Donghua: what really separates it from Japanese anime
The word, the source material, 3D, permitted themes, the markets: six concrete differences between Chinese and Japanese animation, and where to start.
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Xianxia: the Chinese fantasy of immortals
Xianxia explained: Daoist roots, the founding 1932 serial, cultivation stages, Qidian web novels, dramas, and how it differs from wuxia and xuanhuan.
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Donghua: The Rise of Chinese Animation Challenging Japan
A complete guide to donghua (动画): from the Wan brothers to Bilibili studios, the overlooked history of Chinese animation, its masterpieces, and its meteoric international rise.
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