The Cartoon Brew Podcast

Architect Eric Wong On Designing Mamoru Hosada's ‘Belle’

Episode Summary

Eric Wong, a production designer on Mamoru Hosoda's new fantasy epic, speaks about designing the film's vast virtual world. Elsewhere in the podcast, we take a look at the growing trend of big U.S. companies aligning with anime studios, Chinese investment in Japanese studios, and labor issues in the Japanese animation industry.

Episode Notes

Eric Wong, a production designer on Mamoru Hosoda's new fantasy epic, speaks about designing the film's vast virtual world. Elsewhere in the podcast, we take a look at the growing trend of big U.S. companies aligning with anime studios, Chinese investment in Japanese studios, and labor issues in the Japanese animation industry.