The Belle spinoff stage production Belle - PROJECT LAYRA - opened at MoN Takanawa on October 10, 2026 and runs through November 15, with the audience using a smartphone app at the venue. A spinoff story set five years after Mamoru Hosoda's film, it centers on Hiro-chan producing a new diva, LAYRA, in the virtual world U.
The stage version of Belle is a spinoff, not a retelling. Announced in early August 2026 as an immersive music live set five years after Mamoru Hosoda's film, it follows Hiro-chan, the producer of the diva Belle in the film, as Hiro-chan launches a new artist, LAYRA, in the virtual world U. The run is at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Takanawa, Tokyo, with tickets first sold through a Lawson Ticket advance lottery from July 28 and regular prices ranging from 5,500 yen to 11,000 yen.
The production built its cast through different routes. Five singers (miwa, Konomi Suzuki, Natsumi Konomi, ASCA and Maria Miki) share the role of LAYRA and alternate by day, with Rira Ikuta and Tomoyo Kurosawa also in the cast. An audition open to VTubers with 3D models brought in the sibling duo Pokopii, and Hololive VTuber AZKi was confirmed as a guest artist through the show's HIROchan X account. The debut song "Watashi wa LAYRA" was released digitally on September 16, produced and arranged by TeddyLoid with lyrics and music by TeddyLoid and Ryota Saito.
The live opened on October 10, 2026, after a press preview on the 9th attended by Hosoda, and runs to November 15. The staging uses LED screens on three sides and a smartphone app: audiences install the TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY app and calibrate their phones inside the venue before the show. Organizers are MoN Takanawa and the Animersive Live "Belle" Production Committee, with cooperation from Studio Chizu. The creative team includes creative director Yuki Hiroya, character designers Mika Pikazo and Nike Shimaguchi, scriptwriter Yuichiro Komikado, video director Toshitaka Shinoda, stage director Akira Yamazaki and CG director Tatsuo Ogata.
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A spinoff story set five years after Mamoru Hosoda's film Belle has opened at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Takanawa, Tokyo. Titled Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -, the animersive live follows LAYRA, a new artist produced by Hiro-chan, at a music festival inside the virtual world U. Before the show, audiences install the TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY app and calibrate their phones inside the venue.
Animersive Live "Belle and the Dragon - PROJECT LAYRA -" opened on October 10, 2026 at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000. The performance is a side story set five years after the film, with five performers cast as the diva Layla. A press preview was held on the 9th, and Mamoru Hosoda joined the cast and creative director Yuki Hiroya afterward.
The debut song "Watashi wa LAYRA" by the virtual artist LAYRA was released digitally on Wednesday, September 16. TeddyLoid produced the track and wrote its lyrics and music with music creator Ryota Saito, with TeddyLoid handling arrangement. Five singers share vocal duties: miwa, Natsumi Konomi, Konomi Suzuki, Maria Miki, and ASCA. The song is the opening number for the animmersive live show "Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -," which runs from Saturday, October 10 to Sunday, November 15 at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Takanawa, Tokyo. The show is a spin-off story set five years after Mamoru Hosoda's film "Belle." In it, Hiro-chan <As>, who produced the diva Belle in the film, finds a new artist, LAYRA, in the virtual world <U> and launches her as a new diva. The five performers alternate by day as LAYRA and as Kotomi, her real-world origin. A music video combining footage from the film with 3DCG also released at 18:00.
Hololive-affiliated VTuber AZKi will appear in the immersive music live show "Animersive Live 'Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -'," based on Mamoru Hosoda's 2021 film "Belle." The announcement came on August 21, 2026, through the show's official "HIROchan" X account, which first posted a silhouette hinting at a guest artist as the "Diva of the VTuber world" shortly after 3:00 p.m. that day, then confirmed AZKi's involvement at 7:00 p.m. AZKi also released a comment expressing excitement about performing on the show's main stage. The live event is scheduled to run from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo. The show is a spin-off story set five years after the film, following the character Hiro-chan as she produces a new songstress in the virtual world U, which in the film gathered 5 billion users. Organizers are MoN Takanawa and the Animersive Live "Belle" Production Committee, with cooperation from Studio Chizu.
The immersive music live 'Belle' has revealed its protagonist LAYRA, a new virtual artist debuting under Sony Music's Echoes label. Five vocalists, miwa, Konomi Suzuki, Natsumi Kon, ASCA, and Maria Miki, will play the role. Rira Ikuta and Tomoyo Kurosawa join the cast, and the opening song is previewed.
A website opened on Tuesday to announce Animmersive Live: Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime, an immersive musical show based on Mamoru Hosoda's BELLE film. The show runs from October 20 to November 15 at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives in Tokyo. It is a spinoff story set five years after the original film.
The immersive music live event "Animersive Live: Belle" is holding an audition for a single VTuber to appear as an avatar and voice in the production. The event is set in the world of director Mamoru Hosoda's 2021 animated film "Belle," five years after its story, and follows Hiro-chan, the producer of the diva Bell, as he works to produce a new songstress in the virtual world <U>. The audition, announced on the official X account under Hiro-chan's name, seeks one applicant who owns a 3D model and can grant permission for its use in planning, promotional materials, and production. The model must be loadable in Unity and have VRM or VRChat-compliant facial blendshapes. The application deadline is August 8 at 23:59. The event itself runs from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Tokyo, organized by MoN Takanawa and the Animersive Live "Belle" Production Committee, with cooperation from Studio Chizu. "Belle" marks its fifth anniversary in 2026, and this live is part of that commemoration.
An immersive music live event titled "Animmersive Live: Belle," set five years after director Mamoru Hosoda's 2021 film "Belle," will run from October 10 to November 15, 2026, at the MoN Takanawa museum in TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, Minato-ku, Tokyo. The production team includes music director TeddyLoid, known for Ado's "Dance" and "Show," character designers Mika Pikazo and Nike Shimaguchi, creative director Yuki Hiroya, scriptwriter Yuichiro Komikado, video director Toshitaka Shinoda, stage director Akira Yamazaki, and CG director Tatsuo Ogata. The story follows Hiro-chan, Suzu's best friend who produced the diva Bell, as he works to produce a new diva in the virtual world U. The artist playing the new diva will be announced sequentially. Ticket sales began July 28 with an official fastest advance lottery on Lawson Ticket, running until August 4. Regular ticket prices range from 5,500 yen for U25 seating to 11,000 yen for the standing cheering area, with goods-included options up to 14,300 yen. Hosoda commented, "I think a new diva born from BELLE will live in many people's hearts. I am very excited."