Kuiba
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| name = Kuiba
| image = Kuiba poster.jpeg
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| starring = Seira Ryū
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| studio = Vasoon Animation
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| released = {{Film date|2011|7|8|China|ref1={{cite web |url= http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2011-06/29/content_22885132.htm|title= 'Kuiba' sets Chinese animation on new path|author=Keen Zhang|date=2011-06-29|accessdate= 2012-12-05|work= china.org.cn}}}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = China
| language = Mandarin Chinese
| budget = CNY55 million{{cite web |url= http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2011-11/22/content_23978782.htm|title= Behind China's domestic animation slump|author= An Wei|date=2011-11-22|accessdate= 2012-12-05|work= china.org.cn}}
| gross = CNY3.5 million
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Kuiba ({{zh|c=魁拔}}) or Greatbug is a 2011 Chinese animated film.{{cite web |url= http://www.chinesefilms.cn/141/2012/12/03/122s13085.htm|title= The New Age of Chinese Animation Production|date=2012-12-05|accessdate= 2012-12-05|work= chinesefilms.cn}} It was released on July 8, 2011. The film was followed by Kuiba 2 in 2013 and Kuiba 3 in 2014, with a fourth film, Kuiba 4, scheduled for release in 2020.{{cite web |url= http://www.cbooo.cn/m/639127|title= 魁拔4（2017）|work= cbooo.cn|language= Chinese|accessdate= October 8, 2015}}
Plot
Every 333 years the ultimate universal devil known as Kuiba is reborn. With each rebirth, Kuiba brings absolute destruction. In order to battle Kuiba, deities and people team up to assassinate him just before his revival. In 1664, the year of Kuiba's rebirth, the assassination attempt failed and it was reborn as the child Manji. Manji is unaware of his true identity and is adopted by Man Xiaoman, a mediocre Spirit Warrior, and he is trained in Pulsecraft.
When Manji is physically prevented from joining the armies of Earth because of his poor skills, Kuiba's pulse beast is released from within and they merge. The beast controlled by Manji attacks the combined forces of the Spirit Warriors, but Man Xiaoman rallies them and they destroy the beast. This releases Manji who then joins him and the Earth forces to destroy Kuiba.
Cast
Manji(蛮吉) -
Man Xiaoman(蛮小满) -
Princess Lilia(离离艾) -
Keraschok Pan(卡拉肖克·潘) -
Reception
The film earned {{CNY|4.987 million}} at the Chinese box office.{{cite web |url= http://www.cbooo.cn/m/589829|title= 魁拔 （2011）|work= cbooo.cn|language= Chinese|accessdate= October 8, 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2557868}}
Category:Chinese animated feature films
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