YOUKU Role in Revolutionizing the Donghua or Chinese anime 2025

YOUKU, a new age in the anime world

Donghua News: In the entertainment industry today, anime plays a great role. Nowadays, many people from all over the world are busy watching anime. When it comes to anime, you have to consider Donghua, or Chinese anime, too. Many studios create their art. Chinese people use social media and the internet for anything and everything, so it’s no wonder that they even have platforms for Donghua, animation, or even movies. YOUKU is a Chinese platform that streams anime online for anime fans all over the world. This platform is also known by the name ‘Chinese Youtube’. In this article, we want to talk about it and investigate if its anime series and movies are worth watching. Stay with us.

Why YOUKU anime?!

First, I’d like to start with this simple question. Why should I, as a long-time or new anime fan, choose to watch Donghuas that are created by this platform?! Answering this question in just a few words is not even possible. You should read the article completely. Let me tell you that you can see even 100 million views for top shows in this app. So don’t underestimate this company. The quality of their work is the highest priority for them, and everything they make has to meet their high standards. Let’s find out more about it! Anime shows are not just for entertainment; there’s a collaboration between studios and educational institutions, so anime series also have educational aspects.

How did YOUKU start its journey?

First, it was founded in Beijing in 2006 by Victor Koo, who is known as the “father of Chinese streaming video.” But with a clear vision and goals, the company started its work in the early 2010s. Basically, it was a platform for sharing videos and TV shows that hosted user-generated videos, but they decided to focus on professional and original content.

Although there were lots of challenges for being a top and well-used platform, such as competing with Tencent Penguin Picture, the platform has reached far milestones in development. And now it’s one of the top apps in China. The first original anime was made in 2015. One of the best applications in China that advantaged China in many ways and keeps doing it even today. You are going to know more about it.

Reasons why you must not miss YOUKU anime

There are a few reasons that this studio’s Donghuas are suggested a lot:

Storytelling: the stories that are told by authors have very different storytelling, which is one of the reasons why the YOUKU anime has been successful in attracting a lot of fans. The stories are unique and catching. One of the features that the storyline has is the deep character. Characterization in Donghuas is so deep and well-written, which makes stories highly recommended.

Graphic and art style: actually, this app includes Chinese animation too. The platform uses the latest technology in the world to create anime and animation. Not only does the company’s 2D anime have unique art styles, which are so captivating, but the animation art styles are just as attractive as Donghua shows! You can’t help but fall in love with the graphic.

Get acquainted with Chinese culture: Chinese people’s cultures, beliefs, and even bedtime stories are being used in the plots, which provides a good opportunity to get familiar with this country with great and stunning plots.

So yeah, you’ve heard about this platform’s Donghua news because of these very reasons every time. They say without actions, words are just meaningless sounds. I agree with that too. So let’s see the anime shows with things that I told you above.

Apotheosis

Zheng Luo, who used to be the young master of a rich family, is now forced to live like a useless slave and always be in others’ service. His sister has been imprisoned by a strong power. But his life didn’t remain the same.

A book that was left by his father had the mysterious power to turn humans into instruments. What is this strange power? And how is Zheng Luo going to deal with that? Watch and learn! He has to fight so many demons and monsters to achieve immortality. This anime is an adaptation of a web novel whose author is free of favors. In historical and fantasy worlds. With a great graphic, it’s a 3D Chinese anime with 110 episodes. The plots are breathtaking.

Apotheosis made by YOUKU

Tomb of Fallen Gods

The only thing that Chen Nan had felt in the last times of his life was death. But suddenly he found himself in the middle of graves and deities whose names would shake all of the continent. Finally, he found out that ten thousand years have passed, and so naturally, the world has changed a lot. But why is he there anyway? Don’t tell him that he was buried there as well.

With lots of secrets and mysteries against him, he needed to discover all the secrets that were sleeping within the depths of the tomb. He will start his adventures. Another adaptation of the novel is written by Dong Cheng in the adventure and fantasy genres. It has 30 episodes.

Tomb of fallen gods made by YOUKU

Everlasting god of swords

An abandoned sword manor has a third young master, Shen Zhenyi, who has great talent in the martial arts world. He obtained the Wancang Sword Manual, which is an ancient scroll, so he managed to attract attention to himself. Raincoat Man, the leader of a Devil Sect, proposed to spar with him, and the winner will have the Wancang Sword Manual. But after that, no one sees Shen Zhenyi again. One year later, he suddenly appeared again and claimed that he was willing to take in a disciple to pass down everything about the Wancang Sword Manual. This news shook the martial arts world.

Eventually, a female disciple named Chu Huoluo from Lieyang Sect became his disciple. Their meeting was a twist of fate. With their teacher-student relationship, they try to find out the truth. And that truth reached them to an ancient legend, “Moon-Slashing immortal.” Adaptation of a web novel written by Bai Meng, full of action and fantasy. Such a great story with such a high recommendation.

Everlasting god of the sword made by YOUKU

Magic chef of ice and fire

Nian Bing was the son of a fire mage and an ice mage. After both of his parents were killed, he gained their magic stone. Both of them were killed by the ice lord. When the followers of Ice Lord were chasing him and he was trying to run away and save himself, something terrifying happened. He managed to use both ice and fire magic at the same time! Other mages can only do that in their dreams. After falling from a cliff, he was found by a chef.

The chef cooked him food, and that was the most delicious food he had ever tasted. After that, he found out that the chef was a genius who once was called the spirit chef. And the chef wanted him to be his disciple. Will he manage to get revenge? Wanna find out? Watch it! It happened in a fantasy world with superhuman powers, besides its wonderful plot.

Magic Chef of Ice and Fire made by YOUKU  

Benefits that are offered by YOUKU

Besides the anime shows that were originally made by the company, you can watch every anime that you want on the platform! Even Japanese anime. One Piece, Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, Naruto Shippuden, and Death Note have the highest views on the app. but wait! I’m not done yet! You can watch anime with subtitles in every language that you’d like! This even goes for dubbing and voice actors too. This is exactly how YOUKU communicates with its loyal fans from all over the world.

Collaboration with other studios helps the app to offer variety in anime, and Donghua, you can almost find every anime that you want on the platform. The contents appeal to every age audience, from kids to adults. There are fun and educational shows for kids, great and breathtaking shows with stories in which characters deal with real-life problems for teenagers, and shows with deeper themes and cultural nuances for adults. A very good advantage of this platform is that it’s user-friendly and easy to access.

What influence does YOUKU make in the Donghua world?!

Because of all the advantages that are mentioned above, many people from all around the world tend to watch Donghua and Chinese animation. There’s no doubt that this app attracted so many people. But this is not the only influence that the platform has on the Donghua world and even Chinese people’s lives. Let’s take a look at some of them.

Jobs with YOUKU Donghua

The company had a big impact on the anime economy in China. The platform invests in local production, which boosts the economy and creates more jobs.

Animation studio: you are going to need more studios to create more anime and animation. To meet fan expectations, the company must have studios with good technology and staff.

Voice actor: characters can’t talk themselves. We need professional voice actors with nice voices because they should reach the audience’s heart with their voices. Voices are an important part of anime.

Authors and directors: there’s no good anime without good storylines, so it’s essential to attract creative and talented authors and directors. The more anime companies make, the more authors and directors are needed.

Investing in platforms: even its own YOUKU platform can create jobs for people. In the app, advertisements can’t be skipped, so when you invest in ads on the app, your ad won’t be skipped in the blink of an eye. You will be heard and seen. ‘Chinese YouTube’ only focuses on marketing inside China, not all over the world. So this provides big and good opportunities for Chinese people.

Anime tourism with YOUKU

Yeah, you heard right. China showcases popular anime shows and games, especially famous characters, in some specific locations to attract tourists. For example, there are escalators where the pictures of anime characters are showcased on the wall, so you think that you are doing up with characters. YOUKU even promotes anime-themed events where fans can buy anime-themed stuff such as accessories and plushies. The other way is by collaborating with local businesses to attract fans.

Growing video streaming online by YOUKU

Before applications were published in China, there were just a handful of sites that offered video streaming online for their audience. With innovative technology offered by YOUKU and accessible platforms, video streaming has become more popular in China over the years. The features offered by the company back then were used in China for the first time thanks to YOUKU. It improved video speeds and quality.

What future is waiting for YOUKU anime?!

Considering the current information and actions of the company, I have high expectations for YOUKU in the future. Some of the expectations are that the platform keeps expanding the anime library. We expect to see more anime for every age on the platform. Although even now studios use the latest modern technologies, such as AI, fans believe that in the future the company is going to achieve more developments, even in the graphics. Supporting more local creators and more creative people is another action that is expected from YOUKU in the future. The company will keep the industry thriving.

Wrapping it up

Now that you’re familiar with YOUKU and its bright future, you must be so excited about Donghua, which is made by it. To make lots of good memories by traveling around the worlds with their own rules and possibilities, worlds with magic and superhuman power, which is going to take you beyond your beliefs! Get ready and start your journey! Knowing about the latest updates and news and being sure about what to watch, you might be interested in checking our site out. On our site, we offer everything that you need to know about the Donghua shows and animation world. We help you choose what to watch too. Waiting for you!