Welcome to Anime Rants! In addition to my weekly Spring 2026 post, I am covering Beastars Final Season Part 2. The first three episodes were strong. I will continue to review 3 episodes at a time for the remaining installments. Enjoy my notes.
Contents
- Episode 1 (AKA 13): A Threefold Dilemma
- Episode 2 (AKA 14): Six Tails in a Row
- Episode 3 (AKA 15): In a Dusty Universe
Episode 1 (AKA 13): A Threefold Dilemma
Episode Rating: 9/10
Haru witnessed the death of a university teacher who fell off the roof of a building. It was actually a murder perpetrated by Melon, but he left false evidence in the form of a pigeon’s feather that Haru found. She also thought she might have seen a figure at the top of the building. Later in the episode, when she was standing by the place where the teacher died, Haru encountered Melon and started talking to him about her suspicions. Disguised as a gazelle with a face mask, he acted the part of a kind, safe young professor. He even invited Haru to his laboratory. Things were not looking great for the unknowing rabbit.
Meanwhile, to nobody’s surprise, Legoshi managed to survive being thrown into the ocean. He was almost eaten by a giant shark, but he remembered the words of the sea language taught to him by Sagwan. The shark brought Legoshi to the surface of the water before going on its way. Once he was safely on land, Legoshi reunited with Sagwan, and later with Seven. Unfortunately, he had caught a cold. On his way back to his apartment with Seven, Legoshi saw Louis. The deer made sure the wolf took his medicine and laid down, but they also talked a lot. Legoshi explained that he knew Melon and was trying to catch him. Louis also explained that he knew Melon as the new boss of the Shishigumi. It was interesting to see Legoshi afraid for once. He admitted to Louis that he was frightened of Melon. The mix was a truly terrifying psychopath.
(Side note: Louis brought snacks for Legoshi, leading to the funniest moment in Beastars so far, in my opinion. Pulling out the snacks, the deer asked, “Which do you want? Jelly, castella… or me?” Though Legoshi didn’t appreciate the joke, I laughed out loud.)
Speaking of Louis, he was given an award by the Mayor for solving the Kines incidents. Because he know the Mayor was corrupt, Louis was reluctant to shake his hand and take the award. He even tried to throw it away after the ceremony. However, a young rabbit in the parking lot approached him and thanked him genuinely for solving the incidents and getting Kines off the streets. She had been attacked by a carnivore under the influence, and she felt like nobody did anything about it. But now that Louis had exposed the truth of Kines, the young rabbit was extremely grateful. Louis decided not to throw away his award after all thanks to reminder that his work was actually helping people. This was a good intro episode into the final season part 2.
Episode 2 (AKA 14): Six Tails in a Row
Episode Rating: 8/10
This episode had some funny, cute, interesting, and wholesome moments, mostly thanks to the scenes with Legoshi and his reunion with his canine dorm-mates toward the end of the installment. On a related note, I believe the title of this episode refers to the happily wagging tails of the six dog friends at their meetup. Once Legoshi was over his cold, he went for a day out with the dogs from his dormitory in Cherryton High. In addition to Jack the labrador, there was Collot the old English sheepdog, Voss the fennec fox, Durham the coyote, and Miguno the spotted hyena. Together, they enjoyed playing at B-Strike, a gym-like location with places made for animals to enjoy fulfilling their instinctual desires. For the felines, there were scratching posts. For the hamsters and squirrels, there were exercise wheels. For the canines, there was a place to play ball. I thought the idea of B-Strike was funny and interesting at the same time.
Legoshi’s day with the guys was actually the last part of the episode, so let’s back up a bit. What was happening with the drama club at Cherryton high? The classes had all been segregated into carnivores and herbivores, but the drama club came together regardless and proposed an interspecies play at the next Festival of the Meteor. After reading the script for the play – co-written by Kibi and Tao – the Principal agreed to support the drama club. Preparations for the play began immediately. It was Juno’s job to play the carnivore lead and to persuade Pina to play the herbivore lead. The interactions between the wolf and the sheep were somewhat funny, but holy hell, Pina is insufferable. He’s so incredibly full of himself. No wonder Juno wasn’t patient with that prick. In the end, even though Juno didn’t want to work with Pina, the sheep boy started coming to theater club again.
Meanwhile, Haru went to “Professor” Melon’s office to consult him about the recent death of the other teacher. Melon played the part of a supportive listener very well and Haru eventually decided she didn’t need to go to the police and was “just overthinking.” The whole scene was very tense because the audience knows that Melon is a dangerous psychopath. There was some interesting dialogue despite this. Haru shared her thoughts about suicidal people as someone who had never wanted to die before, which felt a bit disingenuous to me, someone who has actually dealt with suicidal ideation. Anyway, more importantly, Haru asserted her courage and determination to keep working toward her dreams even though she could die any day. This fascinated Melon.
As it began raining, the scene cut away from Haru and Melon. I don’t think that’s the end of their interaction, though. Legoshi’s day with his former dorm-mates was shown next. After their time at B-Strike, Jack stopped by Legoshi’s apartment with him. On his way up the stairs, Jack dropped an onion, which Legoshi curiously picked up. To be continued.
Episode 3 (AKA 15): In a Dusty Universe
Episode Rating: 8/10
Legoshi noticed that his childhood friend, Jack the golden labrador, was not as cheerful as usual. When pressed, Jack revealed that he was having a difficult time in the accelerated special classes in school. In those special classes, the all-canine students learned the history of relations between species, including which species slaughtered each and drove which to extinction. Instead of feeling hatred toward anyone or otherwise reacting in an emotional way, Jack said he felt nothing at all. Because dogs were bred to be rational and logical, they could become killers or dictators if they were convinced it was the correct thing to do. Jack’s monologue even suggested that dogs would become the rulers of society soon. Jack was alarmed because he lacked a strong emotional response. For catharsis, he had recently taken to chopping up raw onions and making himself cry.
Jack’s onion breakdown scene was highly emotional. As someone who used to be addicted to self-injury, I recognize this kind of self-sabotaging behavior. Jack was psychologically punishing himself for not feeling a certain way. Jack’s depression and shame were so severe he even resorted to a suicide attempt, swallowing the onion. As we all know, onions are toxic to dogs. In order to save his friend from poisoning and potentially death, Legoshi forced his fingers down Jack’s throat, making him vomit up the onion. This scene was so damn awkward because it felt weirdly sexual and almost like a fan-service moment. Why focus so long on Jack choking on Legoshi’s finger? Are we supposed to imagine something else? Oh, Beastars – you’re so damn weird.
Jack threw up the onion and calmed down with Legoshi. If I were Legoshi, I’m not sure if I would have let Jack go home alone, but I don’t know his living situation or if he would even accept company. But he seemed to cheer up when, on the way home, Jack heard the distinct wolf howl of Legoshi. It brought him comfort. I hope we go back to Jack again before the series is over to check on him. A suicide attempt is serious, even if it wasn’t premeditated and only a one-time impulse. Jack is such a good doggo and I want him to be alright. I also relate to his struggles strongly. But that’s enough about Jack for now. That was only a tiny portion of the episode and there’s a still a lot to go over – including the intense flashback from Melon’s past.
In the flashback, a female zebra teacher forced young Melon to the edge of the school roof. She was harassing him for being a mix. The cruel teacher and several students mocked and jeered at Melon, telling him to jump. They tried to push him off the roof. We didn’t see what actually happened that day. But the female teacher – a zebra – was the same person whom Melon killed at Haru’s university. If I’m understanding correctly, then Melon knew the zebra teacher from his traumatic past, killing her out of revenge in a richly ironic way (pushing her off the roof). We probably won’t learn what happened in full until later, if at all. However, it’s clear that this flashback showed a formative experience that helped shaped Melon into a full psychopath.
Speaking of Melon, he was still with Haru in his lab while the rain came down outside. The rabbit girl explained why she didn’t fear carnivores and how she would sacrifice her life for love. Hearing all this, Melon became more fascinated than ever. He decided he wanted to eat Haru to see what such a bold, thinking creature would taste like. He grabbed Haru and she broke away, sensing that she was being treated as prey. As if trying to save his façade, Melon said he was just a gazelle, leading Haru to think he was actually trying to come on to her sexually. As the rabbit tried to explain that she had a boyfriend and wasn’t interested, Melon drew a boxcutter and used the blade to stab himself in the leg. Haru looked on in horror as Melon mumbled about his heart hurting.
I have no idea what I’m supposed to think happened next, because the scene cut away and the rest was never explained. Was Melon arrested? Fired from the university? Was his strange behavior caught by anyone other than Haru? Didn’t she tell anyone? How did she manage to leave? Also, why exactly did Melon stab himself? Was he trying to resist the urge to devour Haru right then? I have so many questions, but Beastars doesn’t want to answer them, at least not right now. In other notes, Legoshi had an interesting talk with Yahya that I enjoyed but don’t have time or energy to go over in detail.
When he arrived at his apartment, Legoshi found Haru waiting for him. The rest of the episode showed the interactions of the rabbit and wolf lovers. Haru gave Legoshi a blow-job and it was surprisingly romantic and refreshing to see them doing normal couple stuff. I don’t have more to add right now. I’ve been enjoying the final season so far, but I have major doubts that the ending will be satisfying.
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