Tsengdonghua

Tsengdonghua (曾動畫) or Tsengian animation (曾島動畫片) is a type of animation used for movies and TV shows in the Tseng Republic. It began in 1956 with the black-and-white cartoon Monkey King (孫悟空).

Some of their TV shows and films are based on Chinese (and Tsengian) folk stories, novels, foreign fairytales, and even Mandarin nursery rhymes. Originally, Tsengdonghua followed the style of American animation, but since the 1980s and 1990s, Tsengdonghua has been heavily influenced by anime. It can described as a mix between the two.

History
Tsengian animation has its roots in the colonial era. The British and French introduced cartoons in Tseng. However, the first cartoon made and produced in Tseng was in 1956, by the 'Father of Tsengdonghua', Fernand Fang (方韌). However, Tsengdonghua was not very developed until the introduction of television in Tseng in 1959. Many American cartoons such as  enjoyed great popularity in Tseng. Soon after, many animation studios were founded.

This abruptly came to an end by 1962 due to the Luanzheng. Animations became another vehicle for propaganda, depending on which government was in power. After 1968, the animation industry started to recover again.

Due to Japanese animation growing at a rapid pace, Japanese companies looked overseas to foreign animation companies to take over production work. Some Japanese animators moved to Tseng City and worked with Tsengian animation companies to produce animations like Mystery of the Sea and Two Tigers. In addition, the late 1970s and 1980s were a period of "Japanophilia" for Tseng. Manga was widely read, and anime like Doraemon and had great popularity in Tseng. As a result, Tsengdonghua grew at a large pace, and Fernand Fang came out of exile in Japan to work on more animations until his death in 1990. Tsengdonghua also started to have influences of anime due to this.

The 1990s reforms made cartoons, traditionally thought to be for children, into darker and more adult themes. Cai Xiao-chun's 1996 film The Giant Eagle was known for its extreme violence, profane language, and graphic deaths. In addition, the first Tsengian 3D animation film The Island, was made in 1999.

Films

 * 1956 - The Complete Journey to the West (完整西遊記)
 * 1969 - Baby Polar Bear's Igloo (北極熊寶寶的冰屋)
 * 1996 - The Giant Eagle (神鵰俠侶)
 * 1998 - Heart Catcher Mei-Shang - The Movie (心捕手美尚 - 大電影)
 * 1999 - The Island (小島)
 * 2007 - Baby Polar Bear's Igloo (北極熊寶寶的冰屋)
 * 2012 - Little Red Riding Hood (小紅帽)
 * 2016 - LittleBigPlanet: The Movie (小小大星球: 大電影) (Based on the story mode of "")
 * TBA

Shows

 * 1956 - Monkey King (孫悟空)
 * 1975 - Mystery of the Sea (海洋之謎)
 * 1977 - Little Tarzan (小泰山)
 * 1979 - Two Tigers (兩隻老虎) (official Tsengdonghua for the Tseng City Tigers)
 * 1982 - Three Little Pigs (三隻小豬)
 * 2006 - Little Donkey (小毛驢)
 * 2010 - Candy House (糖果屋) (based on "Hansel and Gretel")
 * 2014 - Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義)
 * 2021 - The Legend Of The Fairies (精靈傳說)
 * TBA

"Heart Catcher Mei-Shang" series

 * 1980 - Heart Catcher Mei-Shang (心捕手美尚)
 * 1990 - Feel Good! Heart Catcher Mei-Shang (感覺不錯！心捕手美尚)
 * 2004 - Heart Catcher Mei-Shang - Super Sparkling! (心捕手美尚 - 超級閃亮!)
 * 2013 - Heart Catcher Mei-Shang - Believe In Your Dreams. (心捕手美尚 - 相信你的夢想. )
 * 2015 - Heart Catcher Mei-Shang - Let It Shine! (心捕手美尚 - 讓它閃耀!)
 * 2017 - Heart Catcher Mei-Shang - Dreams Come True! (心捕手美尚 - 夢想們成真!)

Trivia

 * An interactive sing-and-dance event by the Taiwanese theater troupe "Hyperkids" was held to promote "Heart Catcher Mei-Shang - Dreams Come True!", as part of a Chinese New Year festival at Ming Yong Paradise, and it was one of their first performances outside Taiwan, ever since at Fancy City in 2010. in 2021, it later became the first Taiwanese children's theater troupe to have a Tsengdonghua based one of it's original plays.
 * "Heart Catcher Mei-Shang" is the only Tsengdonghua to become a long-running series.
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