Mai Dou. Niao Shui Yao Yao

Author: Xie Liwen
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Following the "Jimi" style, a pink and clumsy little pig from Hong Kong named Mai Dou is about to ignite a new wave of adult comics in Mainland China! A pig with the most famous and beloved status in Hong Kong! It has been popular in Hong Kong for 14 years without fading! Not only has it been adapted into a TV series, but it also frequently appears in various toys and stationery; last year, a movie adapted from the comic even defeated Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" in box office revenue in Hong Kong! In April 2002, "Mai Dou Story" won the Best Original Film Music Award at the 21st Hong Kong Film Awards; at the Hong Kong Film Festival Awards ceremony, "Mai Dou Story" won the FIPRESCI Award (Federation of International Film Critics) awarded by critics from around the world." Critics praised that "Mai Dou Story" not only has a Hong Kong local flavor but also possesses global commonality, conveying a strong sense of the era. This is the growth story of the pig-like children Mai Dou and Mai Mei from Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, from their birth, attending kindergarten, going to middle school, and eventually leading to the story of them losing their family fortune. Mai Dou and Mai Mei are simple, optimistic, and average in talent, yet they have many dreams. Mai Tai is a single mother who places all her dreams on her son. Hope, disappointment, hope, disappointment... one after another, they are all failures, but Mai Dou and Mai Mei still, with their upright and kind-hearted "stupidity," created their beautiful world... Mai Dou: Mai Dou has a birthmark on his upper left eye, loves chicken legs, eats only meat not vegetables, and is greedy for sleep. Mai Dou is simple, optimistic, and average in talent, yet he has many dreams. Hope, disappointment, hope, disappointment... one after another, they are all failures, but Mai Dou still, with his upright and kind-hearted "stupidity," created his beautiful world. Mai Dou may be foolish, or slow, or clumsy, and keeps trying and failing in life, but he lives his life naturally, as if doing something simple. Many friends prefer Mai Dou because he is not perfect, just like every one of us. His hopes bring joy, and his disappointments make others empathize. Mai Mei is Mai Dou's cousin and classmate, and also his only pig friend. He is just as fond of eating and sleeping as Mai Dou and is also quite chubby. The "Mai Dou and Mai Mei series" is a series of books created by the famous Chinese writer Xie Liwen and the painter Mai Jiaobi, featuring the adorable protagonists Mai Dou and Mai Mei. The books narrate the life stories of the two happy little pigs. Initially published in a children's magazine in Hong Kong, it gradually gained popularity among schools and the intellectual community, becoming a trend. Both adults and children love Mai Dou and Mai Mei, who are moved by the stories that are both profound and, melancholic yet optimistic, and are inspired by their imagination. The whimsical "Mai Dou Story" is filled with a strong Hong Kong atmosphere—narrow high-rise buildings, small advertisements pasted on the streets, the happiness of ordinary people, warm memories, and gentle bitterness. The Hong Kong-style humor and satire are naturally reflected in the animated series "Mai Dou Story."