So I saw that ONE scene from Beastars that everyone probably saw. I honestly thought this is something for furries lol. Than I started to watch it with the thought that this show is gonna be the ultimate cringe for me.
And true, some scenes might be weird and uncomfortable to watch, but I really like the concept and binged the first season in one day. Great character development. Intriguing conflicts. Nice 3D animation with a 3D look.
So if you're open to anime, but had the same cringe prejudice about this show, give it a chance. It's really worth watching it.
111 Reviews
Surprisingly good
rapettif19 April 2020
At first, i wasn't drawn to click on the video, but then i came here to watch the ratings, and gave it a chance. Glad i did it.
This series is quite dark. It contains sex and violence, but also love and empathy. I found it a little bit disturbing at first, when i thought "ok... that's violence against females... what exactly does this show propose?". I think that ultimately the message is: "there is violence inside of you, but also love and empathy. Fight the monsters, don't become one".
I didn't like the second season, however. It felt like it lacked direction, and purpose.
This series is quite dark. It contains sex and violence, but also love and empathy. I found it a little bit disturbing at first, when i thought "ok... that's violence against females... what exactly does this show propose?". I think that ultimately the message is: "there is violence inside of you, but also love and empathy. Fight the monsters, don't become one".
I didn't like the second season, however. It felt like it lacked direction, and purpose.
Extremely Odd, Interesting, Entertaining, and Bizarre
prisoner-720 April 2020
This was an interesting mashup of Zootopia and Fruits Basket into a single anime... all of the tension and taboo of interspecies relationships in Zootopia with all the teenage angst and drama in Fruits Basket. If you've seen both shows, you'll be able to guess how this series is going to end.
At times Beastars gets a bit tedious, others times the flow is fast and smooth.. it's easy to binge watch the entire Season 1 since it flows quite naturally. Definitely a refreshing story amid all the cookie cutter anime scripts out there today. I'm actually looking forward to season 2
At times Beastars gets a bit tedious, others times the flow is fast and smooth.. it's easy to binge watch the entire Season 1 since it flows quite naturally. Definitely a refreshing story amid all the cookie cutter anime scripts out there today. I'm actually looking forward to season 2
Fascinating!
pbfelix30 December 2019
Simply fantastic! In a good years I had not been so entertained and eager to watch one episode after another.The way that plot is conducted and the characters are constructed is fascinating.! I can wait for the release of 2n season!
It's like Zootopia but darker..
nrdjiti-3175411 December 2019
Best show
getone-714293 April 2020
One of the best animated TV shows to date!
peterpucherppr29 December 2019
High school drama that turns a bit darker and more complicated as the story progresses. People like to sum it up as the darker version of Disney's Zootopia, while that isn't far off, I really think that Beastars is shaping up to be something much more.
The main controversy surrounding this anime is that all the characters are, like in Zootopia, anthropomorphic animals. This turns many people off, because of a teeny tiny percentage of population. Let's adress the elephant in the room: Furries. Yes, that is the solemn, rather ignorant reason why many people just straight up refuse to watch it, as soon as they hear about it.
I was going to give this show a hard pass, since I used to be one of those people. Man, I sure am, glad as hell, that I did not skip this amazing show. Problem is, people just like to play it safe these days and do not like to step out of their comfort zones. If you, as an individual are reading this, please remember, always try to keep an open mind, you might discover something you like but never even remotely considered before.
Let's start talking about the actuall show, shall we? Beastars is set in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals that are divided into two main groups: carnivores and herbivores. Groups are like Yin and Yang. We've got carnivores that are constantly beeing feared and hated by the other group for their aggresive nature. Herbivores, on the other hand, like to play the role of victims, which sometimes gets out of hand and ultimatelly results in violent consequences.
Very minor spoilers ahead. There are three main characters in this story. Legoshi is a big, gray wolf, the so called 'top of the food chain'. Despite his menacing appereance he is rather shy and has very gentle and kind hearth. He often finds himself in trouble because he always tries to protect the ones that are close to him.
Haru is a white dwarf rabbit, let's just say she is the exact opposite of Legoshi, she is small, weak and usually viewed as a kind of a baby animal by others.
Louis is a red deer and, he seems like a spoiled, arrogant, cliché high school kid whom everybody loves, he is also a top actor. He can be described as the celebrity of the school. Looks can be deceiving...
End of minor spoilers. Story of Beastars is masterfully written and can get really complicated. I was moved to tears in the first 8 minutes of the story, at the time when it was impossible to be attached to the characters. This alone shows how good the writing is. Story also covers many problems of society we live in (drugs, addiction, racism, segregation, etc.) The anime is based on a manga created by Paru Itagaki. Just few episodes into the anime, I could not get enough of the story and decided to read the manga. 150 chapters later, and I really love the story. If you stick to it in the first few minutes, you will find yourself craving for more.
There is a controversy concerning that studio Orange chose to use CGI animation instead of drawing, and you know what; this is the best CGI animation I have seen in a TV series yet! Sure, it has its moments but those moments are so rare, you will hardly notice them. Some scenes are motion captured which means that the characters move insanelly realisticly.
Voice acting and soundtracks are on another level, every sad scene makes your eyes water, every cheerful and happy scene makes you feel great for the characters. Overall, sound really does elevate the atmosphere that they are going for.
Remember, always try to keep an open mind and do yourself a favour by watching this Japanese masterpiece of a show.
(Cannot wait for 2nd season ;)
The main controversy surrounding this anime is that all the characters are, like in Zootopia, anthropomorphic animals. This turns many people off, because of a teeny tiny percentage of population. Let's adress the elephant in the room: Furries. Yes, that is the solemn, rather ignorant reason why many people just straight up refuse to watch it, as soon as they hear about it.
I was going to give this show a hard pass, since I used to be one of those people. Man, I sure am, glad as hell, that I did not skip this amazing show. Problem is, people just like to play it safe these days and do not like to step out of their comfort zones. If you, as an individual are reading this, please remember, always try to keep an open mind, you might discover something you like but never even remotely considered before.
Let's start talking about the actuall show, shall we? Beastars is set in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals that are divided into two main groups: carnivores and herbivores. Groups are like Yin and Yang. We've got carnivores that are constantly beeing feared and hated by the other group for their aggresive nature. Herbivores, on the other hand, like to play the role of victims, which sometimes gets out of hand and ultimatelly results in violent consequences.
Very minor spoilers ahead. There are three main characters in this story. Legoshi is a big, gray wolf, the so called 'top of the food chain'. Despite his menacing appereance he is rather shy and has very gentle and kind hearth. He often finds himself in trouble because he always tries to protect the ones that are close to him.
Haru is a white dwarf rabbit, let's just say she is the exact opposite of Legoshi, she is small, weak and usually viewed as a kind of a baby animal by others.
Louis is a red deer and, he seems like a spoiled, arrogant, cliché high school kid whom everybody loves, he is also a top actor. He can be described as the celebrity of the school. Looks can be deceiving...
End of minor spoilers. Story of Beastars is masterfully written and can get really complicated. I was moved to tears in the first 8 minutes of the story, at the time when it was impossible to be attached to the characters. This alone shows how good the writing is. Story also covers many problems of society we live in (drugs, addiction, racism, segregation, etc.) The anime is based on a manga created by Paru Itagaki. Just few episodes into the anime, I could not get enough of the story and decided to read the manga. 150 chapters later, and I really love the story. If you stick to it in the first few minutes, you will find yourself craving for more.
There is a controversy concerning that studio Orange chose to use CGI animation instead of drawing, and you know what; this is the best CGI animation I have seen in a TV series yet! Sure, it has its moments but those moments are so rare, you will hardly notice them. Some scenes are motion captured which means that the characters move insanelly realisticly.
Voice acting and soundtracks are on another level, every sad scene makes your eyes water, every cheerful and happy scene makes you feel great for the characters. Overall, sound really does elevate the atmosphere that they are going for.
Remember, always try to keep an open mind and do yourself a favour by watching this Japanese masterpiece of a show.
(Cannot wait for 2nd season ;)
Absolutely Amazing!
armoreltravis16 December 2019
A friend of mine convinced be to watch this show and I admit I was skeptical at first. I thought watching a show about animals with humanlike body would be weird this show is amazing. At the end of every episodes it keeps you want more. It is fun to see how the drama between characters can out and everything is written and animated so well. If the fact that the characters are animals is putting you off then you are missing one hell of a show!
An excellent new anime. Now if only Netflix would release it in the US.
ptferg11 February 2020
Being an anime that involves exclusively anthropomorphic animal characters, Beastars will push some viewers away for the simple fact that its characters associated with furries. However the actual story of a teenage wolf falling in love with a white rabbit in a society that demonizes predators set against the backdrop of a gruesome murder had me engaged from the first episode.
Beastars aggressive narrative of romance, social divides, high school drama, and crime never once felt boring and smartly focused on its central characters while fleshing out the world they live in.
Legosi was an excellent protagonist through and through. His struggle to deal with his primal instincts and act rather timid despite being a grey wolf was the strongest aspect of the story. The rest of the characters, particularly Haru and Louis, were very well written and always took the more challenging route rather than succumb to narrative cliches.
The only complaint I can narrow down on Beastars, aside from how Netflix is releasing it, is with some inconsistent 3D-animation. It does not happen often, but some shots and whole scenes had a few awkward character movements that were to wooden or robotic to ignore. The rest of the anime animation is excellent, especially facial expressions on the characters.
I cannot recommend Beastars enough to both casual viewers and hardcore fans of anime alike, now we just need season 2 to have an official release date and the first season on US Netflix.
Beastars aggressive narrative of romance, social divides, high school drama, and crime never once felt boring and smartly focused on its central characters while fleshing out the world they live in.
Legosi was an excellent protagonist through and through. His struggle to deal with his primal instincts and act rather timid despite being a grey wolf was the strongest aspect of the story. The rest of the characters, particularly Haru and Louis, were very well written and always took the more challenging route rather than succumb to narrative cliches.
The only complaint I can narrow down on Beastars, aside from how Netflix is releasing it, is with some inconsistent 3D-animation. It does not happen often, but some shots and whole scenes had a few awkward character movements that were to wooden or robotic to ignore. The rest of the anime animation is excellent, especially facial expressions on the characters.
I cannot recommend Beastars enough to both casual viewers and hardcore fans of anime alike, now we just need season 2 to have an official release date and the first season on US Netflix.
I love it!
chickensinfinity14 March 2020
Wow, I an enthralled with this show. It has everything I need: a good plot, diverse and entertaining characters, and of course anthropomorphic animals. It is a show that I could not stop watching until the very end. I'm definitely going to watch this series more than once. I cannot wait to see what season 2 holds!
One of The Best Anime's
derbylink26 March 2020
I don't watch many anime's and I was like okay I'll give this one a shot, even though I thought it was silly and thought it would be too weird. But damn I was surprised by the artwork and a really good story every episode, all of them are interesting because each story introducing a new character arc in that characters POV. I recommend this anime even if you don't watch anime regularly or do but I'll I gotta the only problem is a romance between a slutty rabbit and a socially awkward wolf creating some weird drama. It's great though, weird obviously it's animal romance but it's funny, has really good character arcs/building, and all around a well paced and well told story but you need to watch till the end for the story to finally make sense.
Pretty good, but needed a 40 minute runtime instead of 20.
boopulus29 March 2020
This show is pretty good, but there's alot missing. Many plotpoints or characters are shown in one episode and either taken care of effortlessly in the next, or forgotten about completely. I've never read it, but the manga goes much more in depth about the world of Beastars from what I've heard. This show is still a good watch, but if you're looking to really get into the world and characters of it than you're going to feel somewhat disappointed.
an okay show with a horrible message
boernerjohannes26 March 2020
First of all, the show is fine. not great, not awful, but because of the short episodes it's a quick watch. but i can't be the only one who thought that this show has some very weird themes behind it and it seems like it was written by some people with a very specific fetish. and i'm not even just talking about the furry aspect of it, for example the show feels the need to mention how small the bunny is multiple times while reeeeeaaaally overdoing her and at the same time saying how wrong the others would find their relationship together. i know they say that she's 18 but basically all she's described as is small, innocent, weak and because of the size difference she just looks like a literal child. it all just felt very icky.
A Beautiful Story About Wolfs' Psyché
wolfgangzaubermann17 March 2020
I've never really seen anything like this before. The story was entertaining all through out the season and I felt engaged in it at all times. This series portraited beautiful and fascinating themes of love and friendship, but also themes like jealousy and greediness, all in a world full of diverse animals with unique characters. The most important part was that you were actually able to relate to the main character, Legosi - the grey wolf, at times awkward, but compassionate and loving wolf. Beastars made me to reflect upon my life and I'm grateful for it. All in all, I found this series to be a very entertaining, lovable and relatable anime.
Edit: I've watched two times already.
Edit: I've watched two times already.
The Best Show I've Watched In A While
zak-1022726 March 2020
I was very skeptical when I saw the trailer for this show and I'm so glad I watched it. The voice actors worked really well in the show, especially Haru's voice actor. It's Zootopia, but add anime, better writing, violence, sex and blood. I thought the characters were really well developed over time and Season leaves more room for them to blossom more. I watched the whole first season in a night and loved it. I 100% recommend it.
A thrilling, captivating, and emotional experience from start to finish
ceejay_bordas14 April 2020
This is my opinion. If you agree, that's fine. If you don't, that's still fine too. We all have different opinions.
I first heard of Beastars because of its opening theme. It was a jam to listen to and its visuals were interesting for an anime series. However, I got sidetracked by other movies and shows that I had no time to watch it. Thankfully, after many days have passed, I had four hours to spare and that was where it hit me; this is the perfect opportunity.
Like I said previously, the opening theme was a jam as I sway my hands like I was playing the drums. The opening isn't just where it stops getting good, because as the episodes went on, it just got better and better.
The plot had me interested and from the first episode alone, I realized that this show demanded my full attention. It tackles mature themes that I would expect coming from a Seinen manga, and this is made even better with the interesting use of its characters. Even if they were animals, it got me invested because of the worldbuilding, the depiction of carnivores and herbivores, and the conflicts that the world revolves around in. Also, I find it very interesting that I can empathize with a fictional, anthropomorphic, gray wolf who has anxiety issues. From the first season alone, I can already say that these are well-written characters, especially Legoshi, Haru, and Louie.
The animation was different than what I expected, but in a good way. I would have been fine with the stop-motion animation like in the opening, but the use of 3D animation and CGI were pretty good. A picture is worth a thousand words, and this saying holds true when you pause for a moment and think to yourself: this looks great.
In short, this anime and everything that makes it an anime is great. This is truly worth watching. I might probably read the manga as it got me very curious about what happens next. Hoping the Season 2 continuation will be just as good as its first season.
9.6/10
I first heard of Beastars because of its opening theme. It was a jam to listen to and its visuals were interesting for an anime series. However, I got sidetracked by other movies and shows that I had no time to watch it. Thankfully, after many days have passed, I had four hours to spare and that was where it hit me; this is the perfect opportunity.
Like I said previously, the opening theme was a jam as I sway my hands like I was playing the drums. The opening isn't just where it stops getting good, because as the episodes went on, it just got better and better.
The plot had me interested and from the first episode alone, I realized that this show demanded my full attention. It tackles mature themes that I would expect coming from a Seinen manga, and this is made even better with the interesting use of its characters. Even if they were animals, it got me invested because of the worldbuilding, the depiction of carnivores and herbivores, and the conflicts that the world revolves around in. Also, I find it very interesting that I can empathize with a fictional, anthropomorphic, gray wolf who has anxiety issues. From the first season alone, I can already say that these are well-written characters, especially Legoshi, Haru, and Louie.
The animation was different than what I expected, but in a good way. I would have been fine with the stop-motion animation like in the opening, but the use of 3D animation and CGI were pretty good. A picture is worth a thousand words, and this saying holds true when you pause for a moment and think to yourself: this looks great.
In short, this anime and everything that makes it an anime is great. This is truly worth watching. I might probably read the manga as it got me very curious about what happens next. Hoping the Season 2 continuation will be just as good as its first season.
9.6/10
My new favorite Anime ever.
Zuca24 January 2020
This show is amazing, because it at the same time depicts a culture wherein animals work, live and learn together in a way that hasn't been done before. (Zootopia got pretty close), it tackles a lot of daily issues you could imagine, and a lot of that happens in the background, while you're focusing on more important things.
There is life in this show, and it's gorgeous to watch in my opinion, because it creates this unique vibe where all these animals have human traits, but they all definitely have an underlying amount of animal instincts.
Instincts we don't have or don't have anymore... And it plays with those in a brilliant way to create a segregated by nature world that is trying to find common ground between those that eat and those that get eaten. To find a way to function, to get away from those primal instincts.
In this beautifully realized setting that's just brimming with style, a complicated love story, surrounded by a whole cast of unique, interesting and often likeable characters work their magic.
And the great thing, characters grow in this show, some faster than others, some move around a whole spectrum while all of the characters in this show seem to be struggling in some way with something. No one is perfect even if some want to be, or act like they are.
And that's so much fun.
I cannot recommend this Anime enough.
There is life in this show, and it's gorgeous to watch in my opinion, because it creates this unique vibe where all these animals have human traits, but they all definitely have an underlying amount of animal instincts.
Instincts we don't have or don't have anymore... And it plays with those in a brilliant way to create a segregated by nature world that is trying to find common ground between those that eat and those that get eaten. To find a way to function, to get away from those primal instincts.
In this beautifully realized setting that's just brimming with style, a complicated love story, surrounded by a whole cast of unique, interesting and often likeable characters work their magic.
And the great thing, characters grow in this show, some faster than others, some move around a whole spectrum while all of the characters in this show seem to be struggling in some way with something. No one is perfect even if some want to be, or act like they are.
And that's so much fun.
I cannot recommend this Anime enough.
Weak story and Childish Romance fan service.
mohammedalanze1816 January 2020
I have no idea why people compare this to Zootopia, Zootopia is a lot better and more entertaining, they literally forgot the story after episode 1 and focused on the Romance, they wasted all the episodes on that stupid childish Romance, wasted a good concept, Instead of focusing on the main story and the killer and the accusations they just leaned to the fan service that I see in every single anime, this anime is no special.
"Beastars" is a Masterpiece of Animation
jollyboi-8083721 March 2020
The biggest surprise throughout all my years of viewing animated shows that exceeded my expectations in the best way imaginable. An absolutely rich and beautifully told drama that's engaging throughout featuring phenomenal animation and cinematography, including a killer soundtrack with endearing characters to boot. I don't think words can describe how much I adore this series, it's just that perfect and I don't think I will ever get tired of revisiting it.
Weird
jordymadueno8 June 2020
One word: Weird. Once you get used to this different world with an animal-based society you can get why they use their basic instincts as a main factor for the whole plot. If you think about it, it also applies to our reality but it's a new perspective on things that might be a taboo.
Did not expect to binge it
johnlukegodino14 March 2020
Absolutely amazing!
dumib263 May 2020
Season 2, what happened?
nimfacancer22 July 2021
I loved the first season, but I am shocked after watching season 2. I was waiting for it to get better at some point, but it never happened. I feel very sad, had big expectations about this series, but they've ruined it. The characters don't make sense, they got bipolar or something.
It's really good
user-982631 March 2020
I didn't know what to think when I first clicked on the anime. I don't watch a lot but I got so into it I was laughing and crying with the characters at there silly moments and I was worried for them too. I honestly thought they would of given up who killed Tem at the end of session 1 but they didn't and I'm happy it's so compelling to watch and I see myself in a few of the characters. I can't wait for more!
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