Chinese anime rising as country’s tech giants engage in cartoon arms race to develop or buy Chinese characters
Characters from the Chinese animation Fox Spirit Matchmaker, created by artist Xiao Xin, which has been developed into an animation series that has been viewed more than three billion times.
Chinese anime rising as country’s tech giants engage in cartoon arms race to develop or buy Chinese characters
Tech firms including Tencent, Baidu and NetEase are doing what they can to get in on the US$220 billion global animation market, while local cartoonists are winning fans by using traditional Chinese religious and cultural themes
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Updated: Tuesday, 26 Jun, 2018 12:15pm
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Characters from the Chinese animation Fox Spirit Matchmaker, created by artist Xiao Xin, which has been developed into an animation series that has been viewed more than three billion times.
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