Beastars 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 into 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.
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Beastars Story
In a modern, civilized world populated by anthropomorphic animals, there is a cultural divide between herbivorous animals and carnivorous animals. Legoshi, a large gray wolf, is a shy and quiet student at 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 club’s actors headed by star pupil Louis, a red deer.
Out of nowhere, Tem the alpaca is brutally killed and devoured in the night, setting off a wave of unease and mistrust 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 to develop complex feelings for her.