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Changsha Shenman Culture and Technology – details on the Chinese animation studio

November 10, 2024
Jun Li

Changsha Shenman Culture and Technology Co., Ltd. was established in January, 2020.



But, while a new company compared to many other animation studios in China, it is growing extremely fast.

This is how Shenman Culture describes both its organization and its extremely ambitious goals:

With solid IPs and high-quality resources, Shenman Culture has achieved comprehensive development across various areas including novels, comics, animated comics, donghua, films, and peripheral products.

Currently, Shenman Culture is working on adapting over 100 high-quality IPs, including top-tier works from well-known platinum authors such as Tang Jia San Shao (author of Soul Land), I Eat Tomatoes (the author of more than 8 major novels including Swallowed Star), and Tian Can Tu Dou (author of Battle Through the Heavens and other works).

The Shenman animation team currently comprises more than 500 employees, who work in creative and production team that cover every area of animation.

That makes it the largest original animation company in Hunan Province.

Shenman Culture combines its superior IP advantages and technical strengths, integrating technology and art to produce high-quality content with a craftsman’s mindset.

Focused on animation content development, it combines high-quality IPs with a systematic production process to build a stable content incubation system.

The company’s goal is to become the largest animation content production base in Central China within three years.

Some of the donghua currently animated by Shenman Culture include:

  • Shen Yin Wangzuo (Throne of Seal) — (2022 – present)
  • Cang Yuan Tu (The Demon Hunter) — (2023)
  • Long Shidai (Epoch of Dragon ) — (2023 – 2024)
  • Zhan Shen: Fanchen Shenyu (Slay the Gods) — (2024)

Watch the first episode of Shenman Culture’s superb donghua The Demon Hunter, and you will quickly see they excel in 3D animation already.