BEASTARS FINAL SEASON revealed the first visual for Part 2, as well as a 2026 release date for the anime’s continuation. The anime is streaming exclusively on Netflix, with Part 1 streaming since December 2024. Studio ORANGE is in charge of the animation.
The announcement was made during a special panel at Anime Expo 2025. Another one of Paru Itagaki’s other work that’s getting an anime, SANDA, also previously appeared at the event..
The anime first revealed character designs and set a 2024 release date at the Anime Expo 2023 Netflix panel. Shinichi Matsumi, who directed the first two seasons, returned to direct BEASTARS FINAL SEASON, together with Nao Ootsu as the character designer. Nanami Higuchi in charge of the screenplay, with Satoru Kosaki on the music. The main voice cast includes:
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Legoshi
- Yuki Ono as Louis
- Sayaka Senbongi as Haru
- Akio Otsuka as Gohin
- Junya Enoki as Jack
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Juno
- Koji Okino as Melon
- Yuki Kaji as Pina
- Shigeru Chiba as Gosha
- Tessho Genda as Sagwan
- Shinichiro Miki as Yahya
Paru Itakagi wrote and illustrated the BEASTARS manga, which was serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion from 2016 to 2020. It ended a total of 196 chapters compiled into 22 volumes.
Viz Media licensed the BEASTARS manga in English, and they describe the story:
One night at Cherryton Academy, an herbivore student is brutally murdered. Among the members of the Drama Club, the herbivores’ suspicions naturally turn to their carnivore classmates… The prime suspect? Wolf Legoshi. But he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Or would he? Will dwarf rabbit Haru bring out the beast in him? Or are his feelings for her…something else?
Another one of Paru Itakagi’s works, SANDA, has an upcoming anime adaptation.
Source: Netflix Official X, Anime Expo 2025
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