New Gods: Yang Jian

New Gods: Yang Jian is a Chinese 3D animated fantasy action film directed by Zhao Ji and written by Mu Chuan. The film is based on the character of Yang Jian from the Ming dynasty novel Investiture of the Gods, and was released on August 19, 2022, as a sequel to the 2021 film, New Gods: Nezha Reborn.
The film's distribution rights in North America was bought by GKIDS who also produced an English dub of the film. The GKIDS version was released on January 20, 2023.

Plot

Twelve years after imprisoning his sister underneath a mountain, Erlang Shen, a god known for his all-seeing third eye, now works as a bounty hunter. A woman hires him and his crew to prevent his nephew, Chenxiang, from obtaining a magical lotus lantern that holds great power.

Dubbed versions

A Japanese dubbed version of the movie is scheduled to be released in Japanese theaters on March 21, 2025, under the name "Youzen". It will have Ae! Group's Masaya Sano voicing Youzen, one of the main characters, a bounty hunter who has lost his "divine power", and Toshiki Masuda as Jinkou, a boy who stole "divine power". The group will sing "ROCK'NPOP", which is included in their 1st album "D.N.A", as the movie's theme song.