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Beastars
Cover of the first manga volume
BEASTARS
GenreDrama[1]
Manga
Written byParu Itagaki
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 8, 2016 – present
Volumes16 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byShinichi Matsumi
Produced byShunsuke Hosoi
Yoshinori Takeeda (Fuji TV)
Written byNanami Higuchi
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
StudioOrange
Licensed byNetflix
Original networkFuji TV (+Ultra), TNC, KTV, THK, UHB, BS Fuji
Original run October 8, 2019 – present
Episodes10 (List of episodes)

Beastars (ビースターズ, Bīsutāzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. The series has won multiple awards, including being the first Akita Shoten title to take home the Manga Taishō Award. An anime television series adaptation by Orange premiered on October 8, 2019 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. The series is also planned for an early 2020 release on Netflix outside of Japan.

Plot

The story takes place in a world of modern, civilized, anthropomorphic animals with a cultural divide between the carnivores and herbivores. The series takes its name from the in-universe rank of Beastar, an individual of great talent, service, and notoriety.

Legosi, a large gray wolf, is a timid and quiet student of Cherryton Academy where he lives in a dorm with several other carnivorous students including his outgoing Labrador friend, Jack. As a member of the school's drama club, Legosi works as a stagehand and supports the actors of the club headed by the star pupil Louis, a red deer.

Out of nowhere, Tem the alpaca is brutally murdered and devoured in the night, setting a wave of unease and distrust between the herbivore and carnivore students. At the same time, Legosi has a fateful encounter with Haru, a small dwarf rabbit, and begins developing complex feelings for her.

Characters

Legosi (レゴシ, Regoshi)

Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi[2]
Legosi is a towering gray wolf with a quiet personality contrasting his appearance. A second year student, he works as a member of the drama club's stage crew, and enjoys watching tragic stories performed despite never having had to directly participate in them. He attempts to hide his more terrifying traits in order to better acquaint his herbivorous classmates. He takes it upon himself to solve the murder of Tem. Generally conflicted with his status as a carnivore, Legosi wishes to suppress his predatory desires which become even more complicated as he develops confused feelings towards Haru.

Haru (ハル, Haru)

Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi[2]
Haru, a third year, is the lone member of Cherryton's gardening club and general outcast of the school due to her sexual promiscuity. As a white dwarf rabbit, she often finds herself being treated as a fragile individual by society and wants to be validated as a person; she feels that having sex is the only way she can feel in control of herself. Haru tends to keep people at a distance, even those like Legosi and Louis who wish to become closer with her.

Louis (ルイ, Rui)

Voiced by: Yūki Ono[3]
Louis the red deer is a third year student at Cherryton and leads the school's drama club. Prideful and confident, Louis has a dream to become the next Beastar. He tends to look down upon those around him and assert his dominance even as an herbivore surrounded by carnivores. Though typically manipulative for his own desires, Louis has shown kindness and admiration that evolves over the course of the story. He has been romantically entangled with Haru.

Juno (ジュノ, Juno)

Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[3]
Juno is a first-year female gray wolf student and new member of the drama club who falls in love with Legosi at first sight after he protects her from bullies, having heard of him prior to meeting him. She is determined to win his heart and become a Beastar alongside him, to create a new peaceful era for all carnivores together.

Jack (ジャック, Jakku)

Voiced by: Junya Enoki[3]
Jack is a Labrador Retriever, and also Legosi's closest friend. The two have been acquaintances since their childhood.

Gouhin (ゴウヒン)

Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka[3]
A giant panda who works as a psychiatrist and back-alley doctor, who treats and rehabilitates carnivores whose predatory instincts start to overtake them. He first encounters Legosi when he passes out in the Black Market, and at first assumes that Legosi is one of many carnivores succumbing to their feral instincts, but soon develops something of a friendship with him, eventually becoming a mentor of sorts to him.

Collot (コロ, Koro)

Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka[3]
An English Sheepdog and friend of Legosi's who lives in the same dorm.

Voss (ボス, Bosu)

Voiced by: Yoshiyuki Shimozuma[3]
A fennec fox and friend of Legosi's who lives in the same dorm.

Sanou (サヌ)

Voiced by: Fukushi Ochiai[3]
A pelican and head director to the drama club.

Miguno (ミグノ, Miguno)

Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[3]
A spotted hyena and friend of Legosi's who lives in the same dorm.

Durham (ダラム, Daramu)

Voiced by: Naoto Kobayashi[3]
A coyote and friend of Legosi's who lives in the same dorm.

Kai (カイ, Kai)

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[3]
Kai is a mongoose. Formerly part of the drama club acting team, he is demoted by Louis to working as a stagehand and supporting the actors of the club.

Bill (ビル, Biru)

Voiced by: Takaaki Torashima[3]
Bill is a Bengal tiger and second-year student at Cherryton High School. He is also a member of the drama club's acting division and desires to become the next Beastar in order to prove the worth of all carnivores. He even comes to view Legosi as a rival in terms of acting skill.

Els (エルス, Erusu)

Voiced by: Sayumi Watabe[3]
Els is an Angora she-goat who was the object of Tem's affection.

Dom (ドーム, Dōmu)

Voiced by: Genki Muro[3]
A third-year peafowl and the stage crew leader of the drama club.

Kibi (キビ)

Voiced by: Yūichi Iguchi[3]
An anteater member of the drama club's stage crew.

Shira (シイラ, Shīra)

Voiced by: Yuko Hara[3]
A third-year cheetah and a high ranked member of the drama club serving as the choreographer.

Aoba (アオバ)

Voiced by: Ikuto Kanemasa[3]
A bald eagle second-year student and friend to both Legosi and Bill.

Ellen (エレン, Eren)

Voiced by: Akane Ōchi[3]
Ellen is a second-year zebra student at Cherryton High School. She is a member of the drama club who holds great respect from the herbivore side (though not nearly as much as Louis). She is shown to be easily scared of carnivores and is the first to blame one of them for Tem's death.

Mizuchi (ミズチ)

Voiced by: Hibiku Yamamura[3]
A paranoid Harlequin rabbit student at Cherryton High School in Haru's grade who believes herself an endangered species and enjoys belittling Haru as inferior to her.

Legom (レゴム, Regomu)

Voiced by: Sakura Andou[3]
A Leghorn chicken student at Cherryton High School who sits next to Legosi because the seats are arranged alphabetically. Every Wednesday she sells her eggs to the school store, where the main charater Legosi buy eggs from to make egg sandwiches.

Mayor (市長, Shichō)

Voiced by: Mitsuaki Hoshino[3]
The unnamed lion mayor who selfishly ignores any negative behavior of other carnivores (especially lions) for the sake of preserving the "peace".

Oguma (オグマ)

Voiced by: Kenyu Horiuchi[3]
A red deer who is the owner and head of the Horns Conglomerate. Louis is his adopted son, whom he intends on making his successor.

Tem (テム, Temu)

Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka
Tem is an alpaca who was mysteriously murdered. Later in the series, the murderer is revealed amidst plenty of intrigue.

Gon (ゴン, Gon)

The Siberian tiger Headmaster of Cherryton High School who is also a member of the All-Organism Council that helps in selecting new Beastars each year.

Zoe (ゾーイ, Zōi)

Zoe is a goat and part of the actor team of the Drama Club of Cherryton High School.

Tao (タオ)

Tao is a black panther third-year student at Cherryton Academy as well as a member of the Drama Club.

Media

Manga

Paru Itagaki launched the manga in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion on September 8, 2016.[4][5] The series has been compiled into 14 tankōbon volumes to date.[6] During their panel at Anime NYC 2018, Viz Media announced that they have licensed the manga.[7]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 6, 2017[8]978-4-253-22754-4July 16, 2019[9]978-1-9747-0798-0
  • "It's a Full Moon, So I'll Come and Say Hi" (満月なのでご紹介します, Mangetsu na no de go shōkai shimasu)
  • "To Stroke One's Fur the Wrong Way" (少年たちの逆撫で, Shōnen-tachi no saka nade)
  • "A Disturbance in the Mist" (霧の中の警鐘, Kiri no naka no keishō)
  • "A Pretty Bad Day Even for Rabbits" (ウサギ史上でもかなり悪い日, Usagi-shijō demo kanari warui hi)
  • "Hey, It's Us! (ねぇ僕らだよ, Nei boku-ra da yo)
  • "A Star Among Beasts" (ケモノたちの一等星, Kemono-tachi no ichitō-sei)
  • "Game Preserve Level 100" (禁猟区レベル100, Kinryō-ku reberu hyaku)
2 April 7, 2017[10]978-4-253-22755-1September 17, 2019[11]978-1-9747-0799-7
  • "The Godmother Sighs" (ゴッドマザーのため息, Goddomazā no tameiki)
  • "The Wind Rises (Behind Closed Doors)" (風立ちぬ (ただし見えない所で), Kaze tachinu (Tadashi mienai tokoro de))
  • "Privacy Offstage" (プライバシ一は舞台裏に, Puraibashi ichi wa butaiura ni)
  • "Like Glass on Your Gums" (歯茎にガラス, Haguki ni garasu)
  • "A Radiant Despot" (まぶしき独裁, Mabushiki dokusai)
  • "Ying-Yang Stripes" (陰と陽、シマシマ, In to yō, shimashima)
  • "The Scent of the Holy Grail" (聖杯の匂い, Seihai no nioi)
  • "Warm Proof of Kinship" (仲間の証、温かく, Nakama no akashi, atatakaku)
  • "Burning Retribution" (君を焦がす制歳, Kimi o kogasu seisai)
3 May 8, 2017[12]978-4-253-22756-8November 19, 2019[13]978-1-9747-0800-0
  • "Howl Reluctance Syndrome" (厭惡綜合征在遠處狂吠, Iya aku sōgō susumu zai en)
  • "The Beasts' Bon Festival in the Summer" (盂蘭盆會 野獸們的夏天, Urabon kaiya: Yajūteki natsu ten)
  • "Bow Wow Your Name" (嘎嗚嘎嗚君的名字, -kun teki myōji)
  • "The Customer Who Sits Next to Me" (身邊的顧客, Mi kokyaku)
  • "Resonance with the Outside World" (与外界的共鳴, Yo gaikai teki kyōmei)
  • "Together with Bill's Shadow" (林立高樓之影, Rinritsu takadono no kage)
  • "Falling Down the Stairs of Adulthood" (在成熟的階梯上凋零, Zai seijukuteki kaiteijō)
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4 July 7, 2017[14]978-4-253-22757-5January 21, 2020[15]978-1-9747-0801-7
  • "That Day with Mister Bambi" (あの日ミス夕ーバンビと, Ano hi Misutā Banbi to)
  • "How Clothes Should Fit" (ジャストフィットを見てよ, Jasutofitto o mite yo)
  • "The Brilliance of Emotions" (その感、極彩色, Sono kan, gokusaishoku)
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  • "Shocking Pink Ambition" (野望はショッキングピンク, Yabō wa shokkingupinku)
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5 October 6, 2017[16]978-4-253-22758-2March 17, 2020[17]978-1-9747-0802-4
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6 December 9, 2017[18]978-4-253-22759-9——
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7 February 8, 2018[19]978-4-253-22760-5——
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9 July 6, 2018[21]978-4-253-22762-9——
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10 September 7, 2018[22]978-4-253-22763-6——
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11 November 8, 2018[23]978-4-253-22764-3——
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  • "I Am a Feline" (吾輩は猫科である, Wagahai wa nekoka de aru)
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Anime

In the 10th issue of 2019 of Weekly Shōnen Champion, it was announced that Beastars would get an anime television series adaptation[30] to be animated by CG studio Orange.[31] Shinichi Matsumi is directing the series, with Nanami Higuchi handling series composition, Nao Ootsu designing the characters, and Satoru Kōsaki composing the series' music.[32] The series premiered on October 8, 2019 and aired on Fuji TV's +Ultra anime programming block and other channels, with a scheduled early 2020 release outside of Japan.[33]

ALI performed the series' opening theme song "Wild side", while YURiKA performed the series' ending theme song "Le zoo".[34]

No. Title Directed by Original air date
1"The Full Moon Chooses Which Beasts to Shine On"
Transliteration: "Mangetsu wa terasu kemono o eranderu" (Japanese: 満月は照らす獣を選んでる)		Shinichi MatsumiOctober 8, 2019 (2019-10-08)
Tem, an alpaca, is murdered and eaten by an unknown carnivore late at night. As tensions rise between the herbivores and carnivores across the campus of Cherryton, the school's Drama Club attempts to continue practicing for their play in honor of their late member. A white dwarf rabbit named Haru is bullied by her classmates while a grey wolf named Legosi tries to work with his red deer classmate Louis on settling tensions in the club. While Louis tries to get extra practice in one night, Legosi stands watch outside the theater, but suddenly finds himself drawn to Haru. [chapters 1-4 (vol. 1)]
2"The Heart of the School is in the Garden"
Transliteration: "Gakuen no shinzōbu wa teien ni ari" (Japanese: 学園の心臓部は庭園にあり)		Yasuhiro GeshiOctober 17, 2019 (2019-10-17)
Legosi struggles against his carnivorous urges demanding he eat Haru, as he draws blood from the rabbit's arm. She escapes when Legosi is alerted that Louis injured himself in the darkened theater. The next day, Louis helps break up a fight in the Cherryton cafeteria, and later carries on rehearsing his lead role in the Drama Club play while hiding his injured leg, hoping to become the next Beastar. The Drama Club decide to get some roses for a scene in their play, and give the job to Legosi, who discovers that Haru is the sole member of the Gardening Club. He helps her with some gardening tasks while worrying that she might recognize him as the attacker from last night. Haru offers her body in thanks for his help, frightening Legosi. [chapters 5-8 (vol. 1-2)]
3"A Wolf Male is Born"
Transliteration: "Osuōkami shussei no toki" (Japanese: オスオオカミ 出生のとき)		Makoto SokuzaOctober 24, 2019 (2019-10-24)
Legosi abruptly flees from Haru before she finishes disrobing him, as some herbivores talk about a rumor that Haru is a slut who has slept with multiple men. Legosi tries to sort through his own feelings for Haru and as a wolf. Meanwhile, Louis pushes himself to get through his part in the Drama Club's play, even though his injured leg is getting worse and he finds himself increasingly irritated at Legosi's non-carnivorous attitude. Louis manages to pull off a grand performance, but after the curtain falls on the play, Louis collapses on stage. [chapters 9-12 (vol. 2)]
4"Let the Holy Grail Soak"
Transliteration: "Kimi wa seihai made fuyakashite" (Japanese: 君は聖杯までふやかして)		Atsushi YukawaOctober 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
Louis wakes up in the Cherryton nurse's office to discover that he fractured his leg, and decides to give his lead role to Bill the Bengal tiger. Legosi is forced to take Bill's role as one of the villains of the play. As the second day of the performance arrives, Bill reveals to Legosi that he took a few drops of rabbit's blood to prepare. During the play, Bill starts to flub his lines while the audience mostly wonders what happened to Louis. Legosi breaks character and starts fighting Bill on stage for real. When Bill claws back, Louis appears and breaks up the fight, drawing applause. [chapters 13-16 (vol. 2)]
5"That Age When You Even Try to Find a Reason for the Dirt on Your Tail"
Transliteration: "Shippo no yogore ni mo riyū o mīdasu otoshigoro" (Japanese: しっぽの汚れにも理由を見出すお年頃)		Yasuhiro GeshiNovember 7, 2019 (2019-11-07)
Because of the publicity the on-stage fight has gathered (if for the wrong reasons), Louis refrains from suspending Legosi and Bill from the drama club. A month later, the club is called on to organize the upcoming Meteor Festival. Legosi is still insecure about his growing feelings for Haru, who in turn begins to see him in a better light for his friendliness and modesty. Eventually, after a date, she shares her name with him. [chapters 17-19 (vol. 3)]
6"My Vision Blurs - Is This a Dream or Reality?"
Transliteration: "Shikai no nijimi: yume ka utsutsu ka" (Japanese: 視界の滲み 夢か現か)		Makoto SokuzaNovember 14, 2019 (2019-11-14)
The community is startled by another brutal herbivore murder committed by carnivores. Legosi saves a young wolf girl named Juno from a couple of bullies, winning her affection. Later, he, Aoba and a group of their peers go downtown for their day off, and stray into a district called the Dark Market, where Legosi is horrified to see herbivores offering their own bodyparts to passing carnivores for money. Running away, Legosi encounters the Dark Market's psychotherapist and guardian, Gouhin, who roughly accuses his feelings for Haru to be nothing but his predatory urges, and gives him a rabbit-themed erotic magazine to test this theory. As he returns to the dormitory, Legosi encounters Aoba, who was likewise disgusted by the Dark Market, and the two reconcile. [chapters 20-24 (vol. 3)]
7"Below the Clothes and the Fur"
Transliteration: "Seifuku to himō no sono mata shita no" (Japanese: 制服と被毛のそのまた下の)		Kensuke YamamotoNovember 21, 2019 (2019-11-21)
Legom, a chicken student who regularly delivers her eggs to the school cafeteria for the carnivore students, begins to obsess herself about the quality of her eggs. Legosi runs into Louis as he exits Haru's gardenhouse, and they both realize that the respective other has a romantic interest in her. Jack finds the erotic magazine and thus forces Legosi to admit his feelings for Haru. Despite his efforts to overcome this, Legosi eventually has to admit to himself that he is truly in love with her. [chapters 25-28 (vol. 3-4)]
8"Like Getting Floss Stuck on Your Canines"
Transliteration: "Kenshi ni itoyōji hikkakeru yō ni" (Japanese: 犬歯に糸ようじひっかけるように)		Yasuhiro GeshiNovember 28, 2019 (2019-11-28)
The first preparations for the Meteor Festival are finished. When Haru finds herself alone out at dusk, Legosi offers to take her back to the dormitories, but struggles with his inner conflict between his carnivorous instincts and his love for Haru. Juno confronts Louis with her decision to become the next Beastar herself and claim Legosi's heart. When she and Legosi wander the festival grounds, a temporary blackout causes the worried Legosi to look for Haru, which is witnessed by Juno. [chapters 29-32 (vol. 4)]
9"Trembling at the Top of the Shaft"
Transliteration: "Erebētā saijōkai no senritsu" (Japanese: エレベーター最上階の戦慄)		Makoto SokuzaDecember 5, 2019 (2019-12-05)
Louis reminiscences about his childhood as illegal livestock for carnivores until he was taken in by Oguma, head of the Horns Conglomerate, as his adopted son. Legosi prevents a carnivore student's attack on Louis, learning in the process that Louis has been marked for lynching because him becoming the next Beastar might render carnivores underprivileged. Legosi sets up a meeting with Haru to confess his feelings to her, but Haru is kidnapped by Shishigumi, a criminal lion clan whose head intends to eat her. Fearing that this incident will endanger his position, the Mayor forbids any investigation in this matter, even blackmailing Louis with his livestock background to keep him quiet. Misunderstanding Louis' resultant hesitation to look for Haru, Legosi gets into a fight with him before deciding to rescue her by himself. [chapters 33-36 (vol. 4-5)]
10"I Would Chase Your White Fluff to the Ends of the Earth"
Transliteration: "Watage, chi no hate made ou naraba" (Japanese: 綿毛、地の果てまで追うならば)		Daiki KatōDecember 12, 2019 (2019-12-12)
Beginning his search for Shishigumi in the Dark Market, Legosi is soon joined by the grudging Gouhin after Legosi convinces him of his feelings for Haru. Driven by Haru's lingering smell and Gouhin's advice, Legosi unleashes his bestial instincts, allowing him to fight his way past the Shishigumi guards. While thinking about Legosi, Haru finds the strength to stand up against her captors, allowing Legosi to reach her just in time. [chapters 37-40 (vol. 5)]

Stage play

On December 4, 2019, the first 2020 magazine issue of Weekly Shōnen Champion announced that a stage play based on the manga was in development.[35]

Reception

The series had 1.3 million copies in print as of April 2018.[36]

In December 2017, the series placed second in the list of top male-targeted manga for 2018 in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook, placing after The Promised Neverland.[37] The series won the 11th annual Manga Taishō Award in March 2018, the first time a series from Akita Shoten took the award.[5] In April 2018, it won the New Creator Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes.[38] In May 2018, it won the award for Best Shōnen Manga at the 42nd annual Kodansha Manga Awards.[39] It also won a New Face Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in March 2018.[40]

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