Chinese anime strives hard to unlock Japanese market
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'Under One Person'
"Under One Person" with subtitle "The Outcast" is adapted from a Chinese webcomic under the same name. It was also published by Tencent.
The Chinese/Japanese anime television adaptation titled "Hitori no Shita: The Outcast" was aired from July to September in 2016. The second season began on January this year and is simulcast in Chinese and Japanese.
The story follows college student Chou Soran as he gets caught up in a terrible incident in a small village while visiting his grandfather's grave. He is assaulted by zombies until a mysterious girl wielding a knife appears and leads him to confront with the zombies.
On Japan's leading anime site "d animestore", the first season ranked the 6th on the site's to-watch-list when it first aired. It even invited famous voice actors like Saori Hayami, Yoko Hikasa and Daisuke Hirakawa to join the production.
The anime combines Chinese folk songs with Taoism in building its universe and employs a number of quotes from the Tao Teh King, which is a unique attraction to Japanese viewers who fell in love with Chinese culture during the process.
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