Little Cherry
Little Cherry (Chinese: 小樱桃; pinyin: Xiǎo Yīng Táo) is a Chinese media franchise created by Yangshang Jun. Owned by the Zhengzhou-based Xiao Ying Tao Comics Company, it is primarily comedy manhua featuring a girl whose name is also Little Cherry. The "Xiao Ying Tao" name in the media works and the company is sometimes abbreviated XOYTO.[1]
History
In 2008, a 26 episode animated television series based on the comics debuted on CCTV. The second season premiered on July 2010, in which at that time the third season was reportedly in development.[2]
In October 2012, the franchise's Little Cherry Rescue Angels comic received the Golden Dragon Award for best children's comic.[3]
Plagiarism controversy
Media sources including Sina Games and Taiwan-based Liberty Times have included comparisons between Little Cherry animated series and the Japanese manga and anime series Chibi Maruko-chan in articles about alleged plagiarism in Chinese animation.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Chinese Animation "Xoyto" Goes Overseas". Chinese Media Management. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ Xiang, Chen (2010-07-28). "《小樱桃2》央视首播，图书出版权落入湘少社囊中". Guangming Daily (China) (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ "《小樱桃·拯救天使》获中国漫画最高奖". NetEase. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ Wang, Sheng (2016-06-30). "「櫻桃小丸子」成了「小櫻桃和小丸子」，國產動畫山寨風能不能停". kknews.cc (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ "有作品就補貼 中國姑息山寨動畫". Liberty Times Net. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ "山寨国产动画盘点 秒速五帧的抄袭速度". Sina Games. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
External links
- Website
- ComicYu website
- Weibo blog
- Little Cherry season 1 — KoWe International
- Little Cherry season 2 — KoWe International
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