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Went into it with high expectations because it's one of the top rated anime of its season. Seeing the image and the synopsis gave me the sense that it'd give some meaningful wisdom/values - the type like from Uncle Iroh, AnKyou, Inuyashiki or Sakurasou. However questions quickly filled my head even throughout the first episode...


- What kind of society, fictional or not, would be possible when a HOMICIDE at a junior/senior high school occurs without the school shutting down, without deep investigation from police/authoritative figures?
- Why are the students accepting it like 「ああそうですかしょうがないね! もっときをつけよう~」?
- How did this societal setting, which must have previously experienced significant ... conflict, social reform, liaison, intercultural/interspecies communication (and most likely sacrifice), and allow carnivores and herbivores to coexist in the same proximity, come to be if the authoritative figures and systems are shown (later on) to be so selfish and corrupt?

- What kind of school allows students to carry sharp weapons to school? (female alpaca at 6 mins eps 1)
- Is Haru supposed to be a mature or not? Admired her stoicism and level-headedness in responding to bullying, then disappointed at her unnecessary ad hominem jab at the Harlequin (bully) rabbit's boyfriend --> "seeing how he got that excited from a little peck, he's not all that great"
- Upon seeing Louis' grandiose condescending bully behaviour toward the goat --> "Did you eat up the script? Eating paper is all you goats are good for, isn't it? I'd rather you spare us that particular talent". I was confused how he maintained his reputation in the school. Wouldn't all the characters he bullied hate him and eventually spread warnings?
- Louis nonchalantly dismisses/demotes Kai from the actor team to the backstage team without any prior discussion with Kai, or the director for that matter, then proceeds to belittle Kai's limited achievements as "stage flubs" despite being on the team for 2 years. Such a repugnant display of the apparent charisma/courage/righteousness that the show wants us to see Louis in.

- Indeed Kai's sudden eruption of violent rage on Louis is not reasonable. But he's a carnivore, and the show wants to show that they submit to their primal instincts sometimes. Thing is Legosi is shown to be kind & empathetic. Why does he turn a blind eye to Louis' blatant abuse of authority towards Kai?
- Haru's monologue tells that she's often treated as "a weak animal always needing protection/dependence", and "has been prey to (aka. being used by) everyone" her whole life. Her thoughts were emotionally building intensity in me, and momentarily I thought "ah it appears she's finally had it, she'll finally learn to stand her ground and learn to be strong by herself"
..... "Not that I care, really"
BRUH what do you mean?? You should care, you've been suffering and disrespecting yourself this whole time! Aren't you sick of it?

- How does it make sense that Legosi suddenly loses his mind over the scent of a rabbit one night? He smells rabbits every other night at school since it seems all students live in dormitories? This is a seriously deep plot-hole since it triggers the rest of the series of events

Several minor confusions:
Did a squirrel holding a jar of walnuts really appear once only to show that Legosi often helps her crack her walnuts, yet Legosi doesn't interact with the squirrel once throughout the series?
How is Legosi glancing at Louis while he's kneeling to grieve Tem's passing, considered "poor-mannered" while Louis speaks condescendingly/commandingly/rudely to everyone (including teachers) in the series? Embodiment of hypocrisy.


TLDR: Most of the positive reviewers don't seem to be thinking about the absolute lack of logic in this anime. Main characters are outstandingly basic (Haru), blind/naive (Legosi), and fake/blindly enraged (Louis) with no significant emotional or mental growth. And this is just the 1st eps...