Scissor Seven
Scissor Seven (also known as Killer 7 in China)[2] is a Chinese streaming television animated series. It was released under the name Scissor Seven on Netflix. A film sequel to the series' third season was announced at the end of the season's final episode.
| Scissor Seven | |
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| Also known as | Killer 7 Chinese: 刺客伍六七 (season 1) Chinese: 伍六七之最强发型师 (season 2) Chinese: 伍六七之玄武国篇 (season 3) |
| Genre | Wuxia, comedy, slice of life[1][2] |
| Created by | He Xiaofeng |
| Written by | He Xiaofeng Jiang Huiqin (season 3)[lower-alpha 1] |
| Directed by | He Xiaofeng[1] Chen Jiajie (season 3)[lower-alpha 2][3] Xu Nihua (season 3)[lower-alpha 3][3] Shi Bibang (season 3)[lower-alpha 4] Chen Shihao (season 3)[lower-alpha 5] Yang Zeqing (season 3)[lower-alpha 6] |
| Composers | Hou Lei Hou Junjie Zhang Jiacheng |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original languages | Mandarin Chinese Cantonese |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 + 4 specials |
| Production | |
| Producers | Zhu Jing (season 1) Aiken Zou (seasons 2–3) |
| Animator | Sharefun Studio |
| Editor | He Xiaofeng |
| Running time | 13–20 minutes |
| Production companies | Sharefun Studio AHA Entertainment Nurostar |
| Release | |
| Original network | China: Bilibili Tencent Video Youku iQIYI Sohu Video Worldwide: Netflix[2] |
| First shown in | China |
| Scissor Seven | |||||||
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| Chinese | 刺客伍六七 | ||||||
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Plot
The clumsy and broke Seven fails a crash course in professional killing and opens a barber shop as a disguise. He then decides to become an assassin, and gets stuck in a power struggle between two rivaling factions while he tries to recover his lost memories.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 14 | April 25, 2018 | June 20, 2018 | ||
| 2 | 10 | October 23, 2019[4][5] | January 1, 2020 | ||
| 3 | 10 | January 27, 2021 | May 5, 2021 | ||
Season 1 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1][6] | Original air date | Netflix release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Kill Bad Guys, Earn Good Money" (Chinese: 杀坏人赚大钱) | April 24, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Cash-strapped Seven flunks a crash course in professional killing and opens a hair salon as a cover. First assignment: cut off a bride's hair. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Stab Your Dog Eyes Blind" (Chinese: 刺瞎你的狗眼) | April 24, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Meow, the Chief of Cats, hires Seven to wipe out an old flame. But after hearing a star-crossed interspecies love story, he attempts to make peace. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Seven VS Thirteen" (Chinese: 六七VS十三) | May 1, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| It's scissors versus sword as Seven faces off against Thirteen. He's no match for his deft opponent — so he transforms into half a durian. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Killing Underpants Man" (Chinese: 刺杀内裤男) | May 8, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| The Island Purity Society summons Seven to kill an underwear collector, but Seven encourages everyone to embrace their differences. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Killing a Domineering Grannie" (Chinese: 刺杀最强阿婆) | May 15, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Seven shape-shifts into a cardboard box and contends with a stabby, swindling fruit vendor whose grandson got a bad haircut from Seven's shears. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Assassinate a Pretty Girl" (Chinese: 刺杀美少女) | May 22, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Cola, Seven's next target, enlists his help in checking off a bucket list of mischievous deeds, but the client who hired Seven has a secret. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Killing Captain Jack" (Chinese: 刺杀杰克船长) | May 29, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| On behalf of the underfunded coast guard, Seven agrees to kill the captain of a submarine that's threatening the island. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Bodyguard Dachun" (Chinese: 保镖大春) | June 5, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Hired by a woman to assassinate her husband, Seven confronts — and bonds with — impervious bodyguard He Dachun, who makes a heartrending sacrifice. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Crisis on the Island" (Chinese: 小岛危机) | June 12, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Seven teams up with islanders to stop the Prince of Stan from extracting an energy rock and destroying the island, but Stan's technology is too robust. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | "Thousand Demon Daggers" (Chinese: 魔刀千刃) | June 19, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Thirteen comes to Seven's aid in a heated clash with the Prince of Stan. Seven recalls his past as a prominent figure of Xuanwu. | |||||
| OVA–1 | 11 | "Thirteen" (Chinese: 梅花十三) | August 1, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Thirteen's past comes to light: as the Plum Blossom Swordsman's estranged daughter, she joined the world of killers after a tragic incident. | |||||
| OVA–2 | 12 | "King of Chicken pt. 1" (Chinese: 鸡中霸王（上）) | August 8, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Da Bao reflects on Da Fei, who once faced King Pheasant in a fight so that his son Xiao Fei could become a fighter chicken instead of a dinner chicken. | |||||
| OVA–3 | 13 | "King of Chicken pt. 2" (Chinese: 鸡中霸王（中）) | August 15, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Seeking to avenge his friend, Da Bao throws his hat in the ring for a fight against King Pheasant, but in his current state he's going to need a boost. | |||||
| OVA–4 | 14 | "King of Chicken pt. 3" (Chinese: 鸡中霸王（下）) | August 22, 2018 | January 10, 2020 | |
| Determined to teach humans a lesson, Da Bao gives King Pheasant a taste of his own medicine and liberates the chickens from their coops. | |||||
Season 2 (2019)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Netflix release date [5] | |
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| 11 | 1 | "Super Scissors" (Chinese: 最强发型师) | October 22, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| He Dachun enlists Seven's help defeating a group of assassins newly arrived on the island. A tin of hair wax saves the day. | |||||
| 12 | 2 | "Thirteen VS Seven" (Chinese: 十三VS六七) | October 22, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Thirteen seeks to deliver on her promise and destroy Seven, but she must first overcome an assassin's worst enemy — emotion. | |||||
| 13 | 3 | "Protecting Mad Bark" (Chinese: 保护汪疯) | October 29, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Mad Bark is outplayed by a new killer: a guitar-strumming dog whose acoustic "Magical Sound of Sadness" strikes a lethal chord. | |||||
| 14 | 4 | "The Stan Trip" (Chinese: 斯特国一日游) | November 5, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| With Seven's hands tied by an invisible lizard assassin, Cola convinces the Prince of Stan to take her to Stan. | |||||
| 15 | 5 | "Again, We Meet Captain Jack" (Chinese: 杰克船长第二回合) | November 12, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Captain Jack returns to settle scores with Seven, who summons the powers of the Thousand Demon Daggers. | |||||
| 16 | 6 | "Revenge of King Pheasant" (Chinese: 山鸡王的复仇) | December 3, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| King Pheasant, now a special soldier for Stan, kidnaps Seven and Xiao Fei and sets out to kill Da Bao, but a ghost from the past returns. | |||||
| 17 | 7 | "Plum Blossom Eleven" (Chinese: 梅花十一) | December 10, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Seven prepares for a date with Thirteen. When he falls for a trap, he finds a way out of the bind by channeling his tonsorial qi. | |||||
| 18 | 8 | "Two Heroes" (Chinese: 双雄) | December 17, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Back in the past, Seven joins the Shadow Killers, faces off against Redtooth and sets out in search of the Thousand Demon Daggers. | |||||
| 19 | 9 | "Redtooth" (Chinese: 赤牙) | December 24, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Redtooth arrives on the Island to confront Chairman Jiang, who activates the powerful White Lily Blossom with Seven's help. | |||||
| 20 | 10 | "Fate" (Chinese: 宿命) | December 31, 2019 | May 7, 2020 | |
| Seven reconnects with his old self, but to defeat the Blood Demon, he must harness the power of Xuanwu martial arts — and the barber within. | |||||
Season 3 (2021)
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Netflix release date [5] | |
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| 21 | 1 | "Goodbye" (Chinese: 告別) | January 27, 2021 | Jan 10, 2021 | |
| Seven's real identity has been exposed, the town sees him differently. He needs to return to Xuanwu to take the chief's head. | |||||
| 22 | 2 | "Dai Bo & Seven" (Chinese: 阿鸡与阿七) | January 27, 2021 | Jan 27, 2021 | |
| Da Bao sets out with Xiao Fei in search of Seven and recalls how Seven once bent over backwards to help him find an antidote. | |||||
| 23 | 3 | "Excuse me, is this the Xuanwu Country?" (Chinese: 请问，这里是玄武国吗？) | February 3, 2021 | Feb 3,2021 | |
| Seven came to Dali Nation, known for its beautiful people - but an overlord with dark mirror magic has turned everyone ugly. | |||||
| 24 | 4 | "Tenderness of a Tough Man" (Chinese: 铁汉柔情) | February 10, 2021 | Feb 10,2021 | |
| Eleven hires Dachun to be her bodyguard in the treacherous land of Xuanwu. | |||||
| 25 | 5 | "Rock Hard Country" (Chinese: 石更国) | February 17, 2021 | Feb 17,2021 | |
| Seven arrives at He Dachun's hometown, where he must win a pentathlon against the muscular Coach Chen to save Xiao Fei from being eaten. | |||||
| 26 | 6 | "Superpower Country" (Chinese: 异能国) | April 7, 2021 | Apr 7,2021 | |
| In Superpower Country, Seven encounters Pingan, a boy with mind control powers; a battle with the Prince of Stern erupts. | |||||
| 27 | 7 | "Sneaking into Xuanwu Country" (Chinese: 潜入玄武国) | April 14, 2021 | Apr 14,2021 | |
| As Cola's life hangs by a thread, Seven sneaks into Xuanwu with Da Bao and Xiao Fei to find the medicine to cure her. | |||||
| 28 | 8 | "Master Green Phoenix's Scheme" (Chinese: 青凤的阴谋) | April 21, 2021 | Apr 21,2021 | |
| Seven faces the powerful Eyeless Sorcerer and undergoes a transformation in Xuanwu; Thirteen struggles to choose a side. | |||||
| 29 | 9 | "Memories that You Don't Want to Forget Even in Pain" (Chinese: 再痛苦也不想忘掉的记忆) | April 28, 2021 | Apr 28,2021 | |
| Seven fends off Xuanwu assassins while under the influence of the blade's powers, as memories of life on Chicken Island begin to fade. | |||||
| 30 | 10 | "Who Is the One You Want to Protect" (Chinese: 你是我想保护的人) | May 5, 2021 | May 5, 2021 | |
| Shadow assassin Manjusaka confronts Seven; in a true test of her powers, Thirteen engages in a heated clash with Blackbird. | |||||
Notes
- Screenwriter: Season 3 episode 2
- Executive director: Season 3 episodes 1, 4–5, 7–9
- Executive director: Season 3 episodes 4–5
- Executive director: Season 3 episode 3
Director: Season 3 episode 6 - Director: Season 3 episode 6
- Executive director: Season 3 episode 7
References
- "Netflix - Scissor Seven". Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- Zheng, Jenny (14 January 2020). "Netflix's 'Scissor Seven' is a hilarious, genre-hopping animated series". Daily Dot. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- Netflix Anime (December 11, 2021). "(Spoilers) Secrets Behind the Scissor Seven Season 3 Story Arc - Netflix Anime". YouTube. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- Llewellyn, Tom (7 May 2020). "Is Scissor Seven season 2 getting an English dub? Netflix series explained!". HITC.
- Sharma, Dhruv (7 May 2020). "When Will Scissor Seven Season 3 Release on Netflix?". The Cinemaholic.
- "刺客伍六七 (第一季) - 哔哩哔哩" [Assassin Wu Liuqi (Season 1) - Bilibili]. Bilibili (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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