Comicfans Culture

Comicfans Culture (广州漫友文化科技发展有限公司) is a Chinese comics and animation company headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. According to its official website, the company was founded in 1997 and describes itself as a comprehensive operator dedicated to building a new-generation animation culture and ecosystem, as well as a long-standing 'cradle' of Chinese original comics talent. The company focuses on the planning and operation of knowledge comics (知识漫画). Its flagship publishing cluster centers on the best-selling comics series 'If History Were a Group of Cats' (《如果历史是一群喵》), and it has developed multiple related series such as comics for learning Chinese classics, classical Chinese, the Records of the Grand Historian, classical poetry, psychology, and trivia. These titles have long occupied major book bestseller lists, and the company says it has driven a leap-forward development of Chinese knowledge comics and a trend of teenagers 'reading comics to learn knowledge'. Beyond publishing, Comicfans Culture organizes and hosts major animation events and awards, including the China International Comics Festival, the China Animation & Comic Golden Dragon Award, the Chinese Cartoonists Conference, the CICF Animation & Game Expo, and the Tsai Chih-chung Comics Award, along with many offline animation activities. It positions itself as a platform for 'bringing world animation into China and pushing Chinese animation to the world'. The company states it has received honors including 'National Key Animation Enterprise', 'National High-tech Enterprise', 'National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base', 'National Copyright Demonstration Unit', and 'Best Animation Creation Team' at the China Culture and Art Government Award. It continues to focus on knowledge comics and animation events while building a full-chain platform around IP character incubation, international copyright agency, and brand image operation and promotion. Comicfans Culture is also associated with the magazine 'Comicfans' (《漫友》), a Chinese comics magazine launched in May 2002 that published semi-monthly issues such as 'Comicfans · Comics 100' and 'Comicfans · Animation 100'.

Comicfans Culture (广州漫友文化科技发展有限公司) was founded in 1997 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, according to its official website. The company describes itself as a long-standing 'cradle' of Chinese original comics talent and a comprehensive operator dedicated to building a new-generation animation culture and ecosystem. A key milestone in its publishing history came in May 2002, when the magazine 'Comicfans' (《漫友》) was launched. It was a Chinese comics magazine published semi-monthly, with issues such as 'Comicfans · Comics 100' and 'Comicfans · Animation 100' covering the latest developments and outstanding works in comics and animation respectively. Over the following years, Comicfans Culture expanded from magazine publishing into book publishing, event organization, and IP operation. It developed a focus on knowledge comics, building a publishing cluster around the best-selling series 'If History Were a Group of Cats' (《如果历史是一群喵》). Related series such as comics for learning Chinese classics, classical Chinese, the Records of the Grand Historian, classical poetry, psychology, and trivia have appeared on major book bestseller lists. The company states that these works have driven the leap-forward development of Chinese knowledge comics and a trend of teenagers 'reading comics to learn knowledge'. Comicfans Culture also became a major organizer of animation events and awards in China. It plans and hosts the China International Comics Festival, the China Animation & Comic Golden Dragon Award, the Chinese Cartoonists Conference, the CICF Animation & Game Expo, and the Tsai Chih-chung Comics Award, along with many offline animation activities. It promotes 'animation going global' and positions itself as a comprehensive platform for bringing world animation into China and pushing Chinese animation to the world. The company has received honors including 'National Key Animation Enterprise', 'National High-tech Enterprise', 'National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base', 'National Copyright Demonstration Unit', and 'Best Animation Creation Team' at the China Culture and Art Government Award. In recent years, its 'If History Were a Group of Cats' series has continued to release new volumes, with Volume 16 'Late Qing Twilight' concluding the general history series after eight years of creation. The company also launched the spin-off '一群喵小剧场' and marked the 8th anniversary of the 'History Cats' series with a commemorative set. It continues to focus on knowledge comics and animation events while building a full-chain platform around IP character incubation, international copyright agency, and brand image operation and promotion.

• 2026

  The 23rd China Animation & Comic Golden Dragon Award opened for submissions with a special 'Cool China' annual theme award.

• 2002

  The magazine 'Comicfans' (《漫友》) launched in May, publishing semi-monthly issues 'Comicfans · Comics 100' and 'Comicfans · Animation 100'.

• 1997

  Comicfans Culture (广州漫友文化科技发展有限公司) founded in Guangzhou, China.

• Developed a knowledge-comics publishing cluster centered on the best-selling series 'If History Were a Group of Cats'.

• Organized major animation events and awards including the China International Comics Festival, China Animation & Comic Golden Dragon Award, Chinese Cartoonists Conference, CICF Animation & Game Expo, and Tsai Chih-chung Comics Award.

• Received honors including 'National Key Animation Enterprise', 'National High-tech Enterprise', 'National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base', 'National Copyright Demonstration Unit', and 'Best Animation Creation Team' at the China Culture and Art Government Award.

• Volume 16 'Late Qing Twilight' concluded the 'If History Were a Group of Cats' general history series after eight years of creation.

A comprehensive Chinese original-animation operator focused on knowledge comics publishing and animation events, positioning itself as a bridge for bringing world animation into China and Chinese animation to the world.

• 《如果历史是一群喵》 (If History Were a Group of Cats)

  A best-selling knowledge-comics series that narrates Chinese history through cat characters; the core of Comicfans Culture's knowledge-comics cluster.

• Comics for learning Chinese classics (漫画读国学)

  A knowledge-comics series for learning traditional Chinese classics.

• Comics for learning classical Chinese (漫画学古文)

  A knowledge-comics series for learning classical Chinese.

• Comics for reading the Records of the Grand Historian (漫画读史记)

  A knowledge-comics series based on the Records of the Grand Historian.

• Comics for learning classical poetry (漫画学古诗)

  A knowledge-comics series for learning classical Chinese poetry.

• Comics for learning psychology (漫画心理学)

  A knowledge-comics series introducing psychology.

• Comics for learning trivia (漫画冷知识)

  A knowledge-comics series presenting trivia.

• 《漫友》 magazine

  A Chinese comics magazine launched in May 2002, with semi-monthly issues 'Comicfans · Comics 100' and 'Comicfans · Animation 100'.

1. 1广州漫友文化科技发展有限公司 官方网站comicfans.net
2. 2Comicfans Culture - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3漫友文化 - 维基百科zh.wikipedia.org