Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Beastars is a weird show. It’s edgy. It’s funny. It’s horny. It’s lovely. It’s murder-y. It’s furry - which I don’t think is a problem, but it’s certainly not the kind of thing I’d expect to see on this specific list. Everything about it is, to some extent, unusual, so much so it’s hard to even know where to begin when describing it.

However, that’s also what, for me, makes it so enthralling in the first place. It’s a show that defies standard description, and whose through lines about growing up, figuring out who you are and navigating the uncomfortable nuances of a divided world and its expectations of you are only as effective as they are because of the strange way it goes about exploring them.

So today, not only do I want to talk about what I think makes Beastars so weird, but also how and why those details also make it so memorable . . .

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- On This Channel: bit.ly/2n4xEJi
- On Twitter: bit.ly/322Uq77

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MUSIC USED:
- Wild Side - ALI
Part of Beastars' soundtrack
Available Here: apple.co/3b0p16G

- Hat The Jazz - Twin Musicom
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/23v4hwe
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (bit.ly/1rMF155)

- Cover Charge - TrackTribe
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2KSU3mq

- Faster Does It - Kevin Macleod
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/1MyqBJz
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (bit.ly/1rMF155)

- Jazz Mango - Joey Pecoraro
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2KjfxZ7

- Dances and Dames - Kevin Macleod
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/1MyqBJz
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (bit.ly/1rMF155)

- Almost A Year Ago - John Deley and the 41 Players
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2YqyYHP

- Miles Beyond - Quincas Moreira
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2XK4dyG

- Lost Cowboy - Coyote Hearing
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2WhUKuW

- Biggie - ALBIS
Check out the Artist: bit.ly/2z5UZRW

FOOTAGE / MEDIA USED:
- Beastars (Anime - 2019)
- Land of the Lustrous / Houseki no Kuni (Anime - 2017)
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (Anime - 2020)
- Berserk (Anime - 2016)
- Beastars, by Paru Itagaki (Manga - 2016)
- Beastars OP - Behind the Scenes - bit.ly/2SJbZEz
- Rilakkuma and Kaoru (Anime - 2019)
- The Lion King (Film - 1994)
- Bakemonogatari (Anime - 2009)
- Sonic Mania Adventures (Web Series - 2018)
- Zootopia (Film - 2016)
- Lone Digger - Caravan Palace (Music Video - 2015) - bit.ly/3d7nInV

OTHER MEDIA REFERENCED:
- Grappler Baki, by Keisuke Itagaki (Manga - 1991)

SOURCES / FURTHER READING / ETC:
Articles
- Beastars: Traditionally Excellent Modernity - Sakugabooru - bit.ly/3d0xCb0
- Anime’s Invisible Aces: Michiya Kato And Cyclone Graphics - Sakugabooru - bit.ly/35qJpwQ

- Paru Itagaki’s Father Is Indeed Keisuke Itagaki, New Interview Reveals - Otaquest - bit.ly/2Ys3d16

Interviews
- w/ Michiya Kato - ANN - bit.ly/2YqAUjO
- w/ Takahiko Kyougoku - Sakugabooru - bit.ly/3aXht4P

Twitter
- Yuko Kono on Haru Dream Sequence - bit.ly/3feiPev
- Orange: Animation Studio on Voice Recordings - bit.ly/2Ytpagi

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