Underplayed Gems

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (2009)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms poster
Genre
historical television series
Country
Japan
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This animated series adapts the classic Chinese novel about warlords and heroes fighting for control of ancient China during the fall of the Han dynasty. It follows the schemes, battles, and shifting alliances among the kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu.

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What happens

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese: 三国演义 Sānguóyănyì; Japanese: 最強武将伝 三国演義 Saikyō bushō-den sangokuengi) is a 2009 animated television series based on the classic 14th century novel of the same name by Luo Guanzhong joint produced by the Beijing Huihuang Animation Company of China and Future Planet of Japan. It was broadcast in Japan starting April 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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