With love, fantasy, action, adventure, and magic by the bucketload, what’s there not to love about Chinese animations? Check out our specially curated collection of C-animation classics!

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Cao Yan Bing has become the Soul Guardian of Rakshasa Street, a strange zone where he does battle with evil spirits. He has teamed up with a young woman named Xia Ling, whose body is host to a powerful guardian spirit. After many adventures, they have added more companions to their team. And, in a bid to learn where his parents are, the team has ventured to the Reed Flower Ancient Tower in search of answers. Standing in their way, however, are four formidable guardians. Can the gang overcome the odds to discover the truth about Yan Bing’s past? This 2023 Chinese animated series, direct by Yin Jia Geng and Wang Shi Xu, picks up where the second film left off and is based on Xu Chen's comic book series.

Rakshasa Street 3

In the depths of outer space, comic artist Li Ha needs to get to Earth for an interview, but is forced to take a defective interplanetary cab due to a high demand for travel. Due to a series of bizarre events, Li Ha ends up getting married and having two children all in the same day! That's just the beginning of the strange things that happen to the family – from alien attacks to relatives showing up under mysterious circumstances, there's never a boring day for Li Ha anymore. "No.7 West Mars Street" is a 2023 Chinese comedy animated series directed by Wang Bo Lan.

No.7 West Mars Street

 🏠 7's family 🚀

Due to society's rapid development, the balance between the realms of humans, gods, and demons is disrupted. To restore harmony, gods and demons send representatives to the human world... with peculiar results. Su Mo Ting, a recent university graduate, learns from her parents that she's actually half-god and half-demon, but her mixed heritage left her with no powers at all. When her parents decide she needs to leave the house and learn to survive on her own, she finds companions in exiled god Tian Ji and cat demon Di Kui, each with their own missions to complete. Despite their wildly different backgrounds, can this unlikely trio save the world? God Troubles Me is a 2019 Chinese animated series directed by Zhou Xue.

God Troubles Me

As Bai Yu Xiu's story continues to unfold, more strange things seem to happen around her – and they all seem to connect to the Red Yang Blood Essence, a forbidden source of energy. As she and Feng Ling Er continue on their journey, they start to realize that there's more behind the incidents than coincidence. If they want to figure things out once and for all, they need to find Bai Yu Xiu's mother as soon as possible! This 2023 Chinese animated show is the second season of "Soulmate Adventure," which first aired in 2017 and was directed by DDF.

Soulmate Adventure 2

The Dancing Fingers Team

University graduate-turned-heroic spirit fighter Xia Ling has teamed up with Cao Yan Bing, the Soul Guardian of Rakshasa Street, a dangerous place that only a few humans can access – and where guardians battle evil spirits. Together, Xia Ling and Cao Yan Bing are trying to restore the power of a magical tree – even if they have to travel far and wide to find the elements that will let them do this. A rival guardian is dispatched to thwart Yan Bing’s efforts, and other guardians also intervene. But as they battle evil spirits and draw closer to their goal, could a vile plot undermine the quest to restore the tree’s power? This 2021 Chinese animated series, directed by Bai Hai Tao, picks up where the first season left off and is based on Xu Chen’s comic book series.

Rakshasa Street 2

To save his terminally ill mother, Dong Cui Can makes a deal with a mysterious stranger, exchanging his remaining years for hers. Miraculously, the stranger not only revives Cui Can’s mother but also restores her to her 20-year-old self. With a second chance at life, Yan Jin Yu is determined to seize every moment, while Cui Can vows to spend the rest of his days repaying his mother for the sacrifices she made to raise him. This 2024 Chinese animated series was directed by Zhang Yu Xia.

Mom, I'm Sorry

Mom, I'm Sorry ✨

Chen Jun's first day of college goes completely awry when a woman suddenly descends from a spaceship and declares him the emperor of a vast intergalactic empire. Despite his protests, Empress Sandra, her generals Pandora and Lin Xue, and even Chen Jun's childhood friend Xu Qian Qian insist that Chen Jun needs to step up and accept his new responsibilities. Unfortunately for Chen Jun, it looks like his days of being a slacker are over. "Xyrin Empire" is a 2023 Chinese animated series based on a novel of the same name.

Xyrin Empire

🌌Galactic Spirit Empire🌟

Feng Ling Er is a thief who seems to be motivated by greed. But in fact, she has a heart of gold – she robs the rich to help the poor, using her well-honed martial arts skills to help her on her quest. She is suddenly joined on her adventures by Bai Yu Xiu, a mysterious white-haired girl who appears to have the unique ability to mimic other people’s martial arts moves. Together, the duo heads off to help those in difficulty, while also searching for Yu Xiu’s mother. But a dark conspiracy is brewing. Do these fearless heroines have what it takes to emerge triumphant? This 2017 Chinese animated series was directed by DDF.

Soulmate Adventure

The Dancing Fingers 

The Chinese Imperial Court is ruled by the austere but dashing and clever Emperor Xiao Jin Yun and his polar opposite, the passionate Imperial Consort Xu Yu, a skilled fighter who possesses great phenomenal strength. The duo’s personalities clash, leading to seemingly endless bickering and disagreement. It seems they will never be able to put their differences aside, even for the sake of the realm.

But a near-death incident at a pool one day has strange repercussions. They awake to find they have swapped bodies – the Emperor’s spirit is now embodied in the Imperial Consort’s body...and vice versa! The Imperial Consort is disappointed to have been stripped of all her physical abilities. And the Emperor is shocked to discover that his concubines and consorts are engaged in a fierce battle for power and influence. He witnesses their deceit and scheming firsthand, and starts to understand that Xu Yu’s feelings for him are deeper and more genuine than those of his other wives and companions. Will they be able to pool their wits – and find true love?

“No Doubts in Us Season 1” is a 2021 Chinese animated series that was directed by Wang Feng Bin.

No Doubt in Us

Unexpected Swap of Roles Team

Since the very creation of the universe, there has been a division between the Gods, the Immortals, and the Humans. Living within different times and spaces, the three races were each given very different roles. As those responsible for governing all living things, it fell to the Gods to punish the gods and immortals who broke the sacred laws.

At the intersection between the World of the Gods and the Realm of Heaven lies a barrier, across which lies Siliang Island. A mysterious island, Siliang where those being punished by the
Gods are forced to suffer. Exiled from their immortal homes, the convicted are forced to live and die as mortals. It is here, on this island, where Tu Li resides. Completely unaware of her connection to the Gods and Immortals on the other side, Tu Li dreams of two things: a life away from this strange island and becoming a master of martial arts.

Following her head and her heart, Tu Li sets out to make her dreams come true. But escaping an island such as Siliang isn’t easy. Does she have what it takes to defy the Gods themselves and live a life entirely her own?

Highly anticipated at the time of its release, “The Island of Siliang” is a 2021 Chinese animated series created by Year Young Culture Animation and directed by Zhao Yu Qing.

The Island of Siliang

🌴Enchanted Island Team🌈

In a world where vampires and humans coexist, ordinary high school student Du Xiao Xin’s life flips upside down after a chance encounter with the school’s vampire prince, Roy Lopezt. As the heir to a noble vampire family, Roy is used to getting what he wants, including the blood of anyone he desires. When Xiao Xin rejects his advances, she becomes the target of relentless bullying – only to find an unexpected ally in Roy himself! As he defends her from tormentors and Xiao Xin wrestles with her hatred of vampires, she can’t deny the growing attraction to his charismatic charm. Torn between loathing and love, Xiao Xin must navigate the complexities of her new reality and her heart’s true desires. Adapted from the comic of the same name by Yi Kai and Rui Si, this 2022 Chinese animated series was produced by Tencent Penguin Pictures.

Sweet Bite Marks

🦇The Bite Me Team🦇 

Having ascended to the Imperial throne of Chu State at the age of just 18, Chu Yuan is hoping for a peaceful reign. But during his first year as Emperor, a bloody rebellion threatens to break out. Unrest begins to brew at the southwestern border between Chu lands and the neighboring Xinan Kingdom. Chu Yuan prepares to intervene. But before he can do anything, the rebellion is quashed by Duan Bai Yue, the young ruler of the Xinan.

The two men form an uneasy alliance. Their relationship threatens to lurch from love to hate...to possible attraction. But as they grow more mature, some begin to worry that Duan Bai Yue could have designs on the Chu throne. When a key Chu ally is found dead, suspicion falls on Duan Bai Yue. But can the two men’s bond and pure hearts help them quell the forces of aggression – and lead them down the path of reconciliation?

This animated series was based on an illustrated novel of the same name from 2016.

“The Emperor’s Strategy” is a 2018 Chinese animated series that was directed by Gong Zhen Hua.

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