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[gazeopard]

Some Long-awaited Beastars Rambling

I was thinking about this for a while, but upon rereading the Dropout arc a couple months back, and looking back on my earlier review on the Beastars finale from October 2020, I can’t believe it took me as long as December 2023 and January 2024 to realize Yahya refused the offer of trading fish meat onto the land.

“You land creatures have matured quite a bit”…? How is this a sign of maturity and growth?

Just, why...........? What was the point of destroying the Black Market and the stupid whale offering fish if it was just going to be denied anyway?? AND what is stopping another Black Market from being created after all of this?

What was the point of destroying the Black Market if now NONE of the carnivores have anything to satisfy their cravings for meat? Louis said not to turn a blind eye to the Black Market. I thought the Market was going to stay as a necessary evil since some mammals include fish in their diets and others can't. But now that the fish trade has been shot down and the market was destroyed, there are going to be MORE predation attacks than ever! How is this supposed to be a happy ending??

What was the point of Kyuu as a character? She did absolutely nothing, everything she introduced in the story (the Imaginary Chimeras, betraying Legoshi, her involvement with Melon, etc) amounted to nothing, and the story's pacing would have been so much better if she (and San) were never included. San literally disappeared a chapter after he was properly introduced, and we never saw him again ffs.

What was the point of building up Louis and Juno's romantic relationship and all their sexual tension together if they were never going to become a couple?

And worst of all, what was the point of building up Legoshi and Haru's relationship if Haru was just going to become a secondary-character in Vol.6/Season 2, while Legoshi kept ghosting AND avoiding her throughout the rest of the manga? Didn't he say he was going to get stronger for her at the end of the Meteor Festival arc? So why did he wait until after being attacked by Riz in the school grounds to start his meat-resistance training with Gouhin? Why was he suddenly back to hating himself for being a wolf and a carnivore all throughout the Riz Arc, the Dropout Arc, and the Melon Arc? While fighting the Chief Lion, he had appeared to come to terms with that side of himself when he realized he could take responsibility for his strength and use it to protect Haru and the herbivores from other carnivores. So why did he start avoiding that side of himself again? He has to have GOUHIN remind him to see his carnivore side as a good thing, when two arcs ago Legoshi swore to himself that the reason why he was born a wolf: to protect Haru and the other herbivores. Why does he suddenly start claiming he doesn't need his fangs to fight for herbivores, why does he rip out his own teeth to make a point to Yahya, never mind that he once told himself that his fangs and claws were for Haru? And what was even the POINT of him ripping out his own teeth if they were just going to grow back anyway by the magical power of Komodo Dragon genes, Protagonist Plot-Armor, and the narrative's post-Season 2 refusals to hold him or Louis accountable for their actions?

Speaking of Louis, WHY would Legoshi go back to putting Louis on the same pedestal after their fight in S01? By attacking him, Legoshi realized that Louis was not the noble person he thought he was and was a selfish social-climber who was going to let Haru die for the sake of securing his future as a Beastar. Even if Louis didn't want to do it, he still shook hands with the Mayor anyway. Why would Legoshi go back to idolizing Louis and forget about it like their fight never happened?? Speaking of which, why didn’t Haru EVER find out about it? Why didn't Legoshi EVER bring it up with Haru, ESPECIALLY when she was confessing her worries about Louis to him?? We could have gotten some serious character development for Louis right there!

Why was Louis' sudden liking for carnivores so rushed, and why didn't the narrative ever hold him accountable for the things he did? Making a deal with the Mayor to keep Haru's kidnap and potential death a secret? Allowing the Shishigumi to beat the tar out of Legoshi instead of ordering them to stop? Selling herbivore children in the market, which was literally what he went through as a child himself? I literally forgot that happened in the manga until someone else pointed it out.

Why couldn't he have saved the herbivore children while also making sure the carnivores didn't suffer in the market after Ibuki showed him his tattoos and after witnessing the alligator (or was it a crocodile?) get castrated? He was a racist (specist?) asshole to Legoshi and the others (he threatened to shoot Bill, he accused Zoe of eating the script without any evidence all while stereotyping goats and threatened to kill him after falling off the stage, etc.) all throughout the Seasons 1 and 2, until he suddenly realized he admired carnivores right before Ibuki's death. To me, there was not enough buildup and foreshadowing to lead to this transformation. If I recall correctly.

Also, somebody already mentioned this on the Subreddit forums, and I totally agree, but rather than having it be Louis, Haru should have been the one to offer her foot to Legoshi in his fight against Riz. It would have made more sense since Riz's relationship with Tem was the antithesis of Legoshi's relationship with Haru, so it would have been far stronger, and it would have shown just how much she trusts him not to completely eat her. It would have mirrored what had happened to Tem, but without the tragedy. It also would have lined up with what she told him in the Love Hotel in Season 1: That Legoshi could make love to her or eat her, and she would be fine with either choice. And slowly, Legoshi could have obliged, silently vowing to never eat a piece of her again.

Hell, Louis still could have been there after leaving the Shishigumi and could have helped bandage Haru up to prevent her from dying of bloodloss. Then to make up for what he did in Season 1, he could have had his company make a prosthetic foot for Haru. And hell, Legoshi informing him not only of his duel with Riz but also Riz's capture of Haru could have also been Louis's real moment of redemption. He could have told Ibuki that his two friends were going to die, and he made the mistake of nearly letting one of them get killed by their old boss. If Haru and Legoshi die tonight because he became a bystander again, he could never forgive himself.

Something I also thought about, but I think Paru wanted Louis to save Legoshi's life because he felt responsible for Ibuki's death, and he would feel like the weak helpless fawn in the cage that he was in the market. For some reason, upon reading it for the first time it initially came off that way to me, but looking back now it wasn't fully executed, because we never saw and/or heard Louis' inner thoughts feeling responsible for Ibuki getting shot and refusing to watch another carnivore die in front of him… if I recall correctly. Instead, it ended up becoming more about him wanting Legoshi to eat his foot because of the ties it had to his past, unintentionally coming off as more selfish than selfless.

And rather than convincing Legoshi to eat his foot, the closure to his arc could have been him coming to terms with his dark past so it couldn't hurt him anymore and move on. Maybe he could have started training to become the next Beastar, maybe he could have met Yahya, and Yahya could have been a sort of mentor-ish role like Gouhin had been for Legoshi? And if Paru really wanted Louis to lose his leg, he could have lost it in the final battle against Melon. He could have jumped in front of Haru or pushed her out of the way just as Melon lunged for her? Maybe Melon could have finally gotten his sense of taste?? And maybe he could have figured out Louis was the former boss of the Shishigumi somehow?

And speaking of the Shishigumi, it pisses me off that they, like Louis, were never held accountable for their actions towards Haru. Yeah, they were sent to prison, but I hate that their kidnapping of Haru AND their witness to the Chief Lion's sexual harassment of Haru, was NEVER brought up again. And Haru never found out that Louis became their boss either. Looking back now, it kind of reminds me of what Kique did to the Meteor Tribe after Ronja became leader.

When they were first introduced, they were known to have killed many herbivores, mostly white-furred herbivores for the Chief Lion to consume. In the manga, they hanged the decomposing bodies of those they killed up on display as warnings, they kidnapped Haru and were present (in the manga anyway) to her being stripped naked and humiliated in front of their boss, they fought Legoshi and Gouhin and nearly killed both of them. They also would have eaten Louis had Ibuki not suggested a vote for an herbivore leader.

Then when Louis was their boss, he sold herbivore children to the market with them (which, as mentioned, did not happen in the anime since it would have made him look like an irredeemable monster), they beat up Legoshi, and then tried to kill him again in the Melon arc (but Legoshi's Plot-Armor saved him), they kidnapped Kyuu (which ultimately ended up being pointless anyway because Melon never used her betrayal to get the upper-paw in his final fight with Legoshi), and then they got arrested while leading Louis to help Legoshi. If Paru had wanted them to be more misunderstood and redeemable, she could have shown some of them at least hesitating or exchanging looks of disgust or unease as the Chief Lion goes over Haru, or at least considering leaving the room. If I recall correctly, the anime didn't show them being present in the room when Haru was being "examined", which I can see why.

But even while the Chief Lion was their boss, none of them made any effort to overthrow him, challenge his cruelty and opinions, and/or appoint Ibuki as the new boss. They did not express any regret for their previous actions or what they did to Haru. And when Melon became their new boss, they made very little effort to overthrow him despite his weaker form. Agata (the dark-furred lion) attempted to overthrow him, but he still ultimately failed. They could have easily shot him when his back was turned and easily overpowered him as a pride, but they didn't do it because I guess making them act smart or logical would have ruined the Melon plot... 😑

I mean, if Paru really wanted to show off how dangerous Melon truly was to these guys, why couldn't we have a scene where Melon became the boss, instead of getting a hand-waved explanation from Free? Why couldn't we get a scene where the lions tried ganging up on Melon only to be overpowered by the hybrid due to the guy's enhanced speed and senses? We could have had a scene where he'd hear about their former deer boss, take it to his advantage, waltz right into the mansion in full gazelle-disguise, announce his presence to the lions, and declare himself as their new boss while promising that he'd bring them back to glory. Then he could have removed his mask and reveal himself to be a half-breed after they'd vote on it, only to scare the living shit out of them after killing or injuring somebody for disagreeing with his new set of rules, causing some of them to try to attack him... only for him to nearly shoot at them at an almost supernatural speed and accuracy, just for shits and giggles. Thus, establishing him as dangerous and a new kind of threat to the remaining lions and giving them a reason to fear conspiring against him.

I would have loved to have seen how Melon became their boss and how he managed to strike so much fear into them. Also, why didn't any of them try to poison him? We could have gotten a scene or two where Melon uses his cunning and hybridized instincts to avoid attempted assassination attempts, and these scenes, as well as his introduction, could have established the fear and the stranglehold of power he had over the Shishigumi.

Also, Legoshi never brought up Louis' affiliation with the Shishigumi with Haru, and neither did Louis. I don't remember if Louis told Legoshi how he became the boss (by blowing the chief's brains out, thus saving not only Legoshi's life but also Haru's), but we also could have gotten some accountability on Louis' part from Haru's discovery or realization, and his moment of redemption could have been him giving her a prosthetic leg from Legoshi's predation act. Maybe Louis could have told her and Legoshi the truth at some point. He could have told her what he did, that he was wrong to have made the deal with the Mayor, that he went to save her after his fight with Legoshi anyway, and how he had killed the boss and had temporarily taken over the Shishigumi for a while.

Perhaps during the Melon arc, while he, Legoshi and Haru could have been trying to stop Melon, he could have introduced Haru to the lions, and they could have realized that she was his friend, and they could have bowed and apologized for the things they did under the chief lion's rule. Maybe we could have had more humanizing moments between the Shishigumi, maybe they could have had some serious character growth and could have eventually viewed Haru as someone to protect as well? Maybe if Paru hadn't made them as bad in the first few chapters of their introduction, maybe it could have been pulled off well...?

But we didn’t get any of that. I get that Paru wanted to humanize the Shishigumi a bit when they made Louis their new boss, and I know they're supposed to be morally gray characters, but there's a line that needs to be drawn to distinguish them from very evil characters like Melon. These guys were present to what was essentially Haru being sexually-assaulted by their leader, and made no attempts to stop it...

Even if we got to know a couple of their backstories (particularly Ibuki's and Agata's), it didn't excuse any of their previous actions. It just felt like Paru was trying to make them seem not as bad once Louis became their leader. As if solely by association with Louis, it suddenly erased their horrible deeds or something. So, looking back now, the way she went about it feels more like Kique redeeming the Meteor Tribe. I just can't buy that ALL the male rapists were miraculously killed by Kargo and Ferah during the first and second rebellions.

But I digress.

The huge amount of screen-time Legoshi and Louis had gotten post-Arc 2 should have gone to Legoshi and Haru, instead of Legoshi ghosting her throughout most of the manga. And honestly, Legoshi suddenly saying stuff like how Louis was "his most precious scent" and his later line ("You were always there to keep me from becoming a monster") in the Riz Arc just felt more like things he'd say to Haru. And her giving up her leg to him would have felt more selfless, since Louis forcing Legoshi to eat it just so he could break free from his cursed past just felt more benefiting to HIM than to Legoshi, since the wolf got a predation record as a result. And yet he never apologized for it, and later had the audacity to joke about it and then say something like, "You ate my foot and dropped out of school without even telling me" after Legoshi told him it was not funny. Dude, you offered your foot to him, it was your idea to give him your leg in the first place, what the hell?

It sucks that Louis had more screen-time with Legoshi during the Dropout arc and especially the Melon arc, but not Haru. I don't know if Louis replacing Haru as the deuteragonist was Paru's intention all along after she decided to spare him, or if the publishers pressured her into toning down the romance and everything Haru-related, tone up the action for the target audience, and turn Louis into the Sasuke to Legoshi's Naruto in the process, because they assumed the target audience (teenage boys) wouldn't be interested watching multiple scenes of Haru or Legoshi and Haru together… :( Which is frankly misogynistic, but considering how women don't have the best representation in Shonen manga (though Bleach had very good strong female characters and plenty of diverse representation of ethnic groups), it doesn't sound too farfetched unfortunately.

Maybe if Paru had just gone with her original plan and killed off Louis from the beginning instead of sparing him solely because he became popular with fans (no different than what Tite Kubo apparently did when he spared Byakuya Kuchiki from dying like he should have at the hands of Äs Nodt). Or if the publishers had just given her a lot more time to plan out the rest of the manga instead of going with what seemed to be first-drafts, Legoshi and Haru's relationship would have gotten more development than it did. Hell, it BARELY got ANY development. And maybe Louis and Juno's relationship would have gotten significantly more development and more buildup to it in the earlier arcs. I thought they were going to be parallel to Legoshi and Haru's relationship, and they were going to be the secondary protagonist power-couple next to Legoshi and Haru's. And it bums me out that (much like Luke, Leia, and Han in the Disney Star Wars trilogy) we NEVER got a scene where all four of them were in the same room together!

Literally NOTHING was properly resolved, and because of the lack of proper development in their relationship, Legoshi and Haru getting together and FINALLY dating, which should have started happening several chapters ago, was unearned.

Also, why didn't we learn of Legoshi's reason for dropping out? He told Haru that he dropped out, if I recall correctly, and he told her about his fight with Riz, his predation record, and how he got it, but we never really found out why he had dropped out. I always thought it was because he got a predation record, but looking back it apparently wasn't? Someone suggested on the Subreddit already in the earlier link that Legoshi could have dropped out due to regret for consuming Haru's leg, and man, that would have made perfect sense. It also could have worked after eating Louis' foot too. He was already suffering from meat-withdrawal in the beginning of the Dropout arc, but after talking with Sebun, we were TOLD more about it and not SHOWN. Maybe that could have been the reason Legoshi dropped out of school in the first place? Because we never got a reason for why he even dropped out at all. Perhaps eating Haru's foot (or Louis' foot) could have reawakened his carnivorous urge to devour her, and Legoshi could have wanted to protect her by avoiding her again? His dropping out was just an excuse for the narrative to explore the world beyond Cherryton. It's because of Legoshi's neglect of Haru during the Melon arc that caused her to nearly offer herself to Melon, and she considered breaking up with Legoshi at a few points, but never went through with it. So why didn't she tell him about it? She told Louis of all people, but not Legoshi himself? It could have given Legoshi the slap of reality he needed to stop neglecting her! They could have realized that, for their relationship and their future together to work, they'd have to remain honest with each other. They could have promised it, too. That would have been great character growth for both of them!

And why didn't we ever see Legoshi lose control of his carnivore instincts again? After the water fountain accident, his wolf/carnivore instincts never come up again, not even in Season 1. Just like we're not even SHOWN them being discriminated against while he and Haru are out together in public.

And after the love-hotel scene, it bums me out that Haru never overcame HER instincts, and that we were TOLD rather than SHOWN that she stopped seeking validation through sex. We never saw her overcome her self-loathing and learning to love herself. After being rescued from the Shishigumi, her body's suicidal urge to climb into Legoshi's jaws was never shown again, so we never got to see her overcome that part of her instincts either. We never saw her overcome her herbivore instinct to flee from him or other carnivores, and after the Shishigumi kidnapped her, I'm surprised she didn't suffer from PTSD.

Haru suffering from not only PTSD but also her instincts and going through her own fight to get stronger for her future with Legoshi, would have been so empowering and it would have actually given her stuff to do, instead of making her character solely revolve around Legoshi. If we were given more scenes of him struggling with his carnivore instincts, showing us that he still has urges to eat Haru rather than telling us (since actions speak louder than words), giving him a valid reason for dropping out of school and if we were given more scenes of him and Haru suffering from discrimination as an interspecies couple in public, and if we were shown him AND Haru struggling to overcome their respective instincts and fighting against the society that keeps them apart all in an effort to be together… the ending of them finally getting together would have been well-earned.

Ugh... My head. I guess this is what happens when you make the rest of a story up as you go because you're under pressure and need to meet a deadline.

Here's to hoping against hope that Studio Orange somehow manages to salvage the final season/arc of Beastars... 🙏

[slightly-gay-pogohammer]

exposition and world building "dumps" can be fine or even good if the exposition and world building are fun to read about and it doesn't last that long.

[ send ur unpopular opinions ]

it's a matter of how it's written tbh!! like i LOVE exposition and lore dumps but they must be implemented properly like idk why people are like "omg the lore is explained to the characters in school thats lame" thats. literally the best way to explain the lore easily lmao???

my only real problems with loredumps is when it's presented: A) written like a wikipedia article B) starting with "as you know"

[3-2-1-annihilation-station]

BEASTARS not having an ending and instead just kinda giving up mid plot will never not be funny/infuriating to me

[idontthinkimokaymentally]

Hello there The Whale fans.

[pancake-breakfast]

Ok! Notes from the first Orange panel at AX 2024! They were discouraging photography and video so this will just be text (mobile Tumblr hates my photos, anyway). But first, a bit of a TL;DR.

TL:DR: While they talked about Trigun: Stampede, Beastars, and their new upcoming title Leviathan, they mostly focused on Leviathan since Stampede has its own panel later. (I'm not sure about Beastars since I haven't been following the show as closely.)

Ok, on with the notes!

(Edited to add links.)

Studio Orange Presents: Beastars, Trigun, and...

The panel guests were Kiyotaka Waki (producer at Orange) and Yoshihiro Watanabe (producer at Orange and also played translator for Waki), as well as Justin Leach (producer for Eden and Star Wars: Visions).

They started off the panel by noting that exactly zero of the people on the panel (including the mod) slept the previous night.

Then they showed a sizzle reel in honor of Orange's 20th anniversary, highlighting all the stuff they've done in that time. There were a lot of cheers for Trigun, Beastars, and Land of the Lustrous in particular.

After the reel, they talked briefly about the history of Orange, how they'd gone from animating mecha for other people's shows (like they did for Evangelion and Code: Geass) to doing entire properties themselves. They're particularly proud of how their studio has grown from 4 people to... I forgot how many. Much more than 4. And they can now work on multiple titles simultaneously.

On to Trigun! They didn't get into it much since it's getting its own panel at the con, but they did show some pages from the Trigun Bible on Plants, and Watanabe noted he'd post them up on the bird app later today. (Edit: You can find them here.) Watanabe also said they can't release the whole Bible yet, which may just have me thinking hopefully, but hey, there's a chance! He seems to genuinely love sharing pages from it, at least.

On to Beastars! They read a thank you letter from the director to the fans, and also showed a subtitled video that I'd guess was also a thank you from someone else, but I was too far back to read the subtitles. (An ongoing problem with watching anything subbed at this con is the subs being entirely blocked by other people's heads unless you're in like the first few rows... but I digress.) They also showed a new key visual (which I'm sure is gonna be floating around social media somewhere at this point) and noted the third and final season of the show will air on Netflix in December. Waki noted he started reading the manga in 2017, and he's thrilled to get to work on a full adaptation of the story since it's rare to get to do that.

On to Leviathan! I'm gonna break this one up a bit because it's long. This is Studio Orange's new upcoming title in collaboration with Netflix and Qubic Pictures (the studio that did Eden, which was a great story overall and I definitely recommend it). They also worked extensively with the author of the original work, Scott Westerfield, who helped keep them consistent with the characters and themes.

The story is a dieselpunk alternate world WWI story about a runaway Austrian Prince named Alec who meets this Scottish girl, Sharp, on a bioengineered airship, and the relationships these people from disparate backgrounds have with others and each other.

The German/Austrian side of the conflict is a faction known as the "Clankers," who focus on mechs and technology to conquer the world via machines, while the faction Sharp belongs to is called the "Darwinists," who focus on DNA modification of creatures as a way to connect with nature.

They showed a preview of it that honestly looked really cool, but again, no recording. It had flying whale ships. Like... whales they strapped a box to and fly around on.

Orange is excited to get to "go back to their roots" with this and work on a Mecha title again, especially since this title will be theirs this time.

They acquired/absorbed (I'm not sure on the details) a team that specializes in background art for this project, and yeah, the backgrounds are detailed and amazing.

They noted a lot of animators reflect their own lives in their work, and they feel Leviathan is no exception. The international collaboration (they also have people from Europe working on this) lends itself well to a story about people from disparate cultures coming together and realizing they have more in common and more similar passions and desires than they have differences.

They'll be talking more about Leviathan at Otakon in August.

That's all for now! I'll try to update on the other Orange/Trigun panels if I get into them!

[cmicy]

MEET THE ARTIST!!!

My name is Cmicy, it can also be Cmici :D

My birthday is on 31 January, I am a minor! I really enjoy drawing, ans I want to become animator and voice actor! :3 i am serbian! I dislike gore and scary stuff, but I can handle blood and maybe some drawn gore!! I have adhd and it beats me everyday 💔💔💔 I wish I didn't had it

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[tsunflowers]

do you remember in beastars when the giant whale ended the wars

[codacheetah]

beastars.................................... legosi is the worlds most autistic wolf in my heart. at what point do you think it fell off

HE'S LITERALLY SO AUTISTIC HE'S SO DEAR TO MEEEEE. Um anyways for me I think it started to fall off.....I wanna say its decline honestly started after the Riz arc (so when they introduced Melon) because the series got way too big for its britches. I've never minded the fact that Beastars is really indecisive on what it wants to be, genrewise, bc I find it charming. But I have always hated the fact that among the practical and interesting worldbuilding (like the Legom chapter) Paru drops a shitton of lore with really massive implications and then didn't tie it up. Stuff like the whole thing with the dogs being genetically engineered, the big fuckoff whale, the war between carnivores and herbivores just generally being kind of in the dark. I'm not a fan and it starts to make the smaller weird things in the series like Legosi and Kyuu going full jojo mode grate more in my opinion. Don't even get me started on Kyuu all my homies hate Kyuu I hate her character I hate her involvement in the story I hate how her existing weakens Louis' backstory I hate her jojo stand. Rahhh

There is still a lot of stuff from the latter end of beastars I like to be clear. Legosi's family history really got to me emotionally and I always enjoyed the chapters focusing on Louis or Haru. But I feel like it becomes kind of blatant that Paru had a strong vision for Beastars in the beginning and then got burnt out on it at some point and had to wrap it all up real quick so she could move on to other projects

[the-owl-tree]

okay

I for some reason have a very strong feeling that I am gonna poke the bear by asking this

and I am very scared to

but

considering you like xenofiction and manga

what are your opinions on Beastars

runs away

you know what that's fair because i had to do a little circle around my chair when you brought up beastars because of how many feelings i have on it.

tldr: beastars first half is an original and immaculate story that grounds its issues in its world before metaphor, but falls so flat on its face for the finale that it essentially doomed its own fate to die with a pitiful whimper

spoilers for beastars

I adore Beastars (the first half at least). It is such a strikingly original world that roots all of its problems IN ITS WORLD - which is my biggest problem with allegorical works of art. Beastars takes every step to show how these issues manifest within its world and how people would respond BEFORE it tries to lean on the metaphor and that's what I think separates it from Zootopia. Beastars is a world before it is a metaphor. I love her artwork and I love the character design, her expressions and the way she draws teeth and claws are my favorite. Paru Itagaki is an amazing artist, she has this very sketchy style reminiscent of Q Hayashida that I adore and much like Q, she knows how to make scenes weighty and bloody and PAINFUL. You will FEEL IT when these characters bit and claw at one another.

Beastars justifies its high school setting because it is specifically about how this world informs the development of its characters. Them being in high school is a great way to show their growth between young people trying to figure out their place, their self in their understanding of their school only for them to change as they grow. It's fantastic! The rich way the characters interact and perceive one another, interweaving both animal urge and emotions is fascinating to read. Paru Itagaki's strength is in her character writing and interactions, I adored the high school romance because I understood WHY these characters did things the way they did and I loved all the care that was put into making sure that every aspect of themselves informed their actions.

Legosi is such a kindly and endearing protagonist. I like that's he's a little weirdo and proud of it, I like that he's consistently making an effort to understand others. His relationship with Haru is my absolute favorite and, well, that's why the second half was such a let down.

In a stunning first half with enjoyable character arcs and fascinating character development, the sudden plummet into shounen battle arcs with the I'm InSaNe Melon was a huge let down. The second half, I firmly believe NEEDED to focus on Haru and Legosi's relationship. It is the ANCHOR of the story, it is the complete heart of both character's and it is so firmly enjoyable because of the dynamic that Itagaki has written. But instead, the finale stumbles on half-baked concepts (they made jojo stands?? and did NOTHING WITH THEM?????), unfinished plot lines (louis was in the mafia and didn't go to jail, his father is still cartoonishly evil and its never resolved), and antagonists so boring and unoriginal that i was begging for the manga to just put me down. Not to mention the whole predator and prey thing is just....resolved? all of a sudden?? not very well explained? Oh yeah! The great whale says we can eat fish now, glad that elaborate building up of the market and its cultural importance in the city can be resolved! What a way to go!

It is such a horrendous finale for such an intriguing and original series. I can only be at peace knowing the final chapter was the date we deserved WAY EARLIER. I loved Legosi working as a delivery guy, I could've had an entire slice of life series around that but nope! Boring pointless battle arc time. Sucks ass.

It sucks because the first half is so so good and I highly recommend it! I don't want this series to go out with such a whimper but goddamn....the ending is soooo bad. If you're interested in it, dip out as soon as Melon appears I mean it. You'll be happier, just go read Beast Complex it's so much better than the finale please just trust me on this.

[shrikebrother]

one side of my brain: maybe itd be weird to have a story with these dark & explicit themes but have the characters be talking anthropomorphic animals

another side: well BEASTARS did it & they had a fucihgn BIG WHALE end a WAR (i read this on a wikipedia page) but EVERYONES FINE WITH IT and thinks its COOL. SO

the third side: what if there were a furry version of sharp objects . the crellins might be some expensive or fancy dog breed . or at least adora would be . amma could probably be like a chihuahua

[fox-daddy]

Edits and memes;

The arcana as incorrect quotes;

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four

five

six

Seven

Kettle

meme edits;

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three

oops all Lucio

A couple of word ones

meme requests are still open with some memes to show off

Other;

every friend group has M6

Julian x Mc text

Mc inviting Lucio to their funeral IF they die

Mc vs the magician (halloween themed)

Lucio and half asleep Asra

Portia x Mc

The arcana as WOF pictures

Nadia's salt lamp vs Mc

Mc at Vesuvia pride event

Lucio is a material girl

Beastars meme (Asra talking about Mc x Muriel)

Lucio showing Morga a whale

Asra texting drunk Mc

Everyone bullies Lucio

Mc and Julian talk about a gift for Asra

When you mistype Asra x Julian as Asra x Julians

Mc vs fire (spoilers)

Mc/Muriel's kid with a chicken

Lucio voice crack?

Nadia showing how much she loves Lucio (featuring Mc)

wall writing

cinnamon roll or killer

[princesilverlining]

Finally doing an intro post

Hiiiiii I'm Silver!

♡Your local silly femboy♡

Dni if you are racist, homophobic, biphobic, sexist, transphobic, terf, gender critical, radfem, truscum, alpha male, incel, "redpilled" (aka bluepilled, you clearly don't actually understand the matrix), sigma male, MAP, or are anti gnc people. I also hate proshippers. Touch grass. Talk to people irl. Go to the grocery store and talk to an old woman.

!Side blogs!

Art account: @prince-silver-lining

Fashion Dreamer blog: @fashion-femboy

Funky Fire Emblem Playthroughs blog: @fire-efemboy

O: You can commission me :D

I have a hard time talking about myself so here are my specs:

-demiboy (but in the cis way)

-18

-gynephilic biromantic demiromantic asexual

-ADHD and generalized anxiety disorder

-college student

-former methodist Christian

-current religious imagery enjoying atheist

Games I like:

-The Fire Emblem series (mainly Fe3h, Few3h, Awakening, Fates, New Mystery of the Emblem)

-Gnosia

-Legend of Zelda (most games)

-Your Turn To Die

-Zero escape (all games)

-Dramatical Murder

-The World Ends with You (og and neo)

- Ai the Somnium Files (both games)

-Pokemon (most games)

- Catherine Fullbody

-Otome games (Hatoful Boyfriend, ADWD, OLNF)

Shows I like:

-Puppet History

-I Think You Should Leave

-Kids in the Hall

Anime I like:

-Chainsaw Man

-Visual Prison

-Children of the Whales

-From the Red Fog

-Land of the Lustrous

-Promare

-BNA

-Kill la Kill

-Beastars

[niginithechaoticbicon]

A fan made concept for a Beastars fighting game! Tried putting all of the characters! The concept is based on Capcom vs SNK as you can see from the character select portraits.

It uses the same groove system, just with 3 characters + An assist. The assist characters is only worth a single life bar instead of 4 for balancing purposes.

-Legosi: Bread and butter characters. Your Goku, your Mario, your Ryu. Bug based projectiles for a ranged attack (Sorry people who are bug-phobic). His level 3 super involves the “Super Legosi” look that he gets after eating Louis’ leg

-Haru: Similar to Zamasu and Beerus in Dragon Ball Fighterz, she specializes in setting up projectiles and traps, just that they’d be plant-based for her gimmicks. Her actual light medium and heavy attacks are meh and only exist for setup purposes

-Louis: Piece of shit zoner with a Gun. Nothing really beyond that. Maybe have him use his prosthetic for attacks but they’d be weak anyways since zoners are supposed to play lame anyways.

-Juno: Theather based moveset! She has the Adler Scythe and many other stage props for extended range. Another basic character for newcomers to pick up. (Basically what you tell your little sister to play) Has surprisingly good range on all her attacks and she has really good air game.

-Jack: Yknow Ginyu from Dragon Ball fighterz? That but he calls the 701 boys. Jank jank jank and more jank

-Bill: Rushdown character that uses a rapier (Based on the Adler play we saw during the first arc). While he isn’t an assist character like Jack, the drama club members make a cameo during his level 3 super.

-Ibuki: Assist character... 2! He calls the Shishigumi for combos. He’s more focused on projectiles (Again, gun.) compared to Jack, however.

-Yahya: Rushdown characters but way more complicated than Bill (Which is more unga bunga more than anything)

-Gouhin: Graaaaappleeeeeeeeeeeeeer. Super armor on like half of his moves

-Riz: The most unga bunga brain dead character. He’s insane and probably the boss of the arcade ladder. Everyone would send Riz players death threats online from the sheer frustration that he would bring.

-Gosha: Debuffs on almost all of his moves depending if you input light medium or heavy. (Reduced attack for heavy, reduced defense for middle and minus 20% of a super bar for light.)

-Melon: The third bread and butter character. A perfect balance of projectiles, attacks and air game.

-Pina: The first joke character, at least graphics wise! He doesn’t attack, but instead, each one of his inputs summons a random Cherryton girl to try and slap/hit him for being a cheating harlot. It results in a strange moveset where most of his moves actually act as a dodge of sort.

-Legom: The second joke character. Idk, she has a pan.

-Kyuu: Basically Android 18 in Fighterz, with San acting as Android 17

-Sagwan: He’s another heavy. He uses water elemental attacks and his super involves dropping a whale on someone.

LMK if yall are interested in hearing what the assists do!

[couldyouspeakmyname]

A shitty retelling of Beastars. Awkward wolf evades actually talking yet still gets himself into a relationship with the rabbit he almost ate. Wolf also wannabe detective/heros his way into pretty much the entire rest of the plot involving high school drama, "friendship is stored in the vore", gang shenanigans, and more gang shenanigans (with a side of asshole horse and fruit). Also choose your own stand-in social commentary? Plus whales? Whales.

Amazing. This made me laugh

[par4disee]

(re)watching list for shit(anime) i wanna rewatch :

green : complete pink : currenly watching red : dropped. white : not yet

angels of death

haikyuu

death note

children of the whales

naruto & naruto shippuden

hunter x hunter

soul eater

demon slayer (whatever is on netflix)

ouran high school host club

toradora

a whisker away

one punch man (ep 4)

black clover (ep 38)

cells at work (ep 3)

black butler (after s1)

seven deadly sins (ep 10)

toilet bound hanako kun (ep 4)

orange (ep 3)

mha (s4 ep16)

kimi ni todoke (ep 1)

one piece

food wars

cowboy bebop

boys over flowers

kaguya-sama love is war

devilman crybaby

nana

bungou stray dogs

junji ito collection

banana fish

forest of piano

akame ga kill

bluelock

free iwatobi swim club

kakeguri

pet shop of horrors

no game no life

sk8 the infinity

seraph of the end

re-zero

beastars

sword art online (s1 only)

wolf children

pokémon indigo league

pokémon xy and xyz

spy x family

given

death parade

berserk

xxxHOLiC

(etc. more tba)

[blazetothestars]

Online Name: Blaze Storm

Pronouns: He/Him (any for friends)

Age: 17

Hobbies: Writing, Reading, Cosplaying, Watching Videos/Shows, Working Out, Playing Videogames

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blazetothestars?_t=8fCei5QaKCJ&_r=1

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AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/BlazeToTheStars

Superlist Of (most) Media I’ve Consumed:

Games: Pokémon, Undertale, Doki Doki Literature Club, Danganronpa, Sally Face, Among Us, Jackbox, Slime Rancher, Minecraft, Gartic Phone, Just Dance, Yandere Simulator, The Sims, Wii Sports Resorts, Animal Crossing

Shows/Animes: Pokémon, My Hero Academia, Saiki K, Sailor Moon, Community, Miraculous, Aggretsuko, Glitter Force Doki Doki, Never Have I Ever, Young Royals, Barbie Life In The Dreamhouse, Kotaro Lives Alone, Children Of The Whales, The Circle, Inside Job, The Good Place, Chicago Party Aunt, Beastars, Carole & Tuesday, Farzar, F is for Family, Hoops, Perfect Match, Too Hot To Handle, Love Is Blind, Nailed It, Floor Is Lava, Little Witch Academia, Ugly Betty, Ouran High School Host Club, Yuri On Ice

YouTube Channels: MandJTV, TommyInnit, PM7, Kurtis Connor, LaurenZSide, ConnorEatsPants, Ted Nivison, Wilbur Soot, BadBoyHalo, Jack Manifold, Quackity, JaidenAnimations, Moxie2D, CandyEvie, Yammy, Shiny Catherine, Gibi ASMR, GinjaNinjaOwO, AntlerboyLive, Kubz Scouts, MrBeast, Memeulous, Sleep Deprived, Chuckle Sandwich

Favorite Ships: Erasermight, ToriSai, KaiSai, PunkDragonShipping, Tokoyama, BakuDeku, Jabed, Breagan, Satogou, Chlonette, Marichat, Soudaionji, Barquelle, Skephalo, Lougosi, DabiMagne, BakuIida, Seroyama, MadoHomu, Musashige, NenSai

Other:

Requests: Will do any request as long as I find it interesting enough.

Direct Messages: Always available to chat, but struggles with responding at times.