Should you watch Belle?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Belle
Anime · 2021
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.
The sides of Belle
- A shy teenager who can only sing as her avatar
- A virtual world of billions of users
- A dragon everyone online wants to unmask
Belle is good for you if…
- you want songs performed to a crowd of millions online.
- you like a virtual world drawn in saturated colour.
- you cry at a girl who lost her mother and can only say it when she sings.
Belle is bad for you if…
- you don't watch animated films.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.
About: grief · identity · online life
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