Watching the first episode of the show, I was captivated. Somehow, for the first time in a WHILE, CGI wasn't pushing me away from a show. In truth, it even piqued my interest enough for me to see past the slightly lacking first three episodes.
To be honest, I was gonna stop after those first few episodes. It felt written purely to quench the thirst of the furry community which, to be fair, really is in need of a good anime. I can't really find an excuse or a plot reason to show rabbit tiddies on screen and so, I was ready to take a break. And so I did.
A few months later, I came back to the show thanks to the incessant Beastars spam on my twitter timeline. I ended up watching the rest of the show in a single sitting. Once you go past the initial three episodes, the story really picks up and the actions begins as you dive in the mind of Legosi, torn between his predatory (err, as in, animal...) instincts and his good heart. The end of the show does feel slightly rushed and the shounen tropes are just thrown all over the place during the final fights, but they feel animated well enough and captivating enough to be more or less justified. The plot armor is strong with this one.
The story-telling is interesting on its own, though. The story (after the 3 first episodes...) flows well enough to keep its viewers interested through its characters and their developments, but as well as the universe they are involved in. Making an opinion for yourself about the way the carnivorous animals think and live early on definitely changed how I watched the show and just made it a game of trying to guess how the characters would justify their less than legal actions, but it sure made for a good time.
Sound was good, but not GODLY. Voice acting was good overall regardless of the newer voice actors (Legosi comes to mind; fairly new actor, but a very good performance) and the OST was pretty gucci, but it's not orgasmic. It's close...ish. But not there.
Anyways. I had a good time. Group I watched it with had a good time. Hopefully, more CGI animes come that also carry the same quality in actions scenes and story-telling.
