At this high school, instead of jocks and nerds, the students are divided into predators and prey.

At a high school where the students are literally divided into predators and prey, friendships maintain the fragile peace. Who among them will become a Beastar—a hero destined to lead in a society naturally rife with mistrust?

Red deer Louis learns he has more in common with lion Ibuki, his biggest supporter in the Shishi-gumi gang, than he thinks. While the blood feud between gray wolf Legoshi and brown bear Riz escalates, puma Tao and anteater Kibi attempt a reconciliation. Giant panda Gohin continues his work attempting to cure carnivores of their meat addiction. And surprising secrets of Legoshi’s family and past are revealed.

Season 2 of BEASTARS comes to Netflix in 2021. Employs animal characters as a powerful metaphor for human factionalism, prejudice and discrimination. A high school drama illustrated in a universal penciled art style featuring real-world animals as humanoid characters in the tradition of Blacksad, Omaha the Cat Dancer and Art Spiegelman’s Maus.