Beastars

Aired: 2019

TV anime produced by Orange. Based on the manga by Paru Itagaki serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion, with over 3 million copies in circulation (as of August 2019). Set in a modern society where carnivores and herbivores coexist, Legoshi, a gray wolf high school student at Cherryton Academy, is a quiet backstage crew member of the drama club. One night, an alpaca student named Tem is murdered and devoured at the school, creating tension between carnivores and herbivores. Amid this unrest, Legoshi meets Haru, a small dwarf rabbit, and finds himself drawn to her while struggling between instinct and reason. His relationship with Louis, a popular red deer actor, also forms a central part of the story. 12 episodes. Aired on Fuji TV's "+Ultra" block, exclusively streamed on Netflix. Director: Shinichi Matsumi, Music: Akira Kosemura (MONACA). Main cast: Chikahiro Kobayashi, Sayaka Senbongi, Yuki Ono, Atsumi Tanezaki. Winner of the 11th Manga Taisho Award (the first Akita Shoten title to win) and the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize New Creator Award. ©Paru Itagaki (Akita Shoten)/BEASTARS Production Committee