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An (Un)Helpful Guide to Chinese Donghua
A. What is donghua? In China, the term 动画 (donghua) comes from 动 (dong: moving) + 画 (hua: picture/drawing), so donghua literally means moving picture a.k.a animation. For Chinese people, 动画 (donghua) refers to all animation regardless of origin. Just like how in Japan, anime is just a shortened word for animation and Japanese people… Read more
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Top 20 Donghua with Most Raters in iQiyi (as of 6 August 2026)
Are You Ok, Calabash Brothers, Donghua, Five Element God of War, Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Hidden Sect Leader, How Dare You, Hundred Refining Soaring Record, Love Between Fairy and Devil, Love Magic Grocery, Luoyang, Myth of Eternity, Over the Divine Realm, Re:Stars, Scissor Seven, The Great Ruler, The Land of Miracles, Way of Choices, Year Hare Affair -
2026 Tencent Video Animation Awards Conference Will Be Held This August
2026 Tencent Video Animation Awards conference will be held on 8 – 16 August 2026. Usually there will be online broadcast where they share the latest info, new trailers and poster of current and new donghua in Tencent Video. Aside from online broadcast as usual, there will be several screening in cinema for Tencent Video… Read more
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Top 10 Donghua Views in July 2026 (according to Dengta / Lighthouse Pro)
Views of other donghua, but not sure about the rank because Dengta only list Top 10 in each genre and category. Several donghua like Beyond Time’s Gaze, Shrouding The Heavens, etc, have quite significant views, but I can’t see their views because they don’t enter the Top 10 in any July’s charts. Notes: Source from… Read more
A Good Day to Ascend, A Record of Mortal’s Journey to Immortality, A Will Eternal, Blades of the Guardians, Donghua, Donghua Views, Ever Night, Fei Ren Zai, Fights Break Sphere, Lingwu Continent, My Senior Brother is Too Steady, Perfect World, Renegade Immortal, Slay The Gods, Soul Land II, Stellar Transformation, Swallowed Star, Tale of Herding Gods, The Demon Hunter, The Great Ruler, Way of Choices -
Most Anticipated Donghua in Tencent Video, Youku and iQiyi as of July 2026
In Tencent Video: In Youku: In iQiyi: I can not make the same chart for Bilibili because Bilibili don’t use reservation for donghua that hasn’t aired yet. Bilibili only use followers, and the number of followers are for all seasons and type in the same series. So there is no number of followers for a… Read more
Absolute Resonance, Abyssal Embers, Aggressor Killer, Bringer, Dao of the Bizarre Immortal, Donghua, Dragon Prince Yuan, Dragon Raja, Eclipse of Illusion, Fierce Sabre in the Snow, Foolish Games of the Gods, Fox Spirit Matchmaker, God of Weaalth Dou Zhanlong, Great Journey of Teenagers, I’m Not the God of Drama, Jade Dynasty, Law of Devil, Legends of the Eternal Puppet, Lord of Mysteries, Martial Universe, Master of Mirror, Mysterious Resurrection, Over the Divine Realm, Rebels, Seven Star Lu Palace, Spare Me Great Lord, Spirit Realm Walker, Ten Days Till The End, The Black Troop, The Creatures That We Are, The Crow, The Degenerate-Drawing Jiang Hu, The Desolate Era, The Island of Siliang, The King’s Avatar, The Night Never Ends, The Sacred Ruin, The Swords, Tian Yuan, Tomb of Fallen Gods -
Top 50 Donghua (Series) & Top 12 Donghua (Movie) with Highest Peak Heat Index in Tencent Video (as of 28 July 2026)
I decide to separate this list between donghua series & donghua movie because in other charts I never mix the two. Since 2022, Tencent Video has replaced the previous parameter (views) with the Heat Index. Therefore, peak Heat Index data is only available for donghua releases from 2022 onward. These are the Top 50 donghua… Read more
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Top 25 Donghua with Most Followers in Tencent Video (as of July 2026)
Notes: Source of this chart is Tencent Video This chart reflects the follower number of the series in Tencent Video as of July 2026. Different with Bibibili, Tencent Video count followers for each season. They don’t combine it across all seasons. Donghua like The God of War Dominates (676 ep), Spirit Sword Sovereign (660 ep),… Read more
A Will Eternal, Againts The Sky Supreme, Donghua, Fights Break Sphere, Honor of Kings: Destiny, Honor of Kings: EverDream, Jade Dynasty, Perfect World, Renegade Immortal, Shrouding The Heavens, Slay The Gods, Soul Land, Soul Land II, Spirit Sword Sovereign, Supreme God Emperor, Swallowed Star, Tales of Demons and Gods, Ten Thousand Worlds, The Degenerate-Drawing Jiang Hu, The Founder of Diabolism, The God of War Dominates, The Swords, Throne of Seal -
Donghua Release Schedule in August 2026
False Memory (Bilibili): 2 August 2026 1999! Arcane Incident Department (Bilibili): 2 August 2026 To Be Winner (iQiyi & Bilibili): 3 August 2026 Fabulous Beasts season 6 (Bilibili): 5 August 2026 The Back Alley of Guyu Street (Tencent Video): 7 August 2026 Divine Love season 2 (Bilibili): 7 August 2026 Perfect World : Nine Tribulations… Read more
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Top 10 Animation Views in China In H1 of 2026 (Yunhe)
Yunhe counted data from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026. Notes: Source from Yunhe, an app from 3rd party data analysis company (Enlight Ent). In Yunhe app you can also see ranking for drama, animation, etc. But of course the data is only estimation, because Chinese streaming platform (Tencent Video, iQiyi, Youku) use heat… Read more
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Top 10 Donghua Views in June 2026 (according to Dengta / Lighthouse Pro)
Views of other donghua, but not sure about the rank because Dengta only list Top 10 in each genre and category. Notes: Source from Dengta (Lighthouse Pro). It’s a 3rd party data analysis company owned by Alibaba group. In Dengta app you can also see views for drama, variety shows, movie, etc. But of course… Read more
A Record of Mortal’s Journey to Immortality, Beyond Time’s Gaze, Blades of the Guardians, Coiling Dragon, Donghua, Donghua Views, Fights Break Sphere, Full Time Magister, How Dare You, My Senior Brother is Too Steady, Perfect World, Renegade Immortal, Slay The Gods, Soul Land II, Stellar Transformation, Swallowed Star, Tale of Herding Gods, The Demon Hunter, The Outcast, The Swords, Way of Choices -
Donghua Release Schedule in July 2026
Crowned in a Hundred Days (Bilibili): 3 July 2026 The Magical Fragrance of the Flower Fairy (Tencent Video): 4 July 2026 Capsule Project Season 4 (Bilibili): 8 July 2026 If History Were a Bunch of Cats Season 13 / When History Meows 13: The Ming Dynasty (Youku, iQiyi, Bilibili): 11 July 2026 Oriental Martial Academy… Read more
A Good Day to Ascend, A Will Eternal, Capsule Project, Crowned in a Hundred Days, Donghua, GuAn, If History Were a Bunch of Cats, Oh My School, One Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining, Oriental Martial Academy, Raised by Demons: Panda Li, The Eternal Supreme Li Yunxiao, The Magical Fragrance of the Flower Fairy