I read an interesting article on the CCTV website regarding the state of the animation industry in China and how the young in China are simply not embracing China produced cartoon characters. You will recall that an article I wrote a few weeks back regarding this very topic describes the cause of this situation very [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 9, 2008
I wrote this article to address what many cartoon producer friends discuss with me about China’s current animation landscape. They have been trying to penetrate this 1.3 billion population market for yonks but find difficulties. There are reasons for this, and I discuss them in this article. According to statistics collected until early 2008, China boasts [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 21, 2008
Barely a month after Kung Fu Panda kicked its way to China’s box office success, another martial arts animated feature has taken China by storm. Aptly named ‘Feng Yun Jue’ or ‘Wind Cloud Duel’, the 2D animated movie is an adaptation of the popular Hong Kong martial arts comic series Feng Yun which had also [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 7, 2008
Reuters - Saturday, July 5By Simon Rabinovitch BEIJING - More than just a box-office hit in China, animated Hollywood comedy “Kung Fu Panda” has led Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and call for fewer government controls on culture. The movie, which tells the story of a fat panda who dreams of martial [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Japanese international phenom “Hello Kitty” has just been revealed to be Japan’s Ambassador of Tourism in China and Hong Kong! The newscaster reporting this doesn’t seem to be very thrilled though… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ0kbLPYxr8
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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