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Against the Dark Force (异国大营救, Yìguó Dà Yíngjiù) is the thirty-second donghua installment in the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf franchise, the twenty-second entry in the main series, and the third season of the Mighty Little Defenders series. It is also considered the first season of the Da Yingjiu series.
This donghua was filed by CPE in March 2020.
After being issued a distribution license numbered (Yue) Dong Shen Zi [2020] Di-024 Hao on June 17, 2020, the first episode premiered on July 17, 2020, on Aniworld Satellite Television and streaming platforms iQiyi, MangoTV, Tencent Video, Xigua Video, and Youku, as well as several local IPTV and OTT platforms, updating six episodes daily. Several other TV channels began airing it at a later date. The donghua concluded its run across all premiere platforms on July 26, 2020.
Plot[]
Qimao Kingdom was in chaos because of the Dark Force. Weslie and his friends unanticipatedly rescued Princess Haoyue of Qimao Kingdom. To help Princess Haoyue, they set out for Qimao Kingdom. In the process, except for Paddi and Wolffy, all their companions went ballistic and controlled by the queen and is against them. Along the way, Paddi and Wolffy who can’t punch one’s way out of a paper bag, are surrounded by the companions of the catify Weslie. Can they awake their companions with the love in their hearts? And Princess Haoyue who traveled all the way seemed to be very worried, what is the Dark Force hidden behind it? All the mysteries are in “Against the Dark Force.”
Staff[]
Animation Directors | Chen Xiongbin, Chen Lijin, Rong Yuqing, Zhou Zeju, Quan Chao, Cai Muyan, Lin Jiashu, He Yingqiang |
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Art Director | Chen Yuanyuan |
Producers | Kinny Choi, Zhang Xian, Su Wanzi, Yan Liting |
Production Coordinators | Ma Yanni, Li Chunying, Guo Si’en, Ren Li |
Media Distribution | Qiu Haiyan, Ding Dan |
Sound Production | Guangzhou Xianwu Culture Co., Ltd. |
Audio Director | Vicky Fong |
Screenplay Reviewers | Guo Minqi, Wu Chaowei, Shi Jianna |
Screenplay Coordinator | Guo Peng |
Screenwriters | Liu Zemin, Liu Qingrun, Huang Zexuan, Zhu Haiying, Chen Nan, Chen Xiaodan, Li Disi, Huang Wenji |
Directors | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
Executive Producer | Huang Xiaoxue |
Production & Distribution | Creative Power Entertaining Co., Ltd. |
Cast[]
- Zu Liqing as Weslie, Mingri and Xiaoqiang
- Zhang Lin as Wolffy and Random Snowmen Villagers
- Liang Ying as Paddi, Wilie and Qimao Kingdom Queen,
- Deng Yuting as Tibbie, Jonie, Snowmen Villagers
- Liu Hongyun as Sparky, Haoyue and XiaoMu
- Gao Quansheng as Slowy, Qimao Kingdom King, QiangBa and Snowmen Villagers
- Zhao Na as Wolnie, Fulai, Keke’s Mother and Snowmen Villagers
- Li Tuan as Guxin Lang, Chapper, Keke’s Father, Answer question Genie and Snowmen Villagers
Music[]
- Opening song
- Ending song
Episodes[]
No. | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date |
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01 | “A Magical Beginning” “Shénqí de Kāiduān” (神奇的开端) |
Liu Zemin | Chen Xiongbin | July 17, 2020 |
02 | “New to Qimao Kingdom” “Chū Rù Qímāoguó” (初入奇猫国) |
Chen Xiaodan | Lin Jiashu | July 17, 2020 |
03 | “Trapped in Despair” “Xiànrù Juéjìng” (陷入绝境) |
Liu Qingrun | Cai Muyan | July 17, 2020 |
04 | “The Thunder Valley” “Léidiàn Shāngǔ” (雷电山谷) |
Huang Wenji | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 17, 2020 |
05 | “Running Towards the Station” “Bēnxiàng Chēzhàn” (奔向车站) |
Chen Xiaodan | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 17, 2020 |
06 | “Hello, Qihua Town” “Nǐhǎo, Qíhuā Zhèn” (你好,奇花镇) |
Huang Wenji | Rong Yuqing | July 17, 2020 |
07 | “Flower Field Crisis” “Huātián Wēijī” (花田危机) |
Liu Zemin | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 18, 2020 |
08 | “Infiltration” “Qiánrù” (潜入) |
Huang Zexuan | Zhou Zeju | July 18, 2020 |
09 | “Prison Break Turmoil” “Yuèyù Fēngbō” (越狱风波) |
Liu Zemin | Quan Chao | July 18, 2020 |
10 | “Rescue” “Yíngjiù” (营救) |
Li Disi | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 18, 2020 |
11 | “The Poisonous Thorn Forest” “Dújīngjílín” (毒荆棘林) |
Chen Xiaodan | Chen Lijin | July 18, 2020 |
12 | “Seven-Colored Flowers Bloom” “Qīsèhuā Kāi” (七色花开) |
Huang Zexuan | He Yingqiang | July 18, 2020 |
13 | “Encounter With Qishou” “Zāoyù Qíshòu” (遭遇奇兽) |
Liu Zemin | Zhou Zeju | July 19, 2020 |
14 | “Mysterious Bingxue Town” “Shénmì de Bīngxuě Zhèn” (神秘的冰雪镇) |
Li Disi | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 19, 2020 |
15 | “Hide-and-Seek” “Duǒmāomāo” (躲猫猫) |
Liu Qingrun | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 19, 2020 |
16 | “The Paradise of Ice and Snow” “Bīngxuě Lèyuán” (冰雪乐园) |
Huang Wenji | Chen Lijin | July 19, 2020 |
17 | “Old Friends Team Up” “Jiùyǒu Hézuò” (旧友合作) |
Huang Zexuan | Lin Jiashu | July 19, 2020 |
18 | “Scattered Fragments” “Sànluò de Suìpiàn” (散落的碎片) |
Liu Zemin | He Yingqiang | July 19, 2020 |
19 | “The Dangerous Hot Spring Trip” “Wēixiǎn de Wēnquán zhī Lǚ” (危险的温泉之旅) |
Li Disi | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 20, 2020 |
20 | “The Snowfield Counterattack” “Xuědì Fǎnjīzhàn” (雪地反击战) |
Li Disi | Quan Chao | July 20, 2020 |
21 | “Miracle of the Snow Town” “Xuěchéng Qíjì” (雪城奇迹) |
Liu Zemin | Rong Yuqing | July 20, 2020 |
22 | “The Liusha Town” “Liúshā Zhèn” (流沙镇) |
Shi Jianna | Cai Muyan | July 20, 2020 |
23 | “Life-Saving Water Source” “Jiùmìng Shuǐyuán” (救命水源) |
Chen Xiaodan | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 20, 2020 |
24 | “The Water Scramble” “Duó Shuǐ” (夺水) |
Liu Qingrun | Chen Xiongbin | July 20, 2020 |
25 | “Saving Sparky” “Zhěngjiù Fèi Yángyáng” (拯救沸羊羊) |
Chen Xiaodan | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 21, 2020 |
26 | “Escape” “Táolí” (逃离) |
Liu Qingrun | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 21, 2020 |
27 | “Wandering the Desert” “Liúlàng Shāmò” (流浪沙漠) |
Liu Zemin | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 21, 2020 |
28 | “Removing the Bracelet” “Jiěchú Shǒuhuán” (解除手环) |
Shi Jianna | Cai Muyan | July 21, 2020 |
29 | “Go Deep into Shuiling Town” “Shēnrù Shuǐlíng Zhèn” (深入水灵镇) |
Shi Jianna | Chen Xiongbin | July 21, 2020 |
30 | “Chaos in Shuiling Town” “Dànào Shuǐlíng Zhèn” (大闹水灵镇) |
Liu Qingrun | Rong Yuqing | July 21, 2020 |
31 | “Battle with Jonie” “Duìzhàn Nuǎn Yángyáng” (对战暖羊羊) |
Chen Xiaodan | Zhou Zeju | July 22, 2020 |
32 | “Jonie’s Doll” “Nuǎn Yángyáng de Wáwa” (暖羊羊的娃娃) |
Liu Zemin | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 22, 2020 |
33 | “The Truth Emerges” “Zhēnxiàng Fúxiàn” (真相浮现) |
Chen Xiaodan | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 22, 2020 |
34 | “Searching for the Float–Sink Pearl” “Xúnzhǎo Fúchénzhū” (寻找浮沉珠) |
Liu Qingrun | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 22, 2020 |
35 | “Trapped in the Fish’s Belly” “Bèi Kùn Yúfù” (被困鱼腹) |
Shi Jianna | Lin Jiashu | July 22, 2020 |
36 | “Thrilling Game” “Jīngxǐn Yóuxì” (惊险游戏) |
Liu Zemin | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 22, 2020 |
37 | “Plan Changes” “Jìhuà Shēng Biàn” (计划生变) |
Liu Zemin | He Yingqiang | July 23, 2020 |
38 | “The Lost Crown” “Shīluò de Huángguān” (失落的皇冠) |
Zhu Haiying | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 23, 2020 |
39 | “The Qishou’s Secret” “Qíshòu de Mìmi” (奇兽的秘密) |
Shi Jianna | Quan Chao | July 23, 2020 |
40 | “Heartbreaking Betrayal” “Shāngxīn Bèipàn” (伤心背叛) |
Liu Qingrun | Chen Lijin | July 23, 2020 |
41 | “Sisters’ Reunion” “Jiěmèi Xiāngyù” (姐妹相遇) |
Chen Xiaodan | Rong Yuqing | July 23, 2020 |
42 | “Secret Passage” “Mìdào” (密道) |
Shi Jianna | Rong Yuqing | July 23, 2020 |
43 | “End of Mingri” “Míngrì Zhōngjié” (明日终结) |
Liu Zemin | Lin Jiashu | July 24, 2020 |
44 | “Recovery from Severe Illness” “Dàbìng Chū Yù” (大病初愈) |
Chen Xiaodan | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 24, 2020 |
45 | “A Strange Haoyue” “Qíguài de Hàoyuè” (奇怪的皓月) |
Liu Qingrun | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 24, 2020 |
46 | “Mysterious Cooperation” “Shénmì de Hézuò” (神秘的合作) |
Zhu Haiying | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 24, 2020 |
47 | “Unraveling the Mist” “Bōkāi Míwù” (拨开迷雾) |
Liu Qingrun | He Yingqiang | July 24, 2020 |
48 | “A Glimmer of Hope” “Yīxiàn Xīwàng” (一线希望) |
Liu Zemin | Quan Chao | July 24, 2020 |
49 | “The Light Sword Scramble” “Guāngjiàn Zhēngduó” (光剑争夺) |
Zhu Haiying | Cai Muyan | July 25, 2020 |
50 | “Darkest Moment” “Zhì Àn Shíkè” (至暗时刻) |
Chen Xiaodan | Chen Lijin | July 25, 2020 |
51 | “Chaos in Qimao Kingdom” “Qímāoguó Dàluàn” (奇猫国大乱) |
Liu Qingrun | Zhou Zeju | July 25, 2020 |
52 | “Endless Darkness” “Wújìn Hēi’àn” (无尽黑暗) |
Liu Zemin | Chen Xiongbin | July 25, 2020 |
53 | “Crisis on the Green Green Grassland” “Qīngqīng Cǎoyuán de Wēijī” (青青草原的危机) |
Chen Nan | Huang Junming, Hu Dan |
July 25, 2020 |
54 | “Return to Qimao Kingdom” “Zài Rù Qímāoguó” (再入奇猫国) |
Chen Xiaodan | Quan Chao | July 25, 2020 |
55 | “Partners in Crisis” “Wēijī Zhōng de Huǒbàn” (危机中的伙伴) |
Liu Zemin | Zhou Zeju | July 26, 2020 |
56 | “Tracking the Qishou” “Zhuīzōng Qíshòu” (追踪奇兽) |
Chen Nan | Cai Muyan | July 26, 2020 |
57 | “Another Raid on the Thunder Valley” “Zài Xí Léidiàngǔ” (再袭雷电谷) |
Zhu Haiying | Lin Jiashu | July 26, 2020 |
58 | “Memories” “Huíyì” (回忆) |
Liu Qingrun | He Yingqiang | July 26, 2020 |
59 | “Fall of the Giant Island” “Jùdǎo Yǔnluò” (巨岛陨落) |
Chen Xiaodan | Chen Lijin | July 26, 2020 |
60 | “A New Beginning” “Xīn de Kāishǐ” (新的开始) |
Liu Zemin | Chen Xiongbin | July 26, 2020 |
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Trivia[]
- Paddi as the main character was proposed by Huang Weiming. This may be a throwback to the show’s early development, where Paddi was originally meant to be the main character of the series as a whole.
- Huang Weiming does not want the word “cat” to appear in the title.
- Against the Dark Force is recognized by all producers as the best animation produced by action dramas.
- Against the Dark Force specially produced some background music for action dramas.
- During the production of Against The Dark Force, “Qishou” was originally called “Yuanshou,” and “Qili” was originally called “Yuanli.”