Xian Wang de Richang Shenghuo Episode 15 Discussion

mrbokchoi said:


For decades, Japanese animation studios have outsourced in-between frames to China and South Korea. The Japanese anime industry is actually a pan Asian industry (with Japan leading the way). So it is kind of tough to say China should stay out of Anime since Japan relies on Chinese animators a lot. Otherwise, the production schedules will fall behind or a show becomes too expensive to create.

Also China has been an important influence to the development of Japanese anime. The first animated film in Asia (Princess Iron Fan) was made by a Chinese studio. The donghua was a hit in all of East Asia and Princess Iron Fan would serve as inspiration for the Tezuka Osamu who is the creator of Astro Boy. Without Princess Iron Fan, we may not have Astro Boy today.

Likewise Japan has been an animation powerhouse for most of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s and has influenced a lot of Chinese animation which is natural. Since Japan, China and South Korea are neighbors, you can't separate them because these3 countries are interconnected economically and culturally.

Lastly, The Daily Life of the Immortal King may be based on a Chinese web novel, but Haoliner studio has offices in Japan and South Korea. So Japanese and South Korean animators also work on this show as well.