Hong Mao Lan Tu Huo Feng Huang is the second movie of the franchise

Up against the fierce competition of the cute sheep and wolves of Pleasant Sheep and the Big, Big Wolf 2 (喜羊羊与灰太狼之虎虎生威) this New Year’s season is Hong Mao Lan Tu Huo Feng Huang (虹猫蓝兔火凤凰), another animated feature based on a popular cartoon series. While Xi Yang Yang aims for the funny and simplistic, Hong Mao is more of an intricate epic tale that appeals to the wuxia fan in everyone. The original series, which I feel like had a much better plot, tells of  seven legendary swordsmen whose children grew up and must discover their destiny and each other to defeat the evil clan in protection of the beautiful Zhangjiajie.

Both the new Hong Mao and the new XiYangYang movie are available on sohu hd. Which one do you like better?

Although pale in comparison to the likes of Pixar or Disney, Hong Mao is definitely a major success in recent Chinese animation. The artistic direction is excellent, and showcases the beautiful scenery of Zhangjiajie every scene. That combined with a good plotline that finally blurs the stark differences between adult and children animation makes the series one that perhaps shows the future of Chinese animation.

The Hong Mao series (虹猫蓝兔七侠传) was originally developed by Hunan-based HongMeng along with support from Zhajiajie tourism. The movie is dubbed by Hunan TV’s Happy Camp hosts Xie Na, He Jiong, Li Wei Jia, Wu Xin and Du Haitao.