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Recently, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television announced the filing information of key online film and television dramas in April. In April 2024, a total of 65 online cartoons and 1,152 episodes were recorded and publicized in the national key online animation planning, a decrease of 5.80% from the total number in March and a year-on-year increase of 14.03%.
In terms of subject matter, youth themes accounted for the highest proportion, with a total of 23 290 episodes, accounting for 35.38% of the total number of filings, followed by 11 other themes with 68 episodes, accounting for 16.92% of the total number of filings, 7 science fiction themes with 267 episodes, 7 cultural themes with 83 episodes, 5 educational themes with 322 episodes, and 2 martial arts themes with 40 episodes.
Tencent continues to lead, and "Ashes of Perfect World's Fire" and "Covering the Sky" have been recorded
This time, Tencent has a total of 14 works recorded. The works recorded in this issue are mainly male frequencies, among which there are many sequels to the animation adapted from the starting point IP, "Ashes of Fire in the Perfect World", "Covering the Sky", and "Devouring the Starry Sky: Apprentice Zhenyan" have attracted much attention. The new IP has the work "Brother Pingwuqi", adapted from the novel of the same name, which is divided into the Holy Land chapter and the Daluo Grand Ceremony.
"Ashes of Fire in Perfect World" is a special part of the animation "Perfect World", which is filed by Shanghai Tencent Penguin Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd. The animation "Perfect World" is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Tatsuto, which will be broadcast on April 23, 2021, with a total of 182 episodes. This special feature has attracted the attention of fans and has caused a wide discussion on the Internet.
Judging from the title of "Ashes of Fire in a Perfect World", some netizens speculated that this special may be dominated by Huo Ling'er. Huo Ling'er is one of the heroines of "Perfect World", she was originally the princess of the Nether Fire Country, who helped Shi Hao many times in the Nether, and felt feelings after several adventures.
In addition, the first season of the animation "Covering the Sky", which is also adapted from Chen Dong's novel, was also filed and publicized in April, and the filing unit was Chengdu Xingchen Force Network Technology Co., Ltd. Previously, the animation "Covering the Sky" produced by Penguin Films and Chengdu Xingyue Chenshi Cultural Development Co., Ltd. was broadcast on Tencent Video on May 3, 2023.
"Devouring the Starry Sky: Apprentice Zhenyan" is a special part of the animation "Devouring the Starry Sky", the original adaptation of the novel of the same name by the original work of Eating Tomatoes, mainly tells the story of the mutation of various species caused by the earth after experiencing a catastrophe, and the protagonist Luo Feng got the inheritance of the master of the Meteorite Star and became one of the three powerhouses of the earth.
Shanghai China Literature Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd. has filed the "Fox Demon Little Red Lady · Mirror Flower Rim Chapter" up and down. "Fox Demon Little Red Lady" is adapted from the comic work of the same name created by Xiao Xin, which mainly tells a series of interesting and mysterious stories that happened in the process of pulling the red line for his lover in his previous life. "Fox Demon Little Red Lady" was produced by the original team of Luoshui Huayuan, and this new chapter was changed to be produced by the team of Keyue Xuezi. The live-action series "Fox Demon Little Red Lady: Moon Red Chapter" will be filmed in 2022 and is expected to be broadcast on iQiyi in 2024, starring Yang Mi, Gong Jun, Guo Xiaoting and others.
Station B focuses on high-quality IP, and iQIYI focuses on dynamic comics
A total of 5 works have been filed at Station B this time, focusing on the cultivation of high-quality IP. "The Legend of Mortal Immortals" is a sequel to "The Legend of Mortal Immortals", and the "Legend of Mortal Immortals" series includes "The Legend of Mortal Immortals", "The Legend of Mortal Immortals: The First Entry into the Sea of Stars", "The Legend of Mortal Immortals: Farewell to Tiannan", "The Legend of Mortal Immortals: Flying in the Sea of Stars" and other works. Among them, "The Legend of Mortal Immortals: Flying in the Sea of Stars" premiered on July 30, 2023, with an online rating of 9.2. As the latest work in the "Legend of Mortal Immortals" series, "Mortal Outside the Sea" is highly anticipated by the audience.
In addition, the works recorded at station B also include "Except for me in the sect, I am all undercover hidden dragons in the abyss", and "In the sect, except for me, I am all undercover to find the dragon and chase the deer".
iQIYI has a total of 9 IP, concentrated in the field of male frequency, including "The Second Season of the Peerless War Spirit", "The Legend of the Son of Heaven - Ji Fa Chapter", "I Can Have Infinite Epiphany: Phoenix Lin Flying Sand", "I Can Have Infinite Epiphany: The Secret Land of All Souls", "I Can Have Infinite Epiphany: Vertical and Horizontal Wilderness", "Cangyuan Diagram Dynamic Comics (Cangyuan Diagram)".
The first season of "Peerless Warriors" will be broadcast on the iQiyi platform on April 27, 2024, and is currently being updated. "I Can Have an Infinite Epiphany" is a new IP, with 3 records for a total of 22 episodes. The animated version of "Cangyuan Tu" was previously broadcast on Youku, and this time it was the dynamic comic of "Cangyuan Tu" that was recorded on iQiyi.
Youku: Continue to create the "Shaoge" universe, and "Young White Horse Drunk Spring Breeze" has been recorded
This time, Youku has a total of 2 works for the record, both of which belong to the "Young White Horse Drunk Spring Breeze" series. "The Young White Horse Drunk Spring Breeze Travels in the Rivers and Lakes" (I) and "The Young White Horse Drunk Spring Breeze Travels in the Rivers and Lakes" (II) are filed by Shanghai Quandou Culture Communication Co., Ltd. "Young White Horse Drunken Spring Breeze" is a derivative work of the high-scoring work "Youth Song Xing", the second season of "Young White Horse Drunk Spring Breeze" was officially announced on Weibo on October 9, 2023, and has not yet been broadcast.
The "Shaoge" universe is Youku's key IP, and the series is adapted from the new martial arts novel of the same name created by Zhou Munan. The "Shao Song" series of works is positioned in the hot-blooded and combat genres, biased towards male audiences. At present, "Juvenile Song Xing" and "Juvenile White Horse Drunk Spring Breeze" have been filmed and television.
It is worth mentioning that in April, there were a number of animation works adapted from the starting point IP in the record, in addition to "Ashes of Fire in the Perfect World", "Covering the Sky", "Devouring the Starry Sky: Apprentice Zhenyan", there are also "It turns out that I am a master of cultivating immortals", "In the sect, except for me, I am an undercover hidden dragon in the abyss", "Eternal Life", "Ordinary and Strange Senior Brother (Holy Land Chapter)", "Divine Seal Throne Fanwai Electrolux" and so on. The dynamic comics "Douluo Continent 2 Peerless Tangmen Dynamic Comics (Sunrise Chapter)", "Douluo Continent 2 Peerless Tangmen Dynamic Comics (Asking Love)" and "Douluo Continent 4 Ultimate Douluo (Battle)" were filed and publicized by Changsha Angel Culture Co., Ltd.
The works adapted from the IP of Tomato Novels "Xiaoxian Zhi Yao: The Extremely Evil Rebellion (I)" and "Xiaoxian Zhi Yao: The Extremely Evil Rebellion (II)" were also publicized in this case. Previously, animation adapted from Tomato novel IP was relatively rare. The original work of "Xiaoxian Zhiyao" is an ancient romance work created by Jinzhu, which tells the story of Yu Zhiyao who was resurrected after being annihilated by the person he likes and became the villain with the first combat power.
Animation production company: Changsha Angel Culture Co., Ltd. has recorded 9 works
As the producer, Changsha Angel Culture Co., Ltd. is the filing unit with the largest number of filings. The recorded works include a total of 9 works, including "Ordinary and Strange Senior Brother (Holy Land Chapter)", "Divine Seal Throne Fanwai Electrolux", "Douluo Dalu 2 Peerless Tangmen Dynamic Comics (Sunrise Chapter)", etc.
Founded in 2014, Changsha Angel Culture Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in publishing and distribution, digital publishing and animation video production, and its representative works include "Douluo Continent", "Cangyuan Tu", "Dumb House" and "Fire Like Song".
In the filing of Changsha Angel Culture Co., Ltd., "The Throne of the Divine Seal" will be exclusively released on Tencent Video from April 28, 2022, with more than 60 million views in a single day of the first broadcast.
Changsha Shenman Culture Technology Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Suoyi Culture Technology Co., Ltd. have each filed 6 works. The works recorded by Changsha Shenman Culture Technology Co., Ltd. include "The First Season of Eternal Life" (01) to "The First Season of Eternal Life" (06).
The original work of "Eternal Life and Eternal Age" is a fairy novel serialized by the angry squid on the starting point Chinese network, which tells the story of the mortal Li Fan who is reborn back to the beginning of the crossing, searching for immortal traces in the world, and opening a long road to life.
Hangzhou Suoyi Culture Technology Co., Ltd.'s recorded works include "The Awakening of the Divine Bone (I)", "The Tenth Season of One Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining (I)", "The Eighteenth Season of the Supreme Against the Sky (I)" and so on.
In addition, AHA Entertainment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.'s "Wu Liuqi's Memory Fragments", Shanghai China Literature Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd.'s "Fox Demon Little Red Lady· Mirror Flower Chapter", Shanghai Wenjie Film Co., Ltd. "Alien Guest" and other works were filed and publicized in July.