Now an apprentice executor at the Guild, the cat spirit Luo Xiaohei investigates an attack on the spirit world alongside his senior Luye. When the evidence points to his own master, Wuxian, clearing his teacher's name drags Xiaohei into a conspiracy built on advanced weaponry and old grudges, one that could tip humans and spirits back into open war.
Details & facts
- Chinese
- 罗小黑战记2
- Pinyin
- Luo Xiaohei Zhanji 2
- Released
- July 18, 2025
- Format
- 2D animation
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Box office
- $76 million worldwide
- Studio
- Beijing HMCH Animation
- Director
- MTJJ (木头) and Gu Jie (顾杰)
- Source
- Original work
MTJJ co-directed this sequel with Gu Jie at HMCH, returning to hand-drawn animation six years after the first film. Released in China on July 18, 2025, it grossed about $75.5 million worldwide, the franchise's best theatrical result, and its 8.7 Douban score made it the highest-rated Chinese-language animated film in theaters at the time. Reviewers in China singled out its action sequences while noting the story's heavier themes of war and trust. GKIDS released the film in North American cinemas on September 5, 2025, and a Japanese release followed on November 7, 2025. The film extends the continuity of the web series and the 2019 feature.
