In a cinematic landscape full of internet dystopias Mamoru Hosada's Belle finds optimism in the potential of our digital selves.
. His obsession with the virtual as a place where our other selves emerge fits neatly into one of anime’s most dominant modern genres: isekai. Best embodied in 2012’s, isekai describes characters’ transitions to and reincarnations in other worlds, particularly virtual ones, where they self-actualize. “When I look at other directors dealing with the theme of the internet, it tends to be kind of negative, like a dystopia,” says Hosoda.
In contrast, Suzu in U immediately feels complete and total comfort in her new role as international pop sensation. She sings, she dances, she swaps outfits with the poise of Ariana Grande. And she decides that she is singularly equipped to draw out “the Beast,” another player considered ungodly terrifying. Where is this brave new Suzu in the real world?
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