Belle (2021) | Spoiler Free + Spoiler Review

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Animation Hall of Fave Volume 2 - Bonus Episode

Belle has completely rocked my world. I almost missed the film not knowing about it at all. But once I walked out of the theater I knew this needed to be a part of 'Animation Hall of Fav.' Films like this only come around so often and I'm so glad I didn't miss it. It's one you definitely shouldn't miss either - let me tell you why.

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Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.

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Show Notes

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Djongo on Letteroboxd - Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention ‎djongo’s profile • Letterboxd

Articles or videos mentioned in the episode.

Didn't mention this but a great interview with the English voice cast Interview: BELLE English Dub Cast - Anime News Network

Interview with Hosoda Belle’s Mamoru Hosoda on an anime obsession that began with Digimon - Polygon

Interview with all the animators/animation teams and the many different elements needed Digital Frontier | CG MAKING | BELLE | PAGE01 (dfx.co.jp)

GIF of the 3D rig for Belle's face https://t.co/dzw58CRHCS

Interview with composer BELLE Lead Composer Taisei Iwasaki - Anime News Network

QA with Director Hosoda BELLE Director Mamoru Hosoda at the Animation is Film Festival - Anime News Network

Costume Desing ‘Belle’: The Making Of A Metaverse’s Costume Design (nylon.com)

Costumes video. Making of BELLE | The Costumes of BELLE

Video of the world of U Making of BELLE | Designing the World of "U"

Start of the 14-minute standing ovation Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle Gets 14-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes (first 7 minutes)! 👏👏🤗❤️

The hilarious scene Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime/Belle - confession scene

Trailers

My favorite - the 70-second trailer BELLE (2021) - 70 Second Trailer [HQ] - YouTube

BELLE (2021) - 90 Second Trailer [HQ]

Great English trailer BELLE - Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu [English Dub Trailer]

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