The character designer of Belt—the sloth that wraps itself like a belt around the character of Guy—was envisioned by character designer Takao Noguchi. And Belt was just one of his creations; Noguchi came up with numerous animal characters, including his favorite creation (other than Belt) Crispy Bear. “Originally, it was just a dead animal turned into a doll for the child. It’s kind of cute but a little odd and scary, which I like.”