The odyssey continues

Bilibili, the Three-Body Universe (Shanghai) Cultural Development Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Yoozoo Group, and animation studio YHKT Entertainment, co-produced the series.

Bilibili invited the studio to join the ambitious project, largely based on their previous cooperation of co-producing the popular science fiction animation series Ling Cage.

"The biggest challenge to make an animation about the 'Three-Body' trilogy is how to demonstrate the broad definition of science fiction," says Ruan Rui, founder of YHKT Entertainment, based in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province.

He admits that they're under great pressure because of the trilogy's great fame.

"Our adaptation is largely based on the original novel, with artistic creation of some scenes and supplementing the plot with details. The ultimate goal is to better present the story and the group of characters, with consideration of the audiovisual effect as well," he says.

Ruan says it's not easy to balance science and imagination, the animation and the original novel, the fans of the novel and non-fans, animation assets and creation ideas.