>There's nothing inherently poor about the production/animation quality of Chinese animations (donghua). The animation/art can be just as good as most anime. In fact, a lot of high-quality animes outsource much of their production to Chinese animation studios.
Oh, I see!
>"what if we told the same old story but changed the scenery?"
Why do you think Chinese audiences consume these stories so much?
>"in another world" with basically zero plot elements relating to the differences in technology, science, magic, etc. No one is exploring the possibilities or problems that certain differences could entail.
Right, like if we had futuristic tech, like future medicine for example, and disease or aging didn't exist or whatever, the way we live life wouldn't be the same as we do. Maybe schools or academies as we view them now wouldn't exist. It reminds me of this image, where people in the past were predicting future tech and just superimposed new tech on old methods https://teachingandlearninginhighered.files.wordpress.com/20...
Seems to be a common problem across cultures
>As soon as I see that cultivation is a major element of the show it's akin to watching an anime and being like, "Oh a demon lord? How creative."
The problem is the censorship. China gov is tightening the grip on censorship and it's hard to write good story now. And this is not limited to anime. For example, the movie Farewell My Concubine would not be possible due to the story about gay and Cultural Revelation.
Protagonists are usually "cultivators" (修心者 xiūxīnzhě, 修士 xiūshì, or 修仙者 xiūxiānzhě) who seek to become immortal beings called xian. Along the way, they attain eternal life, supernatural powers, and incredible levels of strength. The fictional cultivation practiced in xianxia is heavily based on the real-life meditation practice qigong.
Oh, I see!
>"what if we told the same old story but changed the scenery?"
Why do you think Chinese audiences consume these stories so much?
>"in another world" with basically zero plot elements relating to the differences in technology, science, magic, etc. No one is exploring the possibilities or problems that certain differences could entail.
Right, like if we had futuristic tech, like future medicine for example, and disease or aging didn't exist or whatever, the way we live life wouldn't be the same as we do. Maybe schools or academies as we view them now wouldn't exist. It reminds me of this image, where people in the past were predicting future tech and just superimposed new tech on old methods https://teachingandlearninginhighered.files.wordpress.com/20... Seems to be a common problem across cultures
>As soon as I see that cultivation is a major element of the show it's akin to watching an anime and being like, "Oh a demon lord? How creative."
Cultivation as in agriculture? Oh wow