Beastars

Beastars (ビースターズ Bīsutāzu) is a Japanese anime series produced by Orange and directed by Shinichi Matsumi, based on the eponymous manga by Paru Itagaki. It premiered in Japan on October 8, 2019 and at the same time was acquired by Netflix for its worldwide streaming service. An English dub of the series premiered on March 13, 2020.

The second season, aired from January 7 to March 25, 2021, with the English dub premiering on July 15, 2021.

On July 20, 2021, studio Orange and Netflix Japan announced that the anime series would be receiving a third season. On December 7, 2021, Studio Orange announced that the continuation would be the final season with the first half set to premiere in December of 2024.

Synopsis

The story takes place in a world of modern, civilized, anthropomorphic animals with a cultural divide between the carnivores and herbivores. The series takes its name from the in-universe rank of Beastar, an individual of great talent, service, and notoriety. 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 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, and begins developing complex feelings for her.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Season	Ep(s).
Main Characters
	Legoshi	Chikahiro Kobayashi	Jonah Scott	1-
	Haru	Sayaka Senbongi	Lara Jill Miller	1-
	Louis	Yūki Ono	Griffin Puatu	1-
	Louis	Mutsumi Tamura (child)	Erika Harlacher	1	9
Secondary Characters
	Juno	Atsumi Tanezaki	Lauren Landa	1-
	Jack	Junya Enoki	Benjamin Diskin	1-
	Gohin	Akio Ōtsuka	Keith Silverstein	1-
Drama Club
	Bill	Takaaki Torashima	Kaiji Tang	1-
	Aoba	Ikuto Kanemasa	Tony Azzolino	1-
	Dom	Genki Muro	Brian Beacock	1-
	Kai	Nobuhiko Okamoto	Daman Mills	1-
	Sanou	Fukushi Ochiai	Kyle Hebert	1-
	Kibi	Yūichi Iguchi	Bryce Papenbrook	1-
	Tao	Naoko Kobayashi	Bryce Papenbrook	1
	Tao	Naoko Kobayashi	Sean Chiplock	2-
	Tem	Takeo Ōtsuka	Kyle McCarley	1-
	Els	Sayumi Watabe	Erika Harlacher	1-
	Sheila	Yuko Hara	Cristina Vee	1-
	Ellen	Akane Ouchi	Lauren Landa	1-
	Fudge	Junya Enoki	Griffin Burns	1-
Canines of the Room 701
	Kolo	Takeo Ōtsuka	Kyle McCarley	1-
	Voss	Yoshiyuki Shimozuma	Kylen Deporter	1-
	Miguno	Yūma Uchida	Jason Palmer	1
	Miguno	Yūma Uchida	Michael Chapman	2
	Durham	Naoto Kobayashi	Billy Kametz	1-
Shishigumi
	Ibuki	Taiten Kusunoki	Daman Mills	1
	Ibuki	Taiten Kusunoki	James C. Mathis III	2
	Boss Lion	Takaya Hashi	Kyle Hebert	1-2
	Sony	Satoshi Tsuruoka	Bob Buchholz	1
	Victor	Kazuhiro Nakaya	Brian Beacock	1
	Free	Subaru Kimura	Kellen Goff	2
	Jinma	Fukushi Ochiai	Kyle McCarley	2
	Agata	Ikuto Kanemasa	Kyle Hebert	1
Recurring Characters
	Rokume	Kujira	Anne Yatco	2-
	Cosmo	Yuko Hara	Anne Yatco	2
	Zoe	Genki Muro	Kylen Deporter	1-
	Mizuchi	Hibiku Yamamura	Cherami Leigh	1
	Black Cat	Kaede Hondo	TBA	1
	Mayor	Mitsuaki Hoshino	Billy Kametz	1
	House Mother	Mayumi Asano	Erin Fitzgerald	1
	Pina	Yūki Kaji	Kayleigh McKee	2
	Riz	Hiroshi Shirokuma	Patrick Seitz	1-2
Conglomerate of Horns
	Ogma	Kenyū Horiuchi	Bob Buchholz	1

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episode
Sally	Mao Ichimichi	Reba Buhr	1
African wild dog	Yūki Shin	TBA	2
Mizuchi's Boyfriend	Junya Enoki	Billy Kametz	3
Oryx	Takeo Ōtsuka	Tony Azzolino	3
Oryx	Takeo Ōtsuka	Tony Azzolino	6
Saiga	Tomomichi Nishimura	Kyle Hebert	6
Legom	Sakura Andō	Reba Buhr	7
Haru's Mother	Fumiko Orikasa	Cherami Leigh	10
Cherryton Academy Headmaster Gon	Kenta Sasa	Brian Beacock	14
Carl	Rikuya Yasuda	Sean Chiplock	14
Feline Nightclub Manager	Kōichi Sōma	Sean Chiplock	16
Roger	TBA	Daman Mills	13
Parite Headmaster	Yoshiyuki Shimozuma	Daman Mills	16
Peach	TBA	Reba Buhr	20
Hyena	Satoshi Tsuruoka	Bryce Papenbrook	20
Polar Bear	TBA	Sean Chiplock	22
Moth	Yūko Sanpei	Reba Buhr	23

Additional Voices[]

Notes[]

The First Unionized dub by Spliced Bread Productions and SDI Media.
This is Lara Jill Miller's first anime role for 11 years since Nodame Cantabile.
In the 2nd season, James C. Mathis III replaces Daman Mills as the voice of Ibuki.

Transmission via Streaming[]

Company	Date	Category	Format	Content	Classification	Country
	March 13, 2020 (Season 1)	Anime / Netflix Original Series	Digital	24 eps	TV-MA	United States
	July 15, 2021 (Season 2)	Anime / Netflix Original Series	Digital	24 eps	TV-MA	United States

External Links[]

Beastars at the Internet Movie Database.
Beastars (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
Beastars on Behind The Voice Actors.