The Boy and the Beast
バケモノの子
When Kyuuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he’s taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who’s been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely pair will be put to the ultimate test—a final showdown that will only be won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined strength and courage. (Source: Funimation)
The Boy and the Beast is a movie with 1 episode, from Summer 2015, produced by Studio Chizu, rated 7.9/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
When Kyuuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he’s taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who’s been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely pair will be put to the ultimate test—a final showdown that will only be won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined strength and courage. (Source: Funimation)
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Tags
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Martial Arts — Centers around the use of traditional hand-to-hand combat.
- Found Family — Features a group of characters with no biological relations that are united in a group providing social support.
- Isekai — Features a character from a modern-day setting being transported into an alternate world and has to adapt to their new surroundings.
- Cultivation — Features characters using training, often martial arts-related, and other special methods to cultivate qi (a component of traditional Chinese philosophy, described as "life force") and gain strength or immortality.
- Anthropomorphism — Contains non-human character(s) that have attributes or characteristics of a human being.
- Primarily Animal Cast — Main cast is mostly composed animal or animal-like characters.
- Time Skip — Features a gap in time used to advance the story.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Orphan — Prominently features a character that is an orphan.