Donghua Studios

Who is Original Force? What are some of the hit donghua they’ve created?

January 29, 2025
Feng Xiu

Along with being one of the oldest, it is also now one of the largest animation companies in China, as it employs more than 2,000 people in seven locations.



According to Original Force itself, that staff has been responsible for providing high-quality animation and other services to not only other Chinese companies, but also to world leaders in entertainment.

Those companies include extremely high-profile companies like Electronic Arts (EA), DreamWorks, Warner Bros, Disney, Netflix, Tencent, Epic Games, ByteDance, AMC and Sogou.

That international collaboration has led to the company’s involvement on more than 1,000 titles.

 Original Force’s business goals

As it states in its mission statement, “Original Force is committed to empowering the best content creators and companies with their top talent, leading-edge technologies, professional management, and exceptional production efficiency.”

Some of the donghua Original Force has created

Donghua fans will be familiar with most of the donghua series Original Force has been responsible for creating, but none of them more so than “A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality” — a world-class animated series, and probably its most well-known and loved.

That donghua premiered with its first season in 2020, and just released its fourth season this month (January, 2025).

Here then are some others:

  • Jue Jie (aka L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties) — (2016 – 2020)
  • Mama Mi Ya (Duck Duck Goose) film — (2018)
  • Fanren Xiu Xian Chuan (A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality) — (2020 – present)
  • Zhe Tian (Shrouding the Heavens) — (2023 – present)
  • Xiuluo Wu Shen (Martial God Asura)— (2023)

You can check out some of Original Force’s work on its showreel below. Its more recent showreel is also available via the company’s official website.

And yes, you will notice, the quality of the company’s animation is absolutely exceptional.