A new adaptation of Chinese mythological stories has won the heart of audiences with its distinctive style. The animation series, Yao-Chinese Folktales,(gain) more than 110 million views online since it was released.
The series, co-produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio and Bilibili, is collection of 20-minute short films, made up of eight separate stories feature) monster-like characters, or yao in Chinese. The collection, ranges from ancient stories to science fiction, from emotional connection with hometowns to romantic love from life themes to questions for humanity, presents Chinese culture and philosophy. For example, the first episode, named "Nobody", tells a pig monster's story (base) on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. The creative team put the perspective on the little monsters who used to have blurry faces and didn't even have names in the story.
Li Zao, general producer, said it was impossible (predict) what the eventual outcome would be at first. Now，the （favor） comments exceeded（超出）the expectations of the creative team. These contained both the audience's (recognize) of the work and their hopes of Chinese animation. Besides adapting the taste of the masses, the team also wanted to guide them to appreciate different types of work.
