The Chinese have set their sights on Hayao Miyazaki’s level: the Chinese cartoon Nobody with its beautiful 2D art and no 3D effects is going viral online.

The most important thing: • With a budget of less than $10 million, the film grossed ~$250 million and became a real hit in China, although in the West almost no one has heard of it; • The cartoon is both funny and touching: there is a lot of crazy humor, smart dialogues and scenes that can easily get emotional; • The visual is based on references to Chinese mythology, traditional painting and culture, but the story remains clear even without knowing all these details. • Nobody is almost entirely made in 2D: a minimum of special effects, simple staging of scenes and an emphasis on atmosphere, character movement and small details; • According to viewers, this is a rare case when small and thoughtful animation can compete with major blockbusters and at the same time feel like a real masterpiece. #game