China's January new anime situation amidst criticism of Japanese-made Chinese characters and the coronavirus [Anime Situation for Chinese Otaku].

My name is Baiyuan Kagoyamo, and I am here to introduce you to all things related to the otaku situation in China.
In this article, I would like to introduce the trend of new Japanese anime releases in January distributed on Chinese video sites and the current atmosphere of the otaku community in China.

A calm flow characteristic of the pre-Spring Festival ......, but that's not what happened!

Pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus is an unavoidable part of the current situation in China, and it seems to have had a considerable impact on the Chinese two-dimensional industry and the local otaku community as well.
As of the time of writing this column, the situation is getting worse and worse, and even according to a Chinese otaku who is familiar with the situation, it is still "hard to imagine how much of an impact it will have.

According to what he told us, there was no sense of crisis in China as of the first half of January,
"I got the impression that the situation began to change and deteriorate rapidly after the information was released on January 20, and that the blockade of Wuhan was imposed in no time at all," he told us.
He said.

In addition to this, I also heard that information related to pneumonia and emotional exchanges about it suddenly increased on the Internet around the week of January 20, and many pneumonia-related topics began to fly around in various communities.
After a while, the situation came back under Chinese control (?). The rapid deterioration of the situation in China seems to have completely blown away the festive mood of the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year).

However, the Chinese people are now in a situation where they are unable to go out or are anxious to go out, and while internet-based entertainment that can be enjoyed indoors is relatively stable, events that take place outside have been uniformly canceled, and the people involved are reportedly screaming.
In addition, various productions are also experiencing delays, and there is a possibility that Japanese anime and other contents and goods that are outsourced to China may be affected as well.

The general public, too, is not in a good state of mind due to the strong sense of anxiety they constantly feel. The amount of time spent on social games and the like is said to be increasing, perhaps due to the fact that people have more free time, but at the same time, there are also comments that "heavy" and "stressful" works are tough, and that the desire to consume is decreasing.

In any case, various events and contents that had been prepared for the Chinese New Year have been canceled, and it is likely that the recently conspicuous decline in the contents sector will further cool down the economy.