China's January new anime situation that makes you want to look forward to the movie and the spreading popularity of special effects among Chinese otaku and the popularity of special effects toys that are not spreading [Anime situation among Chinese otaku].

My name is Baiyuan Longhoam, and I am introducing various topics related to the otaku situation in China.
This time, I would like to introduce trends related to new Japanese anime released on Chinese video sites in January, the popularity of Japanese special effects that is gradually spreading among Chinese otaku, and the situation regarding the popularity of special effects toys that is not spreading.

Is it likely to end up with slow movement?　New Anime Distribution in January

As we reported in our previous article, the January season this year seems to be even slower than usual, perhaps due to the confusion after the cancellation of the Zero Corona policy.
However, there are still some popular and talked-about works.

In the Chinese otaku community, it seems that there are no dark horse anime titles that are popular or draw attention in January, with "I don't want to be in pain, so I want to be extremely defensive 2" and"Fictional Reasoning Season 2," which drew attention in their initial release, still maintaining their popularity.
In addition, romantic comedies such as "Kubo-san ha Boku wo Hukunai" and "Ice Attribute Boys and Cool Coworker Girls" and "The Slow Second Life of a Dismissed Dark Soldier (30s)" as works that can be viewed casually and comfortably are gaining relatively stable popularity, and the late-starting "BungoStray Dogs 4th Season," etc., which began distribution late, are also attracting attention.

In addition, "Isekai Ojisan", which started in October but was postponed in Japan due to a new type of coronavirus infection at the production company, is attracting attention in China as the distribution of the continuation of the series has resumed, essentially treating it like a new anime. The "Isekai Ojisan" series has also resumed airing in China.

And perhaps due to this situation, according to Chinese otaku people, expectations for the theater version of the anime are currently rising considerably in the Chinese otaku community.
This is not only due to the unstable distribution of new anime, but also because the movie market is still relatively booming in China, and the number of Japanese animated feature films that are of interest to Chinese otaku has been increasing in recent years.

However, even in the case of movies, there is still censorship in China, and even though screening relationships are better developed than in the case of new media such as the Internet, it is unclear how smooth the process will be under the current social climate in China. In the Chinese otaku community, there are some reports that there are many people who are frustrated by the unknown information about Japanese theatrical anime, such as "currently under review" or "passed the screening and now just waiting for the screening".

In spite of such situation, there is news that "Suzume no Dokkimari" will be screened in mainland China from March 24, and "THE FIRST SLAM DUNK," which has been highly anticipated in China, will be screened in mainland China from April 20, which is a great news, Fans in China are also beginning to get excited.
There is also a movement to screen other past masterpieces in China, with "Detective Conan: The Ghosts of Baker Street" to be screened in April and "Castle in the Sky" to be screened in China in June, and Chinese otaku are commenting, "The theater version of anime has brought a lot of excitement to the two-dimensional field.
I hope that the two-dimensional field will also somehow be boosted by the theatrical version of animated films.
I hope that the two-dimensional field will somehow be boosted by the movie version of anime," said one Chinese otaku.