China The Legend of Hei sits in the top 5% of China films on this catalog — ranked #44 of 946 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
罗小黑战记
“One Small Spirit Will Determine the Fate of the World.”
When cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is rightfully theirs. However, they run into a human known as Wuxian who separates Luo Xiaohei from the other spirits and the two go on a journey, with the cat spirit learning to control his abilities as well as forming his own thoughts on whether or not he should ally with the spirits or the humans.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #44 of 946 China films indexed here (95th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.7 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Animation productions specifically: #10 of 97 (top 10%).
Audience Engagement
304 audience reviews — more than 88% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among China films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Legend of Hei. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Animation + Fantasy in China
51 China titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Legend of Hei itself).
The 2018–2020 China Window
Among 219 China films we catalog from this window, The Legend of Hei places #15 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including The Legend of Hei. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.
The 697th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Legend of Hei, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- environmental · 4
- shapeshifting · 3
- dilemma · 2
- wandering · 2
- betrayal · 28
- cat · 21
- animal · 21
- journey · 20
- anime · 711
- monster · 91
- magic · 84
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | MTJJ, Beijing Guangying Gongchang Wenhua Chuanbo, Dream Castle, Heyi Capital, Beijing Hanmu Chunhua Animation Technology Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | August 27, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt10734928 |
| Official Site | luoxiaohei-movie.com |