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How Chinese Web Novels & Manhua Become Donghua

Chinese Donghua 101 featured image comparing manga from Japan, manhwa from Korea, and manhua from China

Chinese Donghua 101 · Adaptation & Production How Chinese Web Novels & Manhua Become Donghua A Chinese story can begin as millions of words published chapter by chapter online, become a full-color manhua, appear again as a donghua, receive a live-action drama, spawn games and audio adaptations, and somehow collect several English titles before an […]

What Is Manhua? Manga vs. Manhwa vs. Manhua

Chinese Donghua 101 featured image comparing manga from Japan, manhwa from Korea, and manhua from China

Chinese Donghua 101 · Comics & Publishing What Is Manhua? Manga vs. Manhwa vs. Manhua Manga. Manhwa. Manhua. Three words that look close enough to make a new reader wonder whether the internet is testing them, and three enormous comics traditions that absolutely did not organize themselves for the convenience of English speakers. The beginner […]

What Is Donghua?

Chinese Donghua 101 infographic explaining that donghua (动画) means animation in Chinese and covers Chinese animated stories across genres, styles, and techniques

Chinese Donghua 101 · Start Here What Is Donghua? If somebody told you donghua means “Chinese anime,” they gave you an answer that is useful for approximately thirty seconds. It gets you into the right country, and then it starts quietly causing problems. Donghua (动画 / 動畫, dònghuà) is the ordinary Chinese word for animation. […]

Chinese Donghua

Chinese Donghua featured artwork with a fantasy landscape, traditional architecture, a cultivator, panda, and mythical creature

CVM Sekai · Animation Around the World Chinese Donghua Chinese animation is much bigger than the 3D cultivation epics that often introduce international viewers to it. Donghua includes animated series, films, shorts, children’s programming, fantasy, science fiction, comedy, romance, historical stories, experimental work, adaptations, and original productions created across a Chinese animation tradition that stretches […]