CATDOLL: Let’s look at the pros and cons between Japanese and Chinese comics. Can Chinese comics successfully rise?

In recent years, China has paid more and more attention to the animation industry, and it is constantly improving. More and more talents have joined the ranks to produce our own national animation, but why is the domestic animation not as slow as the Japanese animation? Today we will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of Chinese animation and Japanese animation, and the characteristics of Chinese animation and Japanese animation:

What is the strength of Japanese anime movies? A good comic is not about the so-called painting skills. The so-called three major folk comics are not good in painting skills, and the painting style is not gorgeous, so the most important thing about comics is the story. First of all, the definition of Japanese anime is very broad, suitable for many people to watch, while Chinese animation only defines cartoons as for children to watch. The painting styles of Japanese anime products are diverse, and audiences and readers can naturally find what they like and see themselves in the movies, such as the faceless man in "Spirited Away", the tear-jerking "Goodbye Firefly", the music "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Waiting for the Wind" in "Castle in the Sky". The stories of each of these classic anime movies are very meaningful, and the meaning it conveys to the audience is also very obvious. After watching, the audience can form topics and discuss the ideas brought to them by the film.

Japanese anime is very distinctive in character creation. Take the characters in Hayao Miyazaki's anime for example, each character is portrayed in an exaggerated way and given different characteristics. I think anyone who has seen "Spirited Away" and "Castle in the Sky" can still remember the image of the old lady in the film.

Spirited Away

Castle in the Sky

In terms of the graphics, Japanese anime doesn't actually have too many special effects that make people dazzled, but the style of painting is particularly beautiful and vivid. Everything is a fantasy picture but it exists so realistically.

Although Chinese animation has risen rapidly in recent years, it is still obviously insufficient in "quality" (depth) and "quantity" (strength), and pays too much attention to form and ignores content. For example, the special effects of "Dragon Nest: Dawn of the Dragons" were very well made, but when I walked out of the theater, I could only vaguely remember a certain picture in it, and I didn't know what the film was trying to express. However, Chinese animations such as "Qin's Moon", "Kuiba" series and "Journey to the West: Hero is Back" made me feel the real rise of Chinese animation. It has flesh and blood, and is designed based on the essence of the story. "Journey to the West: Hero is Back" even incorporates Chinese elements. Comparing Chinese and Japanese animations, China's pictures are not inferior to Japan, but the character features and stories are not perfect enough.

What is the fundamental reason why Chinese animation is not as good as Japanese animation? In fact, there is no lack of talent in Chinese animation, and even from a statistical point of view, at a certain ratio, there should be more talent in China than in Japan. However, it should be said that the reason why Chinese animation is difficult to revive is the loss of talent. There are many domestic cartoonists with good stories, but due to censorship, it is difficult to publish their works. In the final analysis, it is still because the comic culture industry chain is not perfect. It is difficult for a good comic to get the opportunity to be animated, gamed and distributed as peripheral products like in Japan. In addition, piracy is rampant, and it is difficult for cartoonists to survive. If the same energy can get higher returns by doing other things, then why draw comics? So except for cartoonists who are particularly passionate about comics, and a few commercially successful ones, they have all changed their careers or used their spare time to create fan works. In the final analysis, it is still an industry problem.