Beastars

In a civilized society of anthropomorphic animals, an uneasy tension exists between carnivores and herbivores. At Cherryton Academy, this mutual distrust peaks after a predation incident results in the death of Tem, an alpaca in the school's drama club. Tem's friend Legoshi, a grey wolf in the stage crew, has been an object of fear and suspicion for his whole life. In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, he continues to lay low and hide his menacing traits, much to the disapproval of Louis, a red deer and the domineering star actor of the drama club.

When Louis sneaks into the auditorium to train Tem's replacement for an upcoming play, he assigns Legoshi to lookout duty. That very night, Legoshi has a fateful encounter with Haru, a white dwarf rabbit scorned by her peers. His growing feelings for Haru, complicated by his predatory instincts, force him to confront his own true nature, the circumstances surrounding the death of his friend, and the undercurrent of violence plaguing the world around him.

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Legoshi Main

Kobayashi, Chikahiro Japanese

Louis Main

Ono, Yuuki Japanese

Haru Main

Senbongi, Sayaka Japanese

Gouhin Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Juno Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Jack Supporting

Enoki, Junya Japanese

Bill Supporting

Torashima, Takaaki Japanese

Legom Supporting

Ando, Sakura Japanese

Ibuki Supporting

Kusunoki, Taiten Japanese

Collot Supporting

Ootsuka, Takeo Japanese

Hosoi, Shunsuke Producer

Takeeda, Yoshinori Producer

Tanaka, Kouta Assistant Producer

Matsumi, Shinichi Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Feb 20, 2025

TrippieZ123

Recommended

I know people may find this anime a little jarring due to the main cast being anthropomorphic animals which I can understand but if you give this series a chance I think you will thoroughly enjoy it. In all honesty if this was just the same story but with humans I feel like the underlying themes and interesting character dynamics would be made worse.

The world of Beastars was just so intriguing to me and I love the way in which using this world of animals the anime explores deeper human themes. You can say Beastars is kind of an allegory for oppression/racism in our modern ... world but it really goes deeper into it within the context of the animal society and is not just a surface level exploration like other anime and manga. The us vs them attitude that the herbivores and carnivores have towards each other and how the MC Legoshi try's to get past it is the best part of this story.

Another main thing which I really love about this show is the character relationships and dynamics between the main cast. My favorite definitely were the interactions between Legoshi and Louis. Louis role as a herbivore contrasts with his attitude similar to Legoshi as he is not the dominant predator which his species should make him. Legoshi is just such a great MC and really gets the audience to attach to them. His little monologues throughout the show are a highlight for me.

I have watched it both in Japanese with English sub and English dub and both are excellent. I preferred the VA for Legoshi in the dub as they get the inherent awkwardness of his character across better but the side cast sounds a bit better in Japanese. The animation is also just fantastic. Many people have problems with 3D animation in anime but Studio Orange is the one company who excels in it. If Beastars was a 2D series I would genuinely feel like it would be worse.

If you like drama series with mystery aspects in them I would say you would enjoy Beastars. It starts off as a kind of mystery story in episode 1 but in actuality it is a character drama with explores an unique and interesting world. The story is a drama but I wouldn't say its wholly defined to a single genre. It has aspects of many different things like romance, mystery, almost some horror aspects and of course great dramatic moments.

The soundtrack is excellent for this story it really captures the whole setting and also really heightens the moments between characters. Also the OP and ED are really good and they get even better in the later seasons.

Ultimately, Beastars is one of my favorite anime of all time due to its great setting, interesting characters and relationships, the mix of different genres in its story and the story's deeper underlying themes and messages. I know that the characters being animals and the 3D animation may put some people off of it but I'm telling you that if you can just watch the first few episodes you will fall in love with the series like I did. I understand that maybe the animal parts could make people uncomfortable but for those who don't mind it then just watch this show because its excellent and a modern classic.

Score 10/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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***Minor spoilers throughout when providing examples***

Furry racism

It is sometimes inevitable to both acknowledge and state the obvious when it comes to certain offendable qualities of a particular series; Beastars is one of them. Indeed, it is a story that involves anthropomorphic animals. Additionally, the choice of animation being 3D GCI also sticks out upon seeing everyone’s janky movements for the first time. Simply watching a mature (or kinkier) version of Zootopia does not necessarily mean also desiring to partake in wearing brightly colored animal costumes, even though the correlation is present. Anthropomorphic animals have always fascinated humans for some reason, because the time period of ... their interest stretches from the earliest cave paintings all and fables all the way towards the more the historically recent TV trope of talking animals. Beastars is a bit of an outlier because of its seemingly more degenerate take on the trope that typically appeals to children. To reiterate, don’t pass a series such as Beastars for the sole purpose of avoiding the potential furry allegations. At its core, it’s a series that relies on its anthropomorphic storytelling, so it wouldn’t be too asinine to label it based on a first impression.

The premise of Beastars is one where herbivores and carnivores self aware of their own image supposedly live in harmony. Considering that the story is set in a multi-species society, the worldbuilding must depend on a very soft science, with the direct opposite of hard science also being applied. The worldbuilding mainly takes the approach of being a near direct translation from human societies. Basically, Beastars is a social commentary that mimics a ton of social justice issues present in modern society all while attempting to mirror it with animals as a fun quirk. The different roles the animals play in the story can be interpreted in a variety of different ways. An example of the most obvious role could include controlling one’s own desires, as seen by Legoshi’s character. Given the story’s focus on social dynamics, a notable strength of the series allows various different interpretations pertaining to the same story, particularly distinct societal groups defined by race or sex. However, said strengths mostly rely on an unexplained plot. Additionally, when the real natural world is applied to Beastars, the entire world falls apart. While it does address some of the more obvious questions that arise, such as how carnivores gain nutrience in a society where meat consumption is banned, it ignores the less obvious. A surface level analysis of the worldbuilding may seem to make sense. However, it falls apart when elements of the human world are applied to it.

Funnily enough, one might assume that Beastars is set in a vegan and unvystopian world where consuming animal products at all is illegal. However, the society the animals live in is vegetarian contradicts the social justice theming in the story. Unless the series is made to be a commentary in itself, which in other words means logical inconsistencies, it ignores the real world parallels. Contrary to popular belief, animal products have to come from somewhere. One scene in specific explores the idea of a client (Legoshi in this case) consuming egg sandwiches that are made from one of his classmate’s eggs. In particular, it focuses on Legom’s monologue regarding his classmate Legoshi, who she refers to as the ponderer due to his saddened facial expression. Additionally, she is a perfectionist that is worried about the quality of the eggs. While this scene in particular is nothing too special, problems arise when the excessive amount of egg sandwiches contradicts the realism of hens not being able to shit out eggs all day. There are other hens in the series, but Legom is the only hen that is shown to lay eggs for the purpose of selling them to the school. Unless these sandwiches are reserved for a select group (since Legoshi is described as a loyal customer), their popularity elsewhere wouldn’t make logical sense. Notably, popularity relies on quantity on top of quality, although quality is more ideal. Vague writing can easily convey quality by suggesting that a product is good, which is in contrast to quantity, which must be explicitly shown or demonstrated. Otherwise, the writing regarding the egg sandwiches is vague, so it’s mostly up for interpretations. For instance, egg sandwich recipes can use a different amount of eggs, but the use of only one can be assumed to make more egg sandwiches. Since Legoshi eats them weekly, he uses either 1/7 or 2/7 of the supply. Either way, it’s more bit of a nitpick than an outright flaw since the series does attempt to address it. The same cannot be said for milk, which is also allowed to be consumed legally as seen by the carnivore students’ rations. While there is soy milk, the carnivore rations include actual milk (the description plainly reads milk), which comes from cows. From what I remember, there weren’t any cows in the story, so the supply would have to be realistically minimal. Furthermore, cows need to be pregnant to produce milk. Unless cows are secretly held captive and forcefully bred in the black market, the seemingly large milk supply wouldn’t make sense. Beastars, a world that parallels one where animal products are sourced from exploitation, doesn’t apply the usual social justice themes when it comes to certain animals being used as products.

Much like the long forgone hard science, a lot of the soft science fails to delve deeper than surface level worldbuilding. The main issue present is the story’s tendency to parallel the human world while simultaneously passing off the animal society as simply an allegory. Furthermore, the story takes the idealistic approach to much of its setting. The issue with the attempted allegory lies in the fact that a world entirely situated between different species would not use the same social and industrial mechanisms present in ours. As a singular species, humans have already killed, conquered, enslaved, separated, and coexisted… or not, which is what Beastars is trying to point out. This phenomenon isn’t only present in one race or sex, but it can be argued that the allegory is supposed to represent systematic oppression rather than a natural tendency towards violence. All of this raises the question of how the history of this world unfolded. For systematic oppression to exist, one group would have to establish dominance over the other. An easy answer to this may seemingly be carnivores overpowering the herbivores, but this comes with a few issues. Coexistence is the process of two things simply existing together, but it usually refers to two different groups or “cults”, which is why a certain bumper sticker comes to mind. The actual cause of their coexistence is never addressed in the first place, which is an issue because it would be a losing game for both sides. Herbivores cohabitating with groups of people that want to kill them would face the most danger, but for the carnivores, their herbivore counterparts would be simply a burden given the laws enacted. If the animals served as an allegory for race, their intermingling wouldn’t make sense without an explanation. Considering that certain traits are tied to their genetics and their environment, homogeneity would be the standard were it not for immigration. Since the series provides no other explanation, the possibility of either herbivores moving to the carnivores (voluntarily or not) wouldn’t be off the table. At best, Beastars is a social commentary on power dynamics, with no parallels to a world it attempts to parallel so much. Since when did lions and zebras ever want to coexist?

Other points of shitty worldbuilding could include:
• There are larger animals in the series but all of the cars are the same size. Assuming highways exist, large animals would be trapped in their hometowns.
• There are smaller animals in the series. Given the amount of violent large animals in the story, there is nothing hindering the larger animals from simply stomping on them.
• Certain animals are shown to possess weapons in the story. However, only carnivores are shown to do so even though herbivores would benefit from the much needed protection.
• There are animals in the story that only exist in the real world because they’ve been bred by humans. For example, Legoshi (a wild wolf) shared an apartment with his friend Jack (a domesticated dog). There are also other domesticated animals in the story such as housecats but they aren’t on screen as much. Without humans in the story to breed dogs for specific purposes, the existence of tamed species such as him would simply not exist.
• Beastars entire setting takes place in a city. Given that the animals inhabit the city instead of the wild, the area which animals usually inhabit would be left desolate with overgrown plants everywhere. The addition of actual animals would make sense. Beastars may or may not have had small animals in the story, but the inclusion of them would answer the world’s lack of life. To illustrate, small birds may be added in the character’s pathway that are animated in only to be scared away to give the world’s scenery more life.
• Beastars is hinted at being a conservative society, but it only goes far as being ingrained among the citizenry’s minds.
• Most importantly, there’s no explanation provided for the Beastars society being unsegregated in the first place considering the fact that it benefits neither party.

Legoshi, being the protagonist, is at the forefront when it comes to societal expectations. He is a socially awkward and perverted gray wolf that often unintentionally intimidates herbivores (and even carnivores), with his sharp fangs and large body. He seems dead inside, though not in a way that is overly edgy, but rather in a way that makes him seem constantly tired, which especially emphasizes the intimidating first impression. As a result, he is frequently seen as an outcast in the drama club, where he works behind the scenes. Given the previous considerations, he has a significant level of self awareness and often makes him self-loathing when it comes to his reflecting on his background as a wolf. Nevertheless, he is typically depicted to be a kind individual that tries to make himself seem less intimidating to his classmates. His esteem only faces reinforcement when confronted by a few characters, with the most notable of the few being his rabbit friend Haru. He is often questioned based on the genuineness of his love for her, since he is a carnivore. The few characters in the story that are either strong or brave enough to confront him (often Louis) often assert that his love for Haru is simply a weird fetish. At times, he tends to get defensive when he is accused of having carnivorous desires get the best of him, which causes him to react in an aggressive manner. As a consequence, he often believes his love for Haru is just his carnivorous desires manifesting themselves even though he believes his feelings for her are genuine. This could be due to his self image issues since others’ words tend to get the best of him. Throughout the story, Legoshi faces inner turmoil as he builds both self confidence and self control, as he is expected to suppress his carnivorous desires.

Commonly referred to as “lone wolves,” the great irony is found with Louis being a deer and representing the sigma male archetype quite well, unlike his wolf friend. While it isn’t used as much to represent real life wolf social dynamics, the definition was spun to represent male archetypes instead. The sigma male term for wolves is used more colloquially, but it essentially boils down to those that have achieved dominance in the pack’s hierarchy. Whether it’ll be through strength of wits, it was (and still is, but less frequently) commonly used as a term to describe wolves with a higher access to mates and territory. Unlike alpha males who are also at the top of the hierarchy, who pride themselves in being leaders, sigma males are more nonchalant when regarding their status. Point being, Louis does not feel the need to boast while he upholds his status in the school’s hierarchy. Since sigma males are a cultural phenomenon nowadays, the correlations between Louis’ character can be easily tied to other sigma males in media. Patrick Bateman is a notable example, with one of his most famous scenes being a near direct translation into the Beastars series. Even from the very first few scenes, Louis is depicted as a staunch sigma male with a stern expression on his face walking amidst a crowd. Unlike Bateman however, Louis is cartoonishly swooned after by practically any woman that he walks by. Although it may be somewhat of an exaggeration to compare the two, the analogy was made to illustrate what the sigma male archetype is rather than a means to represent his entire character. Given that he is both an herbivore and the lead of the drama club, it leads to a batch of issues for both the carnivores for both Cherryton and himself. For certain carnivores, his status is seen as contradictory towards their own interests, since the school’s drama club challenges the norm of the outside world. Cherryton is interesting in this case, since a liberal school in a society described as conservative had to have been brought up by children rebelling against their parents, a normal thought for any teen. Louis’ desire to take a stand for the meek can be seen as fulfilling a desire to become a revisionary. Would it be his strong sense of justice or a desire to fill the image of a strong hero? He definitely has both of those desires, but the latter encompasses his main desire of wanting to be seen as a role model. Cherryton’s drama club can be seen as a representation of Louis’ entire life, an act. Additionally, his status as the leader of the drama club temporarily grants him leader status in a society where the group of people he detests (carnivores) rule. He is the type of animal who feels the need to compensate for his feelings of inadequacy in other areas of his life, which would his include himself being a deer. He often hides his weaknesses and doesn’t seek help in order to maintain his tough demeanor. Even when he is severely injured, he tends to dismiss it, especially when there are many onlookers. He is a man of wits and strength, but despite his own physical strength, he is envious to those that possess raw strength that comes naturally to them. Since he is cautious, he is not trusting of many carnivores (Legoshi) and feels the need to protect those (Haru) that are weaker than him. Due to his popularity in the school which could be attributed to his strong sense or justice, he considers himself to be a moral character. And he is, first impressions are the go-to for his character. Throughout the story, Louis’ character development is mostly a mix between either dropping the act and knowing when to act.

The final three of the main trio would be Haru. Out of the main three, she is the most self aware of her own issues despite her behavior which hints at otherwise. Due to this, she’s most unlikeable of the bunch because she has very few redeemable qualities. Her main shtick throughout the series is a slut rabbit that’s unable to multiply. As a result, she gets bullied and thereafter excluded by other herbivores which leads her to pursue her own interests elsewhere. Notably, she is the sole member of her own gardening club. Her only redeemable quality in the story is her maturity when it comes to making unquestionable decisions. As an outcast, she uses the little control she has over her life in order to feel a sense of power since her stature is small. Since she is used to being outcasted, she is initially suspicious of everyone she meets, Whether by chance or not, the people she often sees, and often pursues, are those who society warns her about, which are carnivores. While she acknowledges her behavior which puts her in danger, her mentality of giving into her instincts persists as a main problem for her. She upholds a bit of an act as a coping mechanism when it comes to playing off her innocence. Due to this, a first impression leads her to be no more than a slutty conniving rabbit whore. Of course, she’s an easy character to hate, but it the writers drill the fact that she’s easy for the viewers to hate.

The fact that Haru can be seen as an easy character to hate can be come off as both intentional or not. From a character standpoint, her character is easy to hate simply because her self-righteous slutty behavior can come off as irritating. She’s frustrating, unconventional, and many of her positive qualities are overshadowed by her negative ones. For certain viewers, she can be seen as an ungrateful and conniving who puts the people she supposedly cares about in danger. The cause of this only goes as far as Haru giving into her instincts to make herself feel better. Despite wanting to be seen as something more than a fragile being to protect, she frequently regresses into her instincts (though she is aware of it) of wanting to be overpowered. Biological inconsistencies aside, wanting to sleep around to feel powerful would do the exact opposite. From a writing standpoint, the writers throw in a curve ball towards the end of the story to make her seem more important than she actually is. Essentially, her character arc of not wanting to be seen as weak is both rushed and swapped with Legoshi’s character arc of gaining confidence. My main gripe with this entire season is found in one of the later episodes which involves painting Haru as a would be “damsel in distress” character... or not. Whenever she comes to the realization that her behavior might put herself in danger she immediately contradicts herself. Again, the introduction to this focuses on contrived writing that focuses on an illogical mishap “plot point” that gives unwarranted importance towards her character. Given the desire of the other two main characters, Legoshi is tasked resolving the half-assed plot point that is introduced for the sole purpose of rushing his character development. Since the writers know a seventeen your old child can only realistically do so much, they supply Legoshi with an unlimited amount of plot armor. Plot armor? In a supposed slice of life series at a school? Beastars’ writing is a bit weird because while it does encompass many themes that could fit under a giant umbrella of the general “social justice” issues, the story itself is nauseating when it tries to be anything more than a slice-of-life set at a school. Overall, while the series does a great job at introducing three dimensional characters with thoughts, feelings, and motivations, their character arcs are done haphazardly.

If Beastars’ strong main character introductions weren’t enough, the introduction of side characters could reinforce the notion that the series’ strongest aspect are the characters themselves. Introducing Juno, another gray wolf. There’s no other way to describe her other than the fact that she’s just a character. Her debut in the series was the most entertaining of the bunch. However, her character is essentially slandered by the writers since they didn’t know what role they wanted her to fulfill, so they took the simple route. While she is likable, her character only goes as far as wanting to fulfill the role of a woman, Legoshi’s woman. She can be quite obsessive, and she can almost be considered a yandere due to her immature obsession. It’s a bit creepy at times, since she’s interesting in a man that is seemingly interested in her the least, which is funny because Legoshi and Haru’s dynamic is very similar. To fulfill this stalker role, she seeks status and often doesn’t pay attention to the receiver's feelings. So, her feelings for Legoshi stem from the idea that they would be the perfect couple given that they’re the same species. At times, she saw Legoshi as more of a prize to be won when competing against other women (Haru) which leads to her almost seeing him as a status symbol. Like Haru, she probably had her own instinctual reasons as well that made her feelings not entirely disingenuous. However, her need to force herself onto him made her never overlook Legoshi’s exterior. Due to this, Legoshi is rightly uncomfortable and pursues the slut rabbit instead.

Throughout the entire series, Juno underutilized considering what her character could’ve been. To put it more bluntly, she’s arguably the character with the most wasted potential. Unlike the main characters, she already fulfills her role in Beastar’s conservatively described society. That being, a woman should want to look pretty and be in a relationship with a man. Not to suggest that wanting to be traditionally feminine is not inherently a bad thing. In fact, despite her lack of maturity, she’s more pleasant to watch as a viewer since her character is underutilized rather than overutilized, which Haru is. Her commitment to fulfilling her societal role has a few positives, which includes her desire of wanting to help others. Additionally, her infatuation with Legoshi can be interpreted as a desire to help him build self confidence, as seen by many awkward encounters. However, Legoshi realized that they aren’t going to be compatible in the long term and immediately shuts it down in favor of wanting to pursue a rabbit slut who wouldn’t go to the same lengths Juno does for Legoshi. How Juno handles this doesn’t change as the entire series progresses. Basically, the writers’ treatment of her as if she were worthless only stems at fault due to poor writing. They only go as far as introducing other men in the story, only for it to backfire for Juno, followed by her inability to handle to situation maturely. There are tidbits where Juno does not follow this pattern, particularly those that involve interacting with people she doesn’t like, which notably includes the white bunny rabbit. She may seem passive, but can be quite assertive and condescending towards the white bunny rabbit. Her internal monologues really put Haru in her place, I wish she said it aloud. Well, her one strength I guess is making people uncomfortable. For the most part, Juno has good intentions and I liked her as a character, but the lack of character development felt like wasted potential.

Season one in particular focuses on interpersonal relationships more than any other season. Much like the hypothetical allegory for different species representing race, they can also represent gender norms. The main duo, Legoshi and Haru, behave in a manner which is unlike the social expectations they are supposed to align with in the Beastars society. Haru’s character is straightforward, because ever since she was young, the thought that she is weak has been instilled in her by society, her family, and most notably herself. For example, throughout the story she is shown to frequently “regress into her instincts,” which is brought up whenever she “accepts” that she is weaker and only seen as something to either be protected or taken advantage of. Additionally, it could tie into her role of being submissive where social dynamics can effect personal relationships, or the kinky Zootopia appeal. Besides, their roles have essentially switched. Given that she is both a rabbit and a woman, her weakness in terms of strength is essentially doubled. In nature, a rabbit should avoid a wolf at all costs. Unlike nature however, the Beastars society’s supposed main goal is for all animals to live in harmony, which is why the Beastar role is sought after (more on that later). How would a rabbit avoid a wolf in this situation? Truth is, it’s an exaggerated analogy that could tie into one of the several notions ingrained into those in a similar position as Haru. As stated previously, she loathes her weakness, so she’s more confrontational rather than avoidant when it comes to wanting to feel powerful for once. While doing do, she does overstep the boundaries of what it means to be traditionally feminine in the sense that a woman isn’t expected to make the first move. Moreover, it would take a greater deal of effort to overcome what has been instilled into her. For the most part though, the message is still valuable since being cautious could save one’s own life. Legoshi’s is a bit more complicated, because while Haru embodies weakness in almost every sense of her character, he embodies both strength and weakness. At a first glance, his strength is the aspect of his character which stick out the most. As a result, he both retains his perception of being strong, all while he doesn’t feel that way due to his timidness. When it comes to interacting with others, the idea of him being approachable is tied with the expectation that he should be the one initiating most of his interactions. His strength is highly valued, but not when it serves as a means for either targeted violence or a tool someone else’s ideology to take hold. Essentially, he is expected to be assertive, but not aggressive unless actually needed to or else everyone will become docile. Unlike his rabbit counterpart, the thought that he will grow up to be strong has been instilled into by the same groups (besides her, obviously) which were responsible for giving Haru a different, and yet similar mentality.

Aside from a few of the unrealistic character interactions and nonsensical plot points, the rest of the story isn’t much better. Beastars has a habit of introducing story elements only to do nothing with them. The main hook of Tem’s death is hinted at being a major plot point in the beginning only to be practically forgotten about, say from a few scenes of Louis laying down flowers next to his memorial. His death is seemingly a tragedy but the only thing most the students seem to care about is the drama club’s next show. It’s only deemed as less of a tragedy because these types of events are hinted at being commonplace in the Beastars society. Even so, there is little investigation pertaining to Tem’s case. A progressive society such as Beastars shouldn’t pass on the case of one victimized by systematic oppression. Besides the main drama club, the rest of the plot mainly focuses on the characters interacting with each other, which has already elaborated on in previous paragraphs. Ergo, Beastars is great at introducing certain parts of the story (except for the part used for Haru’s development(, but does a poor job at fleshing them out.

The art itself ties into it being Beastars being a “furry” show. Besides the anthropomorphic characters, the most notable aspect of the art, or rather the animation is well... that. The 3D animation used in the series can either be perceived as lazy or stylistic, depending on how one looks at it. It’s not fluid at all and the characters look stiff, especially when they’re standing in one spot as if they were a stiff corpse. In fact, practically everyone in the series looks lifeless given how little the characters actually express themselves. Legoshi is dead, but that’s only because he was described as such in the egg sandwich episode. Otherwise, the choice of eyes that are used for Haru look really weird. In particular, the first episode has a lot of these strange quirks, but as time went on, it became easier to simply ignore it.

By all means, Beastars is still enjoyable to watch, even though the more technical aspects of the show and the rushed story drag it down a little. Unless one were to watch this solely because of the quirky animal characters, getting over the most “off-putting” aspect of the show shouldn’t pose much of a challenge. As is, the series works wonderfully when it introduces characters, themes, and parts of the story. Though the characters can come off as exaggerated, they are all well thought out (but not fleshed out) three dimensional characters which have realistic goals and motivations. Out of the main three, Louis was the best due to his lesser involvement of the other twos’ “situationship.” Regardless of Haru being a non-cardboard cutout character or not, she was the worst of the bunch mostly due to the massive amount of unwarranted importance she receives throughout the series. Consider the notion of the entire series playing as more of a social commentary made to convey themes rather than tell a story. While it does indeed try to a story (key word try), the writers seem to have caught themselves up when it comes to tackling many different themes and character arcs in a twelve episode series. In pursuit of wanting to appear as politically progressive at possible, the series sacrifices the necessities for a satisfying conclusion.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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I hate you. I hate you so much for that ending. I hate you. I dedicated hours of my life binge watching and he just plopped into the sea like that. Final Season? How about I make YOU final? Awful. Awful fortune. I was rooting for Legoshi. I was rooting for this teenager who has been through a ton of trauma for legit no reason. Awful.

Absolutely awful. I am so pissed off.
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Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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