Season 5 • Episode 8
Latest"Fabulous Beasts" shares the same world view as other works in the "Non-human" series. The characters are inspired by Pixiu and other Chinese traditional mythical beasts, with modern elements added to make the characters different from other humanoid animation. The cute and lively "beasts" design plus casual comedy let the audience in this high-strung society relax and warm their hearts.
Production
Creature designs that somehow make tax evasion cute
Writing
Gag density of classic Simpsons in six minutes flat
Creator
Xuexia Mao Yaozi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Non-human' franchise pioneered Chinese iyashikei — slice-of-life healing content specifically engineered for burnt-out 996 workers.
Pixiu's design subtly references both Tang dynasty sculpture AND contemporary lucky cat figurines — the animators actually consulted museum curators for 3,000-year-old tax audit aesthetics.
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