Is Zhuge Liang too popular and dangerous to handle?　China's April New Anime Release [Anime Situation of Chinese Otaku].

My name is Baiyuan Kagoyamo, and I am here to introduce you to all things related to the otaku situation in China.
This time, I would like to introduce trends related to new Japanese anime released in April on Chinese video sites, as well as background on anticipated works in China that have not been distributed in mainland China.

Stressful due to no distribution, delays, and deletions and modifications?　New Anime in April

It seems that the distribution of new animations in China continues to be unstable. There are various reasons for this, such as the current social situation in China in addition to the tightening of regulatory control, and from what we have heard and the local situation, it seems that the difficult situation will continue for the time being.
The distribution of new animations in April is generally delayed, and the renewal of new animations in January, which started late, is still ongoing, so there is no clear picture of the popularity and evaluation of new animations in April at this point in time.

As of the end of April, when this column was written, " Date A Live IV" and"The Rise of the Shield", which are sequels to popular series, are doing relatively well in mainland China, and "Abaren-san hakarenai", produced by bilibili, has also been distributed and is proving to be solidly popular. The Chinese otaku community is also expected to see the popularity of the series.
In addition, "Kaguya-sama ga Tsurenasai -Ultra Romantic-" and"SPY x FAMILY,"both ofwhich were highly anticipated in the Chinese otaku community, finally began distribution at the end of April, and local fans have expressed relief and are paying a great deal of attention to them.

According to Chinese otaku people, it was acceptable for Chinese anime fans to experience some delays in the distribution of new anime due to screening and other reasons.
However, the current situation is such that there is no constant delay in the start of distribution after the Japanese airing, and even if an anime passes the screening process, the content is often revised and deleted. In addition, there is no notification of whether or not distribution is possible.

In addition, it is not uncommon to find promising titles that are not available on mainland Chinese platforms being distributed on platforms for Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (and licensed by bilibili).
Furthermore, in the current environment, new animations are often distributed only to paying subscribers, which makes Chinese fans feel that they are paying for something and this is what they are getting, which is a stressful situation.