Lan Mao
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Lan Mao (Chinese: 蓝猫/藍貓, Pinyin: Lán-māo) or Blue Cat is a Chinese Animation character that is broadcast only in China. The character appears in the show Sunchime Cartoon Flier (Chinese: 三辰卡通快车/三辰卡通快車, Pinyin: Sān-chén Kǎtōng Kuàichē) and its sub-animation-series 3000 Whys of Blue Cat, which is more well-known than the show.
Lan Mao is also the shortened name for the animation series 3000 Whys of Blue Cat. For more information about the animation series, please go to 3000 Whys of Blue Cat.
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[edit] Friends
In addition to the show that is about Lan Mao and his adventures, there is a large number of products that feature this character. His friends include a turquoise mouse Taoqi, a light pink mouse Gali, a fat mouse Feizai, a red fox Feifei, a hen Ji Dashen, and a goat with red hair Yang Boshi.
[edit] Show
Adventures include going into deep sea and accompanying dinosaurs. The shows are mainly based on science or science fiction. It has been popular in China, one reason might be the fact that many of the Chinese youth have been sending questions to the studio, and the studio answers them with one of Lan Mao's adventures. Lan Mao is sometimes impulsive, and in the end gets nothing but trouble.
[edit] Cast (in Mandarin)
The cast of Blue Cat in Mandarin varies episode to episode. Here are some of the most popular ones.
[edit] Ge Ping
Ge Ping (Chinese: 葛平, Pinyin: Gě Píng) is the primary cast for the character Blue Cat. His voice and songs (e.g. The Happy Blue Cat (Chinese: 快乐蓝猫, Pinyin: Kuàilè Lánmāo)) are the most popular.
[edit] Pan Long
Pan Long (Chinese: 潘龙, Pinyin: Pān Lóng) is the second cast of the character Blue Cat. His voice is not liked by some teenagers, but his songs in the cartoon (e.g. Return to Our Home (Chinese: 回家, Pinyin: Huí-jiā)) are quite popular.
[edit] Yu Tao
Yu Tao (Chinese: 俞涛, Pinyin: Yú Tāo) is the third cast of the character Blue Cat. His voice is not as disliked as the voice of Pan Long. His songs are also popular.
[edit] Song Xiaoyu
Song Xiaoyu (Chinese: 宋晓宇, Pinyin: Sòng Xiǎoyǔ) is the fourth cast of the character Blue Cat. His voice is reproved by almost all of the viewers.
[edit] Evaluation
The show's quality is widely criticized, even to the point of being called "Rotten Cat" (Chinese: 烂猫, Pinyin: Làn māo, with similar pronunciation with its title) by its critics (known as "FLM", shorten for Chinese Pinyin "Fǎn Lánmāo"/"Fan Lanmao" (Chinese Characters: 反蓝猫), which means "Anti-Lanmao"). However, it should be noted that it signifies a breakthrough of the Chinese animation industry, and thus should be viewed more positively than what its quality may suggest.
