Publisher Aloha Comics announced the start of preorders for their release of the comic adaptation of the Heaven Official’s Blessing donghua, as well as several goodies that are exclusive to orders of the complete box set during the preorder period [1, 2, 3, 4].
So far, Aloha has shown that the hardcover box set will come with an acrylic standee, a sticker sheet, and two art prints. Aloha has stated that there will be eight (8) total pieces of preorder merch, and this article will continue to update as they are announced.
Update, November 23, 2024: Aloha Comics announced two mini-posters as part of the preorder merch pack. Images have been added to the gallery above.
Update, November 27, 2024: Aloha Comics announced the final preorder bonuses on 11/25: a bookmark and two pins. They posted a roundup of all bonus merch on 11/27.
Aloha Comics has chosen to exclusively refer to this release as “the Heaven Official’s Blessing manhua” on both their official channels and promotional materials, which has caused some confusion among fans. The license that Aloha Comics possesses is for a comic adaptation of the Heaven Official’s Blessing donghua which consists of still images from the donghua adaptation arranged in a comic format; not the manhua adaptation of the Heaven Official’s Blessing novel as drawn by artist STARember. After the closure of Bilibili’s English-language manhua app in early 2024, Webtoon platform Lezhin Comics announced in October 2024 that they would digitally release an English translation, and this remains the only avenue to read the STARember Heaven Official’s Blessing manhua in English.
The donghua-comic that Aloha Comics has licensed was originally released by Bilibili in a collector’s boxset, which is pictured below. It seems that Aloha will be offering its own assortment of goodies to go with their release, which makes it all the more enticing to collectors.
The original Chinese boxset of the Heaven Official’s Blessing donghua-comic, as was available to buyers on Bilibili.
Heaven Official’s Blessing, also known as Tian Guan Ci Fu/天官赐福 or TGCF, is a megahit danmei series written by best-selling author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (MXTX). It has spawned numerous adaptations since its finale on webnovel site jjwxc in 2018, including a donghua, a manhua, an unreleased live-action, and an ongoing audio drama.
DanmeiNews summarizes the series in its catalogue as such:
Xie Lian is an impoverished god tasked by the heavens to investigate supernatural occurrences in the mortal world. During his missions, he makes the acquaintance of the powerful Ghost King Hua Cheng. He finds himself drawn to the dangerously charming man, who seems to know Xie Lian very, very well indeed.
