Beastars is a Japanese manga series in the genres of romantic comedy, mystery, romance, and suspense. Written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. Beastars has 22 volumes, and the publication period of the manga was from September 8, 2016, to October 8, 2020.
The anime aired on Netflix had its adaptation starting on October 8, 2019, and continues to release new episodes. The series has already won awards and was the first title from Akita Shoten to receive the Manga Taisho award. You can check out the details and curiosities about Beastars now.
Beastars Plot
The story depicts the lives of animals with human-like attributes in everyday life, such as work, family, responsibility, and more. The conflict arises from the coexistence of carnivores and herbivores. A carnivore that eats meat is viewed with prejudice, so they are given special rations to eliminate that need.
The protagonist of Beastars is a gray wolf named Legoshi. He is shy, nerdy, and studies at Cherryton Academy, where he shares a room with other carnivorous students.
Legoshi is a member of the school’s theater group and helps in the stardom of Louis, the red deer. Until one day, Tem, the alpaca, is brutally murdered and devoured. There is no way to identify the killer, but other animals begin to suspect Legoshi because he is a carnivore with a reputation for being fierce.
Legoshi ends up meeting another schoolmate, a bunny named Haru, and he needs to understand the conflict between his new feelings and his predator instincts. However, over time he starts to join the gardening group, of which the rabbit is the only member, and she has a reputation for being a “flirt.” Haru was talked about poorly among herbivores, and over time the wolf begins to develop feelings for her. But, Legoshi discovered that she was in a relationship with Louis, the red deer.
The Beatstars was a representative of society that stepped out of the school community, and Louis tried at all costs to achieve the title while always maintaining appearances and showing no weaknesses. To achieve this, it was necessary to leave the boarding school and go to the community for the event where he would be chosen to be the Beatstars.
At the location, carnivores were also not allowed to eat meat, but there was an illegal meat market run by a gang of lions called Shishigumi. Legoshi and other carnivores went to this market, which was new to him, but for his peers and their families, it was common to eat there. However, the wolf became very intrigued when he smelled the food, and then a panda bear named Gohin captured him until he calmed down. The bear is a doctor responsible for rehabilitating meat addicts who cannot control themselves in society and attack other members of society. And to fulfill his role, Gohin uses brute force.
The Shishigumi gang kidnaps the white rabbit. And Legoshi tries to save her and also warns Louis (who apparently was more than just a friend of hers) who did not care because he was more concerned with the contest. He then tried to ask Gohin for help, who at first refused but later helped him by providing cover.
The gray wolf then set out to find Haru and used his predator strength to face the Shishigumi. Louis decides to look for them at the request of the city mayor, who is also a lion. He arrives just in time and manages to kill the leader. The first season ends with the fight.
In the second season, it focuses on understanding Louis’s past, who was adopted by a red deer from a prominent family in society. He begins to remember that he was taken from an illegal market instead of an orphanage. And he becomes the leader of the Shishigumi for having demonstrated honor during the last battle.
The group ate meat at all their meals, and Louis, as the leader, also had to eat, which was challenging for him because he was an herbivore. Then Louis disappears, leaving the mystery of where he could be.
With the investigations into the death of the alpaca, the head of security at the school (a rattlesnake) assigns Legoshi to uncover the mystery since he has an extremely sharp fact. He then keeps himself busy trying to discover the whereabouts of Tem and Louis. But Louis appears a long time later at the school, but in reality, he was growing in the illegal market with the gang.
Legoshi asks Gohin for training to become stronger. As part of the training, he must abstain from meat and focus on using only his body strength; he also goes through risky situations, wears a muzzle (to avoid using his jaw), and has his fur shaved.
With the investigations, the gray wolf discovers about Louis and tries to get him out of the black market and also unravels the mystery of who killed the alpaca. If you haven’t watched yet, you will be surprised by the true killer of Tem!!! The second season ends with the fight between Legoshi and the true murderer.
The Record of Beastars
In November 2021, the Beastars manga by author Paru Itagaki reached a new milestone in global sales, currently reaching 7.5 million copies of its printed story circulating around the world. The author celebrated the achievement on the social network Twitter, along with a new sketch of the main character.
The third season of the anime was confirmed in July 2021 by Orange Studio on social media. The next arc depicted is expected to be Interspecies Relations. The third season will likely also adapt part of the fifth arc. There is still no premiere date for season 3 of Beastars in Japan. The television adaptation of the manga was chosen by IGN Brazil as one of the best anime of 2020.
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