In an era where Anno’s taken longer than desired to continue his Neon Genesis Evangelion films and living legend Hayao Miyazaki is slowly retiring from the craft he brought to unparalleled heights, Hosoda’s been a bright beacon for an industry that’s increasingly globalized, especially with the US marketplace. Hosoda has rapidly risen in the ranks to be one of the most immediately-recognizable and iconic directors of modern Japanese animation, quickly rising to the level of modern legends such as Hideaki Anno. Rechristened “Kyuta,” the young boy learns how to be both a fighter and a son to a new father, but how well can a human child fit into a world of beasts? The Boy and the Beast is the latest film from Mamoru Hosoda, coming off a string of internationally-successful animated works, but is this tale of tails a continuation of a win streak, or his first belly flop? It is here he enters an apprenticeship with Kumatetsu, a bear with a goal of becoming lord over all he sees. What separates man from animal, child from beast? As a young child, Ren finds himself orphaned and fearful of his future, so he escapes to Jutengai, the world of beast men and women.
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