开年王炸！两集冲上豆瓣9.6，国漫粉沸腾了……

2023年刚开年，国产剧集就迎来了第一部高口碑爆款剧。

由上海美术电影制片厂和哔哩哔哩联合出品的中式奇幻动画短片集《中国奇谭》（Yao-Chinese Folktales）刚播出两集，就让网友沸腾了。

这部具有独特国风韵味的“妖怪”故事集，融入了中国传统文化和志怪美学，诡异灵动，立意深远，令人拍案。

An animated series featuring monster-like characters, or yao in Chinese, has won praise online for adopting traditional Chinese culture and aesthetics in its animation and storytelling in a way that has resonated with many.

开播后，《中国奇谭》在豆瓣获得9.5的超高开分，截至发稿前，超5万位观众做出评价，评分上升至9.6，给出五星的观众比例高达82.5%。

Jointly produced by Shanghai Animated Film Studio and streaming site Bilibili, “Yao - Chinese Folktales” has garnered over 26 million views and got a score of 9.6 out of 10 on rating site Douban since it aired last Sunday.

中式美学和现代思想的碰撞

《中国奇谭》由8个植根于中国传统文学作品的独立故事组成，融合了剪纸、素描、水墨等多种美术风格。

The series is an eight-part series inspired by various classics of traditional Chinese literature and showcases a range of artistic styles such as paper cutting, watercolor painting, and computer graphics.

该片之所以让网友兴奋，不仅因为它带着我们童年熟悉的水墨动画的神韵和东方审美的留白，还因为它寓言式的“故事新编”，把现代人的生活、职场、亲情等情感共鸣点都融入了进去。

比如首集《小妖怪的夏天》（Nobody），虽然改编自《西游记》（Journey to the West），但它描述的却是大背景下小人物的故事，被网友称为“小猪妖的职场生存记”。

影片中，小猪妖的领导多次因其抓唐僧的准备工作不到位而迁怒于他，广大观众深深共鸣，仿佛想起了自己在职场上遭遇的挫折和困境。

The first episode is based on the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West,” with characters preparing to capture a Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk. Its plot, which depicts one of the characters being punished after their leader was dissatisfied with their work, has resonated with a wide audience, reminding them of their own dilemmas and hardships in the workplace.

当小猪妖一次又一次无奈地接过领导分配的不合理任务时，网友们直呼这不就是卑微打工人的日常吗。

“The little monster at the bottom of the ladder really reflects my sad life as a dagongren,” one viewer commented on Bilibili, using online slang to refer to blue collar or put-upon office-workers.

在影片后半段小猪妖回山洞看妈妈的情节中，猪妖妈关心儿子毛秃没秃、有没有多喝水的朴实对话，又让许多网友泪目了。

小妖怪的故事在最后又唤醒了我们对齐天大圣的爱。

当唐僧师徒四人踏着金光出现时，那熟悉的身影，相信每个人看到都会热血沸腾。

而结尾出人意料的反转，更是直击灵魂，待回味过来，已是泪如泉涌。许多网友看完直呼“一集封神”！

第二集《鹅鹅鹅》（Goose Mountain），则更为诡异隐晦，被总导演陈廖宇评价为8部短片中“个体特色最突出”的一部。

该片取材于南朝梁吴均的中国神话小说集《续齐谐记》中的《鹅笼书生》，讲述了一位送货郎在送鹅的路上巧遇一位腿部受伤狐狸公子，在鹅山中经历了光怪陆离的一天。

影片通过素描与中国水墨韵味相结合的美术风格，充分展现了东方叙事中的“神秘浪漫、引而不发”，体现出浓郁的中国味道。

隐藏在细节中的小彩蛋

细心的观众还会发现，《中国奇谭》中处处隐藏着致敬经典的彩蛋。

你是否觉得《小妖怪的夏天》里唐僧的声音似曾相识？那是因为他的配音演员正是86版《西游记》唐僧的配音演员张云明。

你是否又觉得《鹅鹅鹅》中的狐狸公子有些面熟？那是因为作为上美粉丝的胡睿导演设计角色时致敬了《天书奇谭》中瘸腿的阿拐。

It’s not a surprise if you found that the eerie-looking fox spirit in 'Goose Mountain' bears an uncanny resemblance to the crippled A-Guai in 'The Legend of Sealed Book', an animated film by Shanghai Animation Film Studio, as the episode’s director Hu Rui is a huge fan and tried to pay homage to the 1980s classic.

若是你对于中国水墨山水画略有研究，那么你还能发现《鹅鹅鹅》中的许多背景画面致敬了宋朝画家米友仁的《潇湘奇观图》，展现出一幅幅飘渺空灵的米氏云山。

米友仁《潇湘奇观图》

《鹅鹅鹅》仿米氏云山

从《大圣归来》《哪吒之魔童降世》《白蛇》《新神榜：杨戬》到开年爆红的《中国奇谭》，这些的优秀动画片的涌现，让我们看到了国漫崛起的希望，也让我们感受到中华传统文化的强大魅力。

The new series is part of the growing trend of Chinese animation turning to ancient Chinese legends and folktales for inspiration. Domestically produced animated films featuring classic figures such as “Monkey King,” “Ne Zha,” and “White Snake” have proved to be big hits in recent years, with the latest release “New Gods: Yang Jian” amassing 550 million yuan ($80 million) in ticket sales last year.

编辑：左卓

实习生：沈佳璐

来源：光明日报 Sixth Tone 上海日报