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Sanmao (Chinese: 三毛; pinyin: Sānmáo) is a manhua character created by Zhang Leping in 1935. He is one of the world's longest running cartoon characters and remains a landmark as one of the most famous and beloved fictional characters in China today. The name Sanmao means "three hairs" in Chinese or "three mao" (a reference to his poverty ...
This is a list of Chinese animated TV shows sorted by year. They are in Mandarin Chinese language only: List of Chinese animated shows in Each decade. 1980s
Chinese Name Colour Old Master Q: 1981: 老夫子 Old Master Q Water Tiger: 1982: 老夫子水虎傳 Fox and the Bear: 1983: Old Master Q: 1983: 老夫子 Passing the Bridge: 1983: 過橋 The Butterfly Spring: 1983: 蝴蝶泉 Monkey King Conquers the Demon, a.k.a. The Monkey King and the Skeleton Ghost: 1984 - 1985: 金猴降妖 1987 ...
The series' cast [1] [4] [5] is led by Old Master Q (老夫子; lou5 fu1 zi2; Lǎo fūzi), an elderly, lanky man dressed in a distinctive traditional Chinese attire.The character is created to satirise Asian cultures in particularly backward conservatism, hubris, showing-off attitude, ingratitude, rashness, irresponsibility, weak-will, and even delusion.
One of the most popular manhua in Hong Kong was Old Master Q. The characters were converted into cartoon forms as early as 1981, followed by numerous animation adaptations including a widescreen DVD release in 2003. While the publications remained legendary for decades, the animations have always been considered more of a fan tribute.
[5] [6] The brothers believed that Chinese animation should be instructive, logical and thought-provoking besides being entertaining to its audience. They wanted to emphasize the development of an animation style that was uniquely Chinese. It was a common trend at the time to combine live action film footages with 2D animation. [5]
Calabash Brothers or Hulu Brothers (Chinese: 葫芦兄弟; pinyin: Húlu Xiōngdì) is a Chinese animation TV series produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio and directed by Hu Jinqing, Ge Guiyun, and Zhou Keqin. [1] It was extremely popular when it aired on TV in 1986–1987. [2]
This is a list of manhua, or Chinese comics, ordered by year then alphabetical order, and shown with region and author. It contains a collection of manhua magazines, pictorial collections as well as newspapers.