You Shou Yan
| You Shou Yan | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Xue Xia Mao Yao Zi |
| Current status/schedule | Ongoing |
| Publisher(s) | Bilibili |
| Genre(s) | Comedy |
You Shou Yan (Chinese: 有兽焉; pinyin: Yǒu shòu yān), also known as Fabulous Beasts, is a Chinese comedy manhua and animated series (donghua) created by Xue Xia Mao Yao Zi (靴下猫腰子) with animation by FENZ Co. Ltd. and published by Bilibili. The story features celestial beasts, many of which take the form of anthropomorphic animals.[1] It is compiled in 5 books[2] and has been listed on Chinese publisher Xiron's 2022 and 2023 "top 10 best-selling comic books" lists.[3]
Story
[edit]You Shou Yan tells the story of celestial beasts that live in the world of mortals. The protagonists are a group of beasts that have left the heavently realm and ended up on Earth for various reasons. They often end up in comedic situations, many of which are at the expense of Tianlu the Pixiu or Sibuxiang.
Production
[edit]You Shou Yan is a work written by author Xue Xia Mao Yao Zi, whose name translates as "Puss in Boots". From 15 October 2017, the webcomic was published every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday through the author's official Weibo channel, which was affiliated with Feirenzai Studio. The comic started publication in paper after 1 December 2018.[4]
Tencent Animation was given the contract to complete the work,[5] but eventually stopped serialization. The author collaborated with Hokuto Penguin for the production of an audio comic.[6]
Since 11 January 2021, the You Shou Yan comic has been published on the Bilibili platform.[7] An animated adaptation of the comic was produced for the Bilibili platform, and its first season appeared 14 April 2023.[8] The fourth season debuted on 2 August 2024.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ 澎湃新闻 (2023-07-06). 动漫眼 | 《有兽焉》：“于是毛茸茸们能团圆”. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ 靴下猫腰子 (2018-12-01). 晓航 (ed.). 《有兽焉》. 中国友谊出版公司. ISBN 9787505745827.
- ^ Yang, Yang (2024-01-16). "Comics redrawing reading habits". epaper.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ 盾牌动漫 (2020-01-22). "漫画《有兽焉》：建国后的发展太迅速，神兽们迫于无奈深居大山" (in Chinese (China)).
- ^ "有兽焉-有兽焉在线漫画". 腾讯动漫. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "【北斗企鹅】《有兽焉》动态有声漫画 第一话". 哔哩哔哩. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ 骨朵国漫 (2021-04-13). "2021Q1漫画｜快看新作《遇蛇》《撒野》表现强劲". 腾讯新闻 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ "有兽焉". Bilibili. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ 雷报 (2024-08-22). 上半年，“优爱腾B”419亿元投内容，待播动画超百部. 36Kr (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-07-02.