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The 2D Auteur Shelf二维匠心

Most donghua by volume is 3DCG, but its international reputation was built by a much smaller shelf of 2D series with a strong directorial voice. These are the shows that win over viewers who think they only watch Japanese animation.

  1. Link Click时光代理人

    2021 · 2D animation · Ongoing

    Time travel through photographs, urban and devastating. The consensus first recommendation.

  2. Fog Hill of Five Elements雾山五行

    2020 · 2D animation · Ongoing

    Hand-drawn action so kinetic single cuts went viral; ink-wash aesthetics at full sprint.

  3. Scissor Seven刺客伍六七

    2018 · 2D animation · Ongoing

    A broke barber-assassin comedy with an art style all its own; director He Xiaofeng voices the lead.

  4. The Legend of Luo Xiaohei罗小黑战记

    2011 · 2D animation · Ongoing

    A tiny cat spirit and a decade of handmade warmth; the gentlest entry on the shelf.

  5. White Cat Legend大理寺日志

    2020 · 2D animation · Ongoing

    Tang dynasty bureaucracy as deadpan comedy, adapted from a beloved manhua.

  6. Rakshasa Street镇魂街

    2016 · 2D animation · Ongoing

    Guardian spirits and street-level battles; an early proof 2D web donghua could look this good.