At present, China's animation market is still dominated by works with the theme of cultivating immortals. Just look at it casually on major platforms, and you will find that more than 90% of domestic anime belong to the category of cultivating immortals. There are some established works such as "Douluo Continent" and "Breaking the Sky", as well as some emerging works such as "Perfect World" and "The Legend of Mortal Immortals", as well as up-and-coming stars such as "Immortal Rebellion".
However, the popularity of some immortal comics has declined significantly, such as "Douluo Continent", which once had a volume of more than 40 billion, has lost its former popularity, and the highly anticipated "Covering the Sky" has also disappeared, but "Immortal Rebellion" occupies the top spot in popularity all year round. "Immortal Rebellion" is also a national comic work adapted from a popular IP. From the perspective of subject matter, "Immortal Rebellion" is similar to "Douluo Continent" and "Covering the Sky", but there are new ideas in the protagonists, scenes, props, etc., not only that, but it is also highly praised and its popularity continues to rise, and at the same time, Li Muwan, Wang Lin and other characters have also become the favorite of many audiences. In addition, it has the tightest pacing at the moment, with a single episode spanning years of plot time, but that hasn't affected its rating.
"Douluo Continent" used to be one of the representatives of Guoman, and it is also the only Guoman with a ** volume exceeding 40 billion. However, now the popularity of "Douluo Dalu 2" is obviously not as good as before, and it often falls into the top five of the national comic popularity list, and sometimes it even fails to enter the top ten. And the highly anticipated Chinese comic "Covering the Sky" didn't last long, and it didn't have any heat. is also a work on the theme of cultivating immortals, but "Immortal Rebellion" has achieved great success in a short period of time, and it has also been well received, this contrast is thought-provoking.
In fact, it is also reasonable for this phenomenon to occur. Nowadays, competition in the Chinese animation market is ultimately determined by the quality of the work. Whichever anime is of higher quality will get a bigger market. "Douluo Continent" has achieved brilliant results, because the production at that time was very good, and many details were handled quite well. However, later various problems arose in the anime, coupled with Tang San's character design being debatable, which caused it to gradually decline. The current "Peerless Tangmen" has basically taken the old road, and it is even inferior to the first season in many aspects, so it naturally cannot be detonated again. As for the failure of "Covering the Sky", there are also obvious reasons. "Covering the Sky" was originally a popular IP, and the original book also attracted a lot of attention, but the anime has made significant changes to the plot, and it is a magic change, so it is difficult to succeed. When someone tells you that they are going to Tarzan by boat, you will definitely not believe it, but "Covering the Sky" really does. In addition, the ruthless emperor was originally a mysterious and high-level character in "Covering the Sky", but the anime introduced her at the beginning, and her outfit was the same as that of an ordinary girl, which directly lowered the quality evaluation of the work. It is for these reasons that it is difficult for this anime to arouse the enthusiasm of the audience.
However, "Immortal Rebellion" is unusual, and it has obvious advantages over the above two works. Since its premiere, "Immortal Rebellion" has performed well, and both the plot, character development, and picture quality are impeccable. The anime plot adaptation is reasonable, the character design is exquisite, the picture quality is high, and the battle scenes are smooth and natural. For example, the protagonist Wang Lin's many image designs are perfect. All of these factors have given "Immortal Rebellion" extremely high ratings, making it successful in making its mark.
In summary, although the theme of cultivating immortals is endless, the key to success lies in the quality of the work. "Immortal Rebellion" has emerged in the market with its excellent production and creativity, surpassing the former masterpieces "Douluo Continent" and "Covering the Sky", injecting new vitality into the Chinese comic of cultivating immortals and becoming an eye-catching star.