Heaven Official’s Blessing Unveils S2 Premiere Date with Glorious Visual

Heaven Official’s Blessing will release Season 2 on Oct. 18.

The official social media account for Heaven Official’s Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu) has announced the highly-anticipated second season of the hit danmei donghua will launch on Oct. 18. Heaven Official’s Blessing released a new visual to accompany the announcement. The visual features Xie Lian and Hua Cheng sitting close together, likely in the gambling den as the two are shrouded with sheer red curtains. A palace constructed out of gold leafs is placed before them. Hua Cheng holds a gold leaf with his fingers, tucked under his chin. A delicate red thread connects the two.

Heaven Official’s Blessing, written by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, inspired a donghua adaptation which aired in October 2020 with 11 episodes, including a special episode which released on Feb. 14, 2021. The story follows a twice-banished scrap-collecting god named Xie Lian who ascends for a third time, much to the dismay of the other gods in the heavenly realm. Xie Lian soon descends back into the human realm to investigate a case involving ghost brides. When he does so, he unexpectedly finds a crimson-robed man, who seems to have been waiting for him for a long time.

Jiang Guangtao voiced Xie Lian in Season 1 with Ma Zhengyang voicing Hua Cheng, but Heaven Official’s Blessing has since revealed Jiang would not return for Season 2 due to “personal reasons.” Jiang was arrested for misappropriating approximately $2 million of public funds in late 2022, resulting in his studio Houlang Studio terminating their contract with him. Ding Youxi will voice Xie Lian in Season 2.

Heaven Official’s Blessing Season 1 is available on Crunchyroll and Netflix. The second season airs on Oct. 18.

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