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CRUNCHYROLL ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXPAND ANIME AWARDS AND BRING THE LIVE EVENT TO JAPAN IN 2023

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Premiere Event to be a Celebration of International Fans’ Love of Anime;

Global Fans of Anime Will Vote for the Content and Creators That Have Captured Their Collective Hearts 

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CULVER CITY, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Crunchyroll, the global leader in bringing fans the ultimate anime experience everywhere, is announcing today that the seventh edition of the yearly, leading awards program for anime globally, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, will take place in Japan for the first time ever for 2023.

The Anime Awards live ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo and will bring together the studios, creators, musicians and voice actors behind the anime community’s favorite series,  film and music. The event will also be streamed on many of Crunchyroll social channels. Crunchyroll will work with Sony Music Solutions, part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., to execute the event.

Crunchyroll also announced that the 2023 edition will be a premier event full of fans, celebrities, creators, musicians, performances and more in a style that is as unique as the artform of anime. Crunchyroll’s intention is to create a spectacular event that is an international outpouring of affection for anime.

“There is no better place to celebrate the Anime Awards than the birthplace of anime itself,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. “Anime is a rich storytelling medium, capturing the hearts and minds of fans all over the world. We can’t wait to showcase how much love the global anime fanbase has for the studios, creators, and our trusted partners behind anime.”

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards celebrate fan-favorite anime series, characters, and creators across streaming, film and music – voted for by fans and judges from across the globe. Last year, a record 16.9 million votes were cast for nominees representing nearly 40 anime studios across a record-high eight streaming platforms.

Nominees and voting will open early next year. More information will be shared across the Anime Awards website and across Crunchyroll social channels.

About Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles, and manga publishing.

Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.

The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Sony Group Corporation.

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2022 Creative Expo Taiwan: Resonance Island Call to place the island experience at the forefront

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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The 2022 Creative Expo Taiwan, the largest cultural and creative event in Asia, is holding in Kaohsiung, at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center and the Kaohsiung Music Center between Aug. 5-14, organized by Taiwan Design Research Institute. The theme of this year’s exhibition is “Resonance Island,” representing a to call to place the island experience at the forefront. In recent years, the cultural and creative industry has been regarded as an important indicator of competitiveness and become an industry that many young people flock to. Many enterprises and brands in Taiwan have used cultural and creative elements in many aspects such as events, competitions, etc., to enhance the brand value and show Taiwan’s unique soft power.

The Creative Expo Taiwan presents two main sections—”Cultural Concepts” and “Trade Platform” covering three major exhibitions of cultural curatorial exhibition, Cultural and Creative Brands, and IP Licensing.

The Cultural section is themed “Island of Passion,” and has five areas each symbolizing personal experiences. The Main pavilion, “Resonance Island,” immerses visitors in experiences, as well as enabling the virtual co-creation of new experiences with artists residing in in remote islands. The Craft pavilion, “The Craft SHOP,” enable visitors to experience journeys taken through objects. The Chiayi pavilion showcases the evolution of a contemporary modern city, Chiayi. The Matsu pavilion leads audiences wandering around islands and tracing back to the past of Matsu. The Response pavilion is launched by co-host city, Kaohsiung to present a vision where visitors take a dream-like flight over Taiwan.

The Creative section has the theme of “Ideal Adventure,” gathering cultural and creative brands from across Taiwan and showcases the discerning tastes through a journey through curated selection of classic fashion, while also exploring local original creations through local revitalization through new perspectives. The Licensing section showcases “Super IPs,” gathering innovative vocabularies of the new generation, original IPs, illustrated stories, digital entertainment, and other original intellectual properties to transport visitors through a world of co-branding in the digital realm, with the hope of unlocking boundless and interlinked markets.

The Creative Expo Taiwan enhances virtual-real integration and connection and expand its reach on virtual channels through 5G technology. In addition to the physical exhibition, the Creative Expo Taiwan has launched a new online platform, CET+, in order to provide all the participating brands a channel to promotes to both domestic and foreign buyers through the integration of online and offline. Besides CET+, the Creative Expo Taiwan has also partnered Pinkoi, one of Asia’s leading online marketplaces for original design goods, digital creations and workshop experiences, to launch an online Creative Expo section to help domestic exhibitors to open up new markets and business opportunities.

This year the Creative Expo Taiwan also partners with XRSPACE, the pioneer of the Metaverse, to cooperate with the “GOXR Metaverse Creators Project to provide creators participating in “IP licensing brands” and “Talent 100” which includes 100 emerging brands and creators in Taiwan and abroad this year to have a multiverse experiential space.

The 2022 Taiwan Creative Expo “Resonance Island-Together, we sound in vibrant harmony.” is based creating links in the cultural and creative industry to create a perspective in shared culture and lifestyles to show “It’s All Connected.” As participants of the co-creation process, people embark on an adventure to reexamine Taiwan through a macro lens, and the humanities from a micro lens to create more connections and views to reshape the island through resonance.

Official Links:
Website: https://creativexpo.tw/en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativexpo.tw/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativexpo.tw/
CET+: https://creativexpo.tw/cetplus/
Pinkoi Creative Expo section: https://business.pinkoi.com/creative_expo
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“Great Wall Hero 2022–Beijing, the Night is Young” Global Promotional Campaign Launches at the Liangma River

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BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On August 11, 2022, the “Great Wall Hero 2022—Beijing, the Night is Young” global promotional campaign event (hereinafter referred to as Great Wall Hero 2022) hosted by Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau was held at Yansha Wharf on the banks of the Liangma River.

Ms. Pang Wei awarded official Great Wall Heroes 2022 certificates.
Ms. Pang Wei awarded official Great Wall Heroes 2022 certificates.

Deputy director of Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, Pang Wei, attended the event and delivered a speech. The event was also attended by more than 100 guests, including members of the cultural and tourism bureaus of local Beijing districts, representatives involved in the management of tourist attractions around the city, inbound tourism companies, media reporters, and foreign guests. The event was live streamed on Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau’s official international social media accounts to share this wonderful moment with fans around the world.

With the background of the 14th Five-Year Plan, “Great Wall Hero 2022” aims to make Beijing into an international consumption center by showcasing Beijing’s nighttime economy, landmark attractions, and unique cultural resources. The campaign’s diverse coverage of culture, history, entertainment, and lifestyle, in combination with the promotion of emerging cultural tourism resources, lays a solid foundation for the future development of inbound tourism to Beijing. The event aims to stimulate the vitality of Beijing’s international cultural tourism marketing and enhance Beijing’s international influence.

At the event, Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau released five new “night economy” themed cultural tourism routes through different regions of Beijing, namely Beijing on Stage, Beijing Through Culture, Beijing for Families, Beijing in Fashion, and Beijing in Motion. The “Beijing, the Night is Young” cultural tourism routes focus on nightlife must-sees in Beijing and showcase Beijing’s rich nighttime cultural tourism from the perspectives of food, accommodation, travel, tourism, shopping, and entertainment. The routes take in some of the most representative nighttime culture and tourism consumption zones in the city, including the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Liangma River, Bloomage Live at Wukesong, Sanlitun, and Qianmen Street, showing off Beijing’s “nighttime charm.”

Foreign experts who have lived and worked in Beijing for a long time were invited to the event to experience the five routes and share the extraordinary fun of Beijing nightlife. Among the invitees were five “Great Wall Heroes,” including professional performers, artists, fashionistas, top chefs, and star sports coaches. As long-term Beijingers, they conveyed their love for Beijing by showcasing the fun journeys they took through the five different routes.

After the video launch session, the guests took a night cruise on the Liangma River. The Liangma River night cruise route was officially opened in July 2021. The total length of the cruise is 1.8 kilometers, starting from Yansha Wharf and ending at Solana Wharf and passing through a number of important landmarks. The tour was live streamed on the Visit Beijing Facebook page, allowing overseas fans to experience “Beijing, the Night is Young.” The live stream was viewed 100,000 views in total.

The “Great Wall Hero 2022—Beijing, the Night is Young” global promotional campaign digs deep into the significance of Beijing as an ancient capital and a modern center with a unique local flavor, striving to promote the integrated development of cultural tourism and commerce, technology, sports and more to increase the number of culture and tourism products in the market. The supply of high-quality cultural and tourism resources will continuously enhance Beijing’s consumption vitality, restore the vitality of the cultural tourism industry market, and help the construction of Beijing as an international consumption center.

“Great Wall Heroes” is a global marketing campaign launched by the Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau on Visit Beijing’s international social media platforms. Every year, international influencers are invited to the event to experience the latest Beijing cultural tourism routes and products and promote them online through videos, photos, and more. It has been held for six consecutive sessions since 2016 and has become an important annual event to promote Beijing’s culture and tourism resources. Each event is an organic combination of online and offline events to showcase all that Beijing has to offer in the best way possible. For example, “Great Wall Heroes” leveraged the China-US Year of Tourism to promote key cultural heritage belts like the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, as well as international events like the 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo.

The tourism industry has been heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic since 2020, and the “Great Wall Heroes” global promotional campaign has adapted in response. Since the pandemic, influential foreign experts with long-term experience in Beijing’s cultural tourism industry have been invited to talk about the city from an international perspective. By leveraging the industry influence of foreign celebrities, the campaign aims to promote Beijing’s international image as an inbound tourism destination and stimulate cultural tourism exchanges and cooperation.

In 2020, the “Great Wall Hero 2020—Visit Beijing Again” global promotional event was held at Guancheng Square at Badaling Great Wall Scenic Spot. The event was combined with the “Beijing Great Wall Cultural Festival” to promote five Great Wall Cultural Tourism Routes. In a popular video, 20 foreign influencers dressed in Han-style costumes toured the Great Wall at night. The video strengthened cultural exchanges between China and other countries around the wall, and greatly enhanced the cultural influence of the Great Wall.

In 2021, the “Great Wall Hero 2021—Beijing Winter Charms” event was held at the Beijing National Speed Skating Oval, which is nicknamed “The Ice Ribbon.” The event showed off Beijing’s sporting and cultural facilities as a winter sports capital, alongside lively Spring Festival folk cultural elements. The event reached an exposure rate of over 20 million views, attracting 200 media reports. A video about the event was viewed more than 430,000 times.

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“Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team” Debuts 5 New Players Including Ryo Ishizaki and Jun Misugi Wearing the 2022 Season J.LEAGUE Official Kits

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TOKYO, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its head-to-head football simulation game Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team will have a collaboration with the J.League. Starting Friday, August 5th new players including Ryo Ishizaki, Jun Misugi, Shun Nitta, Leo, and Teppei Kisugi wearing the official J.League kits for the 2022 season will appear in the game. In addition, various in-game campaigns will be held to celebrate the collaboration. See the original press release (https://www.klab.com/en/press/) for more information.

Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team will have a collaboration with the J.League. Starting Friday, August 5th new players including Ryo Ishizaki, Jun Misugi, Shun Nitta, Leo, and Teppei Kisugi wearing the official J.League kits for the 2022 season will appear in the game. In addition, various in-game campaigns will be held to celebrate the collaboration and the Summer Campaign begins at the same time.
Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team will have a collaboration with the J.League. Starting Friday, August 5th new players including Ryo Ishizaki, Jun Misugi, Shun Nitta, Leo, and Teppei Kisugi wearing the official J.League kits for the 2022 season will appear in the game. In addition, various in-game campaigns will be held to celebrate the collaboration and the Summer Campaign begins at the same time.

J.LEAGUE Collaboration Campaign

Players who were part of the J.League in the original Captain Tsubasa story will appear in Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team wearing the official J.League kits for the 2022 season.

The campaign will feature a login bonus, daily scenarios, and more so be sure to check out the in-game notifications for more information.

J.LEAGUE Selection Transfer

Jun Misugi, Ryo Ishizaki, Shun Nitta, Leo wearing J.LEAGUE official kits debut as new players in this Transfer. This is a Step-Up Transfer where 1 new SSR player is guaranteed on Step 5.

Dreamball Exchange Update

Home, away, and keeper kits for 18 teams from the 2022 Meiji Yasuda J1 League are now available in the Dreamball Exchange.

Summer Campaign Begins

The campaign will feature a login bonus, event missions, and the Summer Cup. Participate in the Summer Cup during the event period to receive amazing ranking rewards.

Overview of Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team

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iQIYI to Report Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results on August 30, 2022

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BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — iQIYI, Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) (“iQIYI” or the “Company”), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, today announced that it will report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 before the U.S. market opens on August 30, 2022.

iQIYI’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 7:00 AM on August 30, 2022, U.S. Eastern Time (7:00 PM on August 30, 2022, Beijing Time).

Please register in advance of the conference using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, passcode and unique access PIN by a calendar invite.

Participant Online Registration:  https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10024346-sgdy7f.html

It will automatically direct you to the registration page of ” iQIYI Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call”, where you may fill in your details for RSVP.

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), passcode and unique access PIN) provided in the calendar invite that you have received following your pre-registration.

A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through September 6, 2022.

Dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows:

International Dial-in                             +1 855 883 1031
Passcode:                                           10024346

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://ir.iqiyi.com/.

About iQIYI, Inc.

iQIYI, Inc. is an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China. Its corporate DNA combines creative talent with technology, fostering an environment for continuous innovation and the production of blockbuster content. We produce, aggregate and distribute a wide variety of professionally produced content, or PPC, as well as a broad spectrum of other video content in a variety of formats. The Company distinguishes itself in the online entertainment industry by its leading technology platform powered by advanced AI, big data analytics and other core proprietary technologies. iQIYI attracts a massive user base with tremendous user engagement, and has developed a diversified monetization model including membership services, online advertising services, content distribution, online games, live broadcasting, IP licensing, talent agency, online literature, etc.

For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations
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PARAMOUNT PICTURES’ “TOP GUN: MAVERICK” FLIES PAST $50 MILLION IN SCREENX AND 4DX

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“TOP GUN: MAVERICK” Becomes Highest Grossing Film of All Time for CJ 4DPLEX Formats

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s leading producer of premium film formats and cinema technologies, announced today that Paramount Pictures’ “Top Gun: Maverick” has surpassed $50 million in box office sales in the company’s premier theater formats 4DX and the visually immersive, 270-degree panoramic ScreenX.  

The combined business from CJ 4DPLEX’s two premium experiences have contributed 4% of the overall box office for the summer blockbuster across its combined 681 screens worldwide. The company has been rapidly growing their global footprint, especially with ScreenX where the focus has been to open more flagship PLF locations in key territories around the world. 

“Top Gun: Maverick” in ScreenX provided 58 minutes of exclusive ScreenX imagery – the most ScreenX content ever to be produced for a ScreenX feature film. ScreenXʼs peripheral three-screen design allows audiences to take in majestic views, feel the rush of flying and puts them right in the middle of the climatic jet fighting scenes with Maverick and his crew. CJ 4DPLEX worked closely with “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joe Kosinski and Paramount Pictures to ensure the highest quality presentation of the film and selected key scenes and exclusive imagery for the ScreenX version. 

The 4DX immersive theatre technology enhances the on-screen visuals of action-packed blockbusters, transcending the traditional cinema experience through special effects including motion-synchronized seats, wind, fog, rain, lightning, snow, bubble, vibration, and scents. The result is one of the most immersive cinema formats in the industry, drawing the Gen Y and Gen Z demographics into the cinemas and off their devices. 

“Thanks to ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ we have seen unprecedented box office numbers for 4DX and ScreenX that are consistently breaking records worldwide,” said Jongryul Kim, CEO, CJ 4DPLEX. “We look forward to continuing the momentum as more and more filmmakers see the value in our premium theatre formats and how they enhance the overall viewing experience.” 

 “We want to thank Tom Cruise, Joe Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer and everyone at Paramount Pictures for creating a film that has reinvigorated the movie theatre experience and reminded audiences what it’s like to see an epic movie.” said Don Savant, CEO & President, CJ 4DPLEX America. “Together we have proven that our two formats offer a truly unique experience that can only be appreciated in a movie theatre.”

 Some highlights across the combined CJ4DPLEX network:

  • The film performed exceptionally well in CJ 4DPLEX’s ScreenX premium flagship locations such as B&B Theater’s Liberty, MO location which has delivered over $320,000 to date and CGV Korea’s new PLF location at Yeongdeunpo in Seoul, Korea bringing in $257,000 since releasing in Korea on June 22nd.
  • In the U.S., “Top Gun: Maverick” in ScreenX and 4DX is the highest grossing title to date with over $11 million in box office across both formats.
  • In Korea, “Top Gun: Maverick” is the highest grossing title since the pandemic with $6.7M across both formats.
  • In Taiwan, “Top Gun: Maverick in 4DX is the highest grossing title to date, with $1.4 million across five 4DX screens, recording $276K per screen, and 60 days into the release, it is still recording 50%+ occupancy.
  • The 4DXScreen auditorium (a combination of 4DX with ScreenX) at Grand Cinema Sunshine in Tokyo grossed over $430K to date, the highest during the pandemic for any Hollywood film, recording 80%+ occupancy over 59 days.

Director Joseph Kosinski stated “Tom, Jerry, and I are obsessed with telling stories that need to be experienced on the big screen. We designed ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to be seen in theaters and the ScreenX and 4DX versions create an experience that are completely unique. Working with the team at CJ 4DPLEX, I was thrilled that we were able to use the side camera footage from our six camera cockpit array to fill out both wings of the ScreenX format with real photography. The result is a totally immersive version of our film that can’t be replicated anywhere else.”

“Paramount Pictures was thrilled to feature ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in ScreenX and 4DX, both of which provided a unique premium experience for movie fans to experience the film in different ways and we look forward to continuing to utilize the technology CJ 4DPLEX can provide on future films,” said Marc Weinstock, President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, Paramount Pictures. 

CJ 4DPLEX’s combined network is now the second largest premium theater network in the world.  With films like Paramount Pictures’ “Top Gun: Maverick,” the premium marketplace will continue to grow in importance as exhibitors differentiate the movie theatre experience from home viewing. 

“Top Gun: Maverick” is currently playing in select locations around the globe in ScreenX and 4DX theatres.

About “Top Gun: Maverick”

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”. Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

About CJ 4DPLEX

CJ 4DPLEX is a leading, next-generation cinema technology company, headquartered in Seoul with international offices in Los Angeles and Beijing. The company has created innovative film technologies for theaters worldwide that include ‘ScreenX’, ‘4DX’, and ‘4DX Screen’ for consumers to experience films in ways that were never before possible.

CJ 4DPLEX is a part of the CJ Group conglomerate that also includes entertainment powerhouses CJ CGV, the fifth largest theater chain in the world, and CJ ENM (CJ Entertainment & Media), who produced the Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and SAG Awards winning film, “Parasite”. CJ 4DPLEX was named Most Innovative Company of 2017 and 2019 in Live Events by Fast Company, and the technology has been recognized with Silver at the Edison Awards in the Media and Visual Communications-Entertainment category in 2015 and 2018.

ScreenX is the world’s first multi-projection cinema with an immersive 270 degree field of view. By expanding the image beyond the frame and onto the walls of the theatre, ScreenX draws you into the story on the main screen and immerses you in a virtual reality like setting with cinema quality resolution. To date, there are over 382 ScreenX auditoriums around the world in 38 countries.

4DX provides moviegoers with a multi-sensory cinema-going experience, allowing audiences to connect with movies through motion, vibration, water, wind, snow, lightning, scents, and other special effects that enhance the visuals on-screen. Each 4DX auditorium incorporates motion-based seating synchronized with more than 21 different effects and optimized by a team of skilled editors. To date, there are over 783 4DX auditoriums around the world, spanning over 69 countries.

4DXScreen is a powerful combination of our super premium immersive theatre technologies of ScreenX and 4DX in one auditorium, creating a never-before-seen experience for cinemagoers. To date, there are 41 4DXScreens installed around the globe.

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China Daily series Youth Power invites Gen Zers to bring cultural relics to life

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BEIJING, July 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — To encourage Gen Zers to take a closer look at the history of China and use their wisdom to bring cultural relics to life, the second episode of season two of the China Daily series Youth Power, “Chinese Civilization: Generation A meets Generation Z”, was broadcast online on July 30.

In the episode, Gen Zers from China, France and the United States gathered in Henan Museum in Henan province, central China, to explore treasures handed down by generations past, drawing from them lessons for the contemporary world.

“China’s civilization is one of the four greatest civilizations and the only surviving one,” said AlexandreGuery, a French Gen Zer who lives in China. “It gave so many technologies to the world, including gunpowder, printing and paper making.”

One item in the museum that left him full of wonder was an 8,000-year-old bone flute.

The Gen Zers who gathered in the museum said they believed that in an age of globalization it is important for young people to learn about history and the origins of one’s cultures. They discussed the increasing appreciation of Chinese traditional culture, the pros and cons of turning ancient relics into cultural and creative products, and the reasons for the vitality of Chinese civilization. They also discussed whether cultural relics lost abroad should be returned to China.

“In the 1920s the Tianlongshan Grottoes suffered a large excavation,” said Ruan Kexin, a PhD candidate in the School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University. “More than 240 statues were stolen. Almost all the heads and even the whole bodies of statues were taken away and transported abroad. It was also a very great loss for the cultural heritage of our country.”
However, after nearly a century overseas the statues were finally returned to China, he said.

“Allowing more people from other countries to see our cultural relics and feel our culture can help the Chinese culture to go global and strengthen its international influence. Instead of the unregulated movement of artifacts, this can be achieved through the regulated exchange of cultural relics.”

Jennifer Courtney Holstein, 26, from the United States, said it was sad that cultural relics are missing from China.

“In the case of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, a lot of the things were ‘lost’ or stolen or looted. You can’t really imagine what it used to be like, because so much of it was destroyed or taken away.”

Zhong Yutong, the episode host, said: “We now know what bad things have happened before and we should do everything we can to ensure they don’t happen again.”

He encouraged Gen Zers to express their ideas on breathing new life into historic relics, with the aim of ensuring that these memories become part of present-day thinking.

Through stories, music and dance, Gen Zers breathed life into the relics in Henan Museum, retelling stories of the past. One of the invitees, Wang Licheng, 17, created a song related to the museum’s cultural relics, after he went into various stories and explored the culture.

“I was inspired by the relics themselves and the accompanying information on the walls,” Wang said. “I wasn’t sure what everything meant. There were some expressions and characters I couldn’t even understand, so I almost felt as though I wasn’t fully Chinese.”

Chen Shihua, a 17 year-old who is about to start her college life at Peking University, performed a dance from the show “Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting” that reinterprets the renowned artistic work “A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers”.

“This performance showcased the aesthetic value and classical beauty of the Song Dynasty,” Chen said. “The classical beauty of traditional China has a very important place in today’s world. And its beauty needs to be cherished.”

Zhang Yun, a graduate of the Communication University of China in Beijing and the author of the illustrated series “Guardian”, talked about the inspiration of her creation, which presents the traditional culture of the Miao nationality in the form of paintings.

“This is a unique form of artistic expression that reflects the spiritual beliefs and philosophies of all ethnic groups in ancient China.”

Zhang said she would like to further explore all kinds of traditional culture in China and to present it to young people from all over the world, hoping that through it they can better understand and appreciate Chinese culture.

Youth Power, organized by China Daily, aims to build a global platform for communication and exchange focusing on the interests and ideas of Generation Z. The program comes in the form of interviews, forums and speeches, with topics related to anything of current interest in the world.

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“MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA” New Playable Characters “Mash Kyrielight” and “Neco-Arc” Announced All Additional Characters up to the Fourth Set will be Available for Free!

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On sale on Steam starting August 4

TOKYO, July 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Project LUMINA (NotesCo., Ltd., Aniplex Inc., Lasengle Inc.) announces new playable characters “Mash Kyrielight” and “Neco-Arc” for the 2D Fighting Game “MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA”.

MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA New Character 2022 Summer
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA New Character 2022 Summer

“Mash Kyrielight” and “Neco-Arc”, scheduled for release this summer, will be available for free, along with two more playable characters to be added this coming winter.

Furthermore, the game will be on sale for 35% off on Steam, starting on August 4, 2022 at 10:00 (PDT).

There is also a sale underway on PlayStation®4, Nintendo Switch™, and Xbox One at this time.

· Official website
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About “MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA”

“MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA” is a 2D fighting game noted for its exciting, fast-paced battles and beautiful 2D animation.

Players control one of 18 characters for animated battles against each other. Select characters to use their numerous techniques and experience an individual story for each one.

Total global title sales have now surpassed 270,000 copies. The game was also selected for the main tournament category at the “Evo 2022” fighting game tournament.

The game features rollback netcode to ensure stable connections for online play worldwide, and supports online competitive play events and e-sports development.

All Additional Characters up to the Fourth Set will be Available for Free

The company has decided to release the upcoming four playable characters for “MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA” free updates.

The third set of new playable characters is scheduled for release this summer, and the fourth set this coming winter.

On sale on Steam for 35% off

“MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA” will go on sale for 35% off on Steam.

Be sure to add it to the Wishlist and keep an eye out for the sale.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1372280/MELTY_BLOOD_TYPE_LUMINA/

· Steam Sale Period
PDT August 4, 2022, 10:00～August 18, 2022, 10:00

Items on Sale

  • “MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA” Standard Edition
  • “MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA” Deluxe Edition
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AiDot APP upgrades its Smart Zone page, adds Music Rhythm Home Monitoring and Pet Sitting feature

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LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — AiDot APP released the upgrade APP version by adding a smart zone page in the automation section, which contains four major features: Music Rhythm, Energy Dashboard, Home Monitoring, and Pet Sitting.

AiDot APP upgrades its Smart Zone page,adds Music Rhythm Home Monitoring and Pet sitting feature
AiDot APP upgrades its Smart Zone page,adds Music Rhythm Home Monitoring and Pet sitting feature

Synchronized color changes and musical grooves, cover whole space

Just tap on any of the listed songs and the lights will start flashing to the beat of the music. AiDot Music Rhythm feature gets users’ lighting blinking and changing color in time to music without any delay which satisfies the needs for the creation of the ultimate music atmosphere. Feel free to change the color range, sensitivity and brightness by using AiDot’s lighting brand products, such as the smart light starter kit including light bulbs, strip lights, recessed lighting, etc. Users can create a complete whole-space music rhythm effect.

AiDot Energy Dashboard helps users save energy and money

How much users will save money for the energy bills by adding smart home devices? As a smart home ecosystem, AiDot focuses on the energy usage in smart home products and the energy consumption reduction. Users can know the energy consumption of different smart products on AiDot App. The compatible products include smart lighting, cameras, solar panel products, etc. AiDot Green energy dashboard enables users to track the devices and analyze the results of energy efficiency monitoring.

Home Monitoring feature provides safety care for the loved ones

AiDot Home monitoring feature empowers users‘ security camera not only to catch the suspicious, but also to keep them away from their loved ones without worry. For this function, users can set a real-time detection in their chosen area to identify their family member’s activities, especially babies. Pools, play sets, trampolines etc., all those activities are great for kids, but most of them will be dangerous without supervision. If no one is detected for a while, a push rich message with photos will be sent to users’ phone, reminding them to check the situation at home. In this way, users can know the situation of elder parents or kids when they’re home and deal with it in time.

Pet Sitting feature for better companionship and observation of the pet’s habits

Users may find something wrong with their furry kids but can’t figure out why, now they can understand them more and reduce their separation anxiety in time. The pet sitting feature of AiDot provides real-time monitoring and a deeper understanding of pets by data analysis. With monitoring and statistics, users can have a better understanding of pet’s diet and activity habits. Knowing the times their pet enters the setting area is the best way to achieve that.

For example: When the pet is home alone, users can find out if its daily diet is normal by checking how many times it goes to the dining area. When users notice the difference in daily eating habits, they should pay attention to its health. If there are some areas in home that users do not want pets to enter, they can set these areas as no-entry areas and observe.

AiDot Smart home strive on family companionship and care. Help users have a better home through intelligent analysis. Home monitoring and Pet sitting feature are Cloud service of AiDot App, users can find it when using AiDot App or visiting aidot.com.

About AiDot： 

AiDot believes we can add more value to the word “eco” when it comes to eco-systems and eco-lifestyles. AiDot app has interconnected with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple Homekit, Conrad connects, Smartthings. It’s fully compatible with Amazon Echo, Google Assistant, Apple Home Pod and other voice assistants, also works with 20 other partners’ mainstream smart home devices.

Works with AiDot (WWA) is a symbol of cross-brand and cross-category connectivity. Brands that have joined the AiDot ecosystem include well-known smart device brands, such as Linkind, OREiN, Winees, Hyderson, Syvio, GoGonova, Ganiza, etc. Users can easily control any product with Works with AiDot with just one app. All products within the AiDot ecosystem are designed to help users start building a sustainable world.

For more information, visit: www.AiDot.com  https://shop.AiDot.com/

Contact us: Marketing@aidot.com

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Bilibili Comics announces partnership with Anime-Planet

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SINGAPORE, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Bilibili Comics is proud to announce a partnership with Anime-Planet, providing free chapters of manga and webtoons to Anime-Planet’s online reading portal. In addition, Bilibili Comics has added Anime-Planet’s community ratings to their pages as part of a new third-party scoring feature.


At launch, Bilibili Comics has released sample chapters for a set of 60 series on Anime-Planet, covering a wide range of genres such as BL, GL, martial arts, science fiction, and comedy. More series and chapters will be provided on an ongoing basis moving forward. The community can read these chapters for free, add a rating, and track their reading progress on Anime-Planet, in addition to being able to follow links to Bilibili Comics to read the full series and to see Anime-Planet’s combined community score.


A spokesman from Bilibili Comics said, “We are very optimistic about the cooperation with Anime-Planet, which will allow Bilibili Comics to connect with more comic users. In the future, users can directly have trials of comics in Anime-Planet, and rate their favorite comics. At the same time, this rating will also become an important reference and indicator for Bilibili Comic’s evaluation system.”

Kim Cameron, Anime-Planet’s founder, said: “We are thrilled to have this opportunity to partner with Bilibili Comics. Bilibili Comics offers so many high-quality manga and webtoons that we know our community will love, and we’re excited that users can make their voices heard in the ratings. We are looking forward to strengthening this partnership moving forward. “

The collaboration is expected to have a profound impact on Bilibili Comics. The majority of Bilibili Comics’ works have versions translated into English, so Anime-Planet, one of the most influential anime and manga communities amongst English speakers, will enable more fans in English-speaking markets to read Bilibili Comics’ highly-regarded series, and will continue to strengthen the legal manga industry.  Anime-Planet has established strong credibility in the community and industry in the over 20 years of its operation, and as a result, displaying Anime-Planet’s community ratings on the Bilibili Comics platform will optimize their user experience as well.

Bilibili Comics was launched in April 2021 and has more than 15 million monthly active users. More than 700 comics that are translated into English, Indonesian, and Spanish are available on the platform. The company’s most popular series is Heaven’s Official Blessing, which has an animated adaptation that has aired on streaming platforms such as Funimation and Netflix. Bilibili Comics plans to collaborate with additional animation platforms as a way of supporting content creators from different regions, so that they can continue to provide highly regarded comics works to readers worldwide. With a goal of respecting the cultures of different countries, Bilibili Comics actively promotes localization to support sustainable development of the animation community.

Founded in 2001, Anime-Planet was created by fans, for fans. Anime-Planet offers the ability to track the anime you’ve seen, and the manga, webtoons, and OELs that you’ve read; has personalized anime and manga recommendations; the ability to legally read and watch content online through industry partnerships; and has a vast content database for anime and manga, tags, characters, and staff. Learn more at Anime-Planet.com and follow the site on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

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