Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem trilogy* has been popular as a modern science fiction classic since it won the Hugo Award* in 2015. Many of the series'* fans have wondered when there would be a film or television adaptation* of the series*.
Interestingly enough, it turns out that there already is one: a cartoon series called My Three Body. It has been running on Bilibili for the last couple of years. The series uses the computer game, the Minecraft, to bring its story to life.
My Three Body is directed* by Li Zhenyi, who first discovered Liu's work in 2006. As a fan of cartoon and the sci-fi novels, he began adapting his beloved series on his own in 2014.
"At that time, the first book in the series had not won any prizes yet. It was not as popular as it is now in China," Li said. "Many people didn't know about the novel or what it is about. So I wanted to make a video to help everyone understand the story better, since it's easier to watch a video than to read a book."
Bilibili recently released the third season of Li's cartoon series named My Three Body, Legend of Zhang Beihai. People who have watched it speak highly of its story, pictures and music. The series has even scored 9.7 out of 10 on review platform Douban.
Li said he and his team had never expected it to be such a huge success. Meanwhile, he was glad to see that he has got his final goal: to help The Three-Body Problem series reach more people through his work.
