The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast, known in Japan as Bakemono no Ko, is a 2015 action, adventure, drama, comedy, fantasy, coming of age, family, Japanese anime movie. It was written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda, musically composed by Takagi Masakatsu, edited by Shigeru Nishiyama, distributed by Toho, produced by Yuichiro Saito, Takuya Ito, Atsushi Chiba, Genki Kawamura, and Studio Chizu, and it starred Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shota Sometami, and Shizu Hirose.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Amazing animation.
 * 2) The growing friendship between the child Kyuta and the aspiring beast lord Kumatetsu is incredibly engaging and heartwarming.
 * 3) Great voice acting.
 * 4) Both Kyuta and Kumatetsu get tones of character development over the course of the movie.
 * 5) Appealing character designs.
 * 6) Like other Mamoru Hosoda films the story, despite having complex themes, is told in a very simple way, and this allows for larger age ranges to be able to enjoy it.
 * 7) Excellent soundtrack.
 * 8) Kumatetsu is depicted as someone who, at first, doesn't appreciate anything that Kyuta does for him as his apprentice.  This is meant to be an allegory for Kyuta himself since he ran away from home at the start of the film.
 * 9) Good CGI is implimented.
 * 10) Great pacing.

Reception
The Boy and the Beast, known in  Japan as Bakemono no Ko, has a 91% critic rating and a 88% audeince rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 3.7/5 on Letterboxd, a 7.7/10 on the International Movie Database (IMDB), an 8.49/10 on MyAnimeList, an 83.47% community approval rating on Kitsu, and a 4.5/5 on AnimePlanet.

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