The Legend of Qin (TV series)

This article is about the CG Chinese animated TV series directed by Robin Shen. For other uses, see The Legend of Qin (disambiguation).
The Legend of Qin
Created by Sayling Wen (original story)
Written by Robin Shen
Directed by Wu Yun
Robin Shen
Voices of Feng Junhua
Shen Dawei
Shen Lei
Huang Yiqing
Sun Ye
Zhai Wei
Hong Haitian
Opening theme Moonlight by Anson Hu
Composer(s) Westlife
Country of origin China
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 110
Production
Executive producer(s) Robin Shen
Producer(s) Chen Qianyuan
Robin Shen
Production company(s) Sparkly Key
Release
Original release 2007

The Legend of Qin (Chinese: 秦时明月; pinyin: qín shí míng yuè), aka Qin's Moon is a CG Chinese animated TV series written and directed by Robin Shen (Shen Leping). The story is based on the novel of the same name by Taiwanese writer and entrepreneur Sayling Wen (Wen Shiren). It is China's first 3D wuxia animation, produced by Sparkly Key Animation Studio(Sparkly Key) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The title literally means "The bright moon of Qin Era", quoted from a famous Chinese poem. The poem’s hero Ming (bright) appears as the character Tianming and heroine Yue (moon) appears as the character Yue-er.

This TV series was first broadcast around Chinese New Year in 2007. The complete series covers a 30-year period (including past memories) from the building of the Qin empire, to the end of the capital, Xianyang, which was attacked by Chu rebels. It features a juvenile named Tianming, who has the blood of heroes, grew up to become a hero, and change the course of history with his exploits. It is an inspirational TV series which combines martial arts, fantasy and history, and introduces the audience to the dynamic, magnificent and beautiful ancient Chinese world of two thousand years ago.

Story

The Legend of Qin follows the Qin dynasty from when the Emperor of the Qin, King Zheng conquered the other 6 nations and unified China, to the rise of the king of Western Chu, Xiang Yu, who capture the capital city, Xianyang.

The story revolves around a young protagonist, Jing Tianming who carries the blood of a hero, maturing from a weak and ignorant young boy into a great hero who single-handedly changes history. It chronicles his meeting with his protector, the master swordsman Ge Nie, who has betrayed the Qin Empire in order to protect Tianming. They join with the Mohists in the Machinery City who, after being attacked by the Qin forces, seek the protection and assistance of the Confucianists in Shanghai. The Emperor enlists the aid of the army under General Meng and other groups such as Quicksand, the Yin-Yang School and the Net Trap Organization to defeat the rebel forces. During this period, the Emperor is also constructing a great wall for defence of the empire, and builds a floating city to travel to three Immortal Mountains outside the East Sea of Shanghai city to obtain an elixir of immortality.

The story unfolds on an epic scale, weaving history, fantasy and mythology with martial arts, swordsmanship, mechanical devices and magic. It traces an era of change, where, amidst the chaos and in the face of violence, dangerous enemies, difficult family relationships, friendship, love, sorrows and joys, eventually lead to the end of one era and the start of a new era in this romantic legend.

Characters

For a list of all the characters, see List of Qin's Moon characters.

Episodes

For a list of all the episodes, see List of Qin's Moon episodes.

Specials

For full summaries of the Specials, see List of Qin's Moon episodes.

Settings

The Machinery City

The headquarters of Mohists. A city built among the mountains and cliffs, guarded with machines and traps. Mohists live here together and call this city "The Paradise In Human World". Tianming, Ge Nie arrive at the City in Season 1, Wei Zhuang and Qin's armies capture the City in Season 2, and in Season 3 after Wei Zhuang's retreat, Yan Dan orders the self-destruction of the City to hide the "last secret" which is still unknown now.

Sanghai

This is the east border of Qin, the coast of the sea. In real history, the emperor sent people to sail to the ocean, seeking for the way of living forever. After the destruction of the Machinery City, Mohists come to Sanghai to work their next plan.

Others

Production

The Legend of Qin characters, settings, and special effects are all created through the use of 3D CG technology.

Motion capture technology was used to capture the fast-paced action scenes. The performers, played by widely-known international film stars and veterans, were used to give the CG-animated fight scenes a live-action feel.[1]

Airing

Four seasons have been broadcast as well as three special editions and the movie. The fifth season is currently airing. There is a total of 7 seasons planned.[2]

The show had been and is still airing not only in China, but also in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

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References

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