It has been announced that the Japanese dubbed version of the popular Chinese web anime series "The Legend of Hei" will be broadcast as a TV anime starting in October. In addition to the already announced cast members Kana Hanazawa as Xiaohei and Mamoru Miyano as Mugen, it has also been announced that Ayane Sakura, Megumi Han as Agen, and Akari Kito as Shanxin will also appear.
Xiao Bai is a character who picks up Xiao Hei and lives with him, A Geng is Xiao Bai's cousin who lives in the countryside, and Shang Xin is Xiao Bai's best friend who loves subculture. A key visual and teaser PV featuring Xiao Hei, Xiao Bai, and others have been released.
"The Legend of Hei" is produced by Chinese animator and animation director MTJJ and Hanmu Chunhua (HMCH) Studio. The web animation series was released on a video site in March 2011 and gained popularity, and a theatrical version was later released. The theatrical version was a hit, grossing approximately 315 million yuan (approximately 4.9 billion yen) at the box office in China.
A subtitled version was released in Japan in September 2019, and a Japanese dubbed version was released in November 2020. The dubbed version had a long run of screenings lasting about six months, and grossed over 520 million yen.
The Japanese dubbed and subtitled versions of the new animated film "The Legend of Hei 2: The Future We Want" will be released simultaneously on November 7th, and are also a hot topic. The new film is set two years after the previous film.