I’m Just an Artist, So How Did I Become the Godfather of Chinese Animation?

[Parallel World + Reincarnation as a Plagiarist + Campus Life + Laid-Back Daily Life + No System]

[Focused on the rise of Chinese animation, with no cutthroat business drama. Enjoy a lighthearted creative journey!]

“When people forget how to imagine, the world begins to fade.”

Chen Mo sets down his paintbrush and looks at the Blue Star’s impoverished anime scene. He smiles with confidence.

“But now, I’m going to bring color back to it!”

Reborn in his first year of high school on Blue Star, Chen Mo discovers that this parallel world places enormous importance on fine arts. Winning a painting competition can earn you admission to a top university, and artists enjoy high social status. Yet the animation industry is still stuck at the level of childish stick figures!

In that case, there’s no point holding back!

He uses The Outcast to set off a craze for Chinese-style supernatural powers.

The line “I pay my respects to the Old Celestial Master” floods the internet!

He breaks sales records with Demon Slayer.

A Demon Slayer line that sounds like it came straight from a script sets the whole world ablaze!

Under the pen name “Chen Mo,” he becomes the most mysterious anime prodigy around!

He uses Naruto and One Piece to teach the world about passion and dreams!

Under the pen name “Qian Fan,” he ushers in the age of pirates and ninjas!

At school, however, he’s the unassuming art prodigy Chen Mo, whose traditional ink paintings amaze the entire student body.

Then one day, his secret identities are exposed one by one.

The internet erupts: “The creator of The Outcast and A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains is the same person? Your art styles are polar opposites!”

Chen Mo spreads his hands helplessly.

“I’m just an artist who loves creating... and, um, borrowing.”

“But how did I end up becoming the godfather of Chinese animation just by drawing?”