Beastars Final Season Anime's 2nd Part Premieres in 2026

Netflix announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that the second part for the final anime season adapting Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS manga will premiere in 2026. The company shared a visual:The new cast members for the second part includes:Other new cast members joining for this season include: Shinichi Matsumi and Nanami Higuchi both return from the first two seasons as director and scriptwriter, and Orange returns for animation production. Satoru Kōsaki and issei perform the opening theme song "Into the World" and YU-KA performs the ending theme song "Feel Like This" for the show's first part. The first television anime debuted on Netflix in Japan and on Fuji TV's [+Ultra] programming block and on TV Nishinippon in October 2019. The season debuted on Netflix outside of Japan in March 2020. The anime's second season premiered in January 2021 and again aired in Japan on Fuji TV's [+Ultra] programming block. Netflix debuted the second season outside Japan in July 2021.Viz Media released the manga in English, and it describes the story: Itagaki launched her BEASTARS manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine in September 2016. The manga ended in October 2020. Akita Shoten published the manga's 22nd and final compiled book volume on January 2021.Sources: Netflix's panel at Anime Expo (George Yang), email correspondenceANN's coverage of Anime Expo 2025 is sponsored by Yen Press and Ize Press!