In 2019, a unique new anime premiered on Netflix which would quickly gain popularity for its quirkiness. That anime was BEASTARS, an anime starring anthropomorphic animals that live in a human-like society, telling a coming-of-age story. BEASTARS stood out in the anime world because it was something unique, fresh, and new in a wasteland of tropes and tired genres. This refreshing new idea was created by Paru Itagaki, and now she has another new anime coming soon.