Abstract

I'm not alone anymore. A novel based on the latest work written by director Mamoru Hosoda himself!

Suzu, a 17-year-old high school student, lives with her father in a rural town in Kochi. Her mother died in an accident when she was a child, and she has been closed off from the real world. One day, her best friend invites her to join "U," a huge virtual space on the Internet called "another reality," as an avatar named Belle. Suzu (Belle) quickly becomes a diva who attracts attention from all over the world with her incomparable singing voice, which she has been hiding for a long time. In the "U", she meets a mysterious being who is feared as a "dragon". Her encounter with the ferocious yet somehow lonely dragon leads Suzu to face her inner doubts and weaknesses. A story of miraculous encounters and growth led by a song!

Author’s Information

Mamoru Hoda is aworld-renowned animator and director. He was born in Toyama in 1967, and joined Toei Doga (now Toei Animation) in 1991. He directed "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (2006) and "Summer Wars" (2009), which drew attention in the world, and established his own animation film production company, Studio Chizu, in 2011.
He wrote the original story, screenplay, and directed "Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki" (2012), "The Boy and the Beast" (2015), and "MIRAI" (2018), all of which became major hits.