Lan Mao (simplified Chinese: 蓝猫; traditional Chinese: 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 (simplified Chinese: 三辰卡通快车; traditional Chinese: 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.
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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.
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.
The cast of Blue Cat in Mandarin varies episode to episode. Here are some of the most popular ones.
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.
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.