China Hopes for Anime Buzz as 'B.E.E' Takes Flight in Japanese

Chinese filmmakers have long admired animation from Japan, and now they want to bring their own works to their "anime kingdom" neighbors. The first episodes of "B.E.E," a sci-fi thriller series produced by Chinese online comics platform operator U17, began streaming last month for Web audiences in Japanese. This was the first Chinese anime project developed with Japanese viewers in mind from the onset. China is keen to boost its cultural industries, including...

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