The official Twitter page for the highly anticipated donghua adaptation of the Lord of Mysteries revealed the series will air on Crunchyroll and other streaming services starting June 28. The anime is based on the novel by popular author Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, and B.C May PICTURES will animate it.
The Lord of Mysteries donghua is confirmed for international release on Crunchyroll, starting with a double-episode premiere. Tencent Video, Muse and other services will stream it in select regions as well.
The original novel was serialized on Qidian from 2018 to 2020 and has since garnered a massive follower base. Following the success of the first book, a sequel, Lord of Mysteries 2: Circle of Inevitability, was released and just concluded this year.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the novel via WebNovel
With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian-era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts…
The Light continues to shine, but the mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
