Beastars Final Season Part 2

Beastars Final Season part 2 is incredibly frustrating. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a train wreck of a final act, but there was definitely a derailment at some point that eventually led to a giant clustermolest of an ending. Several characters, Legoshi in particular, start taking stupid pills in order to make mistakes that conveniently send the plot in the direction that’s most beneficial for an epic climax, there are so many concurrently-running plot threads eating into each other’s screen time, with only one or two of them getting any sort of acceptable resolution, and it even resorts to breaking its own worldbuilding rules in order to construct scenes that seem cool on the surface, but just feel kinda dumb if you think about them for more than ten seconds. There were some bright spots of characterization and thematic intrigue, especially regarding Melon, his upbringing as a mixed-species individual, and how the circumstances of his birth led him to becoming a self-hating psychopath. I also still love a good chunk of the worldbuilding and the extreme attention to detail in creating a unique and believably vibrant world with its own sets of cultures, belief systems, and communities, and the cinematography and animation are just as strong as they have been for this show’s entire run, though this final installment did seem to lack some of the more abstract flourishes of previous seasons. I fully understand the destination that this story was attempting to arrive at, but the final stops on the way there were so egregiously jarring and disappointing that it ultimately sours the entire experience. I still love season 1, and perhaps it might still work as a standalone entry despite having so many mysteries unsolved, but I don’t think I can wholeheartedly recommend the entirety of Beastars knowing that its grand finale is so nonsensical.

While I didn't disliked the manga's original ending, I felt they had a chance to fix it (since most of the problems with the original manga's ending were results of Paru being rushed to end the manga) and specially with some changes I saw in the first half of the Final Season, I was really hopeful, and... I was sorely disappointed; While the first episodes of this half were pretty strong, the moment I saw I was on episode 8 (or 20 of this Final Season as a whole) and we weren't even touching in some of the bits of the manga, I feared they would rush through it, and I was right in a sense. Not only they removed a whole arc of the final stretch of the manga, a lot of plot points seemed to come out of nowhere, and were solved uncerimoniously either by convenience, or by straight-up explanation dump; The whole bit at the end of the final episode of many plot points being tied up in a narration during the credits also didn't sat well with me. As I said, I liked some changes in the first half, but in this one those were either underutilized, same for some changes added in this half, or came out of nowhere and were solved as blunt and anticlimatic as they were introduced; I felt a lot of plot points that were anime-only also were left unresolved, like they were there just for "flavor" but weren't actually developed well enough. So yeah a bit of a letdown, specially for a series who had such strong previous seasons, and a somewhat strong start on this final season's second half start. 4.5/10

I've been a fan of the series ever since I started watching it on October 2019, it's really sad to see it end 6 and a half years later. Even though the 1st season was the best in terms of pacing and storytelling, all of them were good and entertaining, I did preferred the changes made to the storyline and ending for this season compared to the manga version which had some poor questionable ideas in my opinion. Still, It's sad to see that there's no other show or movie like it with such an unique concept (yeah I know there's stuff like Zootopia, but it's lacking the dark/mature storytelling of Beastars and its unique Japanese flavour). As a fan I feel empty inside after having watched it end after so long, at least I'm happy to see it was successful enough for Netflix to commission Orange to fully adapt the manga into 4 full seasons (it's called Final Season for marketing purposes, but we know it's technically 4 seasons). I mean, there are thousands of animes being released every year which barely get 1 or 2 seasons at most, at least Beastars managed to be fully adapted which was helped by the fact that it had Disney-like talking anthropomorphic animals as protagonists which is something that it's popular in the West, otherwise if it had your typical generic human anime protagonists it would've flopped for sure. Here's hoping the show continues to have at least decent streaming numbers for years to come, and we eventually get some sort of sequel or OVAs for it.

Ahhhhh… my favorite furry show has finally come to an end. The ending felt a little rushed, not gonna lie, but it was still a beautiful sendoff. *Beastars* gets clowned online all the time for being “that furry anime” or for its bizarre anthropomorphic setting, but if you actually watch it, there’s way more going on beneath the surface. I usually despise crybabies, but Legoshi… man, that’s my GOAT. Yeah, he cries. Yeah, he whines. Yeah, he has this weird obsession with always trying to do the right thing at any cost. But as the seasons go on and the scars pile up, you realize this dude is really about it. He throws hands, never backs down from a fight, and no matter what happens, he stays calm and keeps moving forward. That’s what I love about him. He doesn’t spend the whole show screaming about his dreams or trying to become some grand symbol of peace. He’s not chasing the Beastar title to “unite everyone” or some cliché anime ideal. He just wants his own peace, and honestly… that makes him feel way more real and relatable to me. And the cast? Straight gold. Almost everybody brings something memorable to the table. My only real complaint would be Haru. I actually think she’s an interesting and complex character, and I do like her overall, but something about her relationship history rubbed me the wrong way. She probabaly seen more dih than Bonnie Blue BUT NOW SHE'S READY TO SETTLE DOWN?. IDK, sus. Maybe that’s just a personal thing. Still, she’s cool enough, and I can see why Legoshi loves her… even if my GOAT was simping a little too hard at times. But what really makes Beastars special is the worldbuilding. On the surface, the central conflict is simple: carnivores vs. herbivores. But that one divide is used so well that it can easily reflect real-life issues like race, religion, ethnicity, social class, beliefs, prejudice, and fear of “the other.” It takes something simple and turns it into a complex social framework, and that’s where the series really shines. At the end of the day, Beastars is way more than just “the furry anime.” It’s weird, emotional, tense, sometimes messy, but also incredibly unique and surprisingly mature. Rushed ending or not… I loved it.

When I read the manga after have watched the first part of the final season, I got excited and interested that they changed a lot of things. Some of them were completely removed or changed when was something revealed or what exactly happened. It made me happy, I thought the anime was better because what Paru did was not that good. For example, Melon's reveal in anime is SO great however in the manga it's revealed in the very beginning of the arc. I found the last part of the manga not so good and was hoping to see what changes they would do in the anime. Yes, they changed A LOT, I mean, >A LOT< from the original source and at the same time that I like it I don't like it. You know what I mean? For me, I liked the fact that they changed things (like Haru having way more screen time), but the worst part was that it is way more rushed than in manga. I'm having a lot of mixed feelings about whether I really like it or not. Well, I might give it some time.

It's a shame that Beastars has such a sharp decline in quality in its final cour. It's been a consistently good, even great, experience up until now, but it falls flat on its head when it counts. Having already read the manga, I knew this was coming, but this adaptation of the final section somehow worsens the manga's already-existing issues. The animation quality and music remain good, but everything else is much worse. The directing isn't nearly as well thought out, the writing plummets, the story loses focus and forgets its purpose, and to top it off, the last handful of episodes are genuinely awful. It's most frustrating knowing this show almost got it right. 3/4 of the show has a consistent level of quality while moving the story along and developing characters in fun and interesting ways. It has engaging themes and handles its subject matter well. And the first half of this cour, while still quite a bit of a decline from what came before, isn't bad. Just not as interesting since it doesn't really add much to the story or characters. But with each episode, it gets worse and worse. In general, the characters are noticeably less interesting, and the scenarios they've been placed in are even less interesting. A couple of them were fine for me, like Bill's. But the problem is that they feel very unnecessary, considering how much the main story gets sidelined. This is meant to be the finale of Beastars, but it gets far too sidetracked with things we've already seen but done better in previous seasons. It doesn't help that they cut content from the manga that would have made this a bit more bearable in favour of those unnecessary things. Which is honestly quite weird, considering this adaptation as a whole has improved its source material in many places. Kyuu was pretty much cut out completely. While I didn't like Kyuu in the manga, that was mainly due to how she was written and presented in the story. There were definitely ways to rewrite her for the anime to work in favour of the story, like focusing on her childhood relationship with Louis instead of the useless training she did with Legoshi in the manga. They definitely had the time to come up with different ways or experiment, but opted for a pretty lazy route. Those last few episodes are bad for a multitude of reasons, but most of all because it accomplishes nothing for Beastars. Character arcs and dynamics are wrapped up without care or logic, and key plot points are treated the same or worse. Melon goes from being an unsettling source of interesting discussions to a very crappy and idiotic villain. The subject matter it handled so well up until now is thrown in the mud. And the last few episodes focus on characters that have been newly introduced and aren't at all interesting. I don't care about Legoshi fighting with these incredibly underdeveloped characters. This isn't what I watched this show for, and it's just so damn depressing to see. It would've been better to rewrite this section of the source material entirely since it was known to be bad in the first place. I would've been happy to see even a slight improvement, but it's somehow just worse. It isn't rare for great anime or manga to have a bad final arc or a weak ending, but it doesn't make me feel any less disappointed each time I come across one.

I waited two years for the second part of the final season to be released, and all I saw was a derailed passenger train What happened? Someone clearly didn’t tighten the bolts on the tracks. The train driver flew out the window, the Netflix CEO must have been a little too inspired by the second season of The Promised Neverland, and the main characters ended up on the wrong train—some didn’t even make it in time. Was the visuals nice? Yes. Was the main story okay? Yes and no. It was lacking in many ways. Does the adaptation make up for the two-year hiatus? Absolutely not.

So incredibly pointless, this doesnt add anything of value over ending it before this in any fight against melon, the show also stops having any message at all, this season becomes characters appearing out of thin air and really stupid situations just to have a certain scripted event that makes no sense at all, someone being guilty or innocent is purely done by vibes and there are elaborate side plots that mean absolutely nothing. I mean why do you worry about a way to subdue mixed species when you already had the chance to subdue or kill him multiple other times, why introduce multiple scientists that add nothing to this, why have this goofy standoff on the black market. They really have lost about all messaging, season 1 was a mixed of multiple things, power dynamics created by two different type of races while that same dynamic is misconstrued and taken advantage one side using power and the other morality. Pair this with instict i.e. legoshi having the instict to hunt and haru having the instict to fuck, it was really entertaining honestly. There just wasnt any reason for season 2 and beyond, much less this season. They set up a mystery murder which is ruined by the existance of a giant snake that doesnt ever appear again, yeah lets not have a fight against him and rizz cause that would give sense to the character. Idk I just found everything so pointless, legoshi letting go off his instics soly to then rely of them to defeat rizz. Legoshi being part lizard out of nowhere, starting to introduce a bunch of mixxed people, having the deer get in and out of the lions constantly when him leaving in the car was perfect. It is just so messy for no reason whatsoever. This anime is called beastars, it was supposed to be about the elite of the series and cover big scale stuff, instead we got trash after more trash.

I´m writing this as for know we are finished with "Beastars" and their very own unique story with animal society and it´s multi-layered problems. We were given a tale - no pun intended - about a wolf and a rabbit, their love and the weight of shadows around them. How did we cross the finish line is every ones own decision, but while avoiding spoilers let me just say my piece, as I´m also talking about not just this season, but them all. What has been great from the start was studio "Oranges" take on this intriguing story and to bring it to life the way they did: with CGI. Many must have skipped this there and then because of it, but overall it actually run smoothly from start to finnish. It didn´t even face me at some point anymore. Voice actors were also well chosen and they did well to fit those hairy roles they got. The greatest skip and fall that happens has to do with the story itself. Or rather what was used and what was left out to make the story. At times it was so immersive that I found myself binge watching several episodes in a row before forcing myself to take a little break. Yet now that the show is over, you can painfully well tell that they left a lot of things out of the frame. Especially at the ending. The plot was respected, no real changes there. But if you are familiar with the manga you might be finding yourself asking many times through out the series: "what about...?", "where is the...?" and so on. The series, and especially this last season, would have got so much more praise from me... if we just had a few more episodes. And no rush. I hope I don´t get much hate from studio "Orange" for saying the following, but after witnessing the first season of "Sanda" I would love to see studio "Science SARU" to make their version of Paru ITAGAKI´s "Beastars". "SARU" did amazingly faithful animation for "Sanda" so this is now kinda teasing my mind. Psychologial animorphism based society drama might not be for everyone, but it does provide an interesting take on things. Just don´t let them cute animals looks fool you, this is NOT a kids show.

The writing was all over the place, rushed in some, giant plot holes in others. In retrospect it felt like it was written by AI because it's embarrassing to think a human could write this slop. I thought S1 was amazing, but it just kept going downhill from there culminating in a Final Season not worth watching. The overall story and world building were the best part, and the characters were likeable in S1, but just got worse and worse as the show went. The final episodes were just a mishmash, with the final confrontation nonsensical and unsatisfying. Would not recommend.

The melon’s, legosi and Louis’ psychology is so well written. It runs deep, smooth and feels real. It makes you forget that they have some species looks. I watched it all and read the manga but last season of anime was way better and more satisfying and enjoyable than the manga. Such a clever writing of the script. The lore is so worth it. It’s detailed and this is rare. There are many great tv series like aot. But aot feels forced, circumstances feel forced, and reactions feel forced. This show is underrated. Beastars all about choices and controlling your life taking a proactive stance against circumstances. In this world you have a choice to stand by and observe what happens to you or to take action like Legosi and Louis did. Nothing is forced here. No common threat or dying. Just life as beautiful as it is. Haru is a good example

This series has always been good at building a fascinating world and sculpting complex, interesting characters. It digs deep into the difficulties the characters face and the ethical dilemmas that their society faces. There's no easy solution for these tensions, and that's why it makes the story so intriguing and unpredictable. By the second half of this season, however, it feels like everything fell apart. Starting from when Legoshi clumsily leaves behind his DNA at a crime scene he conveniently stumbles onto, all the characters, especially Louis, just suddenly become dumber: they start oversharing crucial information to characters, and long-running plots would get resolved in a simple conversation. The ending just felt like a fever dream. First, it hinges on a magic-like phenomenon that goes against the relatively scientific explanations that the rest of the series invokes. Even if you look past this rather arbitrary premise, everything just happened so quickly, and it’s filled with preachy dialogue aimed at haphazardly resolving the nuanced tensions that the series spent all the time building. It suggests that somehow all the problems in their society are now A-OK now that Legoshi and Haru have had their fairy-tale-like reunion. It’s quite disappointing that such a great series led up to such an unsatisfying end.

A rushed adaptation of an already rushed manga. I won't go deep into details here. As I already did an initial thoughts and poured my personal feelings into the manga's review, I had a personal attachment to this series, and I absolutely love it. I still think Beastars is one of the most enjoyable series I've ever experienced. It does a lot of genres right in a way that feels unique, charming, and genuinely special. So yeah, I'm just gonna yap my complaints about this season here. Studio Orange once again delivers visually, and you can feel how much love they presented in this adaptation. But there's one major flaw, and it's fatal. It's rushed, way TOO rushed. Important moments are cut, some characters just got completely cut, the emotional weight isn't as strong, and it didn't land the way it should. It's MESSY. What makes it even more disappointing is that previous seasons actually made smart changes to improve on the manga. I thought they knew what needed fixing, but all of that is ruined here. This part ends up wasting all of that effort. I said this before in the manga’s review, before season 3 dropped. I used to think both versions stood strong in their own ways, but with part 2 here now, it’s clear the manga is the superior experience. Even though season 1 up to season 3 part 1 was genuinely so enjoyable and great, and I think season 1 itself, on its own, is on a higher level compared to the others, part 2 is still pretty much enjoyable and a nice watch, but it amplified the questionable decisions I’ve had, both in the manga and what they did in this part, that basically just ruined what they’ve built carefully. A disappointing ending, but I'm relieved in a way. Now that all of it is done, I'm thankful to Paru Itagaki for the source material of such an amazing world, and honestly pretty disappointed with how it ended, both in the manga (not really) and the anime (REALLY disappointed). It's been a nice run, and this will be my goodbye to this series.

Just a complete butchering of the manga. The final part of the manga was rushed, but instead of spending extra time to fix that they cut all the important parts of it and replace them with nonsense that feels arguably even more rushed. They cut so many important parts of the story and most of my favorite scenes from the manga. Parts 1 and 2 of the final season are both really bad, which is baffling because the first two seasons are excellent. Just skip all of the final season and read the manga instead. I would love to know what compelled them to replace all the best parts of the source material with garbage. If you have already read the manga then this may be worth watching.

This is the first anime I've watched after initially reading the manga. I knew since the manga completed that it needed some serious work to have a satisfying ending. And while they definitely did what I was hoping and tried to rework the story, the results are something I wouldn't necessarily call better. There's a strong start to this part (as well as the first part to the final season for that matter). We get a reworked plot that includes new storylines that didn't exist in the manga and drive things forward. Louis is a lot more active behind the scenes while still being impactful to the plot. Juno gets her own plot when she previously had nothing of her own to do, and really giving her an arc that was needed for her that wasn't present in the manga. PINA IS A CHARACTER AGAIN! His only contribution in the manga was scenes in side stories, but here he has a fun part of his own. And not just individual stories were added, but different interactions between the characters that felt appropriate for the situations and strung their current stories together in a way that felt right. This is probably the best part of this season. Everything was going great up until about episode 7 or 8 when things started to return to how it felt in the manga. The characters started to feel like they were progressing parallel to each other in the plot, but not interacting as much as what felt right. The change to Legosi's part was probably the primary reason things started to drift apart, isolating him from a lot of people and places he's been involved with the whole season. And it really shows since it's mostly Louis and Melon he interacts with. What may be worse is that some of the side stories are either just not tied up with a neat bow or sloppily ended. I can understand if the story stuck to the original since that's how the manga felt, but this was a brand new opportunity to finish strong after such a great start. The later episodes seemed to somewhat meander when they could have used that time to progress things, leaving me wondering why it felt like there was only 2 more episodes when so much had to be done to conclude things properly. This once again made the story end with several summaries of how the characters ended up, just like the manga, and feels disconnected and rushed. While there were so many additional scenes that helped flesh out the story, there were some cuts that really bothered me. Parts of Melon's childhood were cut that felt really impactful and explained a lot about him when I read it so long ago. Kyuu was completely cut, which I can understand with how awkward and extra to the plot that she seemed, but she still ended up taking space in the show when she was referenced that could have been used elsewhere. I wish they had what I considered one of the cuter scenes including Haru's family, which was probably another casualty of how Legosi's story was steered. So many cuts and that saved time weren't used to aid in less abrupt ending. By no means did part of the anime take a nosedive. The characters are still the ones we all love, with all of their personalities that shine through. The world is still one of the stronger parts, showing the unique challenges and lives of different animals in ways even the manga didn't get around to. Just like what the show has always tried to display there are so many ways the herbivores and carnivores interact, in the foreground or background, that ends up drawing you in and wanting more. And it may be a bit of a minor gripe, but the opening was a bit lackluster with the music just being instrumental and just a collage of mostly scenes from the season. It didn't feel very creative like the previous parts did with their openings. The visuals always felt like a staple in the previous seasons, yet this one fell a bit short. They almost managed to pull things off, but at the last minute steered things a bit too close to the manga's ending with little screen time to do it justice. If they budgeted the time better or maybe had even one more episode it might have been more complete. It's not usually something I say for an anime, but it felt like Beastars had production issues or time constraints that made them hurry on something that was already a bit of a project to fix. It's just the vibe I got, but there was much more potential here. Despite all my complaints, Beastars is one of my favorite series and the base idea of the series is always worth a look. I can't say that it will be everyone's thing or will be completely satisfying, but it has the subjects and characters that are worth exploring.

TW// Spoilers The only was to put this anime was it was good but not the best. I give it a slightly higher rating because once an again LOL Beastars always have the best openings. The 2D animation was so crisp and clear, and it was nice seeing all the characters in that version. The jazz, and the anticipation of the final battle between Melon and Legoshi was something we were all waiting for and we wanted to know how it would be done but unfortunately, everything felt a bit rushed???? Don't get me wrong, there were amazing scenes that I liked such as Legoshi finally meeting up with his friends and hanging out. Also, can we talk about when he called himself a "good boy"??? PLEASE! That scene was sooo cute! I was rewinded that so many times (I LOVE LEGOSHI SO MUCH! NOT SORRY!). Anyways, I was hoping we would get more into Melon's backstory but it was so short??? Like I thought there was more details and the final battle between Legoshi vs. the gumi gangs vs. Melon was so rushed like everything was crammed in one episode. I loved Haru and Legoshi finally meeting up together and finally sharing a kiss and the ending of them was cute and all but that's it??? Not to mention Juno getting done dirty and rejected and Melon's update on his unknown condition. Like everything was so rushed and heavily paced. After watching the final season part 2, it kind of left me empty, like I was slapped in the face. Turns out the manga is more in depth, so I'll be tuning into that as well. I wish the final season took more of its time but oh well! Beastars overall is very much my favorite anime and I will be rewatching sometime in the future cause of all it's funny moments but first, I'll start with the manga.

The final season of Beastars concludes the series in a way that is both satisfying and thought-provoking, something that has always been the essence of the show from the beginning. Once again, we have an extremely engaging season of this unique work. Beastars has never been just a story about animals; it's a narrative that uses this universe to discuss profound themes such as identity, instinct, inequality, and coexistence. And here, even with a more direct focus on the conclusion, these elements remain present, albeit in a more subtle way. The plot follows the final confrontation involving Melon and Legoshi, functioning as the climax of everything that has been built up until then. Unlike previous seasons, which had a more contemplative pace and were laden with philosophical questions, this final part prioritizes the resolution of conflicts. This doesn't mean that depth has been left aside, but rather that it has been incorporated into the relationships and decisions of the characters. One of the most striking points for me was the development of the relationship between Legoshi and Louis. What was once a dynamic full of tension, differences, and even rivalry, here transforms into something much more mature. There's a moment before the final confrontation that perfectly symbolizes this: the two stand side by side, as equals. There's no longer an ego battle or a need to prove anything, only respect, trust, and a brotherhood built throughout everything they've lived through. It's a kind of emotional evolution that gives real weight to the narrative. Another moment that deserves highlighting is the season finale. Without going into spoilers, it sensitively summarizes what the world of Beastars is: a place inevitably full of conflicts, differences, and tensions, but where, despite everything, individuals continue to seek happiness, connection, and meaning. It's a conclusion that doesn't romanticize reality, but also doesn't make it hopeless, and that's a difficult balance to achieve. Technically, the animation remains solid. The use of CGI (3D) may seem strange at first to some, but here it's very well refined. The movements are fluid, the expressions work well, and the action scenes have impact. It's an aesthetic choice that ended up becoming part of the work's identity. Overall, this last season fulfills its role as a conclusion very well. Perhaps it's not the most philosophical or the most impactful in terms of novelty, but it's extremely important for closing the arcs and delivering a coherent conclusion to everything that was built up. I recommend Beastars as a whole, because it's the collection of seasons that truly makes the work shine. It's a story that grows over time, matures along with the characters, and leaves something to think about even after it's over. And, of course… there's no way a begging wolf wouldn't like the work of a begging wolf, haha. =================================================================================================================Versão em Português===================================== A temporada final de Beastars fecha a obra de uma maneira que, ao mesmo tempo, satisfaz e provoca reflexão, algo que sempre foi a essência da série desde o início. Mais uma vez, temos uma temporada extremamente envolvente dessa obra tão singular. Beastars nunca foi apenas uma história sobre animais; é uma narrativa que usa esse universo para discutir temas profundos como identidade, instinto, desigualdade e convivência. E aqui, mesmo com o foco mais direto na conclusão, esses elementos continuam presentes, ainda que de forma mais sutil. A trama segue acompanhando o confronto final envolvendo Melon e Legoshi, funcionando como o clímax de tudo que foi construído até então. Diferente de temporadas anteriores, que tinham um ritmo mais contemplativo e carregado de questionamentos filosóficos, essa parte final prioriza a resolução dos conflitos. Isso não significa que a profundidade foi deixada de lado, mas sim que ela foi incorporada às relações e decisões dos personagens. Um dos pontos mais marcantes pra mim foi o desenvolvimento da relação entre Legoshi e Louis. O que antes era uma dinâmica cheia de tensão, diferenças e até rivalidade, aqui se transforma em algo muito mais maduro. Existe um momento antes do confronto final que simboliza perfeitamente isso: os dois se colocam lado a lado, como iguais. Não há mais disputa de ego ou necessidade de provar algo, apenas respeito, confiança e uma irmandade construída ao longo de tudo que viveram. É um tipo de evolução emocional que dá peso real à narrativa. Outro momento que merece destaque é a cena final da temporada. Sem entrar em spoilers, ela resume com muita sensibilidade o que é o mundo de Beastars: um lugar inevitavelmente cheio de conflitos, diferenças e tensões, mas onde, apesar de tudo, os indivíduos continuam buscando felicidade, conexão e sentido. É um encerramento que não romantiza a realidade, mas também não a torna desesperançosa, e isso é um equilíbrio difícil de alcançar. Tecnicamente, a animação continua sólida. O uso de CGI (3D) pode causar estranhamento no começo pra alguns, mas aqui ele já está muito bem refinado. Os movimentos são fluidos, as expressões funcionam bem e as cenas de ação têm impacto. É uma escolha estética que acabou se tornando parte da identidade da obra. No geral, essa última temporada cumpre muito bem seu papel de encerramento. Talvez não seja a mais filosófica ou a mais impactante em termos de novidade, mas é extremamente importante por dar fechamento aos arcos e entregar uma conclusão coerente com tudo que foi construído. Recomendo Beastars como um todo, porque é o conjunto das temporadas que realmente faz a obra brilhar. É uma história que cresce com o tempo, amadurece junto com os personagens e deixa algo pra pensar mesmo depois de terminar. E, claro… não tem como lobo pidão não gostar da obra do lobo pidão kkkkk.

I genuinely loved the final part of Beastars. For me, this series touched all the right emotional notes and delivered a satisfying conclusion to a story I had become deeply invested in. What impressed me the most was how faithfully and effectively it brought the manga to life. The adaptation captured the atmosphere, the emotions, and the complexity of the characters in a way that felt authentic and engaging. The character development is one of Beastars' greatest strengths. Almost every major character grows throughout the story, and I found myself becoming attached to most of the cast. Their motivations, struggles, and relationships felt meaningful, making it easy to care about what happened to them. I also think the story is in exactly the right place. It balances psychological themes, action, drama, and emotional moments without losing sight of what makes Beastars unique. Rather than focusing only on fights or romance, it explores identity, instinct, society, and personal growth in a way that kept me invested from beginning to end. Overall, I think Beastars is an outstanding adaptation and an unforgettable series. It isn't afraid to be different, and that's exactly what makes it so special. If you're looking for an anime with memorable characters, meaningful themes, and an emotional story, I highly recommend giving Beastars a chance. 9/10 for me :)

Overview 👁️‍🗨️ The grand finale of this series revolves around Legoshi being set on bringing Melon into custody, after facing a near death interaction with him. The threat of Melon becomes even more threatening now that he also sets his eyes on Haru. With all this going on, Louis is still living his double life, struggling to decide on whether he should continue on with his arranged marriage or throw that to the side and follow what he thinks is right, and how he can help uncover the truth about the black market. Story/Plot ⏳ When it comes to the overall narrative and execution of the story this season, there were a few things that worked for me. I think Legoshi and Harus dynamic is stronger here than it was in the previous part. Although I still have my criticisms with them as a couple that I’ll address later, I did like the fact that they didn’t stretch out the fact Melon and Haru met, but instead Legoshi finding it out early, making the stakes more emotional and personal for him. He has some pretty great moments when they both get very close to one another and we get a look into Legoshi’s mind. I think another thing that really did work for me was Louis’s arc on him finally branching out from the Horns conglomerate and trying his best to help Legoshi, he doesn’t necessarily help in the way I thought he would, but when it came to the journey of characters, Louis was handled the best. The growth and change revolving him from season one to now shows how much he has changed, especially his outlook on carnivores and how much he is willing to go to help them. I also thought the concept of the Cherryton drama club carrying out their play was very interesting to see. We had some neat little moments between the carnivores and herbivores where they come together to make their play as a team, despite all the changes and separation that happened to Cherryton Academy. Bill also had an episode to really show his growth as well, where we see him really care for another animal, definitely an underrated character, sadly underused and I wished we got to see this small Bill plot line stretched out a little further. With that being said, the cons of this season really stand out, mainly with its pacing, it’s really bad, easily the worst of the whole show. To give some quick context, they’re trying to fit around 50 chapters into 12 episodes, need I say more? There are basically five whole storylines occurring at once, to list them, the black market and Melon chase, Louis’s corporate affairs, the Cherryton drama play, Legoshi and Harus romantic situation, and Yahya’s reform as the Beastar. To say some of these plot points are underdeveloped is an understatement. For example, Yahya is barely seen in this season, and feels like he isn’t incorporated well at all. The last episode tries to resolve everything in the matter of 20 minutes, and I’m not sure why so many series do this. I think what needed to happen was to maybe give this part like 3 or 4 more episodes with the last being an epilogue showing the aftermath of everything, a reason why I think FMA:Brotherhood’s ending was so great. Because this was so rushed, many characters feel like they didn’t get a proper ending or was just forgotten about, which was very disappointing to see, to sum it up, I did not like the ending at all. Another point of contention was how the Shishigumi were handled. To give a simple thought, they were so much more interesting in season two. Once again, because of the pacing, their relationship with Louis never really feels fleshed out, the same things will play out, they ask for him to return and he continually gives them the same answer. I also think their motive for eventually following Melon wholeheartedly was also surface level and not explained well. Another plot line I would have loved to see explored more was the artificial meat that was made to help carnivores get their source of food without directly killing any animals. We get some expiration of this idea, but once again, it all gets resolved so quickly with very little thought put into the idea. To end off this mess, I’ll also discuss Yahya and Gosha’s relationship or lack of. The part before this seemed like they had a lot of history together and I had hoped we would get to see more of this, or at the very least some interactions, but it’s so sparse, and they really don’t get a significant send off either. I can list more issues with how the story was carried out, but I think you get the picture, to summarize the biggest problem, it is the pacing, it is way too fast and nothing gets any time to breathe. Characters 🎭 There are some notable characters I would like to discuss in this review. Let’s start with the wolf himself. As we learn in the part before this, he is a hybrid, and I think his relationship that could have occurred with Melon was unfortunately wasted potential. We get like two interactions between the two, but I wish they could’ve connected more through their similar hybrid origins, but it just isn’t there. I did like that we got some moments between him and Haru, although I wish we got more, at least we got something. There were also some nice moments between Legoshi and Louis that I appreciated, because we get a nice glance at how much they progressed in their friendship since their rocky days of Season One. I think for the most part his character was fine this season, definitely would have wanted more screen time between him and Haru, and although their relationship still felt pretty stagnant, I do think his character went pretty much unscathed this season. Next, I’ll like to talk about Haru, she still felt sidelined this season. To describe her in a way that makes sense, she feels much more like a finish line for Legoshi’s arc rather than being her own character. It felt like she didn’t have any main stakes in the main plot and she was just there for the other characters to progress their own journeys. There is also something else I found strange with her character, she would treat being in danger as being no big deal, saying things that make it sound like she wouldn’t care if Melon ate her. I kind of get the point, to show how she is still feeling lonely, but I think it starts to cross the border of stupidity at times with the way she can say things or straight up put herself in dangerous situations. To say she had more character depth in Season One would be an understatement, it felt like she had more goals that she would strive for that wouldn’t revolve around Legoshi like gardening, her student life, and her feelings as a herbivore, she just feels so flat here. Now for Louis, one of the characters I liked the most throughout Beastars. I’m sad to say there were some things I felt was either rushed or just didn’t make much sense to me. I’ll start off with some positives though, as there were some things I liked. I loved to see the growth of him starting from not being fond of carnivores to essentially putting his life and future on the line for them. I loved his bonding moments with Legoshi as well, I was glad to see this duo conversing again. Seeing him navigate through his father’s company as well as really advocating for the black market was honestly handled pretty good. However this is where one of the bigger issues come into play. Throughout this entire final season, Louis was realizing how he doesn’t just need to follow everything that his father or the mayor give him and how he needs to stand up, even if that means gaining the disapproval of others that may matter to him. So I think the decision to have Louis and Juno not end up together kind of sucks. He stays with the arranged marriage and that feels counterintuitive to what his arc was entailing. His end towards the series was also very abrupt and this is more so because of the horribly rushed pacing, but we don’t get to see a satisfying conclusion to this character. Lastly, let’s discuss Melon, I mentioned it in my l…

As Beastars comes to a close, this last chapter of the show was quite a disappointment. After a great first season, the show felt it slowly declined in both excitement and story-wise. Story: 5/10 To put it gently, episode 1-12 was average. From beginning to end, the story progressed mostly in a straight line, at times, it was underwhelming. Always expecting just a tiny bit more (action, character developments, plot twists, etc.) it never delivered the "extra" spice. Although Beastars does have its uniqueness from other animes, this final part just did not feel like it had any "wow" moments to distinct itself from previous seasons, or generally, other shows. On a positive note, the show did had many themes that was well-explored and applaudable. Through the concepts of law and morality, the world of Beastars have creatures that are considered "kings" (ex. Shishi-Gumi Lions), but yet, they are mostly subjected to rules. They are even bossed by species below them in the food chain (ex. Louis). With carnivores being the most restricted, they must struggle to make the decisions to either embrace the "animal" within them or devour. Music: 5/10 The opening and ending was okay. Hard to beat Yoasobi's "Kaibutsu" and Ali's "Wild Side." Set the standards really high, but felt like there could have been more especially to the final part of a show that came out in 2019. Soundtracks was nice but nothing that really stood out. Animations: 7/10 Consistent animations and it did feel like it improved a bit from previous seasons during some action scenes. Some final thoughts... Ending felt rushed. Have to read the manga to see what was skipped and that's never a good sign for a show. Not much character conclusions, story was lackluster, and most parts were "wrapped up" in the credit scene. Overall: 5.5/10 Rounded down to 5.0