Japan Synopsis
竜とそばかすの姫
“You are no longer alone.”
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.
Audience Engagement
625 audience reviews — more than 95% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 89th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Belle. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Animation + Science Fiction in Japan
314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Belle itself).
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
★ 8.3 · 1997
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
★ 8.3 · 2021
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran 2
★ 8.2 · 2019
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
★ 8.0 · 2013
Date A Live: Mayuri Judgment
★ 8.0 · 2015
Other Titles From Studio Chizu
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
Belle holds position #123 of 452 Japan films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Belle. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.
The 4307th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Belle, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- idol · 3
- online relationship · 1
- family ties · 1
- video game · 23
- society · 14
- virtual world · 6
- anime · 711
- friendship · 134
- love · 123
- adult animation · 101
- slice of life · 58
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #768 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #637 of 2,532 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | Studio Chizu, Nippon Television Network Corporation, dentsu, TOHO, KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | July 16, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt13651628 |
| Official Site | ryu-to-sobakasu-no-hime.jp |