The wraparound band on the 20th volume of Paru Itagaki's Beastars manga revealed on Thursday that its second anime season will premiere in January 2021 on Fuji TV's Ultra+ programming block.

Synopsis
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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Itagaki began serializing the psychological drama manga in Shounen Champion in September 2016. Akita Shoten published the 19th volume on July 8.

The first season produced by studio Orange premiered on October 10 last year on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. Netflix began streaming the show worldwide on March 13.

VIZ Media licensed the manga in English in November 2018 and released the seventh volume on July 21. The eighth volume is set to be released on September 15.

Source: Comic Natalie