The Three-Body Problem (animated TV series)

For other uses, see Three-body problem (disambiguation).

The Three-Body Problem (Chinese: 三体 ANIMATION; pinyin: Sāntǐ Animation; lit. 'Three-Body Animation') is a Chinese science fiction animated series based on The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin. The series was produced by Bilibili, The Three-Body Universe and YHKT Entertainment, and aired on Bilibili from December 10, 2022, to March 25, 2023.

The Three-Body Problem
Official poster
三体 ANIMATION
Genre	Science fiction
Based on	The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin
Developed by	Lin Qi
Written by	Lin Minghao Ji Jing Chen Wei Zhu Beining Gu Yi Gao Jiade Li Hongyang Fang Hui Jian Minglang Wang Tianze Lyu Rui Xu Shanliang
Directed by	Lin Minghao
Voices of	Ma Zhengyang Fan Zhechen Duan Yixuan Zhao Chengchen Yang Chen
Music by	Min He BingYin Yang
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	15
Production
Producers	Chen Rui Zhu Beining
Production companies	Bilibili The Three-Body Universe YHKT Entertainment
Original release
Network	Bilibili
Release	December 10, 2022 (2022-12-10) – March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25)

Voice cast

• Ma Zhengyang as Luo Ji (罗辑)
• Fan Zhechen as Shi Qiang (史强)
• Duan Yixuan as Zhuang Yan (庄颜) and Elina
• Zhao Chengchen as Wang Miao (汪淼) and Ding Yi (丁仪)
• Yang Chen as Ye Wenjie (叶文洁)

Episode list

No.	Title	Original release date
1	(Chinese: 意义之塔)	December 10, 2022 (2022-12-10)
2	(Chinese: 遥远的射手)	December 10, 2022 (2022-12-10)
3	(Chinese: 凡尔纳岛)	December 17, 2022 (2022-12-17)
4	(Chinese: 光锥之内)	December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24)
5	(Chinese: 对面壁者的笑)	December 31, 2022 (2022-12-31)
6	(Chinese: 温和的轭)	January 7, 2023 (2023-01-07)
7	(Chinese: 晚霞的眼睛)	January 14, 2023 (2023-01-14)
8	(Chinese: 最高的重视)	January 21, 2023 (2023-01-21)
9	(Chinese: 宇宙童话)	January 28, 2023 (2023-01-28)
10	(Chinese: 萤火虫之死)	February 4, 2023 (2023-02-04)
11	(Chinese: 褐蚁之墓)	February 11, 2023 (2023-02-11)
12	(Chinese: 基本图景)	March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04)
13	(Chinese: 宇宙闪烁)	March 11, 2023 (2023-03-11)
14	(Chinese: 坍缩)	March 18, 2023 (2023-03-18)
15	(Chinese: 永恒的篝火)	March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25)

Production and release

The animated series was announced by Bilibili in October 2022.^[1] The series was adapted from The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin, the author's second installment in the Remembrance of Earth's Past science fiction novel trilogy.^[2] Three-Body Universe, the IP developer that was involved in the production of the live-action Chinese TV series and the Netflix version, and animation studio YHKT Entertainment co-produced the series with Bilibili.^[3] The 15-episode series was scheduled to be released in China on December 3, 2022, but was postponed to December 10.^[4][5]