The 43rd issue of Shounen Champion revealed on Thursday that Paru Itagaki's Beastars manga is ending in three chapters. The 45th issue will publish the final chapter on October 8.

Synopsis
In a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, there exists a bias: carnivores are just mindless predators in the eyes of many herbivores. However, when an alpaca named Tem is murdered within the walls of Cherryton High School, the fear toward carnivores skyrockets to an all-time high.

Legoshi, a student at this school, is a gray wolf who is quite awkward despite his fearsome appearance. When turmoil affects his school life, he is forced to confront the divide between herbivores and carnivores, as well as his own place in this society. This is further complicated by his supposedly romantic feelings toward a herbivore, which might not be what they seem.

Beastars details Legoshi's struggles against his inner demons while living in a society that is unforgiving toward his kind. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Itagaki began serializing the psychological drama manga in Shounen Champion in September 2016. Akita Shoten published the 20th volume on August 6 (pictured right), with the 21th volume scheduled for release on October 8.

A 12-episode television anime adaptation by animation studio Orange premiered in Fall 2019, with a second season scheduled to air in Winter 2021. Netflix streamed the first season, and outside of Japan on March 13.

VIZ Media licensed the manga in English in November 2018 and began publishing it last July. The ninth volume will go on sale on November 17.

Beastars won the 11th Manga Taisho Award, 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, 21st Japan Media Arts Festival Award, and 42nd Kodansha Manga Award. The manga also placed second in the 2018 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! rankings.

Source: Comic Natalie