Titanslayers: Edge of Oblivion - Beidou vs. the Primordial Kraken [Genshin Anime Short]

From beyond the sea of stars rises a terrifying new titan: the Primordial Kraken, a towering omen of antediluvian calamity. Outmatched and out-gunned by the tentacled threat, a certain monster-slaying aficionado is brought on board the six-man expedition to drive back the eldritch abomination.
With the strength that once felled a great sea-beast and an unlikely team of gunslinging Fontainians, the pirate captain Beidou’s wit and fighting spirit might just be what it takes to turn the tides against the leviathan of yore.
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Originally aired at Hoyofair 2024 in April, we delayed the full release by an additional month to include a large chunk of animation at the start, which features new setting and character interactions that better matched our original vision.
Thanks to Genshin Hoyofair for continuing to support our productions! Check out the game here: hoyo.link/0E5hFFAL
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Thanks to our animation team for the amazing work this time:
bluuru - / bluuru
Ayyz - / ayyzisdead
aki - / aki_na8
Raisuu - / raisuua
BlitzoneJ - / blitzonej
d4v1d - / d4v1d40837774
enzo - / mizulbc
EVAKOI - / evakoiani
aditya - / adityar51253736
Kurolee - / kurolee97
draktau - / taudrak
Sirbirbsalot - / sirbirbsalot
delta - / delta_0512
Kitani - / kita_ni_
BockSou - / bock_sou
Jengkay - / jengkayart
Victoriavoid - linktr.ee/syringavoid
ditanoka - / ditanoka
Xercharles Anonat - / xercharles
Eleanor - / eleanor_march
finlay - / finlaygoodall
Ciarán Fagan - / fagan.ciaran
Louis Campbell - / lewisdraws
Aless - / alessalexd
Auszy - / auszyman
3D LO by Coperime: / coprime31415
Also big thanks to everyone involved in background art!
K3nzoteruya - / k3nzoteruya
Perdizzion - / perdizzion
Suto - / akkaccel
Lux - / lux_arts_
Praline - / paulluxh
Miothle - / m_iothle
skirtsan - / skirtsan
Maxence Deschamps - / troublenoodle
felidadae - / felidadae
Our stellar voice acting cast:
ItsNotMika as Beidou - / itsnotmika
SJ Harris as Wriothesley - / sjharrisactor
PearlVox as Clorinde - / bellasapphire2
FaeBee as Ningguang - / faebee4
Bell Heart as Navia - / bellbellbell51
JakeVA as Xiao - / _jakeva
Max Ngoh as the Crux Crew - / skelktons
Last but not least, our amazing sound design team:
MicRezAudio - / micrezaudio
Skelktons - / skelktons
amenemone - / amenemone
BGM: Hang By a Thread from Genshin's The Shimmering Voyage 2 OST

[@myron_jd1272]

Beidou wielding a massive fckin Anchor is very based

[@ayushmanchowdhury4532]

Fr bro I loved how she was effortlessly swinging it around bruh. The animation is so smooh 🔥

[@WallensteinsCh]

3:15 Beidou: "I'm alright, I am at 1HP"

[@KieruArt]

plenty of health

[@twothousandisland]

Wah Wallensteins aktornya datang kesini guys

[@downhill18]

Tis but a scratch

[@juliojonathan8348]

The man, the myth, the legend

[@6zacx943]

Beidou main has come.

[@ArtificialLight]

I love the idea of Navia being an absolute lunatic especially after everything she went through lmao

[@gnuhgnauqneyugn]

Girl went through trauma after trauma.. Wouldn't be surprised if she really has a few screws loose after all that

[@user-xp3gh1cv1t]

Thought she sounded abit psycho here! 🤣

[@kurojngyuki]

The final bit that pushed her over the edge was Wriothesley knocking those macarons out of her hands

[@Kane_77]

Was thinking the same thing!! If that’s how she was in the game I would have actually pulled her

[@piyushverma7534]

All i saw was Harley Quinn dressed as a genshin impact character named Navia

[@momo-tv8zh]

I love how everyone from different regions fight together to defend their world. And the voice actors are so amazing!

[@Milouka]

same I also love how Navia had a smile at all times especially when she was laughing like a maniac while using a minigun

[@XOmega9287]

only Fontaine and Liyue tho, man but I wish there were Sumeru chars

[@isolatedanonymous1979]

@@XOmega9287and mondstatdt

[@Archon_of_the_fandomeverse]

@@XOmega9287 SAME

[@Vulpes_Umbra]

For a moment I thought it was an adaptation on how Beidou got her vision. Still loved it, not only for the beautyful animation full of detail, but especially for the concept of alter dimensional eldritch beings lurking in the primordial sea and entering Teyvat by mere coincidence. Exquisitely dreadful

[@zaratiel_]

Same, but still that's crazy

[@ferdiferdi2977]

😊😅

[@AsianGuyStream]

How I wish they'd replicate this masterpiece in game including Navia's unhingedness

[@Drunk_BOT]

Especially the unhingedness

[@ClintEPereira]

Closest we got was her abundant enthusiasm for being a delivery girl's armed escort.

[@Khazziecally]

Klee would like to know her location

[@paolobaker1413]

Ratsu!

[@Zara-zz]

@@paolobaker1413this gave me faith in humanity ❤

[@salmon1426]

this has everything i could ever ask for: characters from different regions teaming up, sakuga battle animation, incredible voice acting, an extended version of the hoyofair animation, and sweet sweet sound design! you love to see it

[@AVC823]

Beidou fighting with a godsdamned anchor is so fucking cool and badass.

[@bellheart]

Thank you again for having me on as Navia!! Was truly an honor to be part of such an amazing production! 🥰💖💖

[@MoscleBrog]

gave her the most fun personality i love it XD

[@jonathanwilson5355]

You killed that “Au Revoir!” Amazing work!!

[@faebee]

Thank you for letting me lend my voice as Ningguang! I had so much fun working with everyone!

[@RaiderFenrir050]

Why your voice was cute tho Love it

[@Hearthy3]

I'am French and the "au revoir" of Navia is just MASTERPIECE

[@alexvanbeek7165]

Fontaine is the France of Teyvat with other European countries mixed in so yeah.

[@Nolep7]

I just found out about that, thanks ​@@alexvanbeek7165

[@alexsiashin.t236]

First time, I heared that "Art of war".But after read your comment it was "au revoir" to say "good bye". That's very funny.

[@milkxv]

Yo like no offense this video was so bomb but the au revoir was not anything special 😭💀

[@ir298presk]

​@@milkxvand?

[@sjharris4654]

IT WAS AN HONOUR TO PLAY WRIOTHESLEY AHHHH such a fun character to really flex my masculine range with ^-^

[@bussner1501]

Incredibly impressive as always 🩷

[@sons_of_durin3329]

AHHH, YOU DID SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB!!

[@bambangbudiprayetno2701]

Beidou got her badass spot and animation that she fking deserved... God bless you, man

[@leastlikelysuspect5122]

Good lord the attention to detail on this whole video top to bottom is breathtaking

[@Kurode045]

As a Beidou main, I 100% approve this masterpiece dayum

[@Liaqtra]

Navia looks so adorable i love her 😭

[@PearlVox]

Thank you for bringing me back! T’was an honor voicing Clorinde!!

[@Caron_]

never knew until now how much i needed an epic battle against kaiju-like monsters with all sorts of characters from different nations at peak performance. this is amazing and navia is an absolute gem here

[@sakuyayamada8858]

The voice acting and animation in this was amazing!! Whoever played Beidou and Wriothesley nailed it to honestly! They sounded just like them! But I also really loved how Xiao kept helping Beidou 🥺 love how you kept him in character by making him try to protect the others. Especially charging head first in there to try and finish it on his own. All in all, loved everything about this! It’s incredible! 🥺💕💕

[@sjharris4654]

Thank you for the compliment (I played Wriothesley) It was an honour to try to voice match Joe Zieja's performances as the character

[@Crystals_Gems]

All I could think about when watching this was that there was no way Zhongli would fight the squid boss LMFAO. Probably would turn green and faint from the sight HAHAHA.

[@AzraelAstray]

Zhongli wouldnt fight it because He wants his country to be independent (again)

[@arijitsarkar9292]

No he wouldn't fight because guy hates sea creatures 🤣

[@Hikarushinyi]

He is very traumatized by the smell🤢

[@Swingerfinger]

Navia: I'm here to destroy shit and eat macarons. And I'm all out of macarons.

[@DH-cv8sn]

it’s on KZbin now yippee and rewatching this made me realise how good the camera work is

[@micrezaudio]

Always a massive pleasure working with this team! Thanks for having me on for Sound Design again 🤟

[@patpat-cr2hr]

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[@AvilioBlackwood]

Oh what a slay!! Also I never knew I needed to hear maniacal laugh from Navia before today but it fits so well :o Great animation! Great work!

[@zevy718]

1:23 for Navia's unhinged laughter

[@jalenlloyd2467]

God I still get emotional watching this. Everything is just so in character I love it so much. And man the team really delivered on what Beidou, and Xiao are capable of! I could go on an on about every minute of this short, but just know. You've made a grown man cry 🥹

[@Ravenna.E.Blackbird]

Navia's playful little ✨"Hi~"✨ at 2:23 (while Xiao and Beidou are *fighting* for their darned lives, mind you) made me intuitively smile and wave back 😭 Was overjoyed to see your work showcased once again during the HoyoFair stream. Phenomenal animation as always ♫ ♪

[@jess-xf3cl]

man i thought they were about to kiss for real. on the other hand, that was a bad ass animation, it's so smooth. i can imagine you working on it frame by frame holy crap.

[@theinspiredgamer1949]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that!

[@DanchTheHero]

Absolutely stunning work and performance from the entire team! Also Navia was a total treat the entire video, my personal favorite.

[@yanaaauwuw]

BABE WAKE UP KEIRU POSTED A NEW VIDEO

[@Kurode045]

The progress there's been between animations, specially on how refined each frame becomes EVEN IMPACT ONES. The lines are so clean and there's so much attention to detail holy sht

[@EVAKOI]

Thank you for opportunity to be able to participate in such a cool project again!

[@kyoryuji_artist17]

This is truly incredible, the action was fun and visually pleasing, and the voice acting is surprisingly really good especially Beidou's (Kinda close to how Allegra Clark) And the characters were depicted well, I wish to see more epic masterpieces and amazing works from you. A praise from a fellow artist!

[@FireCat-xc3uq]

Having Wroithesley use his catalyst abilities like mini propulsion jets is such a cool idea.

[@salahudeenarunkumar4283]

Love how Wrio is ALWAYS down to throw hands

[@Alcides985]

We got this before genshin anime get any new information is wild

[@asuko685]

Omg the voice acting??? It’s astounding! Even the animation itself! I really love Navia’s role in this, she’s so adorable 😭 Poor Navia, she couldn’t eat her macaroons in peace 😔 I ADORE THIS SO MUCH ISTG Keep up the amazing work! Can’t wait to see more!

[@Blaze380]

As usual animation is fucking immaculate but asides from that THE VOICE ACTING IS IMPECCABLE everyone fits their character really well especially Navia, Wriothesly and Beidou. Props to the voice actors it really stepped up this year's animation to whole different level. I also wanna give notice tot he sound design it always consistently on point its amazing how accurately they're able to depict how certain character skills or things should sound it gives the animation more depth and soul. Amazing work as usual from the team of KEIRU I always look forward to your work every year during Hoyofair and every year you surprise with how you can consciously improve and create better animations thank you!

[@funnybunny9313]

Thank you for including Xiao ❤🥺

[@venicethemenice8258]

Can’t believe they got a 3d model just for this

[@mracollege9310]

2:38 omg Clorinde went on full meguka here lol. Stellar animation short as always, Kieru!

[@cheese-and-ricemooney7487]

This genuinely look so good and I love how all characters are equally made as badass not just the women (nothing against badass women, I love them, but I see the fandom ignore a lot the men despite how badass a lot of them are and it's a pity) plus I almost cried because I thought Beidou died, thank good it wasn't like that XD It's hard to think this isn't something official, the voices are spot on, the animation too. The way the characters act. Everything is literally perfect.

[@coralineferol1855]

Xiao was a living legend holy dam!! Everyone was amazing and the animation really was eye catching

[@ayonhussainforever9390]

Navia pulled a "Generator Rex" with that gun

[@CrystalRubyMoon]

Your team is so freaking creative!! This is incredible!! The collab between Liyue and Fontain, the alien thing of the abyss breaking the fake sky. SO COOL!

[@vaclavmusil1197]

THIS IS BEYOND COOL!!! Everything about this is amazing! Wriothesley being a badass, the pure unhinged joy of Navia, Beidous showing why she's a legendary pirate captain a giant eldrich monster and a GIANT Jade Chamber Gun! Truly a masterpeace.

[@ethanhoh7202]

literally pogging the moment I saw this pop up on my feed I can't waittttt

[@gregmctrady5604]

Animation was made beautifully and I loved the fucked that beidou is hell of muscular and badass sends me chills

[@mariobrothersfan2792]

Another absolute top tier 10/10 animation(surprising nobody), the weapon and creature design was just PEAK and so damn smooth as always! *I look so forward to whatever y’all do in the future no matter what series it may or may not be!*

[@ZephyrBluePaddy]

AH THIS IS AMAZING!! Thank you so so much! Amazing work from everyone involved

[@palomaalvarado813]

Yall better not have missed that blush from ningguang when beidou grabs her. You can even see it from the back of her head. I love them sm. :)

[@moonzuki7057]

Navia laughing maniacally while shooting is such a mood

[@Jullay007-jv4qx]

The way this has Ufotable’s signature lighting and shading is amazing

[@akihiro6024]

Imagine if Mihoyo does smting like this in game that would be sick or character reworks

[@IshimurA99]

Even though the length of the video is only 3 minutes, I still have to admit that this is an amazing 3 minutes, because it's really good!

[@MinzyDaisy]

I love it 😍😍😍 the scenario is great , the choice of characters is on point , and the voice over is chef's kiss ❤️❤️ well done 👏👏👏👏

[@nusrataysha8500]

Beidou and xiao in the same scene?! 20/10❤❤❤ My dream 😭

[@GenshinBane]

Damn Navia was FANTASTIC!! Not to mention the absolute masterpiece you created once again!

[@damselettefan]

0:31 BARKVARK BANRK WOOFOWOFOFBARK

[@damselettefan]

my wife looking great today🥰🥰

[@Marrsy_isTIRED]

The animation is the best i've seen And the way this shows how ningguang and beidou should have been 5 stars amazing!!! I love how ningguang is so worried about beidou!!! And the fontaine and liyue collab is perfect!!

[@magnus_artifex]

Ah, a fellow Beidou enjoyer. I understand the urge of animating her slaying giant monsters. (I’ll finish someday)

[@rauqui5318]

damn from the title i was not expecting the kraken to be a bloodborne boss thats so cool

[@nosalgodemiPC]

OMG this is your best work so far! and I love your take on Navia 😭

[@sem4039]

THIS IS SO SICK!!! This absolutely the best genshin animation ive seen- kudos for the amazing video

[@AroyaAngsty]

Oh my gosh AMAZING AND NING GUANG I CAN SEE THAT BLUSH YAY IM SO HAPPY

[@ringin6642]

Wrio is so badass and the VA is GOAT for making him sound so effortlessly sarcastic ✨

[@sjharris4654]

Thank you kindly

[@fauxsynder]

Absolutely amazing!! It's great to see the full lead up to the events of the original and the voice acting is on point! Congratulations on the whole team for the release!

[@Almiraj]

Stunningly... fricking incredible, everything aaaa, and the story is so much more cohesive and understandable than the first reveal ! Amazing work 💜

[@ptd92]

That “Au revoir” really hit differently ✨

[@FarukKeser.]

These videos are... Really so beautiful...

[@Harbinger_VII]

the full thing is absolutely amazing

[@mohammadgamer6875]

Navia is really cute😍

[@shimaoriross]

Love that everyone has serious face on and navia is just being cute and chaotic at the same time 😂

[@salmon1426]

this animation is so full of coolness, it needs to be studied

[@trucecastle]

They really had me at the end there 😅

[@JujuliBeatriz]

thank you so much for this 😭😭 i love beidou sm

[@Simplefreak8]

As always love love you and your teams work ❤

[@hiimapotato123]

I am obsessed with this gorgeous animatic! From the colours, to the concept, to the voices, to the characters! It’s all so beautiful and I adore it. I love love the banter between Wriothesley and Beidou I would kill to see them interact with eachother. And Navia being unhinged i actually love that sm. you did a fantastic job in this animatic and well done to the voice actors too! Everyone who participated did amazing and should be so proud of themselves!

[@51kamiyu]

This is so good ! Thanks for this

[@notaperson7986]

I literally just saw the trailer for this short today, Ig I was really late, but damn this looks so cool just from the thumbnail. 😭

[@IshimurA99]

From the moment I saw this on hoyofair I could tell this was an extremely good animation video, as expected from our kieru Thank you for this!

[@frankespino1880]

Clorinde just went madoka magica on us with those badass moves

[@Oma_Mythos]

an Anchor claymore... holy hell, i'd like 5 of those xd

[@pokeadam115]

I'm sure it's been said all over social media, but the little hearts coming from Navia and Clorinde's hands at around 3:06 is a very cute background detail. Little details like that really show how much attention went into creating this, for even something in the background to be given that much attention when it's only on frame for maybe one second at best! Anyway, fantastic job on everything from lighting to sound design, the characters moved and flowed incredibly well, and the action was a lot of fun! Amazing work to everyone who played a part in this!

[@Entropy_____]

1:28 is it just me, when xiao said disappear, I hear ‘among the sea of butterflies’

[@Taob1n]

The animation?? The voice acting??? Everything is brilliant! Top tier work I'm telling you 🤭

[@WildArmsV]

The genshin inside the fan's head is always so much better

[@rotmistrzjanm8776]

I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF THAT BUT BOY OH BOY THAT SMILE 0:43 MUST BE PROTECCTED

[@VictorIV0310]

Balam Industries sponsored field trip.

[@ulaneii]

magnificent as always. love your works

[@dg_8852]

Navia acting likw Aqua😂

[@Xiao6reeze]

I love how they made Xiao dash/teleport so often and they did everyone animations so well! This is actually so incredible!!

[@Spifyninja]

Now I want an anchor claymore for my Beidou.

[@livingreverie5951]

Compiling the expressions of Navia cause they're gold - Watching this at 0.75 Speed so be warned that the times are 8/10 probably aren't gonna be entirely accurate 0:43 0:58 1:24 2:12 2:24 2:27 2:32 2:51 3:13

[@giovanniplays7669]

Amazing work as always!

[@HPL1908w]

This is beyond amazing. Speechless.

[@user-xp3gh1cv1t]

So happy YT suggested this to me! Finally some top quality content. Everything about this is 1000%!! ❤🎉

[@eunique.22]

This animation alone has given me the Beidou content I need to survive until whenever hoyo decides to give more Beidou content. Yall are doing God's work keeping me and many other Beidou fans fed. Bless you guys 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Kasraken]

Awesome video, very well done!

[@Biklingchan85]

Heck yeah! I've been waiting for the full animation! It was really great to see! Great job to everyone involved :D