Guardians of Night (Manhua)

Guardians of Night (王牌御史, lit. "Ace Censorate") is a Chinese webcomic written and illustrated by Tong Yao, and published by Tencent Comic since January 2014.

Synopsis
In a new era where the day and the night are distorted, this is a comedic story about our hardworking guardians who tame demons and defeat monsters, starring the male main character who is obsessed with performance art, and an ancient-costume-wearing hotheaded star-crossed hime-cut girl.

Story Arcs
As of April 8th, 2022, the series has published 605 chapters, as well as 4 spinoff chapters promoting the collaboration with Tencent Games' MMORPG "QQ仙灵" and the live-action film. They can currently be broken down to seventeen arcs.

New chapters of Guardians of Night were released on Wednesday and Saturday weekly on Tencent Animation and Comics. Its releasing schedule was changed to Monday and Friday after Chapter 292, and eventually only on Fridays as of Chapter 354 due to every chapter requiring payment since then. Rarely, two chapters are released once a week.

Anime
Guardians of Night received an web anime adaptation by Haoliners Animation League that premiered on June 27, 2014 and ended on January 20, 2016, with a total of 39 episodes.

Live-Action Film
Guardians of Night received an internet live-action film adaptation produced by AHA Entertainment. The film premiered on December 16, 2016 on iQiyi, and received more than ten million views on the first three days it was released.

Mobile Game
Guardians of Night received a mobile game instalment developed by Newtype Games, Tencent Games, and AHA Entertainment, and was published by Hero Entertainment Co. on January 6th, 2019. The game was available for Android and iOS, although its servers were shut down on May 8th, 2020. A global version named Night Agent: I'm the Savior was published by Taihe Interactive and released on January 14th, 2020.