The Daily Life of the Immortal King Season 4 release date is finally on the horizon! The donghua (Chinese animation) series is confirmed to be in production.
The news was announced during the Made by Bilibili 2022-2023 panel on October 29, 2022.
A key visual accompanied the announcement; you can see it immediately below.
This was just a brief revelation, with no additional info (meaning the staff, cast, and release time frame are still a mystery). Nevertheless, the news is a merry one as the series has a loyal following.
Knowing the Chinese, the probability of the donghua sequel popping up as early as January 2023 is equal to it being postponed to an undisclosed date (which, based on experience, may take up to 5 years).
Since hope dies last, let’s believe that the release date will fit into the 2023-2024 timeframe.
About The Daily Life of the Immortal King donghua series
The Daily Life of the Immortal King (现网的日常生活, Xian Wang de Richang Shenghuo) Season 1 ran for 15 episodes. It aired on Bilibili from January 18, 2020, to March 28, 2020. Afterward, the series was streamed by Netflix (June 30, 2021).
The Daily Life of the Immortal King Season 2 aired on Bilibili from October 30, 2021, to January 8, 2022, and was subsequently streamed on Funimation.
Finally, The Daily Life of the Immortal King Season 3 aired on Bilibili from September 30, 2022, to December 18, 2022.
Seasons 2 and 3 have 12 episodes each and are currently available on Crunchyroll.
Haoliners Animation League produced The Daily Life of the Immortal King Season 1. The following two donghua series seasons were produced by Pb Animation Co. Ltd.
Sun Lulu and Qian Chen voiced the two main characters Wang Ling and Sun Rong, respectively. It is likely that they’ll be reprising their roles for The Daily Life of the Immortal King Season 4.
About The Daily Life of the Immortal King novel
The Daily Life of the Immortal King is based on the eponymous novel by Kuxuan, which emerged in 2017. The novel is being serialized by Qidian in Chinese.
For international audiences, the novel is available in English via webnovel.com. It’s freely accessible worldwide (no subscription required), so knock yourselves out! Presently, the novel numbers over 2190 chapters, so there is indeed plenty of material to adapt! 1176 chapters are available in English as of October 2022.
The plot follows Wang Ling who, having vanquished a powerful demon at the age of six must face the trials and tribulations of high school life as an ordinary teen. Thereupon he meets Sun Rong, the Student Council President of the Cultivation School League of the Songhai Faction.
The Daily Life of the Immortal King follows a well-established pattern of other similar Chinese rom-com donghua series, which blend elements of wuxia* and xianxia** with light-hearted topics.
* Wuxia — a genre of Chinese fantasy dealing with the adventures of martial artists in ancient China.
** Xianxia — a genre of Chinese fantasy influenced by Taoism, Zen Buddhism, Chinese mythology, and other Chinese traditional elements.