Ling Feng Zhe

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Television series
Original title 领 风 者 (Lǐng fēng zhě)
Country of production China
Production
company		 Dongmantang
Wawayu
Episodes 7 in 1 season
genre cartoon
Initial release 01/28/2019 on Bilibili

Ling Feng Zhe ( 领 风 者 lǐng fēng zhě) (in English "Führer") is a Chinese cartoon series about Karl Marx published by Bilibili .

Table of contents

The production focuses on the life of the German thinker Karl Marx and on his political and economic theories, his relationship with Jenny von Westphalen and his friendship with Friedrich Engels . The story was described as follows:

“Marx was a great man, standing upright between heaven and earth, whose ideological system, established throughout his life, awakened all the sleeping proletariats around the world and profoundly influenced the historical development of the world, [and also] an ordinary one Flesh and blood man. His love for Jenny, which encountered many obstacles, and the friendship with Engels, which she almost missed, eventually became legendary. "

- press release

Production and broadcast

The animated series was ordered by the Chinese government's Marxism Bureau, an initiative of the Chinese Communist Party, established in 2004 . It was the animation studio Dongmantang and / or Wawayu in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences , the state newspaper People's Daily , the think tank Weiming Culture Media, the Inner Mongolia Film Group, the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia and the Produced by the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Youth League . The production is in line with Chinese President Xi Jinping's request that people be familiar with the life story of Marx and not forget China's socialist past while watching the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation". The work is also part of Marx's 200th birthday celebrations, which are being carried out by the Chinese government. The series consists of a season with 7 episodes.

On December 18, 2018, Bilibili announced via the social media website Sina Weibo that she would be streaming the series "soon". The first three episodes were made available on January 28, 2019, with the third episode only being accessible to registered members. Six episodes will be available at the end of February 2019, of which the sixth episode is only available to registered members.

reception

Announcement and preview

The announcement of the animated series aroused international media interest. It was reported by major newspapers and media from Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines and Spain, as well as in the Paraguayan Última Hora ; Peruvian La República and RPP ; Philipphine The Manila Times ; The announcement "has taken the web by storm," said Animation Magazine's Mercedes Millingan . A day after the promotional video was released, it was seen 211,000 times on Bilibili and over 41,000 times on Twitter, and 37,000 users followed the series page to get a notification when the animated series becomes available. However, some internet users were skeptical and stated that the portrayal of the main characters was "too good to be true". Comments have also been made on Marx's handwriting, which appears much neater compared to reality.

The Chinese production of a Marx series was mostly considered propaganda , with Mandy Zuo of the South China Morning Post emphasizing how "his image was a common feature of official propaganda year-round." Didi Tang, who wrote for The Times , found it in line with previous government productions such as the 2018 television talk show 马克思 是 对 的 (Pinyin: Mǎkèsī shì duì de, Marx is right ). He called it "Attempt by the ruling party to arouse an interest in Marx among young people" in a context in which the Chinese Generation Y is not entirely satisfied with the working conditions. Millingan, on the other hand, felt that it was simply in line with the popularity of the concepts of socialism and communism among the younger generations, and that it was "only a matter of time before this trend found its way into animation".

The animated series received a rating of two out of five stars on the Chinese network Douban, where users can create and rate content for films, TV series and music.

Deutschlandfunk Kultur certified Ling Feng Zhe as “political education in animation”. “In seven parts, the Chinese video platform Bilibili turns the German philosopher and economist into a real superhero while conveying propaganda .” Up until February 2019, the cartoon was viewed 5 million times on Bilibili.

Web links

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  1. ↑ 《领 风 者》 主创 做客 人民网 ： 理论 传播 创 "新" ， 更 走 "心" , people.com.cn ( Renmin Ribao ), January 31, 2019 (reporting on the production)
  2. ↑ a b c Romantic Karl Marx anime targets new generation of Chinese communists , CNN , January 25, 2019
  3. ↑ a b c d Karl Marx is coming to an online cartoon series near you 'soon'. In: South China Morning Post . December 19, 2018, accessed February 3, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Mercedes Milligan: China's Bilibili Announces First-Ever Karl Marx Anime. In: Animation Magazine. December 19, 2018, Retrieved February 3, 2019 (American English).
  5. ↑ China's Bilibili Streaming Service Announces Original Karl Marx Web Anime. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
  6. ^ A b Nation to release first animation on Karl Marx - Global Times. December 19, 2018, accessed February 3, 2019 .
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  8. ↑ a b 吳 梓 楓: 【誕辰 200 周年】 bilibili 網站 將推 馬克思 動畫 網民 ： 為啥 這麽帥. December 18, 2018, Retrieved February 3, 2019 (Hong Kong Chinese).
  9. ↑ a b Didi Tang Beijing: Beijing woos millennials with cartoon Marx . In: The Times . December 21, 2018, ISSN  0140-0460 ( thetimes.co.uk [accessed February 3, 2019]).
  10. ↑ 领 风 者 (2019) , movie.douban.com
  11. ↑ 创新 马克思 主义 大众化 传播 让 马克思 与 “Z 世代” 相遇 , culture.people.com.cn, January 29, 2019
  12. ↑ 领 风 者 , bilibili.com, accessed February 27, 2019
  13. ↑ CNN Chile staff: "Despertó al proletariado dormido": Revelan primer adelanto de "El Líder", el anime chino sobre Karl Marx ( Spanish ) CNN Chile. December 24, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  14. ↑ Tele 13 staff: Revelan el primer adelanto del anime sobre Karl Marx Mexican ( Spanish ) Tele December 13, 23, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  15. ↑ EFE : China lanzará serie de anime sobre la vida de Karl Marx ( Spanish ) In: El Universal . December 20, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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  17. ↑ EFE: China lanzará una serie de 'anime' sobre la vida de Karl Marx ( Spanish ) In: Última Hora . December 19, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  18. ^ La República staff: Karl Marx: revelan adelanto del anime que narrará su vida ( Spanish ) In: La República . December 20, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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  20. ↑ Global Times : China's first animation commemorates Karl Marx . In: The Manila Times . December 20, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  21. ↑ El Confidencial staff: China lanzará una serie de 'anime' para contar la vida de Karl Marx ( Spanish ) In: El Confidencial . December 19, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  22. ↑ 领 风 者 (2019) , douban.com, accessed February 11, 2019
  23. ↑ a b Political Education in Animated Films: Karl Marx for Generation Internet , Deutschlandfunk Kultur , February 22, 2019
  24. ↑ Political propaganda in Chinese comics stories for the discerning “Generation Z”: Zhu Yi in conversation with Gesa Ufer