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Upcoming Chinese donghua Go West: Overworked (aka Da Xia Qing Shang Gong) has a new poster out, along with confirmation of the Chinese anime’s premiere date — May 13th, 2025.
The poster and date confirmation came out via the BYMENT Studios official Weibo account on Wednesday, along with their comment:
Byment’s brand-new cyberpunk wuxia series #大侠请上功 is coming soon to Bilibili! See you in this revolutionary martial arts world on May 13th!
The Jianghu world gets corporatized, bosses turn into CEOs, office drones seem powerless — Hero, it’s your time to shine!
Mark your calendars! Byment’s new series “Go West: Overworked” premieres May 13th at 11:00 AM exclusively on Bilibili!
Even in a cyberpunk world, the wuxia spirit lives on! Join Dongfang Sheng (the protagonist) in restoring the glory of his martial arts legacy! 🔥
This is some of the first information we have had in quite a while when it comes to Go West: Overworked, which looked like an incredibly fun, unusual and funny original donghua when it got a trailer last year and one a couple of months ago (watch below), and I’ve got to say I’m all-in for it so far.
Especially as the character designs, art style and animation look stellar as well.
Then again, Go West:Overworked is from the same folks who beautifully animated The Westward, so it is to be expected it will be top-notch.
Bilibili, by the way, describes the Go West: Overworked plot like this:
Fifty years ago, the martial world was suddenly invaded by “Chaos.”
Murong Qiong formed the Demonic Sect to resist it, but despite their arduous struggle, victory remained out of reach. Then, the divine emissary Yi Zhihua descended, teaching the warriors a demonic transformation technique that finally allowed them to defeat Chaos.
However, after the emissary departed, the demonic technique spread uncontrollably across the martial world. Disheartened, Murong Qiong retreated into seclusion.
His subordinate, Yu Huabing, seized the opportunity to rise to power, refining the demonic technique and unexpectedly ushering in an era of “Punk Qi”—a vibrant new age for the martial world. But this progress came at a cost: martial artists gradually transformed into “Kung-Fiends.”
Now, a pure-hearted young man named Dongfang Sheng seeks out Murong Qiong, who has been hiding in the Westbound Inn, hoping to restore the martial world to its former glory. Thus begins a tale both absurd and thrilling…
Enjoy the new Go West: Overworked poster, and its trailers — which, by the way, make this thing look absolutely nuts!
We will keep you updated here at Baozi Buns as more information comes out.
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