Editing Nezha (section)

=== Media ===
Nezha has been the central character in over 20 different films and television programs,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/search/results/WrLOqQ8w9q4IciKZ7H1oIg-1.mhtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-08-27 |archive-date=2019-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827035855/http://www.hkmdb.com/db/search/results/WrLOqQ8w9q4IciKZ7H1oIg-1.mhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> both live-action and animated, dating back at least as early as a  pre-communist Chinese live-action feature film, ''Nézhā Chūshì'' ({{lang-zh|c=哪吒出世|l=Birth of Nezha}}), produced by the [[Great Wall Film Company]] and premiered, according to differing accounts, in either 1927{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} or 1928.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/26413854/|title=哪吒出世 (豆瓣)}}</ref> In addition, he has appeared as a supporting character in numerous others, chiefly among the many adaptations of ''Investiture of the Gods'' and ''Journey to the West''.

The character increased in popularity in 1979 with the animated feature film ''[[Nezha Conquers the Dragon King]]'', which was screened at the [[1980 Cannes Film Festival]] and is considered one of the great classic works of Chinese animation. On 30 May 2014, [[Google]] paid homage to this film with an animated [[Google Doodle|doodle]] on their Hong Kong search engine's homepage.<ref>{{cite web|title=35th Anniversary of Nezha Conquers the Dragon King|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/35th-anniversary-of-nezha-conquers-the-dragon-king/|work=Google Doodle Archive|publisher=Google Inc.|access-date=2014-05-30}}</ref>

Nezha appears in [[Ryu Fujisaki|Ryo Fujisaki]]'s manga [[Hoshin Engi|''Houshin Engi'']]. The romaji for his name is "Nataku". He's aloof and very blunt.

In 2003, [[China Central Television]] began the broadcast of a new children's traditionally-animated series ''The Legend of Nezha'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6866732/mediaviewer/rm2022385920|title = The Legend of Nezha (2003)|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> which originally ran from 2003 to 2004, for a total of 52 episodes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yang |first1=Lihui |last2=An |first2=Deming |last3=Turner |first3=Jessica Anderson |date=2005 |title=Handbook of Chinese Mythology |location=[[Santa Barbara, California]] |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofchines0000unse/page/51 51] |isbn=1-57607-806-X |url=https://archive.org/details/handbookofchines0000unse/page/51 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Macdonald |first1=Sean |date=2016 |title=Animation in China: History, Aesthetics, Media |location=New York |publisher=[[Routledge]] |page=227 |doi=10.4324/9781315675435 |isbn=978-1-315-67543-5 |oclc=911199986}}</ref>

In 2016, an animated feature film, ''[[I Am Nezha]]'', was released in China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/26820458/|title=我是哪吒 (豆瓣)}}</ref>
[[File:哪吒之魔童闹海文创作品.png|thumb|right|222px|The image of Nezha in the [[Ne Zha 2|3D animated film]] by director [[Jiaozi (director)|Jiaozi]] which was released in 2025.]]
On 26 July 2019, another animated feature film, ''[[Ne Zha (2019 film)|Ne Zha]]'' ({{lang-zh|links=no|c=哪吒之魔童降世|p=Nézhā zhī mó tóng jiàng shì|l=The devil child Nezha came into the world}}), was more successful, setting numerous all-time records for [[Box office|box-office]] grosses, including third-highest-grossing of all films in China and highest-grossing animated film from outside the United States.<ref name="Amidi">{{cite web |last1=Amidi |first1=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |title=American Audiences Don't Have To Wait Long To See The Chinese Blockbuster ''Ne Zha'' In Theaters |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/chinese-animated-blockbuster-ne-zha-arriving-in-u-s-theaters-later-this-month-178311.html |website=[[Cartoon Brew]] |access-date=27 August 2019 |date=August 16, 2019 |quote=Some of the records it has already set: the highest-grossing Chinese animated feature of all-time, the highest-grossing non-U.S. animated feature of all-time, the third-highest-grossing Chinese film of all-time, the highest-grossing animated IMAX feature in China, and the second-highest-grossing local language IMAX feature in China.}}</ref> A sequel, ''[[Ne Zha 2]]'' (2025), set further box office records, becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films in China|highest-grossing film in China]], and the [[List of highest-grossing non-English films|highest grossing non-English language film of all time]],<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Fu |first1=Claire |last2=Wakabayashi |first2=Daisuke |date=2025-02-11 |title=China's 'Ne Zha 2' Shatters Box Office Records With $1.2 Billion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/business/china-box-office-ne-zha-2.html |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and the [[List of highest-grossing animated films|highest grossing animated movie]] of all time.

The 2021 animated film ''[[New Gods: Nezha Reborn]]'' depicts Nezha reincarnated in a cyberpunk setting 3,000 years after the original story.

A 2017 announcement from the leadership of [[Hasbro]] confirmed that Nezha will appear in a crossover with the ''[[Transformers]]'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cctv.cn/2017/07/06/ARTIzRTXb7yA9uwvL4tu6D4e170706.shtml|title=中美合拍动画片《哪吒与变形金刚》进入实质阶段}}</ref> The series, titled ''My Nezha and Transformers'', consists of 52 11-minute episodes and is produced by [[Allspark (company)|Allspark Animation]] and [[China Central Television]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/11/06/transformers-nezha-episode-count-and-running-time-revealed-400158|title = Transformers: Nezha Episode Count and Running Time Revealed - Transformers News - TFW2005| work=Transformer World 2005 - TFW2005.COM |date = 6 November 2019}}</ref> The series was set for release in 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=Nezha x Transformers Cartoon New Trailer & Update | website=Transformer World 2005 - TFW2005.COM | date=August 6, 2024 | url=https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/08/06/nezha-x-transformers-cartoon-new-trailer-update-518070 | access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref>

The character has also been evoked outside of the fantasy genre, in realistic contemporary and [[historical drama|period]] [[drama film]]s as a byword for a rebellious, nonconformist young person, such as in ''[[Rebels of the Neon God]]'' ({{lang-zh|c=青少年哪吒|p=Qīngshàonián Nézhā|l=Adolescent Nezha}}, 1992),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/1307561/|title = 青少年哪吒 (豆瓣)}}</ref> ''[[Spin Kid]]'' ({{lang-zh|t=電哪吒|p=Diàn Nézhā|l=Electric Nezha}}, 2011),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/6861622/|title = 电哪吒 (豆瓣)}}</ref> ''[[Nezha (2014 film)|Nezha]]'' ({{lang-zh|c=少女哪吒|p=Shàonǚ Nézhā||l=Girl Nezha}}, 2014)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/24753687/|title=少女哪吒 (豆瓣)}}</ref> and ''[[Operation Mekong]]'' (2016, in which a character is codenamed Nezha).

Nezha is featured as a character in the 2020 TV series ''[[Lego Monkie Kid]]''.