Beastars

-Both feature an interesting take on the animal society. -Both have an amazing soundtrack and fitting animation. Although I think Beastars treats itself a lot more seriously, BNA also has a lot of those ''reflection time'' moments.  

Character-driven storytelling: Both "Beastars" and "Odd Taxi" place a strong emphasis on character development, with richly crafted protagonists and supporting cast members. Whether it's Legoshi's journey of self-discovery in "Beastars" or Odokawa's enigmatic persona in "Odd Taxi," these series excel in exploring the intricacies of their characters' inner lives. Exploration of societal issues: Despite their distinct settings—one in a world of anthropomorphic animals and the other in the streets of Tokyo—both series use their premises to tackle profound societal issues. Themes such as prejudice, discrimination, and the complexities of coexistence are prevalent in both, each series offering thought-provoking commentary on the human condition. Layered narratives: Both series feature complex, multi-layered narratives that unfold gradually, keeping viewers engaged and intrigued. Whether it's the intricate power dynamics within Cherryton Academy in "Beastars" or the interconnected mysteries surrounding Odokawa's taxi rides in "Odd Taxi," these shows reward attentive viewers with richly woven storytelling. Ambiguous morality: In both series, characters often find themselves grappling with moral dilemmas and shades of gray. The line between right and wrong is blurred, challenging viewers to consider the complexities of ethical decision-making in a morally ambiguous world. While "Beastars" initially presents itself as a high school drama set in an anthropomorphic world and "Odd Taxi" as a slice-of-life series about a taxi driver, both series subvert genre expectations. They defy categorization, seamlessly blending elements of drama, mystery, and psychological thriller to create unique viewing experiences. Lastly both "Beastars" and "Odd Taxi" excel in evoking a wide range of emotions in viewers, from moments of profound introspection to heart-wrenching emotional turmoil. Through masterful storytelling and poignant character moments, these series leave a lasting impact on their audience. read more 

Both are unique non-cliche works, hard to find resembling anime for both. Both have some unexpected dark and adult material down the road (each in its own way). Both using 3D CGI and at the same time both are a rare cases of art didn't get totally ruined by it like in many other anime last years. Both protagonists have animal traits (though in Dorohedoro protagonist have only lizard head, when in Beastars all characters are anthropomorphic animals) and both of them have funny moments coming from their animal species. 

Both are testaments to show that fully CG anime aren't always bad. Both have interesting worlds that make you want to learn more about the setting.  

Both portrait a friendly relationship between a wolf and a herbivore, against all odds. 

There's something really similar about Hikigaya and Legoshi: it's their sincerity towards others and how they are always on the sideline while everyone else seem more important. Also, the wolf-like eyes (Legoshi is literally being a wolf though). Both shows take place in a school setting and tackle life problems with other people. Because of the resemblance I started watching Beastars so you might check it out, too. Although it takes time to get used to since characters are all animals there. 

Ishida and Legosi. Both MC males have committed a sin to a girl and they are both atoning for what they have done.  

You may wonder how those 2 animes are similar because they seem so different, they have many similarities too. Both are about anthropomorphic animals who act like humans. They go to school and to work, fall in love and have worries. Worries are darker in Beastars as the animal part is quite important in this anime (how herbivores act with carnivores etc.), because in Aggretsuko the theme of the animals is not very important, it's just their appearance. However, I feel if you like slice of life about some serious matters (like money, job problems, being fired in Aggretsuko or violence, sex abuse in Beastars), you should like both for their different aspects. Agrretsuko is way more comedy, so if you are looking for something lighter after watching Beastars, go for it.  read more 

Both the anime have...... 1: Great op 2: Unwanted unlimited fan service 3: Polygamy ( 1 person having s*xual relation with 2 or more people ) in this case Haru from beastar have made record 4: wiredest relationship  

Set in a school where the students are a mixture of anthropomorphic animals, both focus on interpecies relationship. While Seton Gakuen is a comedy, Beastars is a drama. 

Romantic relationship between different species that is shunned by society. 

Both involve two species trying to co exist in the world and the struggles they have to go through. In this case, it's carnivores and herbivoes, in TG it's Ghouls and Humans. Both carnivores and ghouls are feared by herbivores, and humans.  

Both anime highlight the journey of self-exploration as well as the hardships societal rules could place on its citizens. Both stories are presented in an original setting. Both anime have underlying dark and adult themes dealing with adolescent characters. Both have anthropomorphic animal characters. Both have love triangles.  

Two shows with vastly different themes and tones that share many similarities. Anthropomorphic animal characters in a slice of life setting. CGI heavy animation. Series length / Time investment.  

tensura and beastars both are anime set in Non-Human Protagonists Legoshi And Ranga Both same is Wolves  

Although their stories are miles apart from one another, what both shows really excel in is their characters. The way they behave, think and feel is depicted in such a nuanced, realistic and human-like manner that you can’t help but care for them and their struggles. Highly recommended if you appreciate layered and complex characters. 

A love story between two different species. The guy is the awkward one and the girl is the confident one. The girl is in danger because of the guy. Also, there's that lovely hint of awkwardness in their love life as they struggle to figure out what they can do with each other.  

They are both pretty dark compared to the average anime in their main genres (school and fantasy), both series are also featuring a bizarre love relationship in where one is a predator that tries to repress their power or otherwise they can cause a catastrophe and harm their loved ones and the other is an ex-potential suicide that had really hard lives. Both anime gave me a sensation in where unavoidably one will destroy the other. 

A balance between trying to fit into societal expectations while balancing an animal's instinctive nature  

If you don't care about having a dark and sick school drama whether they are furries or school girls, and you don't care about animation whether it's a CGI or an old traditional style, you might enjoy... or be horrified by both. Both have a high status that everyone wants to achieve, in Beastars is being a... beastar and in Oniisama E is being part of the sorority. Both series have crude scenes of bullying and discrimination between school members, suicide attempts, lots of drama, fights, a pedo striking the main female character and drug addicts. More than once you'll be questioning yourself if it's alright to watch this. read more 

Beastars and Somali to Mori no Kamisama Both Have -Themes similar to racial discrimination -Worlds with darker elements -Protagonists who want to change and help others  

What even is a Beastar? What gardening club could exist with only one member? Are there really schools like that? OMG, furries! Beastars is truly something new, but, it does have inspirations, and there are a few things about it that really only make sense as a faithful adaptation of another work. (E.g., why in the world would someone as powerful in society at the Beastar be solely chosen from among high school children?) I think one of those inspirations is a mildly-infamous 2006 yuri show called Strawberry Panic. The two works share many elements: • The elite boarding school setting. • The fruit-themed institution names (Cherryton Academy and Strawberry Hill) • The strong female love interest tending to a spacious garden alone • Instant romantic attraction bordering on something creepy or supernatural • French-language elements throughout (Beastars: the opening song and characters named after French kings; Strawberry Panic: practically everything) • The occupants of the different residence houses being at each other's throats (although Beastars' more-literal premise makes better sense.) • The selection of a star among the students to unite the houses. • The title of the star (“Beastar”, a portmanteau of “beast” & “star”, and “Étoile”, French for “star”) • The late, shocking reveal of the true intended composition of the star role (literally the exact same plan but for different reasons)* • An in-depth exploration of the extreme toll it takes on the star when that intention falls apart* • An edgy-for-the-time wholehearted embrace of a social taboo which tricks some reviewers into thinking that the work is “about” yuri or furry or whatever, but in hindsight is just about human relationships. (*Later in the Beastars manga. The anime isn't there yet.) A caveat: these two works are not at all similar in tone or plot. Whatever Paru Itagaki's inspirations are (and I have no hard proof that this actually is one of them) she transcends all of them. If I had to pick one thing to watch it would definitely be Beastars, but Strawberry Panic is pretty good as a bit of over-the-top earnest boarding school yuri, and it's interesting to imagine how a writer can take the dry bones of another story and turn it into something completely new. read more 

Odd recommendation but let me tell ya, the plotline is very similar. -Both involve the main character investigating after a character died -Both have a mystery/thriller element to it -Both are concerned about harsh realities. In this case, racism and society. Don't let the furry look deceive you, Beastars is pretty great 

Beastars is like Kakegurui because it’s amazing psychological parts, unexpected conclusion, high risks, amazing antagonists and amazing cast 

Animes with anthropomorphic animals, but also they both touches topics like the unfair status quo and prejudgment between species 

Both are anthropomorphic animal animes that take place in a school setting. In Beastars, it focuses on how different herbivores and carnivores coexist with each other, while Kemono Friends follows a group of girls known as Japari Park Rangers who explore different areas of the park searching for animal friends to make bonds with. While both anime have lighthearted moments, they also tackle some mature themes such as predation, manipulation, sacrifice, etc. 

Beastars is like Kakegurui because it’s amazing psychological parts, unexpected conclusion, high risks, amazing antagonists and amazing cast 

Beastars and Pretending to forget do not match with storytelling however, the two are very similar in the presentation and execution of their stories. They both go around and mix in scenes with cut sections showing multiple actions in one go, or playing them out as if they were part of a manga panel. Both mix in monologuing in multiple occurrences too, sometimes levelling onto a more abstract state. Whilst Beastars is a drama based on animal inequality, Pretending to forget is more psychological with it focusing on mental illness. Would recommend it as a jump into new genres. 

Both have the same gritty atmosphere and excellent world-building. 

both have great character development, with good dramas. you'll find it similar. 

• Both the anime centred around forbidden love story. > One centred around the relationship between a herbivores and Carnivorous and another between a Human and Vampire. • The dinamic between our MCs in both the anime is quite similar.  

Honestly Beastars is very rare, in terms of category and plot/settings. as far as plot it leads a amazing one, having you asking questions since the first episode quite literally, and having said questions get slowly answered, and I would say Gleipnir is the same way. Gleipnir also leaves you with a mystery to solve, aka the mysterious dude/alien giving out powers at the beginning of the anime, and even though they haven't fully answered everything, it still leads you on for a ride of suspense and excitement, the only real disappointing thing about Gleipnir is there is still no confirmed season 2 so if you're not a manga reader expect the worse, since this anime has been out since april 5th 2020 which isn't bad, but there hasn't even been an announcement, or potential possibility  read more 

It might surprising, but I see quite some similarities with Beastars and my favourite anime. First of all, both make use of a type of animation rarely seen in anime: stop-motion. More precisely, the OP of Beastars and multiple witches and their labyrinths in PMMM are animated according to this style. Second, their OSTs are splendid (in my opinion, PMMMs is by far richer and much more varied, that without even counting the trilogy of movies) and the soundtracks are fitting like a glove to the scenes. Third, they make great use of symbolisms to express their themes. Fourth, they both take a respective concept and toy with it in a way that shows how it would be translated to reality: in Beastars, that of a society of anthropomorphic animals whereas in Madoka, that of magical girls fighting monsters-of-the-week on behalf of a cute mentor-mascot. Both display the implications for these settings, if played realistically, but also use them as a vehicle to pass messages for people in real-life. read more 

It follows the same tropes of "Beauty and the Beast"  

PUSSYCAT reminds me a lot of Beastars, in a really good way. The power dynamics at play and the way it makes tangible the way she needs to play her oppressors off each other to survive was fantastic. More than that, the animation was a cut above with a lot of fine detail before during and after the explosion of violence at the short's core. Totally recommended if you're into any combination of animals, gore, and critical sexual violence. ...That's not a sentence you write every day. 

both series' are supposed to be a commentary on society. Beastars uses animals to communicate discrimination by using things like herbivores and carnivores. Pluto uses robots and humans to do this and utilises stuff like mechanical and biological things. Both showcase discrimnation and unjust in society. Both are a reimagining of the current world but they both substitute it with other things but essentially the problems in beastars and pluto are evident in the real world too! 

Some of the characters in Scum's Wish are similar to the relationship Haru has with men. Male characters have to accept the lascivious nature of the women. The women have to think about the best ways to handle their mental health. 

Teenager anthropomorphical wolf experiences injustice. 

The every day life of younglings falling in love but is of different kind/status. Truth be told they feel very similar even though the settings are very different. At the core they grab you and drag you along a journey of something that should be slow and boring but refuses to let you go and clings to you untill the end. 

Although they seem different at first glance, Paranoia Agent and Beastars are very similar in the way they portray how, in modern society, our identity is defined by the look of others and our own opinion about ourselves at the same time. Both shows often bring the subjective perceptions of several characters into conflict with each others, which leads to either humourous situations or drastic behavior changes (especially in Beastars, where the power balance is often on the edge of reversal). Thus, the main focus of the two shows is the inner conflicts the protagonists are facing in their everyday life and the ways in which they can be solved : through the use of fiction in Paranoia Agent and through self-acceptance and seeing past other people's differences in Beastars. However, the path isn't easy and both shows take unexpected dark turns in their depiction of society, dealing with various issues such as toxic relationships, failure, latent violence, prostitution and of course social pressure in a very clever manner. Funnily enough, both shows also begin with a crime which kinda leads nowhere, because of the high frequency of these accidents in Beastars' society (the culprit will be discovered later in season 2 though) and because of... plot reasons in Paranoia Agent. Be warned though, that Beastars has a character-driven story centered around Legoshi, while Paranoia has a much more episodic structure with each segment being dedicated to one protagonist specifically. read more 

Different species with animal characteristics living together and how it affects the society, including different customs, mingling of biological differences and even (fantasy equivalent of) racism. While in Centaur no Nayami the social commentary is more of a secondary theme, in Beastars it's the main focus. 

Both series take a similar approach in carefully creating anthropomorphized animals with human characteristics. While Beastars focuses more on exploring darker themes of human society, Shirokuma Cafe explores how everyday interactions give rise to friendship. If you like the world building aspect and interaction of different animal species in Beastars, the easy-going anime Shirokuma Cafe might be your cup of tea. It also features a somewhat awkward panda as a protagonist. 

The Main Character voiced by Kobayashi Chikahiro is a socially awkward guy and has a small girl named Haru as a love interest. 

Both parody the tropes of traditional fairy tales. Both have a similar mix of cutesy, fairy-tale aesthetics, and epic, action-movie violence.  

Both animes have very interesting and honestly deep takes on sexuality, as well as the relationships between each of the characters. They both have their fair share of comedy, while still being captivating enough to keep me on the edge of my seat. Overall, I think if you liked Maid anime, you would for sure like Beastars for almost every reason. 

Both these series are character driven anime involving characters trying to find their place in the world, in a world where multiple species are living together. Beastars have anthropomorphic animals, whereas Uchouten Kazoku have Tengu and Tanuki living under the noses of humans. They're both very personal and introspective, dealing with unique situations that comes from many species living together so people who like one will likely like the other too.  

Both shows have characters who are anthropomorphic. In this case it's animal people. 

I highly recommend checking this anime out if you liked Beastars. This anime is about wolves who are trying to live in a post apocalyptic world. Their able to transform into humans and are looking for a wonderful place called "paradise". The world thought they killed all the wolves 200 years ago, but they're beginning to make appearances, living as humans among everyone else. This show has a lot of character depth like beastars and shares the concept of a messed up world people are trying to live in. Also adorable wolves <3 the show is old but beautiful, I recommend checking it out 

It shows values along with the main roots of double standards between herbivores and carnivores. Speciesism as a whole with the natural moral dilemma similar to humans. 

- Two sympathetic protagonists who are trying to avoid being consumed by a darkness in their hearts; initially losing this battle, they attempt to connect with different people in their lives and become functioning people. - They both deal with prejudice and bullying (especially Season 2 in Sangatsu's case) and society's inability to fix these issues. - Memorable casts with people from all walks of life, many of which attempt to reach out to the protagonist during dark times. - Dense story arcs with gradual build-ups and dramatic payoffs..  

Beastars isn’t the first Anime to take the furry and have a dark twist to the plot, yet in the case of Chirin no Suzu the dark twist just so happens to be within a movie for a younger target audience than Beastars, a stark contrast to some of the furry series which tend to lean towards typical conventions regarding furry characters in general. 

Iffy situation. In practice, Beastars and Higehiro are literally the same. You have the assumed "predator" of the relationship assume the position of the "guardian". It is ironic. Whilst Beastars is a reflection on how in society carnivores and herbivores pretty much are unable to live together, or at least, can do but will always have a division and instabilities. Such can be superimposed onto Higehiro's real-life attributes as to how living with a high school girl (even if runaway) is ridiculously problematic, such could not work in real life (literally proved). Of course, with Higehiro being the more controversial of the two, I'd still tell people to try it if they wish to. Also would recommend moving to Beastars if you like a bit of emphasised drama. Regardless, both are good dramas for the fans of such. They get on touchy subjects but they are handled decently. Although I'd be telling people to go to Beastars over Higehiro, the choice is yours though.  read more