Heaven Officials Blessing Wiki/News

Welcome to the **News Archive**, the collective of all news and events that took place regarding the *Heaven Official's Blessing* franchise.

## 2021

### December

* **December 14:** Release of the first English novel volume.

### November

* **November 20:** Announcement and trailer release for the 2nd donghua season.
* **November 12:** Release of the donghua's English dub on Funimation.

### October

* **October 31:** Donghua anniversary featuring celebration artwork and new merchandise.
* **October 19:** Manhua anniversary featuring celebration artwork and an offline exhibition.
* **October 1:** Reveal of the cover for the English novel edition.

### September

* **September 29:** TGCF wins the award for overseas influence at the 18th CACC Golden Dragon Awards.
* **September 21:** Donghua and manhua wish a happy Mid-Autumn Festival with official artwork.

### August

* **August:** Release of the official season one donghua album, featuring character songs for Nan Feng, Ling Wen, Pei Ming and Pei Xiu, as well as three new other tracks.
* **August 28:** Release of promotional poster for the manhua, featuring all new character designs of recent chapters. Individual art of Mu Qing's, Feng Xin's, Jun Wu's, Pei Ming's, Shi Qingxuan's and Lang Qianqiu's designs were also released
* **August 28:** Release of the 65th manhua chapter, marking the end of the 5th volume.
* **August 21:** Release of the 64th manhua chapter.
* **August 14:** Release of the 63rd manhua chapter.
* **August 14:** Donghua wishes a happy Qixi Festival with official artwork.
* **August 7:** Release of the 62nd manhua chapter.
* **August 4:** Announcement and start of pre-orders for the official English translation and physical copy of Heaven Official's Blessing, published by Seven Seas Entertainment and Penguin Random House.
* **August 4:** Announcement for the Japanese dub Blu-Ray volumes featuring two new artworks.

### July

* **July 31:** Release of the 61st manhua chapter.
* **July 31:** Donghua celebrates 400 million views on Bilibili with official artwork.
* **July 24:** Release of the 60th manhua chapter.
* **July 17:** Release of the 59th manhua chapter.
* **July 15:** Manhua and donghua team celebrate Xie Lian's birthday with official art, merchandise and an offline exhibition.
* **July 10:** Release of the 58th manhua chapter.
* **July 4:** First episode of the Japanese dub airs.
* **July 3:** Release of the 57th manhua chapter.

### June

* **June 26:** Release of the 56th manhua chapter.
* **June 19:** Release of the 55th manhua chapter.
* **June 12:** Release of a new trailer for the Japanese dub, including new official art.
* **June 12:** Start of the 5th manhua volume with the 54th chapter.
* **June 11:** Release of a new manhua PV.
* **June 10:** Celebration of Hua Cheng's birthday with official artwork, exclusive merchandise releases and an offline exhibition dedicated to TGCF.

### May

* **May 21:** Announcement for the 3rd and 4th Taiwanese volumes said to release on the 2nd of August with the preorders starting on the 10th of June, featuring merchandise and character designs of Shi Wudu, Shi Qingxuan, He Xuan and Bai Wuxiang by Higga.

### April

* **April 24:** Announcement for the Japanese donghua dub said to release in July 2021.
* **April 23:** The official English translation of TGCF manhua is now available on Bilibili's new English website for their manhuas where they collaborate with various fan translation groups.
* **April 20:** Announcement for the 3rd volume of the Vietnamese novel edition.
* **April 14:** Announcement for the Korean physical copy of the novel set to release in summer 2021.
* **April 9:** TGCF release on Netflix in several countries.
* **April 8:** Announcement for the Thai edition of the novel.

### February

* **February 26:** Donghua team wishes a happy Lantern Festival with official art.
* **February 16:** Debut of the special episode of the donghua.
* **February 11:** Donghua team wishes a happy New Years with official art.
* **February 6:** Conclusion of the 4th manhua volume with the release of the 53rd chapter.
* **February 5:** The live action adaptation is confirmed to have 40 episodes.
* **February 4:** Release of the TGCF Taiwanese hard copy release set, featuring various merchandise and character designs of Crown Prince Xie Lian, Hong Hong-er, Pei Ming and Qi Rong by Higga.

### January

* **January 30:** Release of the 52nd manhua chapter.
* **January 23:** Release of the 51th manhua chapter.
* **January 19:** Donghua hit 300 million views on Bilibili, posting a celebration artwork.
* **January 16:** Release of the 50th manhua chapter.
* **January 4:** Release of the season 2 theme song called "The Ballad of Lian and Cheng" and performed by Lu Han.
* **January 2:** Conclusion of the first donghua season with the 11th episode and reveal that season 2 has begun production.
* **January 2:** Release of the 49th manhua chapter.

## 2020

### December

* **December 30:** Announcement of the Taiwanese hard copy release set.
* **December 30:** Preview for the 11th and final donghua episode for the first season.
* **December 26:** Release of the 10th donghua episode.
* **December 23:** Preview for episode 10 posted.
* **December 19:** Release of the 9th donghua episode.
* **December 19:** Release of the 48th manhua chapter.
* **December 16:** Preview for episode 9 posted.
* **December 12:** Release of the 8th donghua episode.
* **December 11:** Release of the 47th manhua chapter.
* **December 10:** Preview for episode 8 posted.
* **December 5:** Release of the 7th donghua episode.
* **December 4:** Release of the 46th manhua chapter.
* **December 2:** Preview for episode 7 posted.

### November

* **November 28:** Release of the 6th donghua episode.
* **November 27:** Release of the 45th manhua chapter.
* **November 25:** Preview for episode 6 posted.
* **November 25:** Donghua has reached 5 millions followers, posting a celebration artwork.
* **November 24:** Donghua has accumulated 100 million views, posting a celebration artwork.
* **November 21:** Announcement of a special donghua episode during the Bilibili live event which will release on February 16, 2021
* **November 21:** Release of the 5th donghua episode.
* **November 20:** Release of the 44th manhua chapter.
* **November 18:** Preview for episode 5 posted.
* **November 14:** Release of the 4th donghua episode.
* **November 13:** Release of the 43rd manhua chapter.
* **November 13:** Partial release of the donghua soundtrack.
* **November 10:** Preview for episode 4 posted.
* **November 9:** Mini dolls of San Lang and Xie Lian released.
* **November 7:** Release of the 3rd donghua episode.
* **November 6:** Return of the manhua with the 42th chapter, marking the start of Volume 4, as well as a PV featuring Ming Yi and Shi Qingxuan.
* **November 1:** The donghua has reached 3 million subscribers, posting a celebration artwork.
* **November 1:** Release of the full version and music video of "One Flower, One Sword", the ending song of episode 1.

### October

* **October 31:** Donghua debut in China at 11AM CST.
* **October 30:** Laser light show in Hangzhou in celebration of the donghua.
* **October 28:** Donghua released three preview screencaps of episode 1.
* **October 21 - Oct. 31:** Ten day countdown to donghua featuring the release of Xuan Ji's, Ling Wen's, Nan Feng's, Fu Yao's, Xie Lian's and San Lang's character designs, as well as three sketches of Xie Lian, San Lang and both of them together.
* **October 19:** The donghua opening was released.
* **October 16:** To celebrate the 1-year anniversary for the manhua, a theme song dedicated to TGCF was posted.
* **October 3:** The donghua has reached 2 million subscribers, posting a celebration artwork.
* **October 1:** Manhua and donghua wish a happy Mid-Autumn Festival with two artworks.

### September

* **September 22:** Release of the 41st manhua chapter, marking the end of Volume 3.
* **September 21:** TGCF manhua reached 2 million subscribers, posting a celebration artwork.
* **September 19:** Release of the 2nd trailer as well as a promotional poster for the donghua.
* **September 16:** New teaser of San Lang during the ox cart scene from the donghua released.
* **September 15:** Release of the 40th manhua chapter.
* **September 15:** Donghua concept art of the Ming Guang temple on Yu Jun Mountain released.
* **September 8:** Release of the 39th manhua chapter.
* **September 8:** Reveal of the donghua voice actor cast.
* **September 1:** Release of the 38th manhua chapter.