*SPOILER WARNING* This film is only five years old and fairly obscure. We at DRTR encourage you to watch Belle before listening to this episode.

With that out of the way, Wyatt and returning guest Frankie Sparks (@shoottheflick) hop on over to Japan to discuss this Studio Chizu anime, directed by Mamoru Hosoda.

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*Logo by @wayfinderart on Instagram*

References:

“Animation: Belle.” Issuu, Visual Effects Society, 18 Mar. 2022, https://issuu.com/visualeffectssociety/docs/vfxv_issue_21_spring_2022_complete/s/15156621.

Belle. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda. Video commentary by Emi Tamaki and Mamoru Hosoda. GKIDS, 2021. Blu-Ray.

JPVLIVEMUSIC. “BELLE - Lend Me Your Voice [LIVE English Version by Kylie McNeill] (The Bourbon Room 2023).” YouTube, YouTube, 10 Aug. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuERIxrhkzQ.

"BELLE - A Million Miles Away [LIVE English version by Kylie McNiell] (The Bourbon Room 2023." YouTube, YouTube, 10 Aug. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MjR2Eb-BPw.

MrPloxX. “Belle Medley - Japanese & English Mix Version.” YouTube, 8 Mar. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NewGbRUW8yc.

Tuttle, Brit. “Director Ron Clements Coming Out of Retirement, Returning to Disney Animation as a Mentor.” WDW News Today, WDW News Today, 13 June 2025, https://wdwnt.com/2025/06/director-ron-clements-coming-out-of-retirement-returning-to-disney-animation-as-a-mentor/.

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As we bid farewell to 2025, Wyatt and Frankie (@shoottheflick) calmly discuss the most chaotic hockey game in cartoon history.

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References:

Baxter, Devon. “Disney’s ‘Hockey Homicide’ (1945).” Cartoon Research, 30 Dec. 2015, https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/disneys-hockey-homicide-1945/. Blog.

Dobrovicz, Jim. “Doodles Weaver - Eleanor Rigby.” YouTube, YouTube, 10 Oct. 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eHFZ94shR0.

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Just a quick check-in on the state of the show going into 2026. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us to all of you!

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