Name: Scissor Seven
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 2018-04-25
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Xiaofeng He, Duan Yixuan, Jiang Guangtao, Zhao Han

A hairdresser with amnesia and killer scissors? Peak unhinged donghua excellence.

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Latest Episode

5.520 min

Season 5 • Episode 10

Latest

Battle of Black Rock Mountain

Nov 20, 2024

Risking danger, Seven disguises himself as Plum Blossom Thirteen to rescue her master — walking into a fight that'll test his resolve.

Overview

Animation Comedy Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Seeking to recover his memory, a scissor-wielding, hairdressing, bungling quasi-assassin stumbles into a struggle for power among feuding factions.

CN Chinese

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identity and memoryfound familyclass warfareredemption arcs

Standout Aspects

Direction

Xiaofeng He crafts fights with slapstick soul and genuine stakes

Writing

Genre whiplash: toilet humor to devastating backstories in 16 minutes

Production

Thick-line animation style that somehow hits harder than most prestige anime

Best for:Binge·Solo·Friends

Heads up:Violence

Creator

Xiaofeng He

First AiredApr 25, 2018

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Seasons5·Episodes50

Top Cast

Xiaofeng He

伍六七 (voice)

Duan Yixuan

梅花十三 (voice)

Jiang Guangtao

鸡大保(voice)

Zhao Han

斯坦国小机器人(voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Scissor Seven helped crack global streaming for donghua, proving Chinese animation could compete with anime's emotional storytelling.

Insight

The show's Cantonese-Mandarin hybrid voice acting was deliberate—Seven's dialect marks him as working-class outsider in a Mandarin-speaking assassin world.

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