Content & Trigger Warnings for BEASTARS (2019)
19 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, BEASTARS (2019) contains 19 content warnings : Hate crimes (depicted), Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Stalking / harassment, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Age-gap relationships (predatory), Explicit sexual content / nudity, Sex trafficking, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Drug use (depicted), Animal cruelty / animal death, Gore / graphic violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Sexual assault / rape, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Racial slurs / racism (depicted) (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 4/5), Animal cruelty / animal death (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
8 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Hate crimes (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Herbivores are attacked and consumed by predators in hate-crime-like scenarios driven by species prejudice. |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Predator-prey societal divide serves as an allegory for racial segregation with systemic discrimination shown throughout |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Racial allegory deepens as the black market reveals the full extent of predator-prey societal oppression |
| Stalking / harassment | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Legoshi follows and watches Haru repeatedly as he struggles to understand his feelings and predatory instincts |
| Stalking / harassment | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Obsessive pursuit behavior continues though with more self-awareness from the characters involved |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a parent | All | 3/5 | Depicted | A character's parent death is a significant backstory element that drives character motivation. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters grieve over lost friends and struggle with the weight of living in a divided society. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters express despair about their nature and place in society, with some self-destructive ideation. |
| Other | ||||
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | A main character is abducted by a criminal organization in a major story arc |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured and held by black market criminals in the season's central conflict |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Significant blood shown during predator-prey confrontations and violent encounters. |
| Body horror | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters undergo disturbing physical transformations when their predatory instincts take over |
| Body horror | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | More extreme physical transformations and the horror of the meat black market create disturbing body horror imagery |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some relationships involve concerning power imbalances framed through the predator-prey dynamic |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual content including Haru's sexual history and intimate scenes between characters |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Sexual content continues with romantic and physical relationship developments between characters |
| Sex trafficking | All | 3/5 | Depicted | A black market exists where herbivores are trafficked and sold for consumption, paralleling human trafficking. |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Power dynamics between predators and prey create inherently coercive sexual and social situations |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Power-based sexual dynamics intensify as the black market reveals exploitation of herbivore bodies |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | The black market sells herbivore meat which functions as an addictive drug-like substance for predators |
| Drug use (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Meat addiction is explored more deeply as a central theme with characters struggling against compulsive consumption |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Animal cruelty / animal death | All | 4/5 | Depicted | Though the characters are anthropomorphic animals, the violence against herbivore characters parallels animal cruelty themes. |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Herbivore animals are killed and consumed by predators; blood and viscera depicted in the opening murder mystery |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | The black market arc features graphic depictions of herbivore dismemberment and consumption; violence escalates significantly |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters engage in self-destructive behavior to suppress predatory urges; physical self-punishment depicted |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Legoshi engages in extreme self-destructive training and deliberately harms himself to gain strength |
| Sexual assault / rape | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Predatory instincts blur with sexual desire; Legoshi's urges toward Haru parallel predatory/sexual violence dynamics |
| Sexual assault / rape | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | The blurring of predatory and sexual violence continues with more explicit exploration of these themes |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 3/5 | Referenced | Themes of sexual predation are explored metaphorically through the predator-prey dynamic, with assault-adjacent scenarios. |
| Torture | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are physically brutalized during confrontations in the black market underworld |
Identity & Discrimination
Herbivores are attacked and consumed by predators in hate-crime-like scenarios driven by species prejudice.
Predator-prey societal divide serves as an allegory for racial segregation with systemic discrimination shown throughout
Racial allegory deepens as the black market reveals the full extent of predator-prey societal oppression
Legoshi follows and watches Haru repeatedly as he struggles to understand his feelings and predatory instincts
Obsessive pursuit behavior continues though with more self-awareness from the characters involved
Mental Health & Emotional
A character's parent death is a significant backstory element that drives character motivation.
Characters grieve over lost friends and struggle with the weight of living in a divided society.
Characters express despair about their nature and place in society, with some self-destructive ideation.
Other
A main character is abducted by a criminal organization in a major story arc
Characters are captured and held by black market criminals in the season's central conflict
Phobias & Sensory
Significant blood shown during predator-prey confrontations and violent encounters.
Characters undergo disturbing physical transformations when their predatory instincts take over
More extreme physical transformations and the horror of the meat black market create disturbing body horror imagery
Sexual Content
Some relationships involve concerning power imbalances framed through the predator-prey dynamic
Sexual content including Haru's sexual history and intimate scenes between characters
Sexual content continues with romantic and physical relationship developments between characters
A black market exists where herbivores are trafficked and sold for consumption, paralleling human trafficking.
Power dynamics between predators and prey create inherently coercive sexual and social situations
Power-based sexual dynamics intensify as the black market reveals exploitation of herbivore bodies
Substance Use
The black market sells herbivore meat which functions as an addictive drug-like substance for predators
Meat addiction is explored more deeply as a central theme with characters struggling against compulsive consumption
Violence & Physical Harm
Though the characters are anthropomorphic animals, the violence against herbivore characters parallels animal cruelty themes.
Herbivore animals are killed and consumed by predators; blood and viscera depicted in the opening murder mystery
The black market arc features graphic depictions of herbivore dismemberment and consumption; violence escalates significantly
Characters engage in self-destructive behavior to suppress predatory urges; physical self-punishment depicted
Legoshi engages in extreme self-destructive training and deliberately harms himself to gain strength
Predatory instincts blur with sexual desire; Legoshi's urges toward Haru parallel predatory/sexual violence dynamics
The blurring of predatory and sexual violence continues with more explicit exploration of these themes
Themes of sexual predation are explored metaphorically through the predator-prey dynamic, with assault-adjacent scenarios.
Characters are physically brutalized during confrontations in the black market underworld
