Lord of the Mysteries confirms June 2025 release date, Crunchyroll streaming, and more

On Thursday, June 19, 2025, the official staff revealed exciting information about the Lord of the Mysteries release date, with a new promotional video and visual. According to the staff, the donghua will be released on June 28, 2025. The Chinese animation (donghua) will premiere on Crunchyroll, Tencent Video, Muse, WeTV, and other global streaming platforms with the first two episodes.

Produced by B.CMAY Pictures, the Lord of the Mysteries donghua serves as an adaptation of the Chinese webnovel series, written by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving. The author launched the webnovel on Qidian. Previously, the staff hinted at the show's June 28, 2025, debut date with numerous references to the original novel. Now, the latest update has given more information besides the release date.

Lord of the Mysteries release date announcement comes with action-packed trailer

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On June 19, 2025, the official Weibo site, Facebook page, and the X (formerly Twitter) handle for Lord of the Mysteries donghua shared the main promotional video and a visual. According to the new update, the highly anticipated donghua will be released on Saturday, June 28, 2025, on multiple global platforms, including Tencent Video, Crunchyroll, Muse Communications, WeTV, and others.

The donghua will air at the same time as its worldwide release and be dubbed into multiple languages. However, the exact release time is yet to be disclosed. According to the staff, Lord of the Mysteries donghua will be available in Chinese, Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Korean, and German languages.

Moreover, as per Crunchyroll's latest Summer 2025 lineup, Lord of the Mysteries donghua will be digitally available in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Oceania, North Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and India. The series will debut with a 2-episode premiere, with a run-time of one hour (30 minutes per episode).

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The latest trailer highlights Zhou Mingrui's transmigration as Klein Moretti and features stunning visuals. The promotional video vividly brings the written words of Cuttlefish That Loves Diving to life. The trailer ends with the revelation of the show's release date. Likewise, the visual confirms the donghua's worldwide release and streaming platforms where it will be available.

Notably, B.CMAY Pictures has already wrapped up the production for the series. According to the staff, the series has been slated for 13 episodes and 2 special episodes. Tencent, the company that funded the show, has also confirmed that the series will have at least five seasons.

Author Cuttlefish has already confirmed season 2, and discussions regarding the sequel's scripts with the producers have already begun. Moreover, fans would also like to know that the upcoming installment will cover the first volume of the webnovel.

Where to watch Lord of the Mysteries?

Klein Morreti as seen in the upcoming donghua (Image via B.CMAY PICTURES)

As mentioned earlier, the upcoming Lord of the Mysteries donghua will be available for viewing on popular streaming platforms like Crunchyroll, WeTV, and Tencent Video among others. Crunchyroll has acquired the license to stream the series in eight languages across the regions of North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Oceania, Middle East, North Africa, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

However, no official release time has been announced by Crunchyroll or any of the other streaming platforms. Fans can except information about the same as the Lord of the Mysteries release date inches closer.

How many chapters does Lord of the Mysteries have?

Scenes from Lord of the Mysteries donghua (Image via B.CMAY PICTURES)

The original webnovel, written by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving, has a total of 8 completed volumes with 1432 chapters (including side stories). Lord of the Mysteries comprises the story of the first book. The second book is called Circle of Inevitability and is currently in production. The author intends to make the second book in such a way that one can read it without reading the first book.

Is Lord of Mysteries manhua completed?

The manhwa started its serialization in January 2020 on the Bilibili Manhua. However, the series went on hiatus in August 2020 with only 65 chapters released. The last released chapter corresponds with chapter 104 of the webnovel. A new remake of the manhua has started in 2025 on the Tencent Manhua app but hasn't received an English translation yet.

What is Lord of the Mysteries all about?

The Fool, as seen in the donghua (Image via B.CMAY PICTURES)

Based on the Chinese webnovel, the donghua follows Zhou Mingrui, who wakes up to a string of mysteries after transmigration as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era, filled with steampunk machinery, Divination, Artifacts, Hexes, and Tarot cards.

Zhou assumes Klein Moretti's persona and becomes the "Fool." In a familiar world, Zhou, now Klein, gets entangled with the orthodox and the unorthodox Churches, and developers the powers with Beyonder potions. The donghua will explore the legend of the Fool and his unlimited potential.

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