Haier Brothers

Country: People's Republic of China

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

Two cartoon mascot brothers travel around the world having adventures. The series was a long-running Chinese animated show that became a fond childhood memory for many young viewers.

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What happens

Haier Brothers, also known as Haier Brothers: Global Adventures, is an animated series based on the cartoon mascots of the Haier brand. It first aired in July 1996, and the complete series was released by 2009. The creation of the series began in 1995 and includes a total of four parts with 212 episodes, making it a representative work of long-form "domestic animation" in China. Because it was repeatedly broadcast on children's programs on major television stations such as China Central Television (CCTV) in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Haier Brothers became a classic childhood memory for the post-90s and post-2000s generations in China. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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