Midnight Poet
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Donghua Release Schedule in January 2026
Yao-Chinese Folktales Season 2 (Bilibili) – 1 January 2026 The Outcast Season 6 (Tencent Video / WeTV) – 2 January 2026 The Great Ruler Season 2 (iQiyi) – 9 January 2026 The Other Side of Deep Space (Bilibili) – 16 January 2026 How Dare You Season 2 (iQiyi) – 25 January 2026 Spy x Sect… Read more
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On The Edge (2021)
Synopsis: Having lost his father at a young age, He Fangzhi honed his skills and embarked on a path of revenge. From the mutton soup shop in the northwest border region where his entire family was murdered thirteen years ago, to Linqing Prefecture in Shandong, and then to Cuifeng Mountain in Zhejiang, He Fangzhi traversed… Read more
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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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Stellar Transformation (2018)
Synopsis: The protagonist, Qin Yu, is from upper class but was born incapable of cultivating inner strength. In order to gain his father’s attention and recognition, he resolutely chose to practice the painful and arduous path of external martial arts. Seasons passed, time flew by, and the child grew up into a young man. What… Read more
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The Chosen One (2025)
Synopsis: A unique Chinese folkloric suspense anime, set to be the shocking and thrilling masterpiece of 2025! The story follows college student Gao Ying, who, on his way to university, accidentally stumbles into the Great Qing Hotel in Nanting Village. There, he encounters a series of bizarre events and unexpectedly awakens the long-sealed Prince Zhennan,… Read more
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The Outcast (2016)
Synopsis: There are extraordinary individuals in this world. Zhang Chulan is one such extraordinary person, hidden among ordinary people. In the first 19 years of his life, he has been careful to hide his differences from others. Until one day, the mysterious girl Feng Baobao came to him. From then on, he was chased by… Read more
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Tiger x Crane (2024)
Synopsis: In a world where humans and demons coexist and compete, people who practice magic and kill demons as their own mission are called demon masters. Qi Xiaoxuan, the captain of the national demon master, met the prodigal Huzi by accident, and the two embarked on a journey to slay demons and protect the Tao… Read more
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Eclipse of Illusion (2025)
Synopsis: Yun Wangshu’s wedding was meant to be the happiest day of her life, but a brutal conspiracy turned it into a nightmare, slaughtering her entire clan. After a narrow escape, she made a desperate deal with the Silent Court. Now, sixty years later, reborn as the merciless Xi He, she’s ready to make her… Read more
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Dragon Raja (2022)
Synopsis: A lonely, but otherwise typical high school boy, living an otherwise typical life: Mingfei Lu. His life would take a decidedly unexpected turn after receiving an acceptance letter from the Cassell College, a school he never applied to. This peculiar academy, with its eccentric faculty and quirky student body, has as its mission to… Read more
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Left-Hand Layup! (2023)
Synopsis: It tells the story of Xu Xingze, a high school teenager, and a group of partners who met and accompanied each other because of their love for basketball, and worked together. Throbbing dreams, fettered friendship, joy of hard work, youth stories sprout on the court, and pages of growth chapters dedicated to teenagers are… Read more
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