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Season 1 – BNA: Brand New Animal

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The existence of humanoid animals that have been living in the darkness for centuries has been revealed to the world.

Critics Reviews

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Mariló Delgado Espinof 07/21/2022
4/5
Crazy camera twists and turns, extreme transformations, some "vintage" anime touches, and a gorgeous pastel color palette gives these series a personality of its own. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 12/20/2020
"BNA" is impressive visually and features one of the richest narratives we have seen lately in anime, which is what brings the title very near the top of the category. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 07/14/2020
3/5
Humans and beasts clash in sometimes-violent anime. Go to Full Review
Kate Sánchez But Why Tho? A Geek Community 07/05/2020
9/10
BNA: Brand New Animal is a wonderful, dramatic, fast, and powerful story all rolled into phenomenal animation. Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider 07/01/2020
Tonally lighthearted and visually color-explodey enough to offset the show's high-volume elements. Go to Full Review
Daniel Hart Ready Steady Cut 06/30/2020
4/5
BNA: Brand New Animal season 1 is a good opening story that will hopefully be fleshed out for further seasons. Go to Full Review
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Christina M @Pikagirl_Wants_Waffles_95 Jan 13 One of my favorite animes, alongside Mashle and Little Witch Academia, which most people hate but it was my first anime sooooooo . . . I love the songs (me and my friend memorized them) and we matched ourselves to characters, me to Michiru, her to Nazuna, And Shirou is a partial anagram of our friend's name! (Like, part of it is already in order.) But anyways, the actual series is really good, plot twists, animation, coloring, not too cheesy (cheesiness is ok, but it makes it a bit embarrassing to watch in front of my parents and friends) BUT I LOVE IT. So yeah. Watch it or I will send a tank to your house. Hehehehehehe . . . Also, Trigger Animation, if you read this, you BETTER (and pretty please) make a season 2 of BNA AND LWA. (Season 1 of LWA is 2 seasons in America, so I should technically be saying make season 3, but whatever.) So yeah. That's it! =] Pikagirl >:D See more T @wagemage Jan 9 If I wanted to be charitable I could say 'it was a fumbled attempt at tackling race issues in an easily consumable and marketable way' but when you make the center of your race allegory a raccoon that plays basketball I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this to anyone. 0/10 If you must watch a clumsy race allegory, please watch Beastars instead. That one, at least, isn't struggling not to call parts of it's audience slurs. See more Wassim D Nov 7 The animation is PEAK,the story and the characters are good. See more Azade k Apr 19 Furry anime i watched when i was 8 See more Carter c Feb 10 This is genuinely the best show I’ve ever watched, easily my number one recommendation for a show. See more Yumi 08/08/2024 Please do season 2!! 😢😢😢 See more Read all reviews
BNA: Brand New Animal — Season 1

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 21, 2020 Runaway Raccoon Fleeing persecution, Michiru journeys to Anima-City where she meets wolf Shirou amidst the city's 10th anniversary. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 21, 2020 Rabbit Town Unable to prove she was human without her stolen student ID, Michiru heads to Rabbit Town to retrieve it; Shirou meets with the mayor. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 21, 2020 Rhino Melancholy The mayor asks Shirou to investigate a series of bombings; Michiru joins him with the goal of protecting a medical center. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 21, 2020 Dolphin Daydream Michiru uses an illegal SIM card to befriend influencer Nina who is fascinated by humans; the two of them sneak out to a party in the human world. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 21, 2020 Greedy Bears Though she prefers basketball to baseball, Michiru grudgingly joins a hard-luck baseball team whose coach is on the betting take. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 21, 2020 Fox Waltz Michiru is shocked to learn that the leader of the Church of the Silver Wolf is her friend Nazuna, who was once human like her. Details Episode 7 Aired May 6, 2020 Easy Albatross Albatross beastman Pingua crashes into Michiru's house; Shirou has an encounter with Alan Sylvasta in the mayor's office. Details Episode 8 Aired May 6, 2020 The Mole Rat Speaks After a visit from Boris, Yaba transforms into an uncontrollable beast form; the mayor tells Michiru the true history of the silver wolf. Details Episode 9 Aired May 6, 2020 Human Scapegoat While Shirou tries to figure out what happened to Yaba, Michiru sneaks into the Sylvasta medical center after seeing Nazuna kidnapped once again. Details Episode 10 Aired May 6, 2020 Rabid Wolf Shirou and Michiru attempt to subdue another monstrous beastman; after Sylvasta's machines interfere, Alan tells them about Nirvasyl Syndrome. Details Episode 11 Aired May 6, 2020 A Beastly Feast Nazuna decides to reveal she's human during her concert; the mayor escapes detention in Japan; Shirou and Flip put their own plans into action. Details Episode 12 Aired May 6, 2020 Anima-City The mayor demonstrates that a serum based on Michiru's blood cures Nirvasyl Syndrome, but Alan moves forward with his plan to "solve" the beastman problem. Details
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Season Info

Director
Yo Yoshinari
Network
Netflix
Genre
Fantasy, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Mar 21, 2020