The long-running story of Legoshi the wolf and Haru the rabbit finally has an exact end date. The production team behind Beastars Final Season Part 2 officially confirmed that the remaining episodes will drop on Netflix this coming March. After Part 1 arrived in December 2024, viewers have been waiting nearly 15 months to see how the conflict between the Black Market and the herbivore society gets resolved.
Along with the fixed date, the creators released a full main trailer and announced that global K-pop group SEVENTEEN is handling the ending theme song titled “Tiny Light.” This marks one of the few times a major Korean idol group has directly contributed new music for a Japanese anime finale. The announcement originally broke on February 12, 2026, via the official Beastars website and the show’s social media channels .
Beastars Final Season Part 2 Release Date Is Now Official: March 7, 2026 on Netflix
Unlike earlier reports that only mentioned a vague “March 2026” window, the production studio Orange and Netflix have locked Friday, March 7, 2026, as the global street date. This is a Netflix exclusive release, meaning the episodes will not appear on any other streaming service simultaneously .
For viewers around the world, the rollout follows Netflix’s standard “full drop” model. All episodes of Beastars Final Season Part 2 will be available at once starting 12:00 AM PT (Pacific Time) on March 7. If you are in different regions, here is when you can start watching:
- USA (West Coast): 12:00 AM PT, March 7
- USA (East Coast): 3:00 AM ET, March 7
- UK: 8:00 AM GMT, March 7
- Canada: 3:00 AM NST / 3:00 AM ET, March 7
- Australia (Sydney): 7:00 PM AEDT, March 7
- India: 1:30 PM IST, March 7
- Japan: 5:00 PM JST, March 7
This scheduling confirms that Japanese audiences will get the episodes later in the evening on the same day, which is standard for simultaneous worldwide releases .
Main Trailer Breakdown: Melon, Louis, and the Collapsing Peace
The main trailer, which dropped in late December 2025, runs for nearly two minutes and focuses heavily on the character Melon. He is a half-leopard, half-gazelle hybrid who leads the Shishigumi crime group. The trailer shows Legoshi walking through the Back Alley Market with a bruised face, Louis holding a rifle while standing next to his father Oguma, and Haru running through a field as Melon’s shadow covers her .
The footage confirms that Part 2 will directly adapt the manga’s “Revenge of the Love Failure” arc. Unlike the high school setting of Season 1 and Season 2, the final season places all main characters in adult roles. Legoshi is a high school dropout living alone. Louis is attending university but gets dragged back into the criminal underworld. The trailer also gives screen time to Gosha (Legoshi’s komodo dragon grandfather) and Yahya (the horse who is the current Beastar), showing that the battle for society’s leadership is split between different generations .
SEVENTEEN Sings “Tiny Light”: K-Pop Meets Anime Finale
A major talking point among both anime fans and K-pop listeners is the involvement of SEVENTEEN. The 13-member group performed the ending theme “Tiny Light,” which plays during the trailer’s final 30 seconds. The song features piano-driven verses that build into a full band chorus, with lyrics about protecting someone even when the world gets dark .
This is not the first time a K-pop act has worked on Japanese anime, but it is one of the highest-profile collaborations for a finale. SEVENTEEN already has a strong presence in Japan with multiple number-one singles, and the group members personally approved the track for Beastars Final Season Part 2. The opening theme for Part 2 remains “Into the World” by Satoru Kōsaki and issei, which carried over from Part 1 .
New Cast Members Join for the Final Battle
The voice cast has expanded significantly for these final episodes. Several veteran Japanese voice actors are joining the roster to portray characters who only appear in the later half of the manga .
Japanese Cast Additions:
- Houko Kuwashima as Leano (Legoshi’s mother, shown in flashbacks)
- Yūko Minaguchi as Toki (Legoshi’s grandmother)
- Tomokazu Seki as Deshico (a crocodile information broker)
- Ryūsei Nakao as Cornu (a villainous sheep)
- Genki Muro as Sunaga (a civet working under Melon)
- Ruriko Aoki as Azuki (Louis’ arranged marriage partner)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Holger (a beaver ally)
English Cast Additions (Confirmed via Netflix Media Site):
- Jonah Scott returns as Legoshi
- Lara Jill Miller returns as Haru
- Griffin Puatu returns as Louis
- Scott Whyte joins as Melon
- Matthew Waterson joins as Yahya
- Jason Marnocha joins as Gosha
- SungWon Cho joins as Sagwan
Shinichirō Miki, Shigeru Chiba, Kōji Okino, Tesshō Genda, and Fumiko Orikasa were previously announced as cast members for the final season and will reprise their roles in Part 2 .
What Is Actually Happening in the Story?
For viewers who need a quick catch-up, Beastars Final Season Part 2 deals with one central problem: Melon is eating herbivores in public and framing carnivores for the crimes. This causes the peace between species to collapse. Legoshi, who once promised to become a “gentle carnivore” that protects rabbits, decides he must stop Melon even if it means using violence .
Louis, who escaped the Shishigumi in earlier seasons, is now living a proper life as the adopted son of a wealthy businessman. But because the Shishigumi originally raised him, Melon sees Louis as a traitor. Louis must choose between staying safe in the surface world or going back to the Black Market to face his past .
Haru, meanwhile, is not just a hostage character in this arc. The manga shows her dealing with her own fears about dating a wolf. She questions whether Legoshi loves her or simply sees her as prey he wants to protect. The final season is expected to give her more agency in the conclusion .
Studio Orange and the CG Animation Legacy
Studio Orange is the sole animation producer for the entire Beastars franchise. Unlike traditional hand-drawn anime, Orange specializes in 3DCG (three-dimensional computer graphics). When Beastars first aired in 2019, many anime fans were skeptical about CGI animals. But the studio proved that the technology could capture subtle facial expressions, body language, and the weight difference between a wolf and a rabbit .
For Beastars Final Season Part 2, Orange is using the same core team. Shinichi Matsumi directs, Nanami Higuchi writes the scripts, and Satoru Kōsaki (known for March Comes in Like a Lion and Sonic the Hedgehog movies) composes the score. The production quality in the trailer shows improved fur textures and lighting effects compared to Season 1 .
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Where the Manga Ended and What the Anime Covers
Paru Itagaki’s original Beastars manga ran from 2016 to 2020, totaling 22 volumes. The anime adaptation has been faithful so far, and Part 2 is expected to cover the final stretch of chapters. The manga ending was controversial among some readers because it focused more on action and less on the romance between Legoshi and Haru. However, the anime staff have stated that they want to balance both elements .
Because the manga is already finished, there is no risk of the anime getting an original ending or leaving things unresolved. March 7, 2026, will be the day the entire Beastars animated story becomes fully watchable from beginning to end.
Beastars Final Season Part 2 streams worldwide on Netflix starting March 7, 2026.
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