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Should you watch The Boy and the Beast?

Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

The Boy and the Beast

Anime · 2015

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

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The sides of The Boy and the Beast

  • A runaway boy alone in Shibuya
  • A beast who takes him on as a pupil
  • A city of beasts with its own succession fight

The Boy and the Beast is good for you if…

  • you like a father figure who is worse at living than the child he raises.
  • you like a beast city you reach through a Shibuya back alley.
  • you like watching a boy grow up in two worlds at once.

The Boy and the Beast is bad for you if…

  • you don't watch animated films.
  • you won't read subtitles for two hours.

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