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Xiao Xiao

Xiao Xiao poster
Country
People's Republic of China

How it feels

This is a Chinese animated series of short cartoons. They show stick figures fighting each other in choreographed action scenes. Some of the cartoons let you interact with them like a game.

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What happens

Xiao Xiao (Chinese: 小小作品; pinyin: Xiǎo Xiǎo Zuò Pǐn, lit. "Little Work") is a Chinese Internet Flash cartoon series by Beijing-based Chinese animator Zhu Zhiqiang (simplified Chinese: 朱志强; traditional Chinese: 朱志強; pinyin: Zhū Zhìqiáng). The cartoon features stick figures performing choreographed fight scenes. Some of the cartoons are interactive and game-like. All cartoons are in the Adobe Flash format, with the exception of Xiao Xiao #1, which was originally in AVI format and converted to Flash format. Others have seized on Xiao Xiao's popularity to make animations exploiting the easy-to-draw style of stick figures and minimalist backgrounds, creating cartoons that are sequels or parodies of the official cartoons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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