China’s biggest donghua has only just reached its halfway point, but the influence ofLord of Mysteriesboth at home and globally has secured its future for the next 10 years. Not only has the next season been approved to continue the storyline, but the entirety of Cuttlefish’s first novel covering the Fool’s journey will be adapted into animation.
China turned heads by dropping one of its greatest animationsto date, with a series that went on to compete for the attention of both anime viewers and webnovel fans amid an intense summer 2025 lineup.Lord of Mysteriesbecame a spectacle in just a few episodes, boasting 30,000 frames per episode and enthralling audiences with each one.
Lord of Mysteries’ Donghua is Set Until 2035, Revealing a Rough Roadmap for the Adaptation
Initially, the donghua faced quite a few issues, given that its first three episodes were considered rushed due to contractual obligations to get a fight sequence in, the dubbing wasn’t released on time with episode drops, and thecontent itself proved to be confusing for some viewers. Now all those problems have been solved and wrapped with a bow.
Lord of Mysterieshas settled into a steady pace, is now slowly coming out with English-dubbed episodes, likely featuring more in the future, and the series has graciously created extra episodes featuring Old Neil breaking down the complicated subjects for new viewers. All lights are green, and the donghua is ready to go on ahead to its next project.
Even thoughLord of Mysteries’ first season is far from over, the donghua has already been approved to adapt approximately 6-7 more seasons and will conclude with a movie to effectively wrap up The Fool’s journey.Season 2 is already scheduled to release in 2027, but will feature more than 30 episodes this time and continue with its high-quality animation.
Along with a rough idea of how the schedule will look for the next decade,Lord of Mysterieshas revealed its plans on how it will adapt the remaining webnovel. While the ideas for volumes 6 and 7 are still in the planning stages for how the studio wants to tackle them, they should still release within the same year.
Season or Episode
2026
2027
2029
2030
2032
2033
2034
Volumes 6 and 7
2035
Special Episode 3
Unknown
Along with the next few seasons,Lord of Mysterieswill also be dropping special episodes that will adapt whole arcs from the webnovel. These entries may run longer than the current episodes, but it’s not yet confirmed. The special episode for season one is already set to release in 2026 and has unveiled a special trailer as well.
Lord of Mysteries Will Drop Its First Special Episode in 2026
When the donghua was first unveiled to be releasing a set amount of episodes, it was mentioned that production would also be dropping a set number of special episodes.The first of which will be premiering in 2026, covering the Quilangos and the Silver City Arc. According to the author, Cuttlefish, these episodes may be split into two episodes, but not much has been mentioned about their runtime thus far.
Lord of Mysterieshas been a resounding success for webnovel fans and China, proving that its techniques have made spades of progress within the last few years. Not only has it managed to gain recognition in light of its home country preferring 3D animation, but globally, it’s garnered a much larger audience eager to see the franchise’s continued success.
