Beastars (Anime)

BEASTARS
Kanji	ビースターズ
Romaji	Bīsutāzu
Genres	Drama, Fantasy, Slice of life, Romance, Mystery, Thriller
Staff
Writer	Nanami Higuchi
Director	Shinichi Matsumi
Study	Orange
Music	Satoru Kosaki
Content of the Work
Start Date	October 8, 2019 (Japan) March 13, 2020 (Worldwide)
Ending Date	present
Seasons	2
Episodes	24

Beastars (ビースターズ, Bīsutāzu^?) 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

List of Episodes

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, Mangetsu wa terasu kemono wo eran deru^?)
2. The Academy's Top Dogs (学園の心臓部は庭園にあり, Gakuen no shinzōbu wa teien ni ari^?)
3. A Wolf is Born (オスオオカミ 出生のとき, Osuōkami shussei no toki^?)
4. Give it Your All (君は聖杯までふやかして, Kimi wa Seihai made fuyakashite^?)
5. Two Sides to the Story (しっぽの汚れにも理由を見出すお年頃, Shippo no yogore ni mo riyū wo mīdasu otoshigoro^?)
6. Blurred Vision - Dream or Reality? (視界の滲み 夢か現か, Shikai no nijimi: Yume ka utsutsu ka^?)
7. Below the Fur Coat (制服と被毛のそのまた下の, Seifuku to himō no sono mata shita no^?)
8. Caught like Floss in a Canine's Teeth (犬歯に糸ようじひっかけるように, Kenshi ni ito yōji hikkakeru yō ni^?)
9. Into the Lion's Den (エレベーター最上階の戦慄, Erebētā saijōkai no senritsu^?)
10. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (綿毛、地の果てまで追うならば, Watage, chi no hate made ou naraba^?)
11. To the Neon District (ゆきゆきて 夏のネオン街, Yuki yukite natsu no neon machi^?)
12. In the Storm's Wake (夏嵐の後ろ姿, Karan no ushiro sugata^?)

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, Shōnen no mezame wa nandome no arāmu ka^?)
2. The Gray Police Hound Runs (灰色の警察犬とりあえず走ってる, Haīro no keisatsuken toriaezu hashitteru^?)
3. Changes (そんな鉛を喉に詰まらせて, Son'na namari wo nodo ni tsumarasete^?)
4. Entangled (身を寄せたら毛が絡まってしまうから, Mi wo yosetara ke ga karamatte shimau kara^?)
5. Call it Like it is (白はモノクロの中でも白いまま, Shiro wa monokuro no naka de mo shiroi mama^?)
6. Fly, O Corrupt One (飛べ 破戒僧, Tobe hakai sō^?)
7. Unforgettable Sweetness (蜜漬けの記憶, Mitsudzuke no kioku^?)
8. Laughing at the Shadows We Cast (光を浴びたらシルエットの違いを笑おう, Hikari wo abitara shiruetto no chigai wo waraō^?)
9. A Busted Electric Fan (ぶっ壊れてる扇風機, Bukkoware teru senpūki^?)
10. The Chef's Suspense (シェフの気まぐれサスペンス, Shefu no kimagure sasupensu^?)
11. Scatter Your Scales (あなた鱗粉振りまいて, Anata rinpun furimaite^?)
12. The Taste of Rebellion (革命の馳走, Kakumei no chisō^?)

Adapted arcs

• Drama Club (演劇部, Engeki-bu^?) (episodes 01-05)
• Meteor Festival (隕石祭, Inseki-sai^?) (episodes 06-12)
• Murder Incident Solution (食殺事件, Shokusatsu jiken^?) (episodes 13-24)
• Interspecies Relations (種間関係, Shunkan kankei^?) (episodes 25-)
• Revenge of the Love Failure (愛の失敗作の復讐, Ai no shippai-saku no fukushū^?) (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)

Gallery

Images

Confirmation of the anime.

Previous scene of the anime.

First promotional cover of the anime.

Artwork of characters Legoshi and Haru.

Artwork of characters Louis and Juno.

Artwork of characters Jack and Gohin.

Artwork of characters Ibuki and Free.

Second promotional cover of the anime.

Beastars Lottery.

Beastars x Sunshine City Prince Hotel.

Art made by Paru Itagaki, in gratitude for having followed the first season of the anime.

Art by Paru Itagaki in commemoration of the release of anime in the west.

Art by Paru Itagaki for the launch of the second season of Beastars worldwide.

Promotional poster for the new anime website.

Art by Paru Itagaki for the launch of a new production of the Beastars anime.

Anime countdown

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

Day 8 - Haru, Legoshi and Louis.

Day 7 - Characters, doing Beastars cast cosplay.

Day 6 - Legoshi Kid

Day 5 - Legoshi

Day 4 - Haru

Day 3 - Legoshi

Day 2 - Legoshi

Day 1 - Legoshi Kid

Beastars anime premiere! - Legoshi

Blu-ray and DVD Anime

• Season 1 Covers
• Season 2 Covers

Official Blu-ray and DVD anime covers.

Cover of the Blu-ray disc & DVD Volume 1 - Legoshi.

Cover of the Blu-ray disc & DVD Volume 2 - Haru.

Cover of the Blu-ray disc & DVD Volume 3 - Louis.

Cover of the Blu-ray disc & DVD Volume 4 - Juno.

Cover of the Blu-ray disc & DVD Volume 1 - Legoshi.

Cover of the Blu-ray disc & DVD Volume 2 - Louis.

Cover of the Blu-ray disc & DVD Volume 3 - Pina.

Cover of the Blu-ray disc & DVD Volume 4 - Riz.

Videos

Season 1

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」第1弾PV

PV 1 of the Beastars anime.

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」第2弾PV

PV 2 of the Beastars anime.

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」第3弾PV

PV 3 of the Beastars anime.

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」第4弾PV

PV 4 of the Beastars anime.

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」第5弾PV

PV 5 of the Beastars anime.

「BEASTARS」キャスト解禁特番

Presentation of the voice actors.

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」 OPメイキングムービー（ショートver.）

Making stop motion OP.

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」ノンクレジット OP

Opening - Wild Side

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」ノンクレジット ED「Le zoo」

Ending 1 - Le Zoo

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」ノンクレジット ED「眠れる本能」

Ending 2 - Sleeping instinct

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」ノンクレジット ED「マーブル」

Ending 3 - Marble

Season 2

TVアニメ「BEASTARS」 第2期PV

PV 1 of the Second Season of Beastars anime.

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