Fans drawn to the popular viral clips for the Chinese donghua/animated series Super Cube will be pleased to know they can watch it globally with subtitles on the iQIYI streaming service. Subtitle options include English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Bahasa Malaysia, Vietnamese, Bahasa Indonesia, with AI subtitles for Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.
Rated 9.7 stars, fans can watch Super Cube Episode 1 for free here, with a VIP subscription needed for the later episodes. Six episodes have been released (as of April 16), with new ones premiering every Friday until May 20. iQIYI is currently running a new member 1-month special offer for $1.99 (previously $11.99).
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In a press release from last week, iQIYI revealed that Super Cube has gained “significant attention not only in North America but also among young audiences in Brazil, Canada, Argentina, and other countries.” It also talks about China’s “unprecedented opportunities” to gain competitive advantages and expand its ACG (Animation, Comics, Games) industry globally. Other Chinese animations gaining attention recently include To Be Hero X, which streams on Crunchyroll, and Ne Zha 2, currently in theaters and was recently crowned the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
iQIYI and Kuaikan Manhua produced the Super Cube animated series; Big Firebird Cultural Media was responsible for the animation production. It adapts SLSS’ story of the same name, published by Kuaikan Manhua and available to read in English on INKR Comics and Tapas. It ended with Chapter 320.
Super Cube is described:
In an accident, an ordinary boy, Wang Xiaoxiu, obtains a space system called “Superpower Cube” from a high-latitude cosmic civilization and gains extraordinary powers. When the school belle, Shen Yao, Wang Xiaoxiu’s longtime crush, confesses her love to him, the delinquent Sun Jun, who also has a crush on her, is provoked. Wang Xiaoxiu resolves the crisis with his wit and extraordinary powers, but it also brings more disasters as a result. Shen Yao is taken to the world of extraordinary beings by a mysterious person, and Wang Xiaoxiu embarks on a journey to rescue her. Fighting in the bizarre universe, he finds the meaning of fairness and justice on the path to becoming a peerless powerhouse.
Source and images from: iQIYI
