A cute new Fabulous Beasts visual has been released to wish a Happy Birthday to Pixiu (also known as Tianlu or “Pipi”) and, of course, to his twin brother, Bixie, who often remains hiding.
The lovely visual was released on the Chinese donghua’s Weibo account earlier today in honor of Pippi’s birthday celebration — April 5th.
Pixiu and his brother Bixie are, of course, mythic beasts who love to eat jewels, gold and other precious treasures. Although, Pixiu seems to be much greedier than his older brother.
Pixiu is also, along with Sibuxiang, one of the protagonists of the absolutely fabulous Fabulous Beasts animated series, which you can currently watch via Made by Bilibili’s – Donghua YouTube channel.
It is a beautifully-designed and animated (and very funny) Chinese anime that follows a group of mythological beasts as they make their way in the modern world, and as it tells sweet, touching and morals-teaching stories.
All 48 episodes (four seasons) are free-to-watch via this playlist. Let some of the ads run, though, as Bilibili deserves some payment for offering these wonderful things.
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And, yes, Happy Birthday, Pippi and Bixie, and thank you for the hours of fun.
Entertainment journalist covering Japanese and Chinese anime industry for a decade.
Favorite donghua — World of Immortals, A Will Eternal, The Demon Hunter, Perfect World, Battle Through the Heavens, Fabulous Beasts, Spy x Sect, Soul Land, Tales of Herding Gods, Heaven Officials’ Blessing, Qi Refining for 3000 Years.