Episode 339: This week we review Mamoru Hosoda's latest full feature anime film: Belle.  Using the 1756 French Fantasy novel, The Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Hosoda's latest film brings us a coming of age drama telling the story of Suzu, a lonely girl still dealing with the tragic loss of her mother, as she takes it day by day, she finds herself and her voice within the online world with the help of another online U user, The Dragon, and realizes her purpose in life.

03:00 Listener Question + Waifu/Husbando

08:30 Belle (2021) review

55:00 Final Thoughts and Scores