.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
The Stolen Sorcerous Blades
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7.00
1 votes

#8 - The Stolen Sorcerous Blades

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2018

The Princess of Cruelty Xiē Yīngluò has managed to make off with a pair of blades from the Sorcerous Sword Index, and now she plots to use them and her mastery over poison to seize the rest from Shāng Bù Huàn.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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The Princess of Cruelty
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7.00
1 votes

#9 - The Princess of Cruelty

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2018

Shāng Bù Huàn is stricken by the Princess of Cruelty's poison, leaving him and Làng Wū Yáo on the run. Between the toxic temptress' attack and the and the ruthless pursuit of magistrate Xiào Kuáng Juàn, their quest to protect the Sorcerous Sword Index might be impossible... without some help.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Close Foes
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7.00
1 votes

#10 - Close Foes

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2018

Lǐn Xuě Yā and Shāng Bù Huàn are reunited, while the fugitive hunter Xiào Kuáng Juàn approaches the Princess of Cruelty with an offer she can't refuse.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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A Poisoner’s Pride
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7.00
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#11 - A Poisoner’s Pride

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2018

With his health recovered, Shāng Bù Huàn takes a stand against the poisonous Xiē Yīngluò and the treacherous Xiào Kuáng Juàn.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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The Song That Dooms Evil
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7.00
1 votes

#12 - The Song That Dooms Evil

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2018

Bù Huàn is badly wounded by Yīng Luò, but was ordered by the Seven Blasphemous Deaths to not kill him, instead make him suffer by killing more innocent victims by her blade. Yīng Luò leaves while Xuě Yā takes an exhausted Kuáng Juàn, unaware that the latter has discovered the former's true identity.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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The Dignity of Evil
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7.00
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#13 - The Dignity of Evil

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2018

Bù Huàn asks his friend Juǎn Cán Yún to hold onto the Sorcerous Sword Index while he goes after the released swords and their wielders. Kuáng Juàn confronts Xuě Yā over the botched operation and Xuě Yā denies his involvement. Rather than be enraged over the incident, Kuáng Juàn sees it as a relief and abandons the entire operation, opting instead to make a fresh start by creating his own army using the Night of Mourning. Disgusted by Kuáng Juàn's reaction, Xuě Yā leaves him.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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The Hunting Fox
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7.00
1 votes

#14 - The Hunting Fox

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2018

Lóu Zhèn Jiè ends up in the Wasteland of Spirits and reveals to the Seven Blasphemous Deaths that he was never under the sword's control, wielding it instead of his own free will because he is enamored by its beauty. He intends to die in the wastelands to ensure no one else wields the sword, much to the latter's objections. Mò Wáng appears and attacks Lóu Zhèn Jiè.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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The Void Junction
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7.00
2 votes

#15 - The Void Junction

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2021

Shāng Bù Huàn is searching for the body of Lóu Zhèn Jiè, who fell into a ravine while holding the Seven Sacrilegious Dead sword. This sword is too dangerous to be left in the wilderness, but despite the efforts of Shāng and his three companions, the sword and the body remain unaccounted for. Advancing into the depths of the gorge, they soon discover a strange place...

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Counts of Hell
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7.00
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#16 - Counts of Hell

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2021

Xuě Yā overhears Xíng Hài's plan to use the Void Junction to travel back in time to restore Zhào Jūn Lín's demonic form and informs Bù Huàn, whose party just arrived into the Void Juncton. Seeing no surprise reaction, Xuě Yā deduces Bù Huàn has used the Scrying Mirror to travel through time before. Wū Yáo rebukes Bù Huàn for not sharing this knowledge and use it to go back to the past and save Tiān Mìng. Xuě Yā uses a Scrying Mirror to forcibly teleport Bù Huàn and Wū Yáo away just as Yì Piāomiǎo arrives, while Cán Yún goes into hiding. Xuě Yā convinces Piāomiǎo that his conversation with Bù Huàn is part of a deceitful plot against him.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Distant Song
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#17 - Distant Song

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/12/2021

Xuě Yā kills Cán Yún using the Seven Blasphemous Deaths while Xíng Hài subdues Bù Huàn. Piāomiǎo snatches up the Index and bargains with Xíng Hài for Bù Huàn's survival in exchange for some of the swords. The two are unable to come to an agreement and Piāomiǎo hands Jūn Pò the Index while he contacts his master. He unsuccessfully attempts to usurp Jūn Pò, and Huò Shì Míng Huáng orders him to watch the general in case he does plan a betrayal.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Zhào Jūn Lín
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#18 - Zhào Jūn Lín

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/26/2021

Dān Fěi, Wū Yáo, and Cán Yún assist Jūn Pò's troops to drive off the invading demons, while Jūn Pò himself battles against Zhào Jūn Lín. He pulls several swords from the Sorcerous Sword Index, but are ineffective against Zhào Jūn Lín due to his association with the dark arts. Jūn Pò ultimately settles on a flaming sword that burns away at his body. Xíng Hài interrogates Bù Huàn until Xuě Yā arrives carrying still intact Scrying Mirrors, which he offers in exchange for Bù Huàn's release.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
Sorcerous Sojourn
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7.50
2 votes

#19 - Sorcerous Sojourn

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2021

Lóu Zhèn Jiè, having survived his battle with Bù Huàn, wanders within the Void Junction and is separated from the Seven Blasphemous Deaths when he touched a Scrying Mirror. He is then teleported to a world occupied by Guǐ Duó Tiān Gōng, a wizard from Xī Yōu. Upon learning the circumstances of Zhèn Jiè's arrival, the wizard proposes building a prosthetic arm for Zhèn Jiè in exchange of helping him re-open the portal back to Zhèn Jiè's point of origin.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Demon Spine Mountains
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7.63
8 votes

#20 - Demon Spine Mountains

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/2016

After Miè Tiān Hái shows up, he mocks the group then immediately leaves, along with the rest of the Xuán Guǐ Zōng. The group then arrives at the Demon Spine Mountains, and rest a night before heading in. Dān Fěi is up practicing, when Cán Yún shows up and gives her a few pointers, though angering her in the process. She storms off and the group enters the mountains the next day, encountering the Valley of the Dead, the first trial. Xíng Hài is called upon to put the dead to sleep, but fails a few times; Fěi protects the group with her Hù Yìn Shī skills, except for Bù Huàn who has to fight the dead. Hài finally succeeds in singing the correct tune and the group moves on, arriving at the second trial, the Valley of the Doll. A golem guardian stands there motionless, and Bù Huàn activates it, allowing Yún Xiāo to fire at its weak point. Yún Xiāo misses twice, though, so Bù Huàn takes matters into his own hands and climbs the golem, stabbing the charm himself and deactivating the golem. He then falls off, but is saved by Yún Xiāo's arrow, which pierces through his clothing and nails him to the arm of the now-deactivated golem. The group then moves onto the final trial, the Labyrinth of Darkness. Bù Huàn, however, declares his departure before they can continue

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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A Thief's Pride
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7.71
7 votes

#21 - A Thief's Pride

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2016

After Bù Huàn exits his cell, he sees Wú Shēng fighting through endless streams of Xuán Guǐ Zōng fodder. Bù Huàn picks up a sword from a dead soldier and continues searching the Seven Sins Tower for Lǐn Xuě Yā. He then spots Xuě Yā and Diāo Mìng, and hides. Bù Huàn confronts Xuě Yā after Diāo Mìng leaves. Xuě Yā then explains his plan to Bù Huàn, and explains that both Yún Xiāo and Xíng Hài are villains that would take the Tiān Xíng Jiàn for themselves. All Xuě Yā wants to do is make Miè Tiān Hái despair. Xuě Yā also reveals the hiding place of the crossguard—the Limitless Temple. Bù Huàn then meets with Fěi and tells her the plan and to stay in the cell. Meanwhile, Xuě Yā sets up a deal with Tiān Hái. Afterwards, Xuě Yā meets with Bù Huàn again and gives him a hood that changes his appearance to that of Xuě Yā. They then begin to carry out Xuě Yā's plan. At the same time, Cán Yún breaks Fěi out of her cell.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Code of Umbrellas
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7.74
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#22 - Code of Umbrellas

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/2016

One stormy night, Dān Fěi and her brother Dān Héng, protectors of the Tiān Xíng Jiàn, are pursued by the evil Xuán Guǐ Zōng clan. Although the clan's leader, Miè Tiān Hái, manages to kill Héng and retrieve the sword's hilt, Fěi manages to escape off a cliff. Meanwhile, a travelling swordsman named Shāng Bù Huàn comes across an umbrella covering a Buddha statue, where a peculiar man informs him that taking the umbrella will require him to do a good favor in return. As Bù Huàn returns on his journey, he encounters Fěi as she escapes from Xuán Guǐ Zōng members, prompting him to step in to protect her. After bringing Fěi back to the man he met earlier, Bù Huàn is confronted by the Xuán Guǐ Zōng's Cán Xiōng, who attacks Bù Huàn after the mysterious man sprays him with smoke making him believe he is actually Fěi. After Bù Huàn defeats him in battle, Xiōng severs his own head and sends it to Tiān Hái, who identifies the mysterious man as Lüè Fēng Qiè Chén.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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The Enigmatic Gale
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7.86
7 votes

#23 - The Enigmatic Gale

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2016

After Bù Huàn storms off, Fěi admonishes the groups and runs after him. Guǐ Niǎo also follows her. The remaining four comrades decide to pass through the Labyrinth of Darkness using the Soul Echo Flute. Guǐ Niǎo and Fěi find Bù Huàn spying on some Xuán Guǐ Zōng soldiers, who are trying to catch more demon birds. The three of them ambush the Xuán Guǐ Zōng and use a bone-whistle to call the demon birds and ride them to the Seven Sins Tower. Once they arrive, they find Tiān Hái waiting for them. Fěi immediately attacks him, seeking vengeance for her brother and to obtain the hilt of the Tiān Xíng Jiàn. However, Guǐ Niǎo sprays Fěi with smoke, causing her to attack Bù Huàn instead. Diāo Mìng then knocks out Fěi and arrests Bù Huàn. They are then thrown into cages, where they are found by the other four. Yún Xiāo reveals Guǐ Niǎo's other name, Enigmatic Gale (Lüè Fēng Qiè Chén), while Fěi reveals his real name, Lǐn Xuě Yā.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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The Woman in Night Devil Forest
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7.88
8 votes

#24 - The Woman in Night Devil Forest

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2016

Yún Xiāo and Cán Yún are revealed to be allies summoned by Guǐ Niǎo to join Fěi and a reluctant Bù Huàn as they journey to the Seven Sins Tower in the Demon Spine Mountains where the Xuán Guǐ Zōng dwell. Guǐ Niǎo explains that in order to get past the barrier surrounding the mountains and reach the tower, they must overcome three different obstacles, one of which requires the assistance of a demon necromancer named Xíng Hài, who resides in the Night Devil Forest. The next day, the group heads into the forest to seek out Hài, who believes them to be trespassers and attacks them with an army of zombies, which Fěi and Cán Yún fend off while the other three press forward.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi
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Attack of the Xuán Guǐ Zōng!
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7.88
8 votes

#25 - Attack of the Xuán Guǐ Zōng!

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2016

Fěi explains to Bù Huàn and the peculiar man, who calls himself Guǐ Niǎo, that the Xuán Guǐ Zōng need the crossguard she is carrying to draw the Tiān Xíng Jiàn from its sealed pedestal. Not wanting to get involved any further, Bù Huàn takes his leave and goes into a town, where he learns that the Xuán Guǐ Zōng have labelled him as an enemy. He leaves town, passing by a stranger who warns him of an ambush further down the road. Exactly like the man warned him, the Xuán Guǐ Zōng's Liè Mèi confronts Bù Huàn and her lackeys surround him. Just then, Bù Huàn is joined by a warrior named Juǎn Cán Yún, along with the stranger from earlier, Shòu Yún Xiāo, who defeat Mèi's soldiers and force her to retreat.

Writer: Gen Urobuchi