The official website for the Beastars anime series revealed two new cast members for the show's second season on Friday. The anime is set to premiere in 2021 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.


Shinichi Matsumi (Houseki no Kuni episode director) made his directorial debut with the first season at animation studio Orange. Nanami Higuchi (Little Witch Academia (TV)) was in charge of the script composition, alongside Nao Ootsu (Youjo Senki weapon design) as the character designer, and Eiji Inomoto (Shuumatsu no Izetta) serving as the chief CG director. Satoru Kousaki (Fate/Extra: Last Encore) composed the music.

After the show's exclusive release in Japan in October last year, Netflix released it internationally on March 13.

Beastars adapts Paru Itagaki's psychological drama manga, which has been serialized in Shounen Champion since September 2016. Akita Shoten published the 17th volume on January 8, with the 18th volume planned for release on April 8. VIZ Media published the fifth volume in English on Tuesday.

Source: Comic Natalie