The first season of the anime “Apotheosis (Become a God)” produced by Youku and Qingxiang Culture, ended with excitement. The anime premiered on November 4, 2022, exclusively on Youku Animation. The first season has come to a perfect end. The male protagonist Luo Zheng’s journey of seduction and training to become a god continues.
After the first season of the anime “One Hundred Refinements to Become a God” aired, it sparked heated discussion among countless netizens. “One Hundred Refinements to God” was adapted from the novel of the same name by Enshi Jiji. The first season of the anime mainly tells the story of Luo Zheng, a talented young man who becomes a slave during family feuds. He accidentally ignited the supernatural skills left behind by his father and went against the will of heaven to save his sister. The story of deception and improvement, purification of the body, and slaying demons and devils Netizens said, “Luo Zheng’s upgrade is both sad and exciting; I can’t get enough of it.” The last episode of the first season that aired has received many positive comments from netizens.
The monster army invades, and Luo Zheng jumps over the level to kill the monster to save his sister
In addition to the high-octane storyline, the distinctive and unique worldview of the first season of the animation “One Hundred Refiners to God” has begun to take shape, especially reflected in the male protagonist’s physical training. Luo Zheng’s way of upgrading is not like that of other male protagonists, who rely on fighting monsters to level up. He exercises his body and cleanses himself after being beaten again and again, thereby growing.
At the beginning of the story of the first season of the animation, Luo Zheng embarked on the road to Qingyun Sect in order to rescue his sister. After experiencing many difficulties, such as the Qingyun Sect trial, the battle to defend the White Emperor City, and the trip to the Immortal Mansion, Luo Zheng became more determined to rescue his sister. At the end of the first season of the animation, Demon King Cui Xie led the demon clan to the world again, threatening Luo Zheng with the lives of Luo Yan and the entire Qingyun Sect. How should Luo Zheng defeat Cui Xie and save his sister and fellow disciples?
On the road to becoming a god, which is full of difficulties and trials, Luo Zheng performs his passion and perseverance together, inspiring the audience to work hard to overcome difficulties on the road of growth, stick to one’s heart, and eventually become a god! Luo Zheng’s road to becoming a god! Still going on, after experiencing the battle with the demon king Cui Xie’s clone, he believes that he will become more and more courageous in the future on the road of upgrading and growth and will eventually become a god after repeated hard work!
In addition to the exciting storyline of Luo Zheng’s physical training and growth, the animation “Become a God,” produced by Youku and Qingxiang Culture, has been widely praised since its launch due to its high-quality, precise, and smooth graphics.
From the detailed character modeling in the animation to skin textures, fighting scenes from fists to flesh, colorful and lifelike special effects scenes, realistic weapon collisions, multi-angle and all-round storyboards, etc., the audience will marvel at the exquisite animation production. Meticulous: I didn’t expect that the progress of Chinese comics would reach this level…
Since its launch, “One Hundred Refiners to God” has become the flagship animation of Youku Animation in 2023 due to its strong reputation. It has frequently received praise from viewers and animation industry professionals. The topic continues to hit the screens of major social media apps, and its popularity has broken through circles and strengthened its sense of presence. Up to now, the popularity of the animation “One Hundred Refiners to God” on Youku has exceeded 6684, and it has ranked in the top 1 of many hot searches on the entire network. Topic words have frequently appeared on the lists of major popular apps. The number of views on Douyin-related topics has exceeded 5.2 billion, with an audience of more than 5.2 billion. The recognition and love for animation are evident.
The animation “A Hundred Refinements to God” is dedicated to spreading and promoting traditional Chinese culture. On January 13, 2023, Youku Animation teamed up with the Long Zaitian Shadow Puppet Troupe, the inheritor of shadow puppets in Western Beijing, China, to jointly create a shadow puppet version of “Become a God”, showing the audience a gorgeous journey through a thousand years.
On the road to assisting the development of Chinese comics and promoting the rise of new Chinese styles, Youku Animation is delivering its answers to the audience with high-quality Chinese comics. From “Young White Horse Drunken in the Spring Breeze” and “Young Song Xing” to “The Legend of the Dark River”, “Senior Brother, Senior Brother”, “Cang Yuan Tu”, etc., Youku Animation has shown the audience the huge potential of the development of national comics. In the future, Youku Animation will continue to take creating high-quality Chinese comics as its own responsibility, deeply cultivate and develop Chinese comics as its goal, and lead domestic animation to usher in a new era! Youku Animation will also continue to use its strength to verify to the audience, “Watch the new Chinese style! Go to Youku Animation”!
The second season of the animation “A Hundred Refinements to God” is in preparation. We look forward to seeing this passionate animation as soon as possible!
