After Niulai became more widely discussed, readers looked for public statements from its creator to understand the original intention behind the animation.
Public discussion describes the project as a long-term independent creation concerned with life and growth. It also contrasts the creator's intended work with the many jokes and meanings later added by online audiences.
That gap is important: public circulation can create interpretations that were not planned during production. An interview can clarify an author's stated intent without fixing a single definitive meaning for every viewer.
This entry should link directly to each interview or dated report it draws from. Until those sources are attached, the details here remain editorial context rather than quoted record.
SOURCE NOTE
Editorial note: claims about production scale, timeline, marketing activity, ticket income, interviews or social response should be checked against dated reporting or a primary source before being treated as final fact.