Heart and Yummie
2010 · Directed by Masaya Fujimori
Original language: Japanese
- adventure
- animation
- family
The story
Heart is a tyrannosaurus who is found and raised by a herbivore mother. After learning his true nature as a meat eater, he runs away from home and finds a baby ankylosaurus egg that hatches and thinks Heart is his father. After accidentally naming the baby Yummie - thinking he looked tasty - their love for one another tests the bounds of nature vs. nurture.
What it’s like
Warm, tender family adventure with a gentle comic streak, set in a prehistoric world of grassy plains and open landscapes. The story turns on a bond between a young tyrannosaur and a baby ankylosaurus who has decided he is his father, so the emotional register is affectionate and playful, with a steady undercurrent of worry about who a child becomes. Expect a coming-of-age shape: a lonely, uncertain protagonist learning what loyalty and home mean. It is an anime, so the look is hand-drawn and bright, with a score likely to lean toward light orchestral warmth. The predator-and-herbivore premise brings some peril and chase-like tension, but this is not a film built on dread, and its intensity level is not something to take for granted without checking. It suits a relaxed family viewing, a child's first big-adventure movie, or an adult who likes stories about adoptive parenthood. Best for viewers who want heart-led dinosaur adventure with a clear emotional throughline and a sweet, uncomplicated tone.
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