
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.
Animation, Drama • Series • 2019 • 1 season
Starring: Xin Shan, Sheng Feng, Sheng Guo
Created by: Zhong Jun

S1 E1 - Different Youth
Starts 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.
Jan 28, 2019 • 24m

S1 E2 - Defending the Rights of the People
Feb 4, 2019 • 21m

S1 E3 - A New World View
Feb 11, 2019 • 26m

S1 E4 - Scientific Socialism Shines Brightly
Feb 18, 2019 • 27m

S1 E5 - Great Work: Das Kapital
Feb 25, 2019 • 27m

S1 E6 - First International
Mar 4, 2019 • 25m

S1 E7 - Marx Forever
Mar 11, 2019 • 22m
The Leader
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.
Animation, Drama • TV Series • 2019