Series
The Leader
AnimationDramaWar & Politics
The life of German thinker Karl Marx, focusing on his political and economic theories, his romance with Jenny von Westphalen, and his friendship with Friedrich Engels.
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Seasons & episodes
"The Leader" tells the legendary story of the life of Karl Marx, the "millennial thinker". Marx is not only a great man, but also a person of flesh and blood. His obstructed love with Jenny and his almost missed friendship with Engels have become legends.
1Different Youth28 Jan 2019 · 24m · ★ 8.0Starts depicting Karl Marx's funeral, then flashbacks to Trier High School, where Marx is giving his graduation speech. As Jenny von Westphalen hears his words, she remembers their together. After the discourse, Jenny invites Marx to a ball, where they dance together and Marx reveals he intends to go to the University of Bonn. Later, Jenny's brother, Ferdinand, who dislikes Marx's peasant background, expels Marx from the party when she is absent. They secretly meet each other and Marx promises he will marry her. Marx is disillusioned when Jenny arrives later at his departure and he cannot see her. At Bonn, Marx becomes fascinated by Immanuel Kant's philosophy, but gets involved in bar fights and spends a lot of money. This makes his father, Heinrich, force Marx to transfer to the more serious and academic University of Berlin to study law. There, Marx befriends Bruno Bauer and abandons Kantian philosophy in favor of G.W.F. Hegel's one.
2Defending the Rights of the People4 Feb 2019 · 21m · ★ 8.0
3A New World View11 Feb 2019 · 26m · ★ 8.0
4Scientific Socialism Shines Brightly18 Feb 2019 · 27m · ★ 8.0
5Great Work: Das Kapital25 Feb 2019 · 27m · ★ 8.0
6First International4 Mar 2019 · 25m · ★ 8.0
7Marx Forever11 Mar 2019 · 22m · ★ 8.0
Details
- Created by
- Zhong Jun
- First aired
- 28 Jan 2019
- Last aired
- 11 Mar 2019
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- Chinese
- Network
- bilibili
- Episodes
- 7
- Votes
- 4 on TMDB
Cast
Shan XinJenny Marx (voice)
Sheng Fengold Friedrich Engels (voice)
Sheng GuoFerdinand (voice)
Tong YinPowell (voice)
Chen SiyuFriedrich Engels (voice)
Chang Rongshanyoung Karl Marx (voice)
Teng XinKarl Marx (voice)
