Story Overview
Human history, our proudest achievements, and the technology we built... to them, none of it ever mattered. Earth was never ours. It is just a stage for observation, entertainment, and trade...
Cosmic Travelers is an indie dark sci-fi animation series. The story follows three teammates: a human boy, an android girl, and a robot that looks like a cross between a red panda and a rabbit. They get pulled into a strange game set inside a local zoo. But they soon realize the zoo is actually an arena run by higher civilizations, and Earth itself is just one small section in a massive cosmic theme park.
Forced into dark, bloody, and bizarre competitions alongside alien rivals, they must fight to stay alive while uncovering the cold truth behind Earth’s civilization.
Some come from space to visit Earth, and some leave Earth for the stars. In the end, we are all travelers in this vast universe.
Why are we doing this, and why Sci-Fi?
In China, most popular animated series are focused on martial arts and fantasy. There are very few sci-fi stories, and no major standout works in that genre.
On the international stage, sci-fi animation is widely loved. Shows like "Rick and Morty" and "Gravity Falls" from the U.S. have become hugely popular around the world, including in China, where they have many fans.
The sci-fi craze in China began with "The Three-Body Problem" and took off in 2019 with the movie "The Wandering Earth" by Liu Cixin. The huge success of this film showed the great potential for sci-fi in China.
Sci-fi stories can spark curiosity in children, and that curiosity can last a lifetime, driving them to explore and learn more about the world. In an age of endless entertainment, we want to create something truly different.
