竜とそばかすの姫
BELLE
The protagonist of this story, Suzu, is a 17-year old high school girl living with her father in a rural town of Kochi — their town is a textbook definition of depopulation in the Japanese countryside. 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 (Suzu), when one day the mysterious and infamous Dragon-like figure appears before her. (Source: Official Site)
Names
| Original | 竜とそばかすの姫 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime |
| English | BELLE |
| Chinese | 龙和雀斑公主 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | The Dragon and Freckled Princess · BELLE เจ้าหญิงแห่งเสียงเพลง · Красавица и дракон · Μπελ: Ο Δράκος και Η Πριγκίπισσα · 龙与雀斑公主 · Дракон та веснянкувата принцеса · Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess · Skaistule un briesmonis · Сұлу қыз бен айдаһар · Gözəl və əjdaha |
Facts
| Format | Feature film · 1 ep · 122 min · 2h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2021-07-16 (Summer 2021) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio Chizu |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaMusicMysterySci-Fi |
| Themes | Virtual WorldPrimarily Teen CastFemale ProtagonistArtificial IntelligenceAugmented RealityComing of AgeFound FamilyCGIFairy TaleIdolSchool |
| Streaming | Netflix · Max · Max |
Reception
| Community score | 7.42 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.43 / 10 |
| Composite | 57.8 |
| On lists | 69,809 |
| Favourited | 2,016 (2.9%) |
| Completion | 94.8% |
| Drop rate | 0.8% |
| In backlog | 38.2% |
| Score spread σ | 1.84 |
Score distribution
124522193640497851,77563,27976,02886,63795,189103,218
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2021 | B | 17 of 70 |
| Year | 2021 | C | 98 of 356 |
| Genre | Music | B | 98 of 428 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | B | 222 of 1,409 |
| Genre | Mystery | C | 224 of 652 |
| Source material | Original work | B | 250 of 1,732 |
| Format | Feature film | C | 281 of 997 |
| Length | Movie | C | 281 of 997 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | B | 299 of 1,662 |
| Era | Early 2020s | C | 439 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Drama | C | 645 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | B | 1,290 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Mamoru Hosoda, Ryou Horibe, Youhei Shimozawa, Taisei Iwasaki |
|---|---|
| Music | Taisei Iwasaki, Yuuta Bandou, Ludvig Forssell |
| Original creator | Mamoru Hosoda |
AniList id 127271 · MAL id 44807 · record updated 2026-08-27