''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' ( zh, 三国演义 ''Sānguóyănyì''; ja, 最強武将伝 三国演義 ''Saikyō bushō-den sangokuengi'') is a 2009 animated television series based on the classic 14th century novel
of the same name by
Luo Guanzhong
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joint produced by the Beijing Huihuang Animation Company of
China
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and Future Planet of
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. It was broadcast in Japan starting April 2010.
Production
The series cost
¥650 million (
US$
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7.8 million).
References
External links
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Chinese animated television series
China Central Television original programming
TV Tokyo original programming
Works based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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