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Beastars is one of the best anime of 2019 and 2020. Some might confuse it for an anime that was made for furries but please do not be disturbed. Many anime fans and anime Youtubers refuse to give Beastars a try but once they watch the first episode, they are hooked and there is no getting those weebs away from the screen. I know because I was one of them.

But what exactly draws people to an anime like Beastars. Does it have the Spirited Away effect where even a non anime fan can watch it. Well…not really but it is breath taking for what it tries to achieve. At first it seems like a murder mystery story that takes place in high school. Then you see all the teenage romance that is happening. Then it turns into a thriller. Its all of these things combine and Beastars achieves this without getting confuse about what kind of anime it is.

Some people say that Beastars is just a dirtier version of Zootopia with animals that have sex with other species. Zootopia came out in 2016 and according to the Japanese published date of Beastars, it was published in January, 6, 2017 in Japan. Therefore, it is a possibility that the creators of Beastars could have taken some inspiration from Zootopia because of how similar this is. Its not the first time it has happened. American artist get inspiration of from Japanese artist and vice versa.

Beastars is full of psychology, sociology, romance and instinct versus love and compassion. So lets dig deeper as to what makes Beastars so special.

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Humans Are Like Animals

Humans might be the rational and more intelligent species on planet earth. However, we still have many animal like instincts from our caveman era. Beastars shows how people walk around everyday suppressing their inner desires, urges and animalistic nature. Take a look at Legosi for example. He is a wolf, an animal that is suppose to be ferocious, a hunter, eager to sink his fangs on his prey, yet he walks around trying to follow the rules of society, suppressing his like wolf nature with a meek like facade. You see this in many animals. The world of Beastars really is a society where the nature of every animal is suppressed.

Similar to how many human societies are. The reason why we have laws, rules and such is so that people wont go crazy and so that we can have a civilize lifestyle without killing each other or people constantly hurting each other. You see this in political battles between, leftist politics and right wing politics. You see this in the types of crimes that human beings cause.

Much like Beastars, if there were no rules that say, “you are not allow to eat herbivores,” then all animals would just be hunting herbivores left and right. Rules and laws and made to prevent violence and chaos. This is exactly what this world shows and that is why we see animals fighting against the their inner nature.

Spoiler Alert.

In Beastars we see a mafia of lions kidnap Haru to eat her and luckily Legosi saves her. The lion mafia is there to show you what people do to go under the law to meet their needs. Lions kidnap herbivores to satisfy their bodily needs. The same way we have things in the real world like prostitution, people selling drugs and other taboo subjects. This is why the law exist. The world of Beastars is a reflection of that.

Who Is Your Spirit Animal

Just like in the zodiac signs, the viewer can see themselves in some of the animals. I (Andy Matrix) can see my self in Legosi. An introvert trying to follow the rules of society. I am sure there are many silent wolves out there that have a hidden killer instinct.

How symbolic can you get when the main rabbit of the show is the slut of the school. Haru the rabbit has had sex with many guys in school because is a way for her to feel validated. The same reason why teenage girls have sex when their parents forbid her from doing so. Remember the Playboy bunny symbol. There is a reason why playboy chose the symbol of the rabbit. Rabbits have a lot of sex.

Then we have Louis, the red deer. The deer is considered to be the king of the forest. Not the jungle (that’s the lion). The deer is gentle and intuitive, just like Louis. In the Studio Ghibli movie, Princess Mononoke, it is no mystery why the god of the forest was a deer. They are considered to be sacred creatures.

The animals and their position in the world of Beastars are chosen wisely by the author Paru Itagaki. Great job

Beastars Racism and Real Life

Beastars is full of social issues. There are carnivores and herbivores. Herbivores and pretty simple and straight forward. Herbivores can find food pretty easy and they always eat their nature foods. Fruits, vegetables. You get the point. However, it is the carnivores that have a hard time. The carnivores have to eat soy proteins and other forms of proteins such as eggs to sustain themselves and not eat other animals.

The carnivores such as Legosi have to go to the black market to find real meat to eat. In the black market you will find animals selling their own body parts for money. Homeless people selling their fingers to carnivores for money. This is exactly why when a herbivore is murdered or devour, the carnivores are the first to blame. There is always a societal struggle.

There is prejudice and racism towards carnivores because they are the stronger species. This reminds me of the vegans and carnivores in the real world. Vegans tend to be slim and carnivores then to be bulkier. As of the year 2020, there is a bit of a battle between carnivores and vegans. Vegans believe that we should stop eating animals to save the planet and other species (which makes no sense because animals eat other animals). Carnivores believe that eating meat is perfectly normal because it is the natural order of things and the human body could not survive without animal products.

Despite of these two ways of living, the herbivores and carnivores have to find a way to get a long. Take a look at out modern society of capitalism, socialism, communism and so on. Capitalist dislike leftist ideologies like communism and socialism and vice versa yet we still have to exist in the same world.

In Beastars, like always the ones who are the strongest are to blame.

In this case the victims have societal power. The victim is strong in the political and social system because since they are weaker they can blame and condemn and get away with it.

Instinct Versus Love

We see characters in Beastars constantly fighting against their instinct. Carnivores resisting the urge to kill and devour herbivores and herbivores resisting the urge to run away and pretend like they are just fine being around carnivores. We see this in the relationship with Haru and Legosi. One day they care about each other and then the next, they hate each other. The big bad wolf loves the smallness and meekness of the rabbit and the rabbit cannot resist the dominance of the big bad wolf.

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They are polar opposites but they compliment each other. This is the difficulty of relationships. Beastars shows us how people are constantly fighting their lust and the pursue of love. The use of animals to show this nature is so well done because it is not in your face but at the same time it is. It is an indirect way of showing us what a bunch of assholes we can be.

It is both ugly and beautiful. For the most part people always find a way to do the right thing. Legosi fights his wolf instinct and instead decides a love relationship with Haru.

The question with Beastars is…will love over come instinct. Is love stronger than instinct and our animalistic natures. Remember that love does not last forever. Love fades like everything else but we can make it work.

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