Crystal Sky of Yesterday

Synopsis

In the late 1990s in China, Tu Xiaoyi is a high school student who would rather spend time playing video games with his friend Peanut than concentrating on his schoolwork. After his teacher tasks him with serving as class representative together with the charming Yao Zhetian, he goes through a journey that includes his first love and numerous hardships.

Background

Manhua artist Pocket Chocolate began production of a full-length animation film adaptation of his work Zuori Qing Kong (published outside China as Crystal Sky of Yesterday) in July 2015, after seeking feedback on a sample pilot adaptation. The film's target audience is viewers born in the 1980s and 1990s. In order to prepare for production, the animation team spent time studying the Lanxi cityscape, including finding textbooks, school desks, and bicycles used in the film's time period.