Beastars (Anime)

Beastars (ビースターズ) is an anime series produced by Studio Orange. It is based on the manga of the same name which was written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki.

It was released on October 8, 2019 exclusively in Japan, licensed by Netflix. In addition, the series was also aired on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block in Japan on October 9, 2019.

The first season's international premiere was March 13, 2020, on the Netflix streaming service.

A second season of the anime was announced on December 26, 2019 in Episode 12's end credits. Through her Twitter account, Itagaki confirmed that the second season will be arriving sometime in 2021.

Official Synopsis
In a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, herbivores and carnivores coexist with each other. For the adolescents of Cherryton Academy, school life is filled with hope, romance, distrust, and uneasiness.

The main character is Legoshi the Gray Wolf, a member of the drama club. Despite his menacing appearance, he has a very gentle heart. Throughout most of his life, he has always been an object of fear and hatred by other animals, and he's been quite accustomed to that lifestyle. But soon, he finds himself becoming more involved with his fellow classmates who have their own share of insecurities and finds his life in school changing slowly.

Staff

 * Original Story: Paru Itagaki
 * Studio: Orange
 * Director: Shinichi Matsumi
 * Art Director: Minami Kasuga
 * Director of Photography: Shiori Koshou
 * Writer: Nanami Higuchi
 * Composer: Satoru Kosaki
 * Character Designer: Nao Ootsu
 * CG Chief Director: Eiji Inomoto
 * Editor: Junichi Uematsu
 * Color Designer: Satoshi Hashimoto

Voice Actors
Japanese Cast= English Cast=
 * Chikahiro Kobayashi as Legoshi
 * Ayaka Senbongi as Haru
 * Yūki Ono as Louis
 * Akio Ohtsuka as Gohin
 * Atsumi Tanezaki as Juno
 * Junya Enoki as Jack
 * Takaaki Torashima as Bill
 * Ikuto Kanemasa as Aoba
 * Naoto Kobayashi as Tao
 * Takeo Ohtsuka as Collot
 * Yoshiyuki Shimozuma as Voss
 * Fukushi Ochiai as Sanu
 * Yūma Uchida as Miguno
 * Naoto Kobayashi as Durham
 * Nobuhiko Okamoto as Kai
 * Sayumi Watabe as Els
 * Genki Muro as Dom
 * Yūichi Iguchi as Kibi
 * Yuko Hara as Sheila
 * Akane Ōchi as Ellen
 * Hibiku Yamamura as Mizuchi
 * Sakura Andou as Legom
 * Mitsuaki Hoshino as Mayor
 * Kenyuu Horiuchi as Ogma
 * Yuya Kashiwagi as Mizuchi's Boyfriend
 * Takeo Otsuka as Tem
 * Takaya Hashi as Chief Lion
 * Genki Muro as Zoe
 * Jonah Scott as Legoshi
 * Lara Jill Miller as Haru
 * Griffin Puatu as Louis
 * Keith Silverstein as Gohin
 * Lauren Landa as Juno / Ellen
 * Ben Diskin as Jack
 * Kaiji Tang as Bill
 * Tony Azzolino as Aoba
 * Bryce Papenbrook as Tao
 * Kyle McCarley as Collot / Tem
 * Kyle Hebert as Voss / Sanu / Chief Lion
 * Michael Chapman as Miguno
 * Billy Kametz as Durham / Mizuchi's Boyfriend / Mayor
 * Daman Mills as Kai
 * Erika Harlacher as Els
 * Brian Beacock as Dom
 * Bryce Papenbrook as Kibi
 * Cristina Vee as Sheila
 * Cherami Leigh as Mizuchi
 * Reba Buhr as Legom
 * Bob Buchholz as Ogma
 * Kylen Deporter as Zoe

List of Episodes

 * 1) The Full Moon Chooses Which Beasts to Shine On (満月は照らす獣を選んでる)
 * 2) The Heart of the School is in the garden (学園の心臓部は庭園にあり)
 * 3) When a male wolf was born (オスオオカミ 出生のとき)
 * 4) You are going to the Holy Grail (君は聖杯までふやかして)
 * 5) The Age to Discover Neither Motive Nor A Tail's Filth (しっぽの汚れにも理由を見出すお年頃)
 * 6) The Thing That Pierced My Vision: Was It a Dream or Reality? (視界の滲み 夢か現か)
 * 7) School Uniform and Fur Coat and Yet Still Underneath It (制服と被毛のそのまた下の)
 * 8) To Catch Floss On One's Dogtooth (犬歯に糸ようじひっかけるように)
 * 9) The Fur's Rising Top Floor Elevator (エレベーター最上階の戦慄)
 * 10) I Will Catch You to the Ends of the Earth, Fuzzball (綿毛、地の果てまで追うならば)
 * 11) Marching Towards the Summer Neon Town (ゆきゆきて 夏のネオン街)
 * 12) Back View of Summer Storm (夏嵐の後ろ姿)


 * Adapted arcs
 * Drama Club (演劇部篇) (episodes 01-05)
 * Meteor Festival (隕石祭篇) (episodes 06-12)

Music
Beastars Original Soundtrack
 * Opening Theme:
 * Wild Side by ALI (Episodes 2-12)
 * Ending Themes:
 * Le Zoo by YURiKA (Episodes 2-3, 5, 8-9)
 * Marble by YURiKA (Episodes 4, 6, and 10)
 * Sleeping instinct by YURiKA (Episodes 7 and 11)
 * Floating Story on the Moon by YURiKA (Episode 12)

Website

 * Official site of the anime.
 * Official Twitter account.