''School Shock'', also known as ''Chu Feng B.E.E'' (), , often stylized ''雛蜂-B.E.E-'', is a Chinese

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and

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. Originally a

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, ''School Shock'' was adapted into an animation when it gained popularity on the U17 comic website. The first series has 12 episodes. The main characters are Liuli, Baihua, Sun Hao Xuan, Zhou Zhong Rong, etc. The series began airing in China on July 23, 2015, and in Japan on August 15, 2015. It is the first Chinese-made animated series to be broadcast simultaneously in China (in

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) and Japan (in

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). Japanese critics described the series as Japanese

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produced in China and lacking Chinese creative elements. ''School Shock'' comic books have also been published in

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by a

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

publisher, and in

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by a

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publisher. A second season of School Shock was also announced in 2020 and the 6 episodes production was later finished that year.

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