Ling Cage: Incarnation
灵笼
Genresci-fi,Fighting,Action
Directed byDong Xiangbo 董相博
Music byYang Bingyin 杨秉音
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin Chinese
No. of seasons1,2(Tentative)
No. of episodes16(S1)
Production
AnimatorYHKT Entertainment
Running time30-40 min. approx. (no ads)
Production companyYHKT Entertainment
Original release
NetworkBilibili
ReleaseJuly 13, 2019

"Ling Cage"(full name: Ling Cage: INCARNATION) is an original animation produced by YHKT Entertainment (Yihua Kaitian) (Chinese: 艺画开天; pinyin: Yì huà kāi tiān) . The film started to be broadcast exclusively on Bilibili on July 13, 2019. The first season is divided into two and a half seasons, with a total of 16 episodes, each episode is about 30 minutes.[1]

Introduction

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This film tells the story of what should humanity do after a geological disaster occurs on Earth and the Earth becomes devastated after a catastrophe.

Worldview/ Lore

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It is called a huge man-made flying object flying above the earth and inhabited by the surviving humans.
  • Lighthouse Shangmin(Chinese: 灯塔上民; pinyin: Dēngtǎ shàng mín)
Defined as a lighthouse resident with excellent genes, the badge color is blue. Responsible for the main things in the lighthouse, can have a name, enjoy better living conditions, and have the right to reproduce.
  • Lighthouse Dust(Chinese: 灯塔尘民; pinyin: Dēngtǎ chén mín)
Defined as a lighthouse resident with inferior genes, their badges are green. They are responsible for hard labor inside and outside the lighthouse, can have only numbers and not allowed to have names, and enjoy worse living conditions than Shangmin Lighthouse residents, and have no right to reproduce.
An organization composed of the people of the Lighthouse. They search for materials left over from the old world and provide them to the Lighthouse for use as resources.
Although the team only consists of upper-class people(Shangmin), there are also dust-people accompanying the team in every resource gathering operation to be responsible for transporting and collecting materials.
  • Light and Shadow Church(Chinese: 光影教会; pinyin: Guāngyǐng jiàohuì)
It was founded by the current city lord Morgan, with his son Charles as the head. Its purpose is to stabilize the people's hearts in the end times in the form of religion, but its doctrine obliterates human nature with the law of survival.
After the super disaster on Earth, a new ecology emerged and replaced the original Earth ecology. Among them, the known creatures are:
A creature that looks similar to a centipede. It is gregarious and can also parasitize and control the human body through the human spine.
The controlled person is similar to a zombie, but unlike a zombie, he can still move even if he loses his brain. Only by destroying the spinal venom parasite on the spine can the control be cut off. At the same time, when encountering a group of spinal venom, you must never attack them with fire, because fire cannot kill the spinal venom immediately and will make it more dangerous.
By absorbing the "life essence" of human beings to recover, evolve, reproduce, etc.
People who lose their "life essence" will have serious symptoms. Most of them will begin to have organ failure, fall into a coma, and their consciousness and subconsciousness will fail. Various vital signs will decline. There is currently no treatment. At the same time, the Extreme Devouring Beast cannot see the spinal Gu.
Known types are:-
1. Snake dogs(Chinese: 蛇狗; pinyin: Shé gǒu) look like lizards, but have six legs and claws like human hands. They are the size of two African elephants and are very fast. Although they do not have long-range attack capabilities, they have the ability to increase the attack distance.
They mainly hunt humans and are quite intelligent. They can think about multiple things at the same time. They have a large number of tentacles or horns on their necks that can emit light. Unlike the creatures before Earth, they do not eat but use the large number of tentacles or horns on their necks to absorb the "life essence" of humans.
2. Earth Roar(Chinese: 地吼; pinyin: De hǒu) looks like a frog, has six legs, a swollen throat, and can emit electromagnetic pulses. Although the electromagnetic pulse is powerful, it needs to be charged to emit the pulse. Attacking its throat while it is charging can interrupt its charging.
3. Spiny eel(Chinese: 刺鳗; pinyin: Cì mán) looks like a six-legged lizard with shiny patterns on its back. It is extremely fast and agile, good at camouflage, and is often a companion species of the more advanced Devourer. It can spray sharp bone spurs in its mouth. The bone spurs are shaped like a squid, with extremely sharp tips and four tentacles like an octopus at the end. The bone spurs can be used to absorb human life essence.
Usually appearing in gaseous form, spinal parasites release fishy odor (especially when in groups), but there is no record of spinal parasites releasing fishy odor when parasitizing the human spine. Such hormones can cause hallucinations in those who inhale too much. In addition, humans exposed to fishy odor may suffer from fishy odor disease, which is the appearance of red ulcerated spots on the body, which eventually turn into flesh dust. The pathogenic mechanism of fishy odor is currently unknown, and there is a lack of effective treatment and protection methods. In addition, there is information showing that fishy odor is not only transmitted through breathing.
Humans will experience hallucinations if they inhale a small amount of garcinia, and they will suffer from garcinia syndrome if they inhale a large amount of garcinia. The main symptoms are hallucinations, decreased self-control, an increasingly urgent desire to satisfy desires, and a gradual loss of reason and madness.
It is not yet clear whether it is contagious and there is no clear cure.
The body of a person who has lost all "life essence" becomes similar to stone both inside and out.
Signs of Mana Ecological Evolution
Symbiotic relationship with the Beast
Can breed old or new types of Extreme Beasts
The core of the Devouring Beast. Damage here will cause the Devouring Beast to be seriously injured or even die.
It will be activated when it encounters blood, and will parasitize any living or dead thing that can be parasitized by it.

Characters

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Wild Hunters

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Wild Hunters
Role CV Introduction
Marc

(Chinese: 马克; pinyin: Mǎkè)

Li Yuantao , Jiang Jingju (teenage period)
The Wasteland Hunter 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
The Wasteland Hunter Sniper, Mark's lieutenant.
Height: 165 cm
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
The best sniper in the Wasteland Hunters, calm, sharp, calm and positive, she is Mark's most capable partner. She seems careless in life, but she is sensitive and delicate in her heart. When her teammates are nervous and scared, she will use jokes to ease their emotions, and she will always miss her dead teammates. She is a girl who can trust her back. Dead
Mocheng

(Chinese: 墨城; pinyin: Mò chéng)

Zhong Wei
A member of the Wasteland Hunters, responsible for reconnaissance and detection.
Height: 180 cm
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
Possessing extremely high explosive power and reaction speed, and with sharp combat instincts, he is one of the few non-heavy three-dimensional warriors who can fight the Devouring Beast in close combat. At the same time, he is also recognized as the Lighthouse 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
Wasteland Hunter member, Gravity Body Operator, Heavy Fire Support and Defender.
Height: 158 cm
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
The youngest member of the Lighthouse Wasteland Hunters, she is a talented girl who is confident and a little conceited. Under her well-behaved and serious appearance, she is a clever little girl. Although she is petite, she enjoys the battlefield very much and thinks that fighting is like a game of life and death, and she is the most dedicated player.
Jeff

(Chinese: 杰夫; pinyin: Jié fū)

Su Xin
Wasteland Hunter member, gravity body operator, medium-range fire support and assistance.
Height: 183 cm
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
Feixue

(Chinese: 飞雪; pinyin: Fēi xuě)

A member of the Wasteland Hunters, a gravity body operator, and skilled in long-range precision shooting.
Height: 164 cm
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
Corey

(Chinese: 科里; pinyin: Kē lǐ)

Liu Shengbo
Member of the Wasteland Hunters and gravity body operator.
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
Penny

(Chinese: 佩妮; pinyin: Pèi nī)

Tang Yajing
Member of the Wasteland 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 hunter warrior, brave and dedicated to her duties. At the same time, she is kind, righteous, passionate, and advocates equality and freedom. 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 Donnie 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
Member of the Wasteland 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
Member of the Wasteland Hunters.
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
Deceased
Snow Peak

(Chinese: 雪峰; pinyin: Xuě fēng)

Huang Xianjun
Member of the Wasteland Hunters.
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
Deceased
Elon

(Chinese: 埃隆; pinyin: Āi lóng)

Cheng Yuzhu
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 "travel far away" due to his old age.
Hongkou

(Chinese: 红蔻; pinyin: Hóng kòu)

Tang Yajing
Former Wasteland Hunter Commander.
Height: 172 cm
In the old world relationship it is Mark’s 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
Former Wasteland Hunter 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 Church

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Light and Shadow Church
Role CV Introduction
Charles

(Chinese: 查尔斯; pinyin: Chá'ěrsī)

Leung Tat Wai, Huang Ying (juvenile) Status: Lighthouse Citizen

The leader of the Light and Shadow Church 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 Church of Light and Shadow, nicknamed Big Dog, the most powerful executioner in the Church 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 Church

City Defense

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City Defense Force
Role CV Introduction
Morgan

(Chinese: 摩根; pinyin: Mógēn)

Zhang Xin
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
The current lord of the city, the father of Charles, was later usurped by Charles and imprisoned.
He is the only person in the lighthouse who knows the existence of the "Kloto System".
Victor

(Chinese: 维克多; pinyin: Wéi kè duō)

Meng Xianglong
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
The commander of the Lighthouse City Defense Force reports directly to the city lord.
Mirror South

(Chinese: 镜南; pinyin: Jìng nán)

Yellow Oriole
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
The chief commander of the navigation control room is responsible for the flight and route planning of the lighthouse.
Jessica

(Chinese: 杰西卡; pinyin: Jié xī kǎ)

Zong Cong
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
engineer.
Height: 177 cm
Carrie

(Chinese: 嘉莉; pinyin: Jiā lì)

Zhang Hui
Status: Lighthouse Citizen
PhD
Director of Lighthouse Medical and Ecological Institute

Dust

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Dust
Role CV Introduction
0609 Huang Xianjun Lighthouse Dustman, elderly male
1225 Zhang Hui
A Lighthouse Dustman, 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 Dust
3802 Zhang Tianxiong Lighthouse Dust
3901 Zhang Tianxiong Lighthouse Dust
4000 Li Chengyuan Lighthouse Dust
4068

/Follow the shadow

Xu Xiang
Lighthouse Dustman, 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 Dustman, a young male, is a smooth-talking person and is good friends with 4068 and 4277.
4277 Yellow Oriole Lighthouse Dustman, a young woman with a gentle personality, is friends with 4068 and 4079.
8925 Yao Sujuan Lighthouse Dustman, male child
9027 Tang Yajing Lighthouse Dustman, a male child, was burned to death by the restarted Ring III thrusters.
9033 Hua Ling Lighthouse dustman, 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)

other

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  • Luke, CV = Su Xin
  • Huo Tong, CV = Wu Kaili
  • Kunjie, CV = Liu Shengbo
  • Light and Shadow Club Disciple A, CV = Jia Qiu
  • City Defense Armor, CV = Li Zhuoting
  • Rita, CV = Yao Sujuan
  • Darien, CV = Su Xin
  • Senger, CV = Liu Shengbo
  • Lottie, CV = Xu Hui
  • Haji, CV = Lengquan Yeyue
  • Liwen, CV = Liu Ruomei
  • Jiaya, CV = Chongchong
  • Sanders, CV = Lengquan Yeyue

Props Setting

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Prop Setting
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MU2 Heavy Walker-White Shark A special combat vehicle for wasteland hunters that has functions similar to Powered exoskeleton, it is a very rare combat resource in the lighthouse. The Heavy Walker is based on the rare old world power armor platform, with energy and attack and defense modules installed. The weapon matches different types of ammunition to achieve functions such as protection, sniping, and blasting; the anchor gun can play a good role in restraining large extreme beasts to facilitate the evacuation of troops, but the gun body is too heavy, and the research department is currently working on improvements.
Heavy Walker-Dawn The Hunter Commander's exclusive Heavy Walker, equipped with a chain saw blade as a regular weapon. The sound of the chain saw is a symbol of victory! This machine has been specially modified to be able to perform more extreme tactical actions and more powerful power output than ordinary Heavy Walkers; but if the operator is inexperienced or has weak physical strength, he will be injured when the machine makes large movements.
Airdrop armored vehicle Lighthouse is a special military transport vehicle equipped with lightly armed functions. It has better defense, mobility and passability than conventional heavy transport vehicles. It also has a certain cargo function based on the survival needs of the doomsday. In order to cope with critical situations, the research department has equipped it with an active landing system, making it possible to land directly on the ground. During airdrop, the eight rocket engines at the bottom ignite simultaneously to achieve strong buffering; the seats in the cabin are equipped with special fixing devices to ensure the safety of the passengers during airdrop. Airdrop armored vehicles are the preferred vehicles for wasteland hunters to perform emergency tasks.
Clotho System The existence of the Cloto system is only known to the successive Lighthouse Lords. The core of the system is a huge biological organ that is supported by sophisticated life-support equipment. According to the description of the predecessors of the Lighthouse, the core is the organ of some prehistoric highly intelligent creature, with computing power beyond human cognition. It has provided "answers" to the survival of the Lighthouse many times and was regarded by the first generation of Lords as the key to defeating the Mana ecosystem. Due to unknown reasons, the core has stopped providing computing power, but the Lighthouse still properly maintains the entire system, looking forward to the restart of the core.

Credits

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  • Producers: Ruan Rui, Li Ni
  • Executive Producers: Chen Wei, Zhang Shengyan, Luo Yanyan
  • Chief Director: Dong Xiangbo
  • Co-producers: Chen Qing, Wang Rong
  • Music Director: Yang Bingyin

Music

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Music
name type singer lyrics composer
Incarnation Theme Song Jane Zhang Wang Xiaoqian Yang Bingyin
Rebirth《重生》 OP Liu Mu Lin Qiao, Wang Xiaoqian Yang Bingyin
We Live《我们活着》 episode Liu Mu Ruan Rui Yang Bingyin
"snowman"《雪人》 episode Zhou Ziqi
The Choice《抉择》 episode Yang Bingyin
The Sleeping Future《沉睡的未来》 episode Yang Bingyin
Frozen Sun《冰冻的烈日》 episode Yang Bingyin
Penny's Diary《佩妮的日记》 episode Wang Yitao Yang Bingyin

Honors

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  • The official PV of "Spirit Cage: INCARNATION" released on February 9, 2018 was nominated for China's 7th "New Light Award"[2] [3][4]
  • "Spirit Cage: INCARNATION" won the "Golden Dolphin Award" for Outstanding Creative Animated Short Film[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Ling Cage HD | bilibili". www.bilibili.tv. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  2. ^ "《灵笼:INCARNATION》新PV燃爆 国产动画将大爆发". news.tom.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  3. ^ 哔哩哔哩番剧. "灵笼". www.bilibili.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. ^ "《灵笼:INCARNATION》PV获中国第七届《新光奖》提名". web.archive.org. 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  5. ^ "5部作品入围奥斯卡最佳动画短片奖提名_影视&动画&电影_新闻中心_动漫界". web.archive.org. 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
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