Difficulties with works that have become too popular and declining demand for Japanese voice actors can also be seen in China's January new anime releases [Anime Situation for Chinese Otaku].

My name is Baiyuan Koyo, and I am here to introduce you to all things related to the otaku situation in China.
This time, I would like to introduce the trend of new Japanese anime released in January on Chinese video sites, the recent increase of dubbed anime for otaku in China, and the related decrease in the demand for Japanese voice actors.

January's new anime also presents difficulties in dealing with works that have become too popular.

The season starting in January is said to be somewhat "calm" due to the Beijing Olympics and other factors, but it seems that the way things were before last year's tightening of regulations is no longer possible, and the air is as difficult as ever regarding new animations.

The first new anime distributed in January is "Ousama Ranking," which started in October last year and is now in its second season, and is currently being talked about for better or worse.
King's Ranking" became one of the most successful new anime in October and entered the next season maintaining its momentum. However, in the second season, the storyline, characters' actions, and background descriptions did not match the expectations of Chinese viewers, and there were a number of people who did not like it.

According to a Chinese geek, even in China, those who knew the original story were prepared for the fact that the controversial parts of the original story would eventually come. However, due to the rapid increase in popularity, it quickly went from being a "minor good work" to a "representative popular work of the season," and the Chinese domestic distribution platform bilibili actively promoted it, so a wide range of people began to watch it. As a result, there was a lot of dissatisfaction with the storyline, which was controversial.

As for other popular works, "In the Land of Liardale" and"Mr. Takagi, the Kidding Teacher 3" have continued to be popular since the beginning of the season, and "Prince Tensai's Deficit State Revival Technique" has been gaining popularity due to its favorable story and characters, despite some disappointments from the Chinese otaku perspective such as the modification of character exposure. The story and characters of "Prince Tensai's Deficit State Revival Technique" have been well received by Chinese otaku.
Another work, "Isekai bishojo nikketsu ojisan to" (With an uncle who is a beautiful girl in a different world) is considered to be a very sharp work, but the content itself is clearly recognizable from the title, so people with similar tastes gathered and got excited from the beginning, and as a result it is gaining solid popularity.

In March, bilibili announced the distribution notice of "Demon Slayer" (Yugaku-hen), which was said to be difficult to distribute in China due to its content, and Chinese fans are quite excited about it.
It is said that the already released PV has been modified in terms of Daki's breasts, etc., and that scenes with blood splatter will be modified considerably in addition to the exposure. The film is also said to have a "recommended viewing age of 16 or older" and "The content of this work is entirely fictional. Do not imitate it in real life." The content of the film may still be walking a tightrope.

However, some geeks in China have said that they are glad to be able to watch it on a Chinese video site in an environment where Chinese barrage of comments are flying around, and it is sure to be a pleasant surprise for Chinese fans.