Beastars
Movies
Synopsis
Beastars is set in a world where society is populated by people akin to animal/human hybrids. While possessing features and traits of animals known to exist in real life, these beasts can also walk upright and are capable of thinking and feeling like humans. In this society, a class structure exists dividing carnivores and herbivores. Fear, panic, and suspicion strike the Cherryton Academy’s carnivorous and herbivorous students when an herbivore named Tem has been mysteriously killed and eaten in the night. One such carnivore, Legoshi, is a wolf that attends Cherryton and works as a stagehand for the school theater. Beastars follows his personal story.
Background
Beastars is an award-winning manga series published by Akita Shoten that has sold over 1.3 million copies as of April 2018. It is written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. The manga began publication in September 2016 and continues to run as of October 2019.
An anime adaptation is scheduled to premiere in Japan in October 2019 produced by CG Studio Orange. It is directed by Shinichi Matsumi with Satoru Kosaki handling the series’ musical composition. ALI performs the opening song for the series, "Wild Side,” while YURiKA performs the ending song “Le Zoo.”
Characters
Legosi (Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi)
Legoshi is a tall gray wolf. He is the main character of the series. Despite his menacing appearance, Legoshi is actually a calm and timid individual. Still, he is very aware of his nature as a wolf and has a complex about himself. Consequently, he is awkward interacting with others.
Haru (Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi)
Haru is a sexually promiscuous female rabbit. She is often stereotyped as being innocent and fragile and embraces her sexuallity aggressively to subvert that image.
Rui (Voiced by: Yuki Ono)
Rui, or Louis, is a male third-year student and a dear. He is the lead actor in the production that Legosi is working on. He cares about his looks and maintaining his place in the social hierarchy.
Juno (Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki)
Juno is a female wolf. She is part of the drama club, and she is competing with Rui to be the next Beastar.
Jack (Voiced by: Junya Enoki)
Jack is a male labrador. He is a childhood friend of Legosi and looks out for him. He and Legosi are roommates in Cherryton Academy.
Gouhin (Voiced by: Akio Otsuka)
Gouhin is a male panda and a back-alley doctor. He is also a psychiatrist that treats Legosi.
Collot (Voiced by: Takeo Otsuka)
Collot is a sheepdog who lives in the same dorm as Legosi.
Voss (Voiced by: Yoshiyuki Shimozuma)
Voss is a male fox and another canine type living in Legosi’s dorm. He is small and says few words.
Sanou (Voiced by: Fukushi Ochiai)
Sanou is a pelican and the director of the drama club.
Miguno (Voiced by: Yuma Uchida)
Miguno is a hyena. Like the other canine animals, he lives with Legosi in the same dorm.
Durham (Voiced by: Naoto Kobayashi)
Durham is a coyote with a very animated personality. He is always making others laugh.
Kai (Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto)
Kai is a mongoose and a stagehand for the drama club like Legosi.
Bill (Voiced by: Takaaki Torashima)
Bill is a tiger and a friend of Legosi. He seems confident on the outside but hides anxiety issues.
Els (Voiced by: Sayumi Watabe)
Els is a female goat that Tem loved when he was alive.
Dom(Voiced by: Genki Muro)
Dom is a third-year male peafowl and the head of the stage crew for the drama club.
Kibi (Voiced by: Yuichi Iguchi)
Kibi is an anteater and a member of the stage crew.
Shiira (Voiced by: Yuko Hara)
Shiira is a female third-year student and a cheetah. She is socially high in the status among the beasts and is also a choreographer for the drama club.
Aoba (Voiced by: Ikuto Kanemasa)
Aoba is a bald eagle. He is a second-year student and a friend to Legosi and Bill.
Ellen (Voiced by: Akane Ochi)
Ellen is a zebra who both greatly respects herbivores and fears carnivores. She is one of the first to accuse carnivores of Tem’s death.
Mizuchi (Voiced by: Hibiku Yamamura)
Mizuchi is a rabbit, but a different type than Haru. She is jealous, paranoid, and petty. She enjoys tormenting Haru.
Legom (Voiced by: Sakura Andou)
Legom is a chicken who sells her eggs. She’s also a student at Cherryton High.
Mayor (Voiced by: Mitsuaki Hoshino)
The Mayor is a lion who ignores accusations against fellow carnivores.
Oguma (Voiced by: Kenyu Horiuchi)
Oguma is a ruthless middle-aged businessman and a red deer like Louis. He buys Louis on the black market and forces him to fend for his life with a knife in order to toughen him up.
Tem
Tem is a male alpaca who is mysteriously murdered early on in the series.
Gon
Gon is a tiger. He is the middle-aged headmaster of Cherryton.
Zoe
Zoe is a male goat who receives Tem’s role after he dies. He works hard to live up to his part in the production.
International Streaming
- Netflix
Official Info
Staff
- Original Creator: Paru Itagaki
- Director: Shinichi Matsumi
- Series Composition: Nanami Higuchi
- Character Designer: Nao Ootsu
- Art Director: Minami Kasuga
- Director of Photography: Shiori Furusho
- CG Chief Director: Eiji Inomoto
- Color Designer: Ken Hashimoto
- Editing: Junichi Uematsu
- Music: Satoru Kousaki
- Animation Production: Orange