By | Published March 23, 2010

Tai Seng has announced the U.S. DVD release of CHINESE PALADIN III, the third season in a fantasy martial arts drama series that’s based on a popular Taiwanese video/PC role-playing game of the same name. The 5-disc set contains all 37 episodes that originally aired in 2009.

It’s a little confusing but this is apparently the follow up to the distributor’s previous DVD release of CHINESE PALADIN I (originally aired in 2006) which they presented under the game’s alternate title of THE SWORD AND THE FAIRY. The reason they skipped number two is because the producers chose not to adapt the second game to a TV series and instead adapted number three which is actually a prequel to the first series.

Season 3 of Chinese Paladin is a prequel to the series, and takes place 50 years earlier than the other seasons of the show. The cast includes Hu Ge as Jian Tian, Yang Mi as Tang Zuejian, Wallace Huo as Xu Changqing, Jerry Huang as Chong Lou, and Liu Shishi as Long Kui. The plot of season 3 of Chinese Paladin centers around Jian Tian, a mischievous pawnshop assistant and spoiled and sassy Tang Xue Jian. Tang Xue Jian is the granddaughter of Tang Manor’s Tang Kun, who is faced with danger and trouble when a cult tries to take control of the manor. At the same time, Chong Lou, the leader of the evil world, is trying to retrieve a magical sword and do damage in a variety of ways. It is the ultimate battle of good vs. evil. (SPCNET.TV)

Starring is Hu Ge, Justin Yuan, Cecilia Liu, Yang Mi, Jerry Huang, Wallace Huo, and Tiffany Tang. Featured is kung fu movie legend Gordon Liu. (CHINESE PALADIN I featured veterans Elvis Tsui, Chang Pei-pei and Patrick Tam).

Here is a promo trailer for CHINESE PALADIN III that shows off the series’ martial arts action and special effects.

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  • http://goldenpigsy.blogspot.com GoldenPigsy

    The sad thing is that while the shows get released in the US, China's extraordinarily large PC game market goes ignored by the rest of the world. Even fan translations of Chinese games are rare, which is a real shame, as Chinese RPGs seem like the sort of thing that would appeal to most JRPG and anime fans.

    Oh well. This series is probably okay. I'll watch it if Tai Seng licenses it to CruchyRoll.