✨ Title: Time Raiders

ℹ️ Alternative Title: 盗墓笔记, Dao Mu Bi Ji Zhi Qi Xing Lu Wang Gong

🌎 Country of Origin: China (Mainland)

🗓️ Aired: August 5, 2016

🍿 Format & ⏳Length️: Movie (2 hr and 3 min)

🔥Rating: Not Rated

In the hush of antiquity, an inquisitive scion of a secretive tomb‑raiding clan, Wu Xie, inherits an extraordinary bronze relic that pulses with ancestral enigma. Guided by his seasoned uncle and joined by the silent, inscrutable Zhang Qiling, he is drawn to the desolate heart of a lost dynasty buried beneath the western sands—its tomb woven with half‑forgotten legends and relics laced with the promise of immortality. Shadows fester in the silent corridors, and as each echo unfolds, the past stirs with both wonder and unease.

But the path toward unveiling ancient mysteries is seldom theirs alone. A rival expedition, led by those entwined in a darker obsession, stalks every step, fueled by greed and the lure of eternal life. Within labyrinths of twisting stone and hidden perils, Wu Xie and Zhang must rely on each other’s steadfast courage—or be consumed by the crypt’s silent judgment. Their bond, tested by traps and unseen forces, pulses with a fragile hope: that the secrets of the past may not crush them in its weight, but instead lead them toward revelation and redemption.

The Grave Robber Chronicles

✒️ Author: Xu Lei (Nan Pai San Shu)

🗓️ Publication Date: 2007

#️⃣ There are many prequel, sequel, and side stories in the Grave Robber Chronicles universe. This show in particular is only loosely adapted from the series and is not considered “canon”. Rather, it is a separate, early adaptation that used the novels for inspiration.

The best place to find information about the original Chinese edition and the direct translation by Merebear is the translator’s website here.

The first few volumes of the main story has been adapted into a series of English Translated volumes and one graphic novel. There is no official English publication of the prequels or sequels.

⚠️ Please Note: The shows do not directly align with either the original Chinese or the English editions. Nor do the English editions directly align with the original Chinese. Parts are spliced together, cut out, or otherwise edited to create the various adaptations.