CATDOLL: Former "Anime Dealer" Editor-in-Chief Fei Yuyan Joins AcFun, Website Ushers in a New Era

We have previously reported that Youku Tudou sued Acfun for copyright infringement and demanded compensation. At that time, there was news that Acfun faced huge compensation and its former senior executives were detained. Team members resigned one after another and the website was facing the crisis of closure. Although Acfun did not respond positively to this matter, the announcement of new personnel joining at this time is undoubtedly an attempt to break the previous rumors.

Recently, AcFun, a long-established domestic bullet screen video website, officially announced that the senior anime artist Fei Yuyan has joined AcFun as the editor-in-chief, taking full responsibility for and leading the construction, planning and management of AcFun content. This news means that the previous rumors that AcFun is about to close down have been refuted. AcFun said that Fei Yuyan, as one of the leading figures in the Chinese two-dimensional field, has rich experience in industry operation and management, and has an in-depth understanding and research of two-dimensional culture. His joining will surely lead AcFun to a new level.

AcFun's art director drew the character image for Fei Yuyan

Fei Yuyan's real name is Liu Yanyan. Since 1997, he has served as the editor-in-chief of "Electronic Games and Computer Games" and "Dream Mobilization", and founded well-known two-dimensional media such as "Comic Fan" and "24 Frames". He is one of the first batch of contemporary Chinese animation and video game practitioners. "Comic Fan" founded by Fei Yuyan in 2003 is one of the oldest and most professional content-based animation information and entertainment magazines in China. It has been published for ten years and has countless readers. It is an enlightenment reading for many two-dimensional users.

Fei Yuyan has been involved in many related industries such as animation, games, film and television for many years, and has been lecturing at the Beijing Film Academy for many years. His new position has also given more room for imagination for the revival of the "Anime Seller" and "24 Frames" series of media people.

The official did not directly disclose Fei Yuyan's development plan after joining AcFun. Industry insiders speculate that with the infringement rumors ahead, content construction, copyright purchases, and even the supply of original content will be his main focus after joining. In view of his unique style of doing things and industry background, AcFun may get involved in the research and development of original content, including real-life shooting, or something more unpredictable. "A Station may do a lot of strange things, because he himself is really hard to predict," said an anonymous commenter.

Indeed, after he joined, he planned an April Fool's Day event: AcFun spoofed itself as another website "Ailicili" to entertain itself and everyone else, which was well received by users. But as of press time, he could not be contacted for an interview.

AcFun revealed, "Fei Yuyan's joining is just the beginning, there will be more actions in the future. Continuing to operate the two-dimensional culture and striving to create an entertainment and social platform for young people is the path and direction that A站 will firmly move forward in the future. We hope that all the two-dimensional otaku elites who are interested in this will join us."