Beastars

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Beastars
BEASTARS, volume 1.jpg
Cover of the first manga tankōbon volume featuring Legoshi
Genre
Manga
Written byParu Itagaki
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 8, 2016 – October 8, 2020
Volumes22 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byShinichi Matsumi
Produced by
  • Shunsuke Hosoi (1–12)
  • Yoshinori Takeeda (1–12)
  • Kazuki Ooshima (13–24)
  • Makiko Kuroiwa (13–24)
Written byNanami Higuchi
Music bySatoru Kōsaki
StudioOrange
Licensed byNetflix
Original networkFuji TV (+Ultra), TNC, KTV, THK, UHB, BS Fuji
Original run October 10, 2019 – present
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Wikipe-tan face.svg Anime and manga portal

Beastars (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion from September 2016 to October 2020, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. The story takes place in a world of modern, civilized, anthropomorphic animals with a cultural divide between carnivores and herbivores. The series takes its name from the in-universe title of Beastar, an individual of great talent, service, and notoriety. The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media.

An anime television series adaptation by Orange aired from October to December 2019 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. A second season aired from January to March 2021. A third and final season was announced in December 2021. The anime series is licensed by Netflix. The first season premiered outside of Japan in March 2020, and the second in July 2021.

Beastars has won multiple awards in 2018, including the 11th Manga Taishō, being the first Akita Shoten title to receive it, the New Creator Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category and the New Face Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival.

Plot[edit]

See also: List of Beastars characters

In a modern and civilized world populated by anthropomorphic animals, there is a cultural divide between the herbivorous animals and the carnivorous animals. Legoshi, 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, Legoshi 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 off a wave of unease and distrust between the herbivore and carnivore students. At the same time, Legoshi has a fateful encounter with Haru, a small dwarf rabbit who has been in love with Louis, and begins developing complex feelings for her.

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Main article: List of Beastars chapters

Beastars, written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki, was serialized for 196 chapters in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from September 8, 2016, to October 8, 2020.[3][4] Akita Shoten collected its chapters in twenty-two tankōbon volumes, released from January 6, 2017 to January 8, 2021.[5][6]

During their panel at Anime NYC 2018, Viz Media announced that they have licensed the manga.[7] The first volume was released on July 16, 2019.[8]

Anime[edit]

Main article: List of Beastars episodes

In February 2019, it was announced that Beastars would get an anime television series adaptation animated by CG studio Orange.[9][10] Shin'ichi Matsumi directed the series, with Nanami Higuchi handling series composition, Nao Ootsu designing the characters, and Satoru Kōsaki composing the series' music.[11] The series aired from October 10 to December 26, 2019 and aired on Fuji TV's +Ultra anime programming block and other channels. At the conclusion of the TV broadcast, a second season was announced.[12][13] Animation studio Orange returned to produce the second season, which aired from January 7 to March 25, 2021.[14][15][16]

ALI performed the series' opening theme song "Wild side", while Yurika performed the series' ending theme songs "Le zoo" (ep. 2, 5, 8 and 9), "Sleeping instinct" (ep. 3, 7 and 10), "Marble" (ep. 4, 6 and 11) and "Floating Story on the Moon" (ep. 12).[17] The opening theme song for the second season is "Kaibutsu" (怪物, "Monster") and the ending theme song is "Yasashii Suisei" (優しい彗星, "Comet"). Both songs are performed by Yoasobi.[18]

Season 1 of Beastars was released on March 13, 2020 on Netflix outside of Japan.[19][20] Its second season was released on the streaming service on July 15, 2021.[21]

On July 20, 2021, studio Orange and Netflix Japan announced that the anime series would be receiving a third season.[22] On December 7, 2021, Studio Orange announced that the continuation would be the final season.[23]

Stage play[edit]

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. It was originally scheduled for an April 2020 debut running through May in Tokyo and Osaka.[24] In late March 2020, it was announced that the play has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are plans to have it postponed instead.[25]

Reception[edit]

The series had 7.5 million copies in print as of October 2021.[26] 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.[27] The series won the 11th annual Manga Taishō in March 2018, the first time a series from Akita Shoten took the award.[28] In April 2018, it won the New Creator Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes.[29] In May 2018, it won the award for Best Shōnen Manga at the 42nd annual Kodansha Manga Awards.[30] It also won a New Face Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in March 2018.[31] It was nominated for the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia at the 2020 Eisner Award.[32]

Awards[edit]

Beastars was nominated for a Ursa Major Award in the Best Dramatic Series category.[33][34] The Ursa Major awards are given in the field of furry fandom works and are the main awards in the field of anthropomorphism.[35][36]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ANIME NEWS: Second season of 'Beastars' animal anime gets the go-ahead". Anime Anime Japan via The Asahi Shimbun. March 1, 2020. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020. It is an ensemble coming-of-age story set in a world where carnivorous and herbivorous animals coexist.
  2. ^ a b "The Official Website for Beastars". Viz Media. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Scott (August 31, 2016). ""Squid Girl" Author Prepares New Manga". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Paru, Itakagi [@itaparu99] (October 8, 2020). BEASTARS(ビースターズ) 今週をもちまして無事に完結いたしました。約4年間読んでくださったヒト科の皆様、本当にありがとうございました！！！ (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.

    板垣巴留「BEASTARS」完結！1月より「BEAST COMPLEX」短期集中連載. Natalie (in Japanese). October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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  6. ^ BEASTARS 第22巻. Akita Shoten (in Japanese).
  7. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (November 17, 2018). "Viz Media Licenses My Hero Academia: Smash!!, Komi Can't Communicate, Beastars Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "BEASTARS Vol. 1". Viz Media.
  9. ^ Ressler, Karen (February 5, 2019). "BEASTARS Manga Gets Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (February 6, 2019). "BEASTARS Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 25, 2019). "BEASTARS TV Anime Reveals New Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  12. ^ Loo, Egan (December 25, 2019). "BEASTARS Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  13. ^ Luster, Joseph (December 25, 2019). "BEASTARS Anime Will Return for a Second Season". Crunchyroll.
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  17. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 16, 2019). "BEASTARS Anime's Video Reveals Opening Song, October 8 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  18. ^ "Terebi Anime "BEASTARS Bīsutāzu"" TVアニメ「BEASTARS ビースターズ」 [TV Anime "BEASTARS"]. bst-anime.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  19. ^ Luster, Joseph (November 6, 2019). "Beastars Anime Makes Its Netflix Debut Outside of Japan in Early 2020". Crunchyroll. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 13, 2020). "BEASTARS Anime Premieres on Netflix Outside of Japan on March 13". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  21. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 16, 2021). "Netflix Launches Beastars Anime Season 2 Outside Japan on July 15". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  22. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 20, 2021). "BEASTARS Anime Gets New Arc". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  23. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 7, 2021). "New BEASTARS Logo Reveals Anime's 'Final Season'". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  24. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 4, 2019). "BEASTARS Manga Gets Stage Play". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  25. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 9, 2020). "Beastars, Durarara!!, Shield Hero, Haikyu!!, More Stage Plays Cancelled or Postponed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  26. ^ Hazra, Adriana (October 31, 2021). "Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS Manga Crosses 7.5 Million Copies in Circulation". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  27. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2017). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2018's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  28. ^ Loo, Egan; Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 22, 2018). "Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS Wins 11th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  29. ^ Ressler, Karen (April 24, 2018). "Golden Kamuy Wins 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  30. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 10, 2018). "42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  31. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 16, 2018). "In This Corner of the World, Lu over the wall, 'Nee, Mama' Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  32. ^ McMillan, Graeme (June 4, 2020). "2020 Eisner Nominees: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  33. ^ "Voting". Ursa Major Awards. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  34. ^ dronon (March 14, 2020). "Voting opens for the 2020 Ursa Major Awards". FurteanTimes.com/Flayrah. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  35. ^ TheChainedWolf (March 14, 2020). "Ursa Major Awards 2009: predictions and forlorn hopes". FurteanTimes.com/Flayrah. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
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External links[edit]

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