Little Cherry

Little Cherry (Chinese: 小樱桃; pinyin: Xiǎo Yīng Táo) is a Chinese media franchise created by Yangshang Jun. Owned by the Zhengzhou-based Xiao Ying Tao Comics Company, it is primarily comedy manhua featuring a girl whose name is Little Cherry. The "Xiao Ying Tao" name is sometimes abbreviated XOYTO.[1]

History

The Little Cherry character was created in the late 1990s while Yangshang Jun worked for the magazine Comics Monthly (漫画月刊). The comics originally appeared in the Southern Weekly newspaper and other media, and gained popularity in few months. Yangshang exited her job for a freelance one in September 1999. In August 2000, the Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House published the first Little Cherry comic book volumes which initially sold out. In the next month, Yangshang registered the Zhengzhou Little Cherry Cartoon Art Co. At one point there was a circulation of 17 million comic book copies. Derivative works and products included beverages, Flash animation, and toys.[2][3][4]

In 2008, a 26 episode animated television series adaptation debuted on CCTV. The second season premiered in July 2010, when the third season was reportedly in development.[5]

In October 2012, the Little Cherry Rescue Angels comic received the Golden Dragon Award for best children's comic.[6]

Titles in other languages

Plagiarism controversy

Media sources including Sina Games and Taiwan-based Liberty Times have included comparisons between the Little Cherry animated series and the Japanese manga and anime series Chibi Maruko-chan, such as their similar titles, in articles about alleged plagiarism in Chinese animation.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Chinese Animation "Xoyto" Goes Overseas". Chinese Media Management. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  2. Chen, Wei (2007-12-12). "樱桃女孩的品牌长征". Sina Finance (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  3. Han, Xiaodou. ""樱桃女孩"杨尚君:爱就住在我心里". Xzbu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  4. Fan, Junqiang. "杨尚君:杨家"樱桃"初长成". Xzbu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  5. Xiang, Chen (2010-07-28). "《小樱桃2》央视首播，图书出版权落入湘少社囊中". Guangming Daily (China) (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  6. "《小樱桃·拯救天使》获中国漫画最高奖" (in Chinese). NetEase. 2012-10-08. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  7. Wang, Sheng (2016-06-30). "「櫻桃小丸子」成了「小櫻桃和小丸子」，國產動畫山寨風能不能停". kknews.cc (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  8. "有作品就補貼 中國姑息山寨動畫". Liberty Times Net (in Chinese). 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  9. "山寨国产动画盘点 秒速五帧的抄袭速度". Sina Games (in Chinese). 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-09-19.


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