Beastars (Anime)

Beastars (ビースターズ) is an anime series produced by Studio Orange. Licensed by Netflix, 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, in Japan. 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 streaming service.

A second season of the anime was announced on December 26, 2019, in the end credits of Episode 12. In early November 2020, it was announced that Season 2 will premiere on January 5, 2021, in Japan.

The second season premiered globally on July 15, 2021.

On July 20, 2021, Studio Orange & Netflix Japan confirmed a new arc project for the anime on their twitter accounts. This was revealed later to be the final season of the anime.

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
 * Yūki Kaji as Pina
 * 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 / Cosmo
 * Akane Ōchi as Ellen
 * Genki Muro as Zoe
 * 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
 * Hiroshi Shirokuma as Riz
 * Takaya Hashi as Chief Lion
 * Taiten Kusunoki as Ibuki
 * Subaru Kimura as Free
 * Wakako Matsumoto as Rokume
 * 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
 * Kayleigh McKee as Pina
 * 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 / Ibuki
 * Erika Harlacher as Els
 * Brian Beacock as Dom
 * Bryce Papenbrook as Kibi
 * Cristina Vee as Sheila
 * Kylen Deporter as Zoe
 * Cherami Leigh as Mizuchi
 * Reba Buhr as Legom
 * Bob Buchholz as Ogma
 * Anny Yatco as Cosmo / Rokume
 * Patrick Seitz as Riz
 * Kellen Goff as Free

Season 1 (2019)
See also First Season
 * 1) The Moon and the Beast (満月は照らす獣を選んでる)
 * 2) The Academy's Top Dogs (学園の心臓部は庭園にあり)
 * 3) A Wolf is Born (オスオオカミ 出生のとき)
 * 4) Give it Your All (君は聖杯までふやかして)
 * 5) Two Sides to the Story (しっぽの汚れにも理由を見出すお年頃)
 * 6) Blurred Vision - Dream or Reality? (視界の滲み 夢か現か)
 * 7) Below the Fur Coat (制服と被毛のそのまた下の)
 * 8) Caught like Floss in a Canine's Teeth (犬歯に糸ようじひっかけるように)
 * 9) Into the Lion's Den (エレベーター最上階の戦慄)
 * 10) A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (綿毛、地の果てまで追うならば)
 * 11) To the Neon District (ゆきゆきて 夏のネオン街)
 * 12) In the Storm's Wake (夏嵐の後ろ姿)

Season 2 (2021)
See also Second Season
 * 1) A Teen's Never-Ending Alarm (少年の目覚めは何度目のアラームか)
 * 2) The Gray Police Hound Runs (灰色の警察犬とりあえず走ってる)
 * 3) Changes (そんな鉛を喉に詰まらせて)
 * 4) Entangled (身を寄せたら毛が絡まってしまうから)
 * 5) Call it Like it is (白はモノクロの中でも白いまま)
 * Fly, O Corrupt One (飛べ 破戒僧)
 * 1) Unforgettable Sweetness (蜜漬けの記憶)
 * 2) Laughing at the Shadows We Cast (光を浴びたらシルエットの違いを笑おう)
 * 3) A Busted Electric Fan (ぶっ壊れてる扇風機)
 * 4) The Chef's Suspense (シェフの気まぐれサスペンス)
 * 5) Scatter Your Scales (あなた鱗粉振りまいて)
 * 6) The Taste of Rebellion (革命の馳走)


 * Adapted arcs
 * Drama Club (演劇部) (episodes 01-05)
 * Meteor Festival (隕石祭) (episodes 06-12)
 * Murder Incident Solution (食殺事件) (episodes 13-24)
 * Interspecies Relations (種間関係) (episodes 25-)
 * Revenge of the Love Failure (愛の失敗作の復讐) (episodes -)

Music
Beastars Original Soundtrack

Season 1

 * 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)

Season 2

 * Opening Theme:
 * Kaibutsu (Monster) by YOASOBI
 * Ending Themes:
 * Gentle Comet by YOASOBI (Episodes 14-24)

Anime countdown
Images of illustration for the countdown of the start of the anime by the official Twitter account of the anime

Blu-ray and DVD Anime
Season 1 Covers= Official Blu-ray and DVD anime covers.

Differences between the anime and the manga

 * In the anime, some characters have a different coat color from the manga. The most notorious cases are Riz and Agata, who have a completely different color from the manga.
 * The anime never featured flashbacks about Legoshi's and Jack's childhoods, nor did it reveal anything about Legoshi's family. It only limited itself to saying that Legoshi has a grandfather.
 * In the second season, the order of events has been altered from the manga.
 * The anime included original characters like Carl and Roger, but did not include Mark, Mokichi, and Ai.

Website

 * Official site of the anime (1)
 * Official site of the anime (2)
 * Official Netflix site of the anime
 * Official Twitter account