Belle
You are no longer alone.
2021 | 121m | Japanese
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mamoru Hosoda |
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| Writer: | Mamoru Hosoda |
| Staring: |
| Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 16, 2021 |
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| Director: | Mamoru Hosoda |
| Writer: | Mamoru Hosoda |
| Genres: | Animation, Science Fiction, Drama, Music |
| Keywords | abusive father, friendship, love, slice of life, dead mother, social network, inner strength, anime, online relationship, virtual world, idol |
| Production Companies | TOHO, dentsu, KADOKAWA, movic, Nippon Television Network Corporation, NTT Docomo, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Studio Chizu, Lawson Entertainment, BookWalker |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $63,501,160
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 13, 2026 Entered: Oct 15, 2025 |
![90 Second Trailer [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/ChneY1MSVFw.jpg)
![millennium parade feat. Belle [Kylie McNeill] - U (Main Theme Song)](/extra_thumbs/fX0NbhMufLs.jpg)
![Belle [Kylie McNeill] - Lend Me Your Voice (Insert Song)](/extra_thumbs/ERsdaJnKaa4.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kaho Nakamura | Suzu Naito / Belle (voice) |
| Ryo Narita | Shinobu Hisatake (voice) |
| Shota Sometani | Shinjiro 'Kamishin' Chikami (voice) |
| Tina Tamashiro | Ruka Watanabe (voice) |
| Lilas Ikuta | Hiroka 'Hiro' Betsuyaku (voice) |
| Ryoko Moriyama | Yoshitani (voice) |
| Michiko Shimizu | Kita (voice) |
| Fuyumi Sakamoto | Okumoto (voice) |
| Yoshimi Iwasaki | Nakai (voice) |
| Sachiyo Nakao | Hatanaka (voice) |
| Toshiyuki Morikawa | Justin (voice) |
| Mamoru Miyano | Muitaro Hitokawa / Guttokoraemaru (voice) |
| Sumi Shimamoto | Suzu's Mother (voice) |
| Koji Yakusho | Suzu's Father (voice) |
| Ken Ishiguro | Kei and Tomo's Father (voice) |
| ermhoi | Peggie Sue (voice) |
| Hana Hope | Tomo / Angel (voice) |
| Takeru Satoh | Kei / Dragon (voice) |
| Kenjiro Tsuda | Jellinek (voice) |
| Mami Koyama | Swan (voice) |
| Mitsuru Miyamoto | Fox (voice) |
| Asami Miura | Announcer (voice) |
| Taichi Masu | Announcer (voice) |
| Keigo Hoshino | (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tomm Moore | Background Designer |
| Alice Dieudonné | Background Designer |
| Jumi Lee | Director of Photography |
| Manabu Kadono | Director of Photography |
| Keiichiro Matsui | Key Animation |
| Keiichi Sawa | Production Supervisor |
| Nobutaka Ike | Art Direction |
| Kinichi Ohkubo | Assistant Art Director |
| Taisei Iwasaki | Music Director, Original Music Composer, Sound Recordist, Sound Director |
| Kageichi Akiya | Character Designer |
| Taka Chiyo | Music Supervisor |
| Eisuke Imanishi | Casting Director |
| Megumi Shinozaki | Costume Design |
| Yuu Kato | Key Animation |
| Tamiko Kanamori | Background Designer |
| Keiko Shimizu | Key Animation |
| Yuka Matsumura | Key Animation |
| Takayuki Hamada | Key Animation |
| Tomoko Tamaki | Key Animation |
| Miharu Takahashi | Key Animation |
| Tomoyuki Nagase | Key Animation |
| Tadashi Sakazaki | Key Animation |
| Kumiko Kawana | Key Animation |
| Kitaro Kosaka | Key Animation |
| Masanobu Tsuchiya | Compositing Artist |
| Nanae Hirabayashi | Compositing Artist |
| Mamoru Hosoda | Director, Original Story, Screenplay |
| Daiki Tsuneta | Main Title Theme Composer, Theme Song Performance |
| Kaname Hamaji | Theme Song Performance |
| Hideki Takahashi | Key Animation |
| Almu Redondo | Background Designer |
| Kei Machida | Director of Photography |
| Kaho Nakamura | Songs, Vocals, Theme Song Performance |
| Yuta Bandoh | Original Music Composer |
| Osamu Mikasa | Color Designer |
| Tadaharu Sato | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kunihiko Morinaga | Costume Design |
| Miho Hazama | Original Music Composer |
| Yuka Koiso | Key Animation |
| Naoki Kobayashi | Key Animation |
| Ryosuke Mizuno | Key Animation |
| Kaoruko Nishiyama | Key Animation |
| Yumika Akimoto | Key Animation |
| Akiyo Okuda | Key Animation |
| Yuichi Karasawa | Key Animation |
| Toya Oshima | Key Animation |
| Hidenori Matsubara | Key Animation |
| Takeshi Inamura | Key Animation |
| Masaya Sakano | Compositing Artist |
| Yuya Kimishima | Compositing Artist |
| Ayatake Ezaki | Theme Song Performance |
| Ryo Horibe | CGI Director |
| Maria Pareja | Background Designer |
| Takaaki Yamashita | Animation Director |
| Maki Sendo | Assistant Editor |
| Harumi Takagi | Key Animation |
| Taiki Konno | Key Animation |
| Anri Jojo | Production Design |
| Eric Wong | Production Design |
| Masatoshi Katsumata | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Hitomi Haga | Background Designer |
| Mitsuho Seta | Key Animation |
| Toshiyuki Inoue | Key Animation |
| Yasuhiro Yamane | Background Designer |
| Tsuyoshi Yoshioka | Key Animation |
| Kazuko Fukutomi | Key Animation |
| Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru | Key Animation |
| Maho Takagi | Key Animation |
| Naoya Wada | Key Animation |
| Sanae Yamamoto | Key Animation |
| Hiroshi Kawaguchi | Key Animation |
| Hisashi Matsumukou | Compositing Artist |
| Sota Mikami | Compositing Artist |
| Xu Youru | Compositing Artist |
| Shuichi Iseki | Key Animation |
| MELRAW | Theme Song Performance |
| Masahito Kawahara | Theme Song Performance |
| Moaang | Key Animation |
| Yohei Shimozawa | CGI Director |
| Ross Stewart | Background Designer |
| Jin Kim | Character Designer |
| Julia Derungs | Key Animation |
| Hiroyuki Aoyama | Animation Director, Character Designer |
| Rie Sakurai | Online Editor |
| Ayaka Minami | Online Editor |
| Ludvig Forssell | Original Music Composer |
| Satoshi Mashida | Casting Director |
| Shigeru Nishiyama | Editor |
| Daisuke Iga | Costume Design |
| Taisuke Mamori | Assistant Director |
| Yuuya Geshi | Key Animation |
| Hideki Hamasu | Key Animation |
| Ryo Sasaki | CGI Director |
| Manabu Tanzawa | Key Animation |
| Kenji Hachizaki | Key Animation |
| Hiroyuki Terao | Key Animation |
| Atsuko Tanaka | Key Animation |
| Kazutaka Ozaki | Key Animation |
| Noriyoshi Yamazaki | Key Animation |
| Hideki Takahashi | Key Animation |
| Hijiri Yamamoto | Compositing Artist |
| Ryoga Nakashima | Compositing Artist |
| Yoshie Ito | Compositing Artist |
| Shun Ishiwaka | Theme Song Performance |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Genki Kawamura | Producer |
| Nozomu Takahashi | Producer |
| Yuichiro Saito | Producer |
| Takeshi Kikuchi | Executive Producer |
| Yuka Saito | Executive Producer |
| Takuya Yoshioka | Associate Producer |
| Toshimi Tanio | Producer |
| Hibiki Itou | Executive Producer |
| Nobuaki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Yuya Machida | Associate Producer |
| Kei Kushiyama | Associate Producer |
| Mami Okazaki | Associate Producer |
| Shuzo Kasahara | Associate Producer |
| Yohann Comte | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 28 | 38 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 31 | 45 | 22 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 | 48 | 18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 40 | 75 | 25 |
| 2024 | 8 | 25 | 43 | 19 |
| 2024 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 17 |
| 2024 | 10 | 27 | 55 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 17 |
| 2024 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 337 | 440 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 416 | 658 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 456 | 692 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 666 | 666 |
Alunauwie
7.0
Belle reimagines Beauty and the Beast as a tender exploration of identity, pain, and self-acceptance in the digital age. Suzu, a shy girl haunted by trauma, finds freedom through her virtual persona, Belle, whose voice reconnects her to the world she once feared. When she encounters the mysterious B ... east, their bond becomes a mirror of their hidden wounds and longing to be understood. Through breathtaking visuals and emotionally charged music, Belle captures the struggle between hiding and healing. In the end, it reminds us that true courage lies not in perfection — but in daring to be seen as we are. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)
Nov 10, 2025