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BEASTARS Anime Gets New Arc
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda & Alex Mateo
Studio Orange announced on Wednesday that the television anime of Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS manga will have a new arc. Netflix Japan also announced the anime's new arc, and it opened a new website.
< Project Announcement > BEASTARS Animated Series, New Arc is confirmed!Thanks to everyone who supports our show. Orange will continue to animate the show! Artwork provided to us by @itaparu99 Red heart https://bst-animation.com(@CG_Orange_eng)July 20
The manga's creator Itagaki shared an illustration to commemorate the anime's next arc and to thank fans.
BEASTARS(ビースターズ)アニメ 新章制作、感謝です！！ Wolf faceWolf faceWolf faceFull moon symbolWaning gibbous moon symbolLast quarter moon symbol(@itaparu99)July 20
The first television anime debuted on Netflix in Japan and on Fuji TV's [+Ultra] programming block and on TV Nishinippon in October 2019. The season debuted on Netflix outside of Japan in March 2020. The anime's second season premiered on January 5 and again aired in Japan on Fuji TV's [+Ultra] programming block. Netflix debuted the second season outside Japan on July 15.
Itagaki launched her BEASTARS manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine in September 2016. The manga ended in October 2020. Akita Shoten published the manga's 22nd and final volume on January 8. Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:
At a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, it's personal relationships that maintain the fragile peace. Who among them is a Beastar—an academic and social role model destined to become a leader in a society naturally rife with mistrust?Last night at Cherryton Academy, an herbivore student was killed and eaten. Among the members of the drama club, the herbivores' suspicions naturally turn to their carnivore classmates… The prime suspect? Legoshi, a large wolf. But he wouldn't hurt a fly—or would he? And will dwarf rabbit Haru bring out the beast in him? Or are his feelings for her…something else?
Itagaki launched the Sanda manga in Weekly Shōnen Champion on Wednesday.
Sources: Studio Orange's Twitter account, Netflix's Twitter account
