CATDOLL: The domestic online novel "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain" will be adapted into an animation and will soon be available on Japanese TV

According to the official information provided by Tencent Animation, the online novel "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain" under Chuangshi Chinese Network has been announced to be animated. The animation is jointly produced by the well-known domestic animation production company Huimeng Animation and the famous Japanese animation production company Studio deen, and will be broadcast on Tokyo MX TV in Japan at the beginning of next year! It will become the first Chinese youth-oriented serialized animation to land on Japanese TV!

This cooperation is jointly funded by Tencent Animation and DEEN (representative works: Ranma 1/2, Higurashi When They Cry, Hakuouki), and Dream Animation (representative works: Ace of the Imperials, Mr. China Wonder) participated in the investment. This is the first time that the Chinese and Japanese industries have carried out cross-border cooperation in terms of brand, creation, personnel, and capital. It is very different from the common "Japanese side takes the lead and Chinese side processes" model in the past.

At the same time, as the first Chinese youth animation to be broadcast on Japanese TV, "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain" represents that China's animation brand IP has officially entered the largest and most competitive field in the Japanese animation market, heralding a huge transformation from "cheerleading" to "contestant". With the efforts of all parties, it has finally taken a difficult step.

DEEN has high expectations for the animation "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain". As a well-known and established animation production company in Japan, DEEN will invest a lot of resources in this work. From the fact that DEEN is going to use "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain" as a commemorative work for the 40th anniversary of its establishment and as an important part of the 40th anniversary commemorative activities, it can be said that DEEN attaches great importance to "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain". DEEN is well-known for its rigorous style, attention to details, and high responsibility for its works. The Tokyo MX TV station that is scheduled to broadcast this work also has a very high entry threshold for the works to be broadcast. The final quality of the work is definitely worth the expectations of domestic comic fans!

Related Introduction:

"Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain" is a fairy-tale novel written by His Majesty the King on the Chuangshi Chinese website. It is also the author's third online novel. It has been published in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. In August 2014, the novel was officially adapted into a comic series by Tencent Animation. Zhu Hua and Jun Xiaomo jointly created the comic version of this funny fairy-tale masterpiece. The popularity of the comic quickly exceeded 200 million, and it was successfully nominated for the Best Youth Comic at the 5th Star Comic Award. It has a very high ranking and popularity in the Tencent comic fairy-tale category. In this cooperation, the Japanese side was deeply impressed by the immortal cultivation culture and the unusual character relationships shown in the work. I believe that these characteristics of the work will be ideally reflected in the animation work.

DEEN Co., Ltd. is a well-known old animation production company in Japan. It was founded in March 1975 by Hasegawa Hiroshi, who was in charge of the color check of the robot-themed TV animation "Brave Raiden" at SUNRISE at that time. At the beginning of its establishment, DEEN mainly provided production cooperation for other companies (including SUNRISE and SHIN-EI animation). After 1982, DEEN embarked on the road of independent creation of animation. In 1984, DEEN successfully served as the independent production of "Urusei Yatsura", and then served as the production of many classic works such as "The Moment of Gathering", "Ranma 1/2", "Arrest Warrant", "Rurouni Kenshin", "Today's Great Devil", "The Legend of the Gods: Immortal World", "Fate Stay/Night", "Hell Girl" series, "Higurashi When They Cry" series, "Comic Days" series, "Vampire Knight" series, "Junjo Romantica" series, "Hetalia" series, "Hakuoki" series, etc. DEEN has a unique advantage in creating fantasy-style works.

Tokyo MX TV is a TV station funded by the local government of Tokyo, Japan, and officially operated in 1995. Tokyo MX TV is one of the most influential TV stations in Tokyo, Japan. Because of its profound influence and a lot of spare late-night time, Tokyo MX TV is the first choice for many Japanese animations to be broadcast in Tokyo. Including "Fate Stay/Night", "Shirobako", "Sword Art Online", "Would You Like a Rabbit Today?", "Nisekoi" and other works that are familiar to fans. Tokyo MX TV has also participated in the production of some animations. In this strong collaboration, Tokyo MX TV has shown great interest in the animated version of "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain" and has specially reserved a schedule for the work next year. I believe that fans in China and Japan will soon be able to see the release of this masterpiece.