Ling Cage

Ling Cage(Chinese: 灵笼; pinyin: Líng lóng)(full name: Ling Cage: INCARNATION) is an animation produced by YHKT Entertainment.(Chinese: 艺画开天; pinyin: Yì huà kāi tiān) The film has been broadcast exclusively on Bilibili since July 13, 2019. It now has 2 seasons, with 16 episodes for the 1st, each of the 1st season episode is about 30-40 minutes long.^[1]

Ling Cage
Also known as	Ling Cage: Incarnation
灵笼
Genre	sci-fi,Fighting,Action
Directed by	Dong Xiangbo 董相博
Music by	Yang Bingyin 杨秉音
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin Chinese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Animator	YHKT Entertainment
Running time	30–40 min. approx. (no ads)
Production company	YHKT Entertainment
Original release
Network	Bilibili
Release	July 13, 2019 (2019-07-13)

Plot

This film narrates the story of the humanity after it survived a geological disaster which occurred on Earth.

Characters

Wasteland Hunters

Role	CV	Introduction
Marc (Chinese: 马克; pinyin: Mǎkè)	Li Yuantao 李元韬, Jiang Jingju 蔣靜菊 (teenage period)	The Hunters Commander. Height: 192 cm Status: Lighthouse Citizen During the collection operation, he was backstabbed by 4068, causing him to be seriously injured and dying. He was parasitized by the spinal worm and mutated
Ran Bing (Chinese: 冉冰; pinyin: Rǎn bīng)	Tao Dian 陶典	The Hunters Sniper, Mark's lieutenant. Height: 165 cm Status: Lighthouse Citizen The best sniper in the Wasteland Hunters, cool and perceptive, easy going and positive, she is Mark's most capable partner. She seems careless in life, but she is sensitive and delicate in her heart. Whenever her teammates are tense and scared, she will use jokes to ease their emotions, and she will always miss her dead teammates. She is a girl you can trust your back with. Deceased
Mocheng (Chinese: 墨城; pinyin: Mò chéng)	Zhong Wei 钟巍	A member of the Hunters, responsible for reconnaissance and detection. Height: 180 cm Status: Lighthouse Citizen Possessing extremely high explosive power and reaction speed, as well as keen combat instincts, he is one of the few non-heavy all around warriors who can fight the Extreme Beast in close quarters combat. At the same time, he is also recognized as the "Lighthouse vehicle god" by the Wasteland hunters. He is cheerful by nature, always likes to act cool, and seems heartless, but in fact he attaches great importance to his teammates.
Erika (Chinese: 艾丽卡; pinyin: Ài lì kǎ)	Yan Ning 宴宁	A member of the Hunters, Heavy Walker pilot, Heavy Fire Support and Defender. Height: 158 cm Status: Lighthouse Citizen The youngest member of the Lighthouse Wasteland Hunters. A genius confident to the point of somewhat a little conceited. Under her cute and serious exterior, is a clever little girl. Despite her being petite , she enjoys the battlefield very much and thinks that fighting is like a game of life and death, and she is the most serious player.
Jeff (Chinese: 杰夫; pinyin: Jié fū)	Su Xin 苏鑫	Member of the Hunters, Heavy Walker pilot, medium-range fire support and assistance. Height: 183 cm Status: Lighthouse Citizen
Feixue (Chinese: 飞雪; pinyin: Fēi xuě)	Chong chong 虫虫	Member of the Hunters, a Heavy Walker pilot, and skilled in long-range precision shooting. Height: 164 cm Status: Lighthouse Citizen
Corey (Chinese: 科里; pinyin: Kē lǐ)	Liu Shengbo 刘圣博	Member of the Hunters and Heavy Walker pilot. Status: Lighthouse Citizen
Penny (Chinese: 佩妮; pinyin: Pèi nī)	Tang Yajing 唐雅菁	Member of the Hunters. Height: 173 cm Status: Lighthouse Citizen He fell in love with Donny, a fellow Wasteland Hunter, but was shot and killed by Donny who had lost his mind during a mission. A Wasteland hunter member, brave, adept in battle and dedicated to her duties. At the same time, she is kind, righteous, passionate, and advocates equality and freedom at heart. She longs for the old world and even smuggled back books and artworks that were banned by the lighthouse when she was on a mission. Her feelings for Donny also make her more eager to live for love like the people in the old world.
Donny (Chinese: 唐尼; pinyin: Táng ní)	Yang Yang 杨旸	Member of the Hunters. Height: 179 cm Status: Lighthouse Citizen During a mission, he was infected with scarlet pigment, lost his mind, and was later killed by the Extreme Beast.
Gavin (Chinese: 盖文; pinyin: Gài wén)	Li Yang 李洋	Member of The Hunters. Status: Lighthouse Citizen Deceased
Snow Peak (Chinese: 雪峰; pinyin: Xuě fēng)	Huang Xianjun 黄贤骏	Member of the Wasteland Hunters. Status: Lighthouse Citizen Deceased
Elon (Chinese: 埃隆; pinyin: Āi lóng)	Cheng Yuzhu 程玉珠	Status: Lighthouse Citizen The person in charge of population supply and education in the Lighthouse, the instructor of the wasteland hunters, and also the instructor of most of the upper people. Later, he was forced to go through "The Long Journey" due to his old age.
Hongkou (Chinese: 红蔻; pinyin: Hóng kòu)	Tang Yajing 唐雅菁	Former Hunters Commander. Height: 172 cm In the old world relationship she is Mark’s older sister. Because of violating the Lighthouse Law and falling in love with Dawn, he was sentenced to death.
Dawn (Chinese: 破曉; pinyin: Pòxiǎo)	An Zhi 安志	Former Hunters adjutant. Height: 188 cm Because he violated the Lighthouse Law and fell in love with Hong Kou, he was sentenced to death.

Light and Shadow Society

Light and Shadow Society

Role	CV	Introduction
Charles (Chinese: 查尔斯; pinyin: Chá'ěrsī)	Leung Tat Wai, Huang Ying (juvenile)	Status: Lighthouse Citizen The bishop of the Light and Shadow Society, son of Morgan, the lord of Lighthouse City He was very resentful of his father for not passing on the position of future city lord to him. He later imprisoned his father and became the new city lord amidst controversies. When he executed the mutated Marc, he was seriously injured and infected with blood red pigment. He survived by chance but lost his left arm and right eye.
Fan Di (Chinese: 樊蒂; pinyin: Fán dì)	Yang Menglu	Status: Lighthouse Citizen Light Bearer She has the power of judgment within the scope of the Light and Shadow Doctrine and is very loyal to Charles.
Sharif (Chinese: 沙力夫; pinyin: Shā lìfū)	Ma Yang	Status: Lighthouse Citizen A member of the Society of Light and Shadow, nicknamed Big Dog, the most powerful executioner in the Society of Light and Shadow. When Mark broke into the Morning Hall, he was beaten severely by Mark and has been bedridden ever since.
Bree (Chinese: 布里; pinyin: Bù lǐ)	Meng Xianglong	Members of the Light and Shadow Society.

City Defense

City Defense Force

Role	CV	Introduction
Morgan (Chinese: 摩根; pinyin: Mógēn)	Zhang Xin	The Lord of the city.
Victor (Chinese: 维克多; pinyin: Wéi kè duō)	Meng Xianglong	The commander of the Lighthouse City Defense Force directly reporting to the city lord.
Mirror South (Chinese: 镜南; pinyin: Jìng nán)	Yellow Oriole	The chief commander of the navigation control room responsible for the flight and route planning of the lighthouse.
Jessica (Chinese: 杰西卡; pinyin: Jié xī kǎ)	Zong Cong	An engineer. Height: 177 cm
Carrie (Chinese: 嘉莉; pinyin: Jiā lì)	Zhang Hui	PhD-associate Director of Lighthouse Medical and Ecological Institute

Inferiors

Dust

Role	CV	Introduction
0609	Huang Xianjun	Lighthouse Inferior, elderly male
1225	Zhang Hui	A Lighthouse Inferior, an elderly woman who had a husband but was separated from him because of the Three Great Laws when he became a superior citizen. She hopes to use her heart to revive her seriously injured husband Luke. In the end, he committed suicide with a gun in front of Mark, and was sent to the Shangmin Medical Area by Mark, thus realizing his wish.
3007	Li Yang	Lighthouse Inferior
3802	Zhang Tianxiong	Lighthouse Inferior
3901	Zhang Tianxiong	Lighthouse Inferior
4000	Li Chengyuan	Lighthouse Inferior
4068 /Follow the shadow	Xu Xiang	Lighthouse Inferior, a young male, does not feel inferior because of his dustman identity but hopes to gain strength to escape from it. He has a sense of justice and is friends with 4079 and 4277. Later, he was lured by Charles with the promise of becoming a superior citizen. During the collection operation, he backstabbed Mark and caused him to be seriously injured and dying. Finally, Fan Di changed his identity to become a superior citizen, but he still retained his dust citizen number. In the special episode, Charles, who was officially made the city lord, was promoted to be the new commander of the Wilderness Hunters, and was named "Suiying" based on the doctrine of the Light and Shadow Society, "Light breeds all living things, and all living things follow shadows."
4079	Hu Yi	Lighthouse Inferior, a young male, is a smooth-talking person and is good friends with 4068 and 4277.
4277	Yellow Oriole	Lighthouse Inferior, a young woman with a gentle personality, is friends with 4068 and 4079.
8925	Yao Sujuan	Lighthouse Inferior, male child
9027	Tang Yajing	Lighthouse Inferior, a male child, was burned to death by the restarted Ring III thrusters.
9033	Hua Ling	Lighthouse Inferior, female child

Ground

Ground
Role	CV	Introduction
Bai Yuekui (Chinese: 白月魁; pinyin: Báiyuèkuí)	Xia Yike	Brain Scientists Before Doomsday After strengthening the body, you cannot attack at will, otherwise it will cause your own cells to fail faster Able to crush the mutant Mark parasitized by Xirang with physical skills Possess driving skills that can scare your subordinates
Xia Dou (Chinese: 夏豆; pinyin: Xià dòu)	Cai Shujin
Sui Xing (Chinese: 碎星; pinyin: Suì xīng)	Yao Sujuan	Archer
Shanda (Chinese: 山大; pinyin: Shāndà)	Jia Qiu
Guayan (Chinese: 寡言; pinyin: Guǎyán)	Wang Yuhang
Xu Tong (Chinese: 胥童; pinyin: Xū tóng)	Sun Ye
Master Lai (Chinese: 赖大师; pinyin: Lài dàshī)

Others

• Luke(鲁克 pinyin: Lǔ kè), CV = Su Xin(Chinese: 苏鑫; pinyin: Sū xīn)
• Huo Tong(火童 pinyin: Huǒ tóng), CV = Wu Kaili(Chinese: 伍凱立; pinyin: 伍凱立)
• Kunjie(昆杰 pinyin: Kūn jié), CV = Liu Shengbo(Chinese: 刘圣博; pinyin: Liúshèngbó)
• Light and Shadow Society Disciple A(光影会徒A pinyin: Guāngyǐng huì tú A), CV = Jia Qiu(Chinese: 賈邱; pinyin: Jiǎ qiū)
• City Defense Force A(城防军A pinyin: Chéngfáng jūn A), CV = Li Zhuoting(Chinese: 李卓霆; pinyin: Lǐzhuótíng)
• Rita(丽塔 pinyin: Lì tǎ), CV = Yao Sujuan(Chinese: 姚苏娟; pinyin: Yáosūjuān)
• Darien(达里恩 pinyin: Dá lǐ ēn), CV = Su Xin(Chinese: 蘇鑫; pinyin: Sū xīn)
• Senger(森格 pinyin: Sēn gé), CV = Liu Shengbo(Chinese: 刘圣博; pinyin: Liúshèngbó)
• Lottie(洛蒂 pinyin: Luò dì), CV = Xu Hui(Chinese: 徐慧; pinyin: Xú huì)
• Haji(哈吉 pinyin: Hā jí), CV = Lengquan Yeyue(Chinese: 冷泉夜月; pinyin: Lěngquán yè yuè)
• Liwen(丽文 pinyin: Lì wén), CV = Liu Ruomei(Chinese: 刘若梅; pinyin: Liú ruòméi)
• Jiaya(吉雅 pinyin: Jí yǎ), CV = Chongchong(Chinese: 虫虫; pinyin: Chóng chóng)
• Sanders(桑德斯 pinyin: Sāng dé sī), CV = Lengquan Yeyue(Chinese: 冷泉夜月; pinyin: Lěngquán yè yuè)

• The official PV of "Spirit Cage: INCARNATION" released on February 9, 2018, was nominated for China's 7th "New Light Award"^[2][3]
• "Spirit Cage: INCARNATION" won the "Golden Dolphin Award" for Outstanding Creative Animated Short Film^[4]
• "Spirit Cage: INCARNATION" won the "Golden Dolphin Award" for Outstanding Creative Animated Short Film

• A season2 has already been released and is currently airing in Bilibili. starting May 23,2025.^[5][6]