Anime · Fuji TV
BNA
Become someone new.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sumire Morohoshi
Michiru Kagemori (voice)
12 eps
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Shirou Ogami (voice)
12 eps
Maria Naganawa
Nazuna Hiwatashi (voice)
12 eps
Kaito Ishikawa
Alan Sylvasta (voice)
12 eps
Gara Takashima
Barbara Rosé (voice)
12 eps
Michiyo Murase
Mary Itami (voice)
12 eps
Hiroshi Naka
Yuji Tachiki (voice)
12 eps
Kimiko Saito
Melissa Horner (voice)
12 eps
Yohei Tadano
Giuliano Flip (voice)
12 eps
Hochu Otsuka
Prime Minister Shiramizu (voice)
12 eps
Ami Maeshima
Nina (voice)
12 eps
Takehito Koyasu
Boris (voice)
12 eps
Hiroshi Yanaka
Jem Horner (voice)
12 eps
Kenji Nomura
Koichi Ishizaki (voice)
12 eps
Daisuke Namikawa
Pinga (voice)
3 eps
Taro Kiuchi
Bears Center Fielder (voice)
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How BNA actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
BNA reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and World Building.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Morphed into a raccoon beastman, Michiru seeks refuge, and answers, with the aid of wolf beastman Shirou inside the special zone of Anima-City.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Runaway Raccoon
Fleeing persecution as a beastman, Michiru journeys to Anima-City, where she meets wolf Shirou amidst the celebrations for the city's 10th anniversary.
- Directed by Yoshihiro Miyajima
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E06
Fox Waltz
The Church of the Silver Wolf arrives in Anima-City. Michiru is shocked to learn that their leader is her friend Nazuna, who was once human like her.
- Directed by Yoshihiro Miyajima
- Written by Nanami Higuchi
S01E03
Rhino Melancholy
The mayor asks Shirou to investigate a series of bombings. Michiru talks her way into joining him, with the goal of protecting a medical center.
- Directed by Yuichi Shimodaira
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E04
Dolphin Daydream
Using an illegal SIM card, Michiru befriends influencer Nina, who's fascinated by humans. The two of them sneak out to a party in the human world.
- Directed by Tatsumi Fujii
- Written by Nanami Higuchi
S01E11
A Beastly Feast
Nazuna decides to reveal she's human during her concert. While the mayor escapes detention in Japan, Shirou and Flip put their own plans into action.
- Directed by Kazuma Ogasawara, Masahiko Otsuka
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E12
Anima-City
The mayor proves that a serum based on Michiru's blood cures Nirvasyl Syndrome, but Alan moves forward with his plan to "solve" the beastman problem.
- Directed by Yuichi Shimodaira, Tomoyuki Munehiro
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E12
Anima-City
- Directed by Yuichi Shimodaira, Tomoyuki Munehiro
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E11
A Beastly Feast
- Directed by Kazuma Ogasawara, Masahiko Otsuka
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E10
Rabid Wolf
- Directed by Masaoki Nakashima, Takahiro Tamano
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E08
The Mole Rat Speaks
- Directed by Noboru Furukawa
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
S01E07
Easy Albatross
- Directed by Motomasa Maeda, Masahiko Otsuka
- Written by Kazuki Nakashima
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Yukio Haruyama
Executive producer
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Isao Kanagi
Executive producer
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Akio Nomura
Executive producer
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Masahiro Kosugi
Executive producer
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Ryu Utsui
Executive producer
Shingo Kunieda
Executive producer
Keiji Ota
Executive producer
Masahiko Otsuka
Executive producer
Yukiko Takase
Executive producer
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Akito Takahashi
Executive producer
Kazuki Nakashima
Writer
Kimiko Ueno
Writer
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Nanami Higuchi
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Yukio HaruyamaExecutive Producer
- Isao KanagiExecutive Producer
- Akio NomuraExecutive Producer
- Yuka OkayasuProducer
- Masahiro KosugiExecutive Producer
- Eri IsobeProducer
Writing
- Kazuki NakashimaWriter
- Kimiko UenoWriter
- Nanami HiguchiWriter
Direction
- Saori DenDirector
- Motomasa MaedaDirector
- Noboru FurukawaDirector
- Yoshihiro MiyajimaDirector
- Masaoki NakashimaDirector
- Yuichi ShimodairaDirector
Cinematography
- Nozomi ShitaraDirector of Photography
Music
- mabanuaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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