Scissor Seven

(season 1)
''Wu Liuqi: The Strongest Hairstylist'' zh, s=伍六七之最强发型师 (season 2)
''Wu Liuqi: Xuanwu Kingdom Chapter'' zh, s=伍六七之玄武国篇 (season 3)
''Wu Liuqi: Shadow Destiny'' zh, s=伍六七之暗影宿命 (season 4)
''Wu Liuqi: Memory Fragments'' zh, s=伍六七之记忆碎片 (season 5)
, genre = Wuxia, comedy, Action
, creator = He Xiaofeng
, writer = ''Various''
, director = He Xiaofeng
, creative_director =
, voices = He Xiaofeng
Duan Yixuan
, theme_music_composer =
, opentheme =
, endtheme =
, composer =
, country = China
, language = Mandarin
Cantonese
, num_seasons = 5
, num_episodes = 50 + 4 specials
, list_episodes =
, executive_producer =
, producer = Zhu Jing (season 1)
Aiken Zou (seasons 2–5)
, editor = He Xiaofeng
''Various'' (season 5)
, cinematography =
, runtime = 13–20 minutes
, company = Sharefun Studio
AHA Entertainment
Nurostar
, animator = Sharefun Studio
, first_aired =
, last_aired = present
, related =
, network = Bilibili
Tencent Video
Youku (seasons 1; 3-4)
iQIYI (seasons 1; 4)

''Scissor Seven'' (also known as ''Killer 7'') is a Chinese donghua series. It was released internationally under the name ''Scissor Seven'' on Netflix. The fourth season premiered on January 18, 2023. A film sequel to the series' fourth season was announced at the end of the season's final episode. The teaser trailer of the fifth season was posted on April 25, 2024. A prequel manhua series, ''Scissor Seven: Black and White Twin Dragons'', has been published on Tencent Dongman since 2021. Scissor Seven debuted as a Netflix Original. The series also received a nomination in the TV Film category at the 2018 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

Synopsis

Plot

The clumsy and broke Seven attempts to become a professional killer and opens a barber shop on Chicken Island as a front, initially unaware he is already an infamous ( amnesiac) professional killer.

Characters

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: The protagonist of the series, also known commonly as Seven. A hairdresser whose real identity is a fearsome nameless assassin, but loses his memory due to unknown reasons. His current name is given by Ji Dabao, who is also his saviour when he loses his memory. He is ranked 17369th in the assassin list, though his real ability means he is far more powerful than the current rank he obtains. His real identity before the memory loss is one of the seven powerful shadow assassins of the Xuanwu Kingdom, with his codename Qi (柒). Despite memory loss, he is able to manipulate his scissors, which allows him to make the scissors as lethal as his real deadly sword. When he is in coma, his memory is temporarily restored, with his power doubled than the original, with his voice also changes from Mandarin to Cantonese. He has an oddly romantic relationship with Plum Blossom Thirteen. After the end of the 2nd season, he decides to return to Xuanwu Kingdom to find out what happened to his past. He always wears his White hoodie, in which is written the initial for Seven (motive to his name).

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: The unnamed youngest daughter of Plum Blossom Master. She has a strained relationship with her father, as her mother divorces from him due to his obsession with having a son, her dad having only thirteen daughters prior to bringing a new wife and his first son. She loses her mother due to a murder, before a hired assassin (who is later revealed as Qing Feng) comes to avenge her mother, causing Thirteen to seek Qing Feng for training and has vowed to defeat all men, be it her father or else. She is tasked in murdering Seven and bringing in the legendary sword, but her attempts tend to be disrupted with comical reasons, including a moment of kissing. However, Seven is the only person who does not care about her past and treats her like a normal girl, which emotionally changes her heart, and she harbours her feelings toward Seven since. Toward the end of the second season, she is one of the people to realise Seven's true identity.

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: The manager of Wu Liuqi's barber shop, and also the person who saved Wu Liuqi's life two years ago. Although having a chicken-like appearance, he is in fact, a very powerful person, capable of transforming into anything if this is useful for his assassination task, usually given to Wu Liuqi instead. He has previously killed King Pheasant, who murders his friend, before freeing himself from the farm life and becomes an independent person.

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: Dabao's adopted son. A mixed hybrid between his late father and an unnamed pigeon, he is often around with his adoptive father.

Reception

Awards

Critical reception

Scissor Seven received generally mixed reviews, Jonathon Wilson of ''Ready Steady Cut'' gave the first season a score of 3.5/5. Wilson describe it as simplistic but then praised the series for its animation, also saying that the series is a great combination between comedy and action.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2019)

Season 3 (2021)

Season 4 (2023)

Season 5 (2024)

Release date: 2 October 2024 (China).

Season 6 (2026)

Announced release date: May 2026 (China).

Follow-ups

Prequel manhua

A prequel manhua series, ''Scissor Seven: Black and White Twin Dragons'', has been published on Tencent Dongman since 2021 across two volumes, written by Hei Bai Shuang Long and published by AHA Entertainment, and focusing on the adventures of two best friends, Bai Qi and Mo Lang.

Sequel film

A film sequel to the series was announced at the end of the fourth season's final episode.

References

Primary sources

In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):
{{Netflix original current series

Chinese-language television shows
Television shows set in China
2018 Chinese television series debuts
Fiction about assassinations
Chinese adult animated action television series
Chinese adult animated comedy television series
Animated television series by Netflix
Manhua adapted into television series