Tao

Tao (タオ) is a secondary character in Beastars. He is a second-year student at Cherryton Academy as well as a member of the drama club.

Appearance
Tao is a black panther, meaning he has a completely black fur coat and lacks the characteristic spots of his species. Tao is of medium height with a slim and athletic build. He has round ears and long whiskers. In the anime, he is shown to have blue-gray eyes.

He can be seen wearing his school uniform, which consists of a white dress shirt, an indigo vest, a dark gray tie, black suspenders, gray pants with dark gray vertical stripes, and brown loafers. During drama club activities, he wears a white t-shirt and red track pants. One of his more casual outfits consists of a yellow hoodie and brown pants.

Personality
The first time he is presented in the series, he is with the new student team of the drama club. He is shown to be somewhat fearful and not very confident, but more than anything it is due to the imposing presence that Louis had on stage during practices for the school play. With the passage of time, he shows himself to be a very kind and compassionate animal. He enjoys being part of the drama club.

Trivia

 * Despite being introduced in Chapter 2, his name wasn't revealed until Chapter 59.
 * 'Black Panther' is not a species itself but refers to an all black leopard or jaguar.

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