Kinokuniya has partnered with Aloha Comics to release an exclusive edition of the Heaven Official’s Blessing donghua artbook, Heaven Official’s Blessing: One Flower, One Sword. [Source: Twitter/X]
The merchant provides the following description on their website:
In collaboration with Aloha Comics, we bring you the special Kinokuniya Exclusive Edition of The Art of Heaven Official’s Blessing: One Flower One Sword artbook!
The book features a variant art dust jacket and includes bonuses such as: butterfly chain bookmark, 2 piece can badge set, paper bookmark, 6 piece postcard set, mini poster, Kinokuniya exclusive shikishi art print.
– *Does NOT include acrylic stand*
As indicated, Kinokuniya’s edition offers a variant dust jacket and exclusive shikishi—however, it does not include the acrylic standee, which remains exclusive to the standard edition. A full list of the bonus freebies included with the standard edition are available in our initial announcement article on the subject, as well as in the standard edition’s catalog entry.
Preorders for the Kinokuniya Exclusive Edition are currently only available through Kinokuniya itself, while preorders for the Standard Edition are available from several major retailers.
Per Aloha Comics’ site, the artbook’s release was delayed due to production issues: “Available after mid-October, 2025 (got some minor issues with the slipcase production which are now solved)”. The publisher’s note indicates that shipping should be currently underway for Standard Edition orders, while Kinokuniya’s site indicates that shipping for their Exclusive Edition will begin sometime in November.
Preorder The Art of Heaven Official’s Blessing: One Flower, One Sword (Kinokuniya Exclusive) [Variant dust jacket + exclusive shikishi, no acrylic standee]
Preorder The Art of Heaven Official’s Blessing: One Flower, One Sword (Standard Edition) [Standard dust jacket + acrylic standee, no exclusive shikishi]
U.S.:
- Aloha Comics [Publisher]
- Amazon (US)
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- Bookshop.org
- Crunchyroll
- Walmart
- Yiggybean
Canada:
International:
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Heaven Official’s Blessing from the first volume cover, illustrated by tai 3_3Heaven Official’s Blessing (天官赐福) is a danmei novel series written by best-selling author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, also known as MXTX. It began serialization on jjwxc in 2017 and ran for 244 chapters (with 8 Extras).
The original novel spawned numerous adaptations, including a donghua, an unreleased live-action, an ongoing audio drama, and a manhua. The manhua adaptation is available to read in English online through Lezhin Comics, and will be physically released in English by publisher Inklore.
DanmeiNews provides a series summary from its catalog:
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.
Heaven Official’s Blessing was picked up for English release in 2021 by Seven Seas Entertainment, and saw staggering success on sales charts; netting multiple New York Times Best Seller placements across its eight-volume run. In light of this achievement, Seven Seas re-released the series in deluxe hardcover format.
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu has also written two other hit danmei series that are available in English: The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System (人渣反派自救系统) and Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (魔道祖师).
Source: Kinokuniya (Twitter/X)
