Thunderbolt Fantasy: anime-esque action with puppets
by Rob Beschizza from on (#1S0BW)
Imagine a mix of modern animation and 1960s marionette show Thunderbirds and you still won't quite capture how awesome Thunderbolt Fantasy is. It's an example of glove puppetry, a form of folk art dating back centuries.
Set in an Eastern fantasy setting, DAn FAi and her brother, guardians of a sword known as the TiAn Xing Jiin, are pursued by the evil Xuin GuC ZAng clan, who seek to obtain the sword for their master, Mii TiAn Hii. While her brother is defeated, FAi, who possesses the sword's crossguard, manages to escape off a cliff.
The full series is on crunchyroll.