The 'Yao-Chinese Folk tales' animation series became a hit in the first week of 2023, surpassing 40 million views since its debut on January 1.
《中国奇谭》系列动画在2023年首周就成为热门话题,自1月1日开播以来,播放量已突破了4000万次。
The series of eight animated short films series featuring Chinese folk tales is a collaboration between Shanghai Animated Film Studio and streaming video platform Bilibili.
这部以中国民间故事为主题的8集动画短片,是由上海美术电影制片厂和流媒体视频平台哔哩哔哩联合出品的。
The animated shorts range from 15 to 25 minutes long,
这些动画短片的长度从15到25分钟不等,
they are inspired by well-known characters from traditional Chinese folk tales and offer a new interpretation of 'Yao', which translates to demon or monster.
灵感来源于中国传统民间故事中的知名人物,并对“妖”(意为恶魔或怪物)进行了全新的诠释。
The series used a variety of diverse elements from Chinese culture and arts in the animation, such as paper-cutting and watercolors.
在动画中,该系列短片融合了各种不同的中国文化和艺术元素,如剪纸和水墨画。
They can be streamed online in 4K.
并且支持4K格式播放。
"The word 'Qitan' in Chinese means 'ancient legends', they are a product of ancient imagination.
“'奇谭'一词在汉语中的解释是'古代传说',是古人想象力的产物。
People in the modern world also have an imagination, so we hope to impress the audience through these stories."
现代人也有想象力,所以我们希望通过这些故事来打动观众。”
The director also said it took two years to put the series together,
导演还表示,打造出这一系列的故事,花了制作团队两年的时间,
adding that views on BiliBili surpassed 10 million within four days following its debut on January 1.
在1月1日开播后四天内,在哔哩哔哩视频平台的播放量就突破了1000万次。