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BEASTARS
MATSUMI Shinichi / KATO Michiya
A world where carnivores and herbivores coexist and eating meat is a felony. A killing for food occurs at the prestigious high school, where a gray wolf Legosi is attracted to dwarf rabbit Haru. The original is a comic of the same title by ITAGAKI Paru. Artists use a mixture of CG and hand-drawn images in main story, and stop-motion animation in the opening credit, attempting transcend the boundaries of technique in visual expression. [23 min. × 12 episodes]
Profile
MATSUMI Shinichi
Born in Tokyo, 1959. Animation director, producer.
KATO Michiya
Born in Aichi Prefecture, 1972. Animation director, VFX supervisor.