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Beastars explores animal society through a darker lens than Zootopia
Beastars is a darker animated series about a society of talking animals than Disney’s family-focused Zootopia.
It follows Legoshi, a shy gray wolf at Cherryton Academy, after the murder of an alpaca student disrupts the school.
Carnivores struggle with urges to eat other animals, while herbivores fear being treated as prey.
The series examines the strain between these groups, including through an illegal Black Market where carnivores buy meat.
Based on Paru Itagaki’s manga, the anime uses animal characters to explore prejudice and social divisions, themes it shares with Zootopia.
Its 48 episodes span two seasons and a two-part Final Season, following Legoshi from school life toward building a life outside school.
Beastars is an animated series about animal society that takes a darker approach than Disney’s Zootopia.
The series follows Legoshi, a gray wolf at Cherryton Academy, after an alpaca student is murdered and eaten.
It depicts carnivores struggling with urges to eat other animals and herbivores fearing they will become prey.
The Screen Rant article compares the two series’ explorations of prejudice and social divisions.
Beastars is based on Paru Itagaki’s manga and was adapted as a CG-animated anime by Studio Orange.
- Who
- Beastars follows Legoshi, a gray wolf attending Cherryton Academy.
- What
- The series explores tensions between carnivores and herbivores after an alpaca student is murdered and eaten.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- The story begins at Cherryton Academy; the series also features an underground Black Market.
- Why
- The series explores the biological and psychological tensions between carnivores and herbivores in animal society.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Paru Itagaki’s Beastars manga began publication in Weekly Shōnen Champion.
The manga’s publication in Weekly Shōnen Champion ended.
Studio Orange adapted Beastars as a CG-animated anime.
- Manga author
- Paru Itagaki
- Manga publication
- Weekly Shōnen Champion, September 2016 to October 2020
- Anime studio
- Studio Orange
- Episode total
- 48 episodes across four cours
- Season 1
- 12 episodes
- Final Season
- 24 episodes, divided into two parts