The Silver Guardian

The Silver Guardian (Japanese: 銀の墓守り, Chinese: 银之守墓人) is a Chinese web manhua created by Zero League and illustrated by Moon Cake. It was published by Tencent through their Tencent AC Web Comic service, compiling the series into 237 chapters. A Chinese-Japanese anime television series adaptation produced by Emon and directed by Masahiko Ōkura premiered on Tokyo MX on April 1, 2017. The series is licensed by Funimation. A second season premiered in January 2018. The story follows a high school student and avid gamer named Suigin Riku, who attends the prestigious Shinryou Private Academy, a school for the elite and the wealthy. However, Suigin is far from rich, working multiple part-time jobs to pay for his tuition. During one such job, he dives into a pool to save his pet cat, only to realize he can't swim. Luckily, he's rescued by Rei Riku, the beautiful daughter of a game developer, and falls in love with her. He's also drawn to another girl, a new friend he meets in his favorite online RPG, Dungeon Century. When that game is scheduled to shut down, he knows his adventures with her are coming to an end. However, the day after, he discovers that Rei and his online friend are the same person. Soon after, Rei gives Suigin a new game, Grave Buster, to replace Dungeon Century. When Rei is suddenly kidnapped, Suigin is pulled into Grave Buster to save her. Gin no Guardian follows Suigin as he plays through Grave Buster to save Rei while uncovering the secrets within the game.