/l;p[-0OMG this is both so ballsy, funny, alarming, and goodness the biggest news of C-ent this weekend. A small budget C-drama titled The Spirealm (what an awful title) adapted from the BL novel Kaleidoscope of Death was unexpectedly and with no announcement released by iQiyi streaming in its entirety of 78-episodes each 20 minutes long on Friday February 2nd. It was one of those BL novel adaptations that has been on ice for the last two years since the crackdown on the genre as being bad for the morals of Chinese society and whatnot. Fans went crazy and started to watch only to see the entire series removed from the platform within 30 minutes of the release. Like, THAT FAST. Insiders are saying that the production knew it would get pulled but used it to lure in viewers knowing that it would get pirated/ripped asap and then those who want to keep watching would find a way and the production could somehow recoup some costs. Not sure how but this whole thing around BL adapted dramas feels like a giant cat and mouse game at this point.