Bilibili Unveils Upcoming Anime Lineup, Plan To Target Global Market

Bilibili unveiled over 50 new Chinese language anime titles and a brand new initiative to focus on the abroad market on the ANIME MADE BY BILIBILI 2021-2022 occasion. The slate consists of the second seasons of Bilibili’s extremely considered titles Heaven’s Official Blessing and Hyperlink Click on.

The occasion was held in Shanghai on Nov 20, 2021.

Bilibili additionally launched a brand new trailer for an animated model of The Three-Physique Downside by China’s most celebrated science fiction creator, Liu Cixin.

It was additionally revealed within the occasion that Shanghai Animation Movie Studio will adapt a brand new title, Yao—Chinese language Folktales, which entails eight “monster” (or “yao” in Chinese language) associated tales originating from Chinese language tradition.

Moreover, Bilibili will produce Sword and Fairy 4, a basic gaming and TV drama IP in China, into animation.

A sequel to Fog Hill of 5 Parts, which options particular artwork model resembling conventional Chinese language work, and an anime adaptation for the Legend of Princess Chang-Ge, the well-known cartoonist Xia Da‘s comics set within the Tang Dynasty, was additionally introduced on the occasion.

Some broadly widespread titles will see their sequels again on the platform, such because the third seasons of The Every day Lifetime of The Immortal King and Fairies Albums, having views reached over 500 million and 200 million respectively.

The annual press convention additionally highlighted Bilibili’s previous accomplishments and future plans for the corporate to develop globally

“Chinese language anime will turn into a mainstream content material class of cultural consumption in China, however our purpose shouldn’t be restricted to the home market,” Carly Lee, the Vice chairwoman of the board of administrators and COO of Bilibili, mentioned in her unveiling speech.

The corporate has modified its slogan from “Made for China” to “Made for World” because it seems to increase into the worldwide animation market.

Impressed by the same video sharing web sites, Bilibili has grown to turn into one of many main Chinese language anime manufacturing corporations and residential to an enormous variety of high-quality Chinese language anime works.

It has launched 430 Chinese language anime titles and produced 178 of them. On Bilibili, over 340 million viewers watched Chinese language anime, with 1.9 billion whole viewing hours and a 40% common annual development price.

The corporate has additionally fashioned ties with anime big Funimation, NETFLIX and Sony Music Options, to carry to carry Chinese language anime abroad. It additional acquired a significant authentic comics platform, U17.com and plans to adapt 17 comics from the platform together with 5 extra titles from Bilibili comics into animation.

The streaming web site had claimed it will launch 33 animated titles on the 2020 press convention and succeeded to launch 24 Chinese language anime titles globally from 2020-2021.

Bilibili said that it improved the “Little Universe Program,” which was first established in 2016, and upgraded to “Mild Catcher Initiative”; it identifies and trains animation college students and particular person anime creators, with the intention to higher encourage trade expertise.

Among the earlier 12 months’s award-winning initiatives have gone into manufacturing with the assistance of Bilibili.

Supply: Cartoon Brew, PR Information Wire