Beastars

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A black-market economy exists beneath the polished surface of society, most notably in the trade of meat sourced from corpses or criminal predation. This underground world exposes the hypocrisy of the legal system and provides an outlet for suppressed carnivore instincts, while also sustaining organized crime and corruption. Authorities tacitly tolerate this market to prevent wider social collapse, revealing the fragility of the legal and ethical framework.

Culturally, species differences influence relationships, beauty standards, career paths, and self-worth. Inter-species friendships and romances challenge social norms and provoke anxiety, especially between carnivores and herbivores, where power imbalance and instinct complicate intimacy. Individuals are often forced to negotiate between who they are biologically and who society demands they be.

Overall, the world of Beastars is defined by contradiction: a society striving for harmony while built on fear, repression, and unspoken compromise. Civilization survives not by resolving the carnivore–herbivore divide, but by managing it—precariously, and at constant risk of unraveling.

The world of Beastars is a modern, urban civilization inhabited entirely by anthropomorphic animals, structured around a deep biological divide between herbivores and carnivores. Although society outwardly promotes equality and coexistence, this division underpins nearly every social, political, and cultural system. At the surface level, daily life resembles a contemporary human world: cities with skyscrapers and subways, schools and universities, media industries, nightclubs, organized crime, and consumer culture. Animals wear clothing, use technology, and participate in formal institutions. However, species identity—size, strength, diet, lifespan, and instinct—functions much like a rigid social category that shapes opportunity, fear, and status.

Carnivores are biologically driven to consume meat, yet meat consumption is illegal and socially taboo. To maintain public order, carnivores suppress their instincts through discipline, medication, and social conditioning. Despite this, many herbivores view carnivores with suspicion or fear, reinforced by the reality that predation incidents still occur. This tension creates a culture of restraint for carnivores and vulnerability for herbivores, both of which are treated as moral expectations rather than biological facts.

Herbivores, though physically disadvantaged on average, dominate public narratives of innocence and civility. Their social power often manifests through moral authority rather than physical strength. Smaller species are frequently infantilized or patronized, while larger herbivores may occupy leadership roles that emphasize stability and control. Prey animals are expected to accept protection as a form of social contract, even as it reinforces inequality.

Fauna eaters

Flora eaters

Legoshi (レゴシ, Regoshi?), also referred to as Legosi, is a male gray wolf and the main protagonist of Beastars. Though feared and misjudged by others for being a tall carnivore, he is actually quite mild-mannered, docile and awkward. Legoshi has taken it upon himself to solve the mystery of the murder of Tem and later finds out firsthand the extent of the prejudices of the world he lives in.

Legoshi is a tall, lean gray wolf who tends to hunch over. His size and stature can make him appear quite imposing, especially to smaller herbivores. Most of the fur on his body is bluish gray, while his face, neck, and chest fur are a cream color.

Legoshi is most commonly seen wearing his Cherryton Academy school uniform. In cold seasons, this uniform consists of a white dress shirt, an indigo vest, a dark gray tie, black suspenders, gray pants with dark gray vertical stripes, and brown loafers. During the warmer seasons, the topwear is replaced by a blue polo shirt. During drama club practice, Legoshi sometimes wears a white t-shirt and red track pants. Sometimes Legoshi goes shirtless such as when he and Haru crash at a hotel one night, or during training with Gohin. He has a slim, but muscular physique.

Haru (ハル, Haru?) is a main character in Beastars. She was the former leader of the Cherryton gardening club and is currently studying botany at a university.

Haru is a pure white dwarf rabbit. She has light cream-colored fur and the large, dark eyes of an actual rabbit. When she blinks, three small eyelashes can be seen. At the beginning of the series, she is typically seen wearing her school uniform. This uniform consists of a white blouse and bow tie; a long, pleated white skirt decorated with two light blue horizontal lines near the hem; a thin, tan belt; white anklet socks; and black Mary Jane shoes. After she graduates and starts college, she is seen wearing a more casual attire consisting a light orange turtleneck shirt, blue jean pants, and dirty brown Converse shoes.

Louis (ルイ, Rui?) is a main character in Beastars, being the deuteragonist to Legoshi. Louis was the head actor of the Cherryton Academy drama club, and was the candidate for the title of Beastar. He also served as the boss of the Shishigumi for a time. Louis appears to be arrogant and self-righteous, but underneath him lies his insecurity about being physically weak.

Louis is a young red deer with a slim build and fair face with handsome features. He commonly appears with a slightly intimidating expression. Louis is often able to maintain a certain level of control in a situation. He sports long, brown, elegant antlers, and is usually seen wearing his Cherryton Academy school uniform and a green jacket. Louis is physically weaker than the average red deer as a result of neglect and is very conscientious of his appearance.

Outside of school grounds and after school hours, he can be seen wearing his casual clothes, which usually consists of a T-shirt or jacket and dress pants.

Juno (ジュノ, Juno?) is a main character in Beastars, and is a member of the drama club on the actor team. An affable she-wolf, she wished to become the next Beastar, competing against Louis.

Juno is a grayish-brown wolf with curled brown fur and blue eyes. She is typically seen wearing her school uniform. This uniform consists of a white blouse and bow tie, a long pleated white skirt decorated with two light blue horizontal lines near the hem, a thin tan belt, white anklet socks, and black Mary Jane shoes.

During drama club practice, she wears a white t-shirt and red shorts.

During the Meteor Festival, Juno wore a red one-strap sleeveless dress with a semi-ruffled skirt and a thigh slit. She also wore a headdress of feathers with a veil, a choker, and red shoes.

Her casual attire consists of long-sleeved blouses and knee-length skirts, in addition to low-heeled shoes.

Bill (ビル, Biru?) is a male Bengal tiger, as well as a third-year student and actor in the drama club at Cherryton Academy. He serves as the main antagonist of the Drama Club arc. As the series goes on, he becomes a side character.

Bill is a Bengal tiger with a tall, sturdy build. He has orange fur with black stripes and a cream underbelly. His eyes and irises are on the smaller side, and his eyebrows are thin and angled.

He can be seen wearing his school uniform, which consists of a white dress shirt, an indigo vest, a dark gray tie, black suspenders, gray pants with dark gray vertical stripes, and brown loafers. During drama practice, he wears a white t-shirt and red track pants. He can also be seen wearing various costumes during his performances in the drama club, as well as casual outfits for when the school day is over.

Jack (ジャック, Jakku?) is a main character in Beastars. He is Legoshi's close childhood friend.

Jack is a Labrador with a slender build, light yellow fur, and large brown eyes. He is typically seen wearing his school uniform, which consists of a white dress shirt with rolled-up sleeves, an indigo vest, a dark gray tie, black suspenders, gray pants with dark gray vertical stripes, and brown loafers. During the warmer seasons, the top-wear is replaced by a blue polo shirt. Jack also started wearing Legoshi's old clothes when Legoshi dropped out of school, even though they were too big for him.

Aoba (アオバ, Aoba?) is a side character in Beastars. He is a second-year member of the drama club at Cherryton Academy.

Aoba is a bald eagle with an athletic build and tall stature. His plumage is mostly white, while the area of his chest has a brown plumage. This contradicts real life bald eagles, which are completely brown except for the head and tail. Aoba has small, slightly elongated eyes, small black pupils and usually shows a serious expression. He has a long, thick neck and a large yellow hooked beak.

He is usually seen wearing his school uniform, which in cold seasons consists of a white shirt, an indigo vest, dark gray tie, gray pants with a darker vertical line pattern, and brown loafers. During summer, he wears a blue polo shirt, replacing the uniform shirt, vest and tie.

Collot (コロ, Koro?) is a minor character in Beastars and a student at Cherryton Academy.

Collot is a young English sheepdog of medium height and an athletic build. He has a white coat with abundant disheveled fringes that cover his eyes, while the rest of his body has short fur. He has long, floppy ears and a long, fluffy tail. Apparently he has very beautiful eyes, which are never seen.

He commonly wears his school uniform, which in cold seasons consists of a white shirt, an indigo vest, dark gray tie, gray pants with a darker vertical line pattern, and brown loafers. During the summer, he wears a blue polo shirt, replacing the uniform shirt, vest and tie.

Dom (ドーム, Dōmu?) is a minor supporting character in Beastars. He is a student at Cherryton Academy and a member of the drama club.

Dom is a large peafowl with beautiful aqua plumage, a yellow beak, and a quiff of slightly curled feathers on top of his head. He has large, dark eyes with thick, magenta eyelashes.

He is typically seen wearing his school uniform, which consists of a white dress shirt (with the sleeves rolled up), an indigo vest, a dark gray tie, black suspenders, gray pants with dark gray vertical stripes, and brown loafers.

Miguno (ミグノ, Miguno?) is a minor character in Beastars and a student at Cherryton Academy.

Miguno is a medium-sized spotted hyena with a slender build. His fur is light brown with several irregular, dark brown spots on his forehead. He has dark brown fur on various parts of his body, including on his ears, muzzle, thorax, hands, feet, and tail. His eyes are completely brown.

He is typically seen wearing his school uniform. In cold seasons, this uniform consists of a white dress shirt, an indigo vest, a dark gray tie, black suspenders, gray pants with dark gray vertical stripes, and brown loafers. During the warmer seasons, he wears a blue polo shirt but keeps the gray striped pants and brown loafers.

Voss (ボス, Bosu?) is a minor character in Beastars and a student at Cherryton Academy.

Voss is a young fennec fox with a slender build and a very small body. He has light brown fur, dark brown eyes, large ears, and a small tail. As the smallest member of canine room 701, he is often seen being carried by his roommates (mostly Collot) to get around safer.

He is typically seen wearing his school uniform. In cold seasons, this uniform consists of a white dress shirt, an indigo vest, a dark gray tie, black suspenders, gray pants with dark gray vertical stripes, and brown loafers. During the warmer seasons, he wears a blue polo shirt but keeps the gray striped pants and brown loafers.

Pina (ピナ, Pina?) is a recurring character in Beastars. He appeared as a first-year student and a new actor in the drama club at Cherryton Academy.

Pina is a white Dall sheep with big horns. He is considered very handsome by most animals. As a student in Cherryton High School, he is usually seen wearing the school uniform. During drama club practices, he wears a black shirt instead of a traditionally white one.

Rokume (ロクメ, Rokume?), also known as Six Eyes, is a minor character in Beastars. She is the one and only security guard of Cherryton Academy.

She is a rattlesnake with a very long body, making her one of the tallest characters (if not the tallest) in the series. Her body has a pattern of four spots that resemble eyes. In addition to having long black eyelashes, Rokume does not wear any clothing, except for a hat that is her uniform.

Mizuchi (ミズチ, Mizuchi?) is a minor antagonist in Beastars and a student at Cherryton Academy.

She is an endangered harlequin rabbit, with her fur being two different shades: the right side of her body is black and the left side is white.

She is typically seen wearing her school uniform. This uniform consists of a white blouse and bow tie; a long, pleated white skirt decorated with two light blue horizontal lines near the hem; a thin, tan belt; white anklet socks; and black Mary Jane shoes.

Azuki (アズキ, Azuki?) is a minor character in Beastars. She is the daughter of a C.E.O. of a large company and is engaged to Louis in a political marriage.

Azuki is an elegant and fair red deer with dainty, feminine features. She usually has a serious expression and comes across as quite mature. Azuki is seen wearing blouses and high quality clothing.

(Imprisoned) Riz (リズ, Rizu?) is a secondary character in Beastars, and the main antagonist of the Murder Incident Solution arc. He was a student at Cherryton Academy and a member of the drama club.

Riz is a large brown bear, who is 2 meters tall. He has small dark eyes, a wide mouth, and light gray-brown fur.

He is most commonly seen wearing his Cherryton Academy school uniform. In cold seasons, this uniform consists of a white dress shirt, an indigo vest, a dark gray tie, black suspenders, gray pants with dark gray vertical stripes, and brown loafers. During the warmer seasons, the top-wear is replaced by a blue polo shirt. During drama club practice, he wears a white t-shirt and red track pants.

During his confrontation with Legoshi, he wore a white t-shirt accompanied by a blue jacket, dark blue jeans and light-colored shoes.

Melon (メロン, Meron?) is the primary villain of the Revenge of the Love Failure arc in Beastars. He is first introduced as a faux elephant therapist, killing them and using their tusks for ivory to make quick money.

Melon is a half-breed, as his mother is a leopard and his father is a gazelle. He has the general appearance of a gazelle with the jaws, claws, and eyes of a leopard.

He wears a surgical mask in public to hide his fangs and the leopard spots on his face. Most of the time, he keeps his eyes closed.

Since he is half-leopard, Melon gradually develops leopard spots on his body as he ages, which he chooses to cover up with tattoos of melon leaves.

On the eve before Rexmas, Melon's body grew larger and more muscular, his tail grew longer and thicker, and more spots appeared all over his body, making him look more like a leopard than a gazelle.

Ogma (オグマ, Oguma?) was the former owner and boss of the Horns Conglomerate, and a secondary character in Beastars.

Ogma was a middle-aged red deer with magnificent curling antlers. He wore standard square-framed glasses with an emerald green suit under a cedar brown, collared shirt with a dark gray tie, and brown shoes.

Gosha (ゴーシャ, Gōsha?) is a side character in Beastars. He is Legoshi's grandfather and Leano's father, appearing in the later half of the manga.

Gosha is a tall Komodo dragon with an athletic build and green scales all throughout his body that are described as "jewels" by Toki. Despite his elderly age, he is shown to be in great physical shape. His eyes are also similar to his grandson's, as Legoshi inherited his grandfather's small irises after becoming a teenager.

Yahya (ヤフヤ, Yafuya?) is an antagonistic character in Beastars. He is a retired Sublime Beastar.

He is a horse with a near-black coat and a black crest. His wardrobe varies a lot throughout the story. Due to his role as the Sublime Beastar, he often disguises himself as a zebra to deceive criminals and other troublesome individuals. Despite being in his 50s, Yahya appears to be in his late 30s to early 40s, thanks to his healthy diet.

(Deceased) Leano (レアノ, Reano?) is a recurring character in Beastars, as well as Legoshi's mother and Gosha and Toki's daughter. She was a half-gray wolf and half-Komodo dragon hybrid. She briefly appears as a spirit in the later chapters and is seen speaking to Legoshi while he has an out-of-body experience at a hospital.

Leano was a beautiful gray wolf/Komodo dragon hybrid. However, she did not show any signs of being part reptilian until she was 19 years old, when scales first began to show under her fur. She had gray-brown fur and brown eyes, with large pupils and long eyelashes. She was often seen wearing dresses and other feminine clothing.

(Deceased) Toki (トキ, Toki?) is a minor character in Beastars, only appearing in flashbacks. She was Legoshi's grandmother and Gosha's partner.

Toki was a beautiful gray wolf. Her facial fur was slightly curled upwards, and she had big, shining pupils with deep-set eyelids. She and her daughter Leano looked very similar.

She was seen wearing a winter coat with a plaid scarf in the brief flashback when Gosha saved her from a group of criminals.

(missing) Miyagi (ミヤギ, Miyagi?) is a minor character in Beastars.

Being his father, Miyagi is a gray wolf that bears some resemblance to Legoshi. He is a muscular, attractive and elegant wolf with sharper features, more angular eyes and a better posture than his son.

(Imprisoned) The Mayor (市長, Shichō?) is a minor character in Beastars. He is a male lion who tries to conceal the bad behavior of other carnivores to preserve peace.

The Mayor is a male lion with light golden-yellow fur and a brown, trimmed mane. He regularly wears a dark gray suit with a gray vest, a white dress shirt and a crimson tie. The Mayor made a serious effort to make himself look as approachable as possible by doing things like replacing his fangs with dull dentures, enlarging his eyes, and reducing his shoulder width. He only retained his large hands and claws because his wife said she likes them.