As Crunchyroll steers its ship to include a diverse range of content in its catalog, Chinese animation, otherwise known as donghua, has been the latest addition, with titles likeLord of Mysteriesmaking huge wavesthrough the industry. Now, the streaming service has one more donghua it should set its eyes on:The All-Devouring Whale: Homecoming.
The All-Devouring Whale: Homecomingis originally based on the webcomic by Mo and is a tale of redemption after the main character, Fan Lingxiao, is eaten by his own spirit beast at an ascension trial. A year later, he finds himself reincarnated in Liu Fengmang’s body, with nothing to his name and his sect having fallen apart in his absence.
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The All-Devouring Whale: Homecomingexplores the fascinating concept of bringing together monster-tamingwith the xianxia genre, also known as the cultivation or training genre for Chinese literature. This new combination explores adorable creatures that inhabit the world alongside fierce battles as sects compete for higher rankings and prestige.
The donghua was previously limited to only being viewed on Bilibili and its YouTube channel, though episodes were released a week later and limited to Chinese dubbing. This didn’t stop it from being well-received by not only fans of the original manhua but new ones arriving just in time to have the English subtitles properly translated.
Theanimation forThe All-Devouring Whalefocuses on fluidity behind each movement, so while in stills, it may not look as impressive, in motion is when the donghua truly shines. From the rapid precision of its monsters to the flowing clothes and hair as cultivations channel their energy into training,China’s latest animation is gorgeous from start to finish.
It’s no short achievement thatThe All-Devouring Whalemanaged to garner enough attention for Japanese television to pick it up on the air and adapt the donghua for a wider audience. Much likeLord of Mysteries, its debut garnered concernabout whether it would reach enough people to generate popularity that would guarantee its second season.
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Fuji TV will begin airing the donghua on July 2 under the direction of Taisuke Hinata, and translations will be handled by screenwriter Reiko Torii. Tohokushinsha Film Corporation will be in charge ofThe All-Devouring Whale: Homecoming’ssound production, as the television studio and Bilibili work together on producing the Japanese dub.
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Despite having widespread availability through being showcased on Bilibili’s YouTube channel for free,The All-Devouring Whale: Homecomingcoming to Japanese television is massive news, and its Japanese dubbing could attract anime fans to give the donghua a try. Through demand, the adaptation could see its premiere on Crunchyroll one day, making itself accessible to even more viewers.
With more attention,The All-Devouring Whale: Homecomingcould guarantee further success for the future. Though already, the first episode boasts about 1.2 million views on YouTube, almost ensuring that the donghua will be receiving a second season to adapt more of the manhua that made it so popular to begin with.
