New Gods: Yang Jian New Gods: Yang Jian

Light Chaser Animation’s New Gods: Yang Jian is now available on digital platforms, and will become available on Blu-Ray and dvd on April 25.

Ahead of the film’s physical media debut, distributors Shout! Factory and GKIDS have given Cartoon Brew exclusive access to a making-of clip that shows off the immense scale of the Chinese feature and hints at the amount of time spent creating its breathtaking environment.

Directed by Zhao Ji, New Gods: Yang Jian is the second film in Light Chaser Animation’s popular New Gods series of action-fantasy features. Yang Jian was released in China in August of 2022 and became the top film at the mainland China box office over the frame, earning $19.8 million on its opening weekend before finishing its Chinese theatrical run at $82.4 million.

Yang Jian’s synopsis reads:

Thirteen years after Yang Jian imprisoned his sister, the once-powerful hero also known as Erlang Shen now scrapes by as a poor bounty hunter. When a mysterious woman hires him, Yang Jian soon finds himself chasing down a familiar figure. He must stop Chenxiang, his long-lost nephew, who searches for a powerful, but dangerous artifact. As Yang Jian confronts his past, he must face treacherous vigilantes seeking to bring catastrophic destruction.

The Yang Jian Blu-ray comes with several bonus features, including both the original Mandarin-language version and an English-language dub. Other features:

  • An interview with director Zhao Ji
  • Animating New Gods: Yang Jian with Zhao Ji
  • Original cast interview
  • Arts and culture Spotlight
  • Art gallery
  • An 11″ x 18″ limited edition poster

The film’s Mandarin-language voice cast stars Wang Kai, Ji Guanlin, Li Lihong, Li Lanling, and Zhao Yi. The English-language dub features Nicholas Andrew Louie, Christine Lin, Parry Shen, Luke Naphat Sath, and James Sie.

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Jamie Lang

Jamie Lang is the Editor-in-Chief of Cartoon Brew.

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