How Beastars Was Made

Beastars anime was made by Studio Orange to deliver possibly the best anime of 2019 (and the best 3DCG anime I've seen). I had quite a bit of fun making this video as now i have 3D software I can mess with to make Legoshi (or legosi) do cartwheels so I hope you like watching it :)
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Links to some sources i used in this video:
Animenewsnetwork: www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...
Interview with Eiji onomoto: www.toei-anim.co.jp/sp/ee_cgmo...
Motion tracking is just foudation: / 1199936756918865920
Opening team: www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...
Chief director and eijo inomoto: www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...
Juno facial structure : / 1239618022630772742
Sakuga Blog: blog.sakugabooru.com/2019/12/...
Kiyotaki Waki: animeanime.global/2019/10/17/...
Otoquest: www.otaquest.com/studio-orang...
All music is Composed and Arranged by:
Satoru Kosaki, Ryuichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa
Published by:
TOHO animation RECORDS (distributed by TOHO)
Copyright Notice:
All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them.

[@Fursonified]

A lot of people have been asking for the models and softwares so here you go: 3DS max (I got free version for 30-days, plus students can get it for 3 years): www.autodesk.com/products/3ds-max/overview?support=ADVANCED&plc=3DSMAX&term=1-YEAR&quantity=1 Legoshi fan made models (Can't get original from show): gumroad.com/zoidberg656#gZyaT 2nd fan made model (Cheaper): www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/character/fantasy/legosi-beastars PSOFT Pencil+ (Toon shading plugin for 3ds Max): www.psoft.co.jp/en/product/pencil/3dsmax/ This twitter post shows most softwares: twitter.com/ethorodison/status/1206051532778676224 Also, check the description of my video for most Sources of Information :)

[@NileForce2214]

If you could get an episode project file and it's dependencies and assets you must set the facial animations to 300%-500% and the body animations to 0% (I am aware it is tracked but all the percentage does is exaggerating the tracking data or the opposite.

[@carmena.gonzalezrios8372]

6:28 and 7:50 which page/source is that?

[@Fursonified]

So there is a book Orange Studio made called the Making of Beastars. I don't have the book, but eBay listings for it contains some of the pages.

[@flatroadkill]

@@Fursonified #legoshismokes

[@Fursonified]

@@flatroadkill #Legoshismokes

[@faceless3239]

This dude bought all this 3D modeling software just to make legoshi do horrific cartwheels. I love it.

[@Fursonified]

Luckily I'm a student so I get the software for free! (For a limited time). I did buy the models though. Also, I do love the horrific cartwheels

[@christopher4227]

@@Fursonified E

[@faceless3239]

@Jesus Christ stay mad jesus. stay mad my friend

[@monkeu2536]

The use of 2d and 3D is amazing

[@Tarrabyte]

"bought"

[@misspinkpunkykat]

If Haru and Louie had a baby, it would probably be a a jackalope.

[@TheRedTigon]

oh my god you’re right-

[@the_cat_switch_blade]

WOW that's so smart

[@arifwibisana2723]

What is jackalope?

[@trashfur1656]

@@arifwibisana2723 a rabbit with deer antlers

[@blueluinor6597]

@@TheRedTigon oh hey there

[@alyssanewsome317]

Fun fact - foxes lack muscles in their face that allows wolves and dogs to snarl. Foxes cannot curl their lips the same way, and just kinda gape their mouths and cough when they're angry

[@Fursonified]

Interesting, I didn't know that

[@littlemissemila1818]

Woo ah I didn’t know that

[@protonjones54]

what does the fox say?

[@somebeingnamedjen3434]

The 'smoking Legosi' joke is so funny to me because there ACTUALLY IS a drawing of him smoking, from Paru's debut manga Beast Complex

[@Fursonified]

Haha, amazing!

[@godsclown4419]

I gotta see it!!

[@robloxmanface1]

SomeBeingNamedJen oh my god Legoshi smoked

[@guz977]

@@somebeingnamedjen3434 Tnx mate Do you have more chapters? #legoshismokes

[@somebeingnamedjen3434]

@@guz977 I got it through the Beastars discord. There's a link to it in the Beastars subreddit. #legosismokes

[@Joshua-gi6xd]

I am still disappointed that many people dont want to watch Beastars because it is a "furry anime" and it is 3D

[@mgsgamer8340]

I mean, who wouldn’t watch an anime where the creator is using a chicken head for anonymity?

[@wizdum4957]

Good tbh. Whenever something gets popular people just ruin it.

[@katsukisleftcoochielip]

I was actually pretty reluctant before watching Beastars, but I'm a sucker for beautiful animation so I said "Fuck it, I'm watching." And ended up watching the entire thing in a day

[@huskee341]

@@katsukisleftcoochielip Same tho

[@burntrice4418]

@@wizdum4957 but still.. :/

[@youhavelostankleprivileges5636]

the animation in Beastars is incredible and it really nice to look at its cool to see what makes it what it is

[@angrykrabs9968]

And the story as well.

[@witchunz]

damn I feel like I have power 1000th like

[@kuaikukia]

Agree. And the attention of detail is just amazing

[@GINSHOTGUN]

I agree, and the story is really awesome too

[@datlesbianrat6441]

It gave me a video game vibe but still amazing

[@rebecatirolli5557]

One thing that i hate is people saying “it’s just some furry sh**” but they don’t know how difficult it was to make this beautiful anime

[@kira6520]

I heard aboutmanother "furry" anime, its in 2 animation but form my friend i heard its interesting, but i just cant find it- welp its name isn"Odd Taxi"

[@FederalBureauOfInvestigaition]

Bro was inspired from zootopia lol

[@djsjjsjajskdojfbebskao]

lmao its unique pieces of media like these that actually show how narrowminded most people are

[@Mucrush]

That motion capture picture, where the guy stands on the table, was posted after season 2 had been announcened and, if I remember correctly, had them ask if people could guess what the project was. I am pretty sure myself that that is from the recording to season 2, mainly because that is what they are working on right now, but also due to the posture the guy is having looking a lot like the way Legoshi's posture is too.

[@Fursonified]

Pretty sure you are right

[@rehsa_.9359]

WHY DOESNT THIS HAVE MORE VIEWS???? I like learned s much in this video and I'm so so happy I did. Beastars is the first thing that I love so passionately and to know the effort put into it and just all this information makes me so happy.

[@LinkEX]

Seconded. Multiple times throughout the video I thought: "wow, Studio Orange used an unconventional but smart approach here." This covered various aspects that I would never have considered. Kind of a pity that despite all that love people still largely resent any shortcomings compared to 2D animation, without seeing all the effort and unique values. Also I kept wondering how OP just figured all of that out as he casually rummaged through the net, haha.

[@ALLTHEDRUGSFORCREATIVITY]

Stop Legoshi’s smoking everywhere today just but donating 3 pounds a week-

[@tangypumatm3562]

Egg sandwich***

[@dustonpage1280]

Sad wolf bois*

[@shastaweston]

save the wolf bois with egg sandwiches

[@HighlandHellboy]

Beastars was already awesome, but this just enhances the experience! Now Legoshi better smoke in S2 and the cigarette better have its own motion capture! #LEGOSHISMOKES

[@Fursonified]

I agree, Legoshi has been hiding this side of him for too long

[@tterabyte_exe]

Wild Side? More like Smoke Side

[@tinx713]

Only manga readers know if Legoshi smokes or not

[@spellsnare]

@@tinx713 SPOILER he not smoke well for where im i tome 9 SPOILER END in tome 9 legoshi did find the real killer who murdered tem

[@skyshale]

@@spellsnare it was bill wasn't it It has to be bill

[@TheHachisuNoHana]

Just wanted to point out something about the voice acting: having the voice actors record before the animation is actually the standard for most of the world(doesn't matter if its 2D or 3D). Japan is one of the few places that do it after. I definitely agree that them doing it before for this helped with the overall story, though.

[@TobeWaffles]

dang, this is better than school XD edit: i didn't realize i would start a conversation o-o

[@reaksmeypak4755]

Is it for people who hate school like me lol

[@bozenaz1399]

Yes

[@bozenaz1399]

@@reaksmeypak4755 no

[@MahouShoujo-Studios]

@@reaksmeypak4755 How do you hate school? I love it. Honestly am getting bored of summer and ready to go back. (Corana virus is cancelling everything).

[@seishinchan4043]

AMVC One word: stress

[@Lordor1000]

>bought the Beastars models Oh how the powers of animating a shipping will be misused ... Louis powerbottoming Legosi

[@sthlng2180]

Can confirm

[@vinokai]

I choked..on air...I was caught off guard

[@wisbsn1]

Wth

[@ADMmachine]

WhAT

[@CaelanBassett]

Oh.

[@shupshekitty]

In 2D animation it's more common to record the audio first. Then the animation can be tailored to the feeling of the voice. It's only really crappy or cheap animation that records after (or dubs, which is a different story.)

[@victoriawynston9221]

Shupshe that’s usually true in the *west but in regards to *anime it usually is animation first, audio later

[@BonazaiGirl]

As Victoria said, that is more popular with western animation, in which the dialogue and audio is pre-scored, but in Japanese animation, usually the animation is done first with the audio followed afterwards.

[@alexac4293]

Some shows use scratch audio actually, like a rough draft for the voice acting something set in place for the animators to then go off of aswell as the storyboard

[@kimbleangus7321]

Most of what I've heard thus far lines up with what Wynston and Majesticals (first two replies) said. However, I don't think I've seen any concrete sources one way or the other. It'd be cool to see a wide study regarding this topic.

[@ivythealiencat]

Its also 10x easier to animate with the voice

[@fuckyoutubeassfuckyou7751]

It's honestly really impressive how they have handled the CGI with regards to Beastars and Houseki No Kuni, a lot of people seem to think 3D animation is easier than 2D animation but that is simply not true, both styles of animation are equally difficult in their own ways, 3D animation requires not just just artistic skills but technical troubleshooting skills as well, creating a character model designed to be animated is already hard enough, a process that requires skin weights painting, retopology, to UV maping and much more, and thats not even mentioning the actual animating, it's why people normally do this kind of stuff in large teams to spread the insane workload.

[@SonicHaXD]

Watching this video describing the anime in detail is just so beautiful~~ Also, learning 3DS max just for this video is super fking awesome XD

[@Fursonified]

Yeah messing around with Legoshi was pretty fun. Geat to see you here. Your videos are really good!

[@Jonathan-tw4xm]

@@Fursonified please do more

[@lumpoftoast204]

fear, surprise, and ANGER (the angry face legit caught me off guard and I almost dropped my phone) 3:32

[@aleefbilal6211]

Every frame of BEASTAR is a masterpiece. The flow of animation is calm af.

[@kross_draws]

I like to think the smoking wolf is Legoshi’s dad after he retired from his profession.

[@jacobwansleeben3364]

*Nervously sweats in Manga spoilers*

[@TrickerAnisong]

Amazing video!

[@Blu_Moon_VA]

Legosi, NO, DON'T SMOKE!!!

[@legosilobo2128]

Don't worry smokong it's highly addictive and bad.

[@protonjones54]

Legoshi's cartwheels were beautiful

[@shukitheconscious3150]

Phycologist: "Louis-Haru Hybrid isn't real, it can't hurt you" Louis-Haru Hybrid: 6:21

[@ivo3400]

7:48 Legoshi really said “YO.”

[@freshratt8921]

Louis & Haru's love child would be a Jackelope. Change my mind.

[@harveyy1728]

God when i first saw this anime i was blown away, at first sight, i knew there was motion capture, it adds such a different feel to an anime, plus season 2 is in a dayy ;D

[@MFBERSERKER]

This is a great video definitely deserve more attention and keep up the great work

[@Fursonified]

Really appreciate it :)

[@wildelover9776]

For me, I loved and enjoyed Beastars' anime so much, it really seems that Orange animators are very dedicated with the detail, and it shows. The characters design are gorgeous, the anatomy is very beautifully done for each character, the illumination and shadows are really on point, looks real and natural and all places and atmospheres are really cool! I can't wait for season 2 to come. My favorite characters are Juno and Jack

[@SebiTheHunter]

The fact that season 2 has even better animation now

[@Iloveustudios]

I never thought I’d see legosi with fur again

[@pawfan]

Really enjoyed you research and detail into the collection of software to help Studio Orange animate Beastars to such a level no anime has been.

[@michasalwa3645]

Accually, Legoshi has been smoking in Paru's first manga

[@Riothyena]

Wow so much effort into this vid snd beastars. I havent watch season 2 yet so im so hyped for it

[@gokuwrightattorneyatlaw5227]

This is so awesome. I love behind the scenes stuff. Hats off to these guys for doing an amazing job with the animation on the faces, artists with the drawings and designs. Everything was so good.

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

I remember that smoking ad, always freaked me out..

[@Chiamy]

Haru's and Louis child is.... Very interesting 😂

[@zeno_sama3511]

good video, very entartaining and informational

[@Fursonified]

Thanks :)

[@snakeaddict2810]

I still don't understand why some people don't like that it's 3D, I know they usually don't look great or get a bad rap, but this one is different. This animation looks so stunning, and it all comes together beautifully, I honestly think it wouldn't look as good if it was 2D.

[@Karkitts]

can i just say, it was such a delight to find your channel like this

[@mogomogo423]

Thankyou so much for this video, I love the work that Orange does and this is the perfect summary of all their processes. very cool

[@moonie9373]

gosh this makes me love the anime even more!! you can see how much effort and time and care they put into this

[@TheArtFox-yk1qk]

*Actually...* *Haru and Louis's love child would be a jackalope*

[@Maieveryday2]

Omg yes

[@loki656]

"The worst part Haru never got pregnant" *Burst with laughter*

[@pheromone517]

4:53 holy shit, louis smiled

[@Ailun__]

This was super well researched and extremely interesting!

[@mooven3050]

noooo you cant just make model legosi do unatural cartwheels!!!!! Fursonified: haha model go brrrrr

[@Niko-ci8sw]

This anime is incredible, I hate it when people say stuff like: "eww, why make an anime with furries???" Like bro there has been so much effort made into the anime and u act like this... :V

[@bendingbananas6540]

Props to you for doing so much research on this vid! thanks

[@ylvahomolong273]

the details in the movements is sosososo good and i was so impressed when watching it

[@Minitomate]

Things like the amount of effort that they put into the making of this anime it's just incredible to see and even it inspires some people to get into this field to achieve this level of awesomeness.

[@bendingbananas6540]

gotta give it to them! beastars animation is top tier, especially for a cgi anime!

[@TheStarryArcher1213]

This was very fun and informative! The work that went into creating the Beastars anime is really fascinating and amazing. Thanks for sharing some cool facts with us! ^_^

[@flightless8402]

Love your work. All the content adds some wonderful spice to the community, including snazzy levels of journalism.

[@dictatorduck530]

I'm not a furry..... BUT Beastars was one of my favorite animes well ever, I hold it in a very high pedestal

[@Oxideacid]

Hey that's what I used to say!

[@Ajia_No_Envy]

It's too late

[@ivythealiencat]

Dont worry Just bc someone watches show with anthro animals dosent mean they a furry. For example zootopia, bugs bunny, Tom and jerry, etc. (The charicters r furrys but idk you get the point)

[@VivianaSilverback]

Just because you watch anthro animals shows doesn't mean you're a furry- If that's the case, then millions of children are furries because they watched zootopia, or other OG cartoons such as daffy duck, etc.. Which many of the fans of these cartoon might even hate on furries and wish horrible things upon them.

[@RozenHusky]

I was drinking water when you did the Haru x Louis hybrid part. Now you owe me one dry keyboard lol

[@Beastt-ix8lg]

Some of the best videos about animes and how they're made ngl. Well sone my guy keep it up

[@MikeyArrived]

Absolutely well put together video!! Love it

[@chipped-ham9958]

Lol i work with 3ds max on my school. Finally some good motivation to pay attention.

[@TheGarfield1959]

basically they just took legoshi's ciggies and thats why he's depressed?

[@Fursonified]

exactly lmao

[@WhiteWolf101]

great video!!! i absolutely love this

[@LinkEX]

Wow, great profile on the creation process. This video was quite a unique experience. It had the light-heartedness of a personal review - the kind that talks to a viewer already familiar with the series, or at least the genre. Yet it brought up information about the studio's creation process like a good documentary, sparking curiosity and awe for the craft. And considering it was a personal research, you went quite deep into it - all while still delivering all of the information in a very casual way with some of your own thoughts and humor. Finally, I appreciate that you put the links and attribution in the video description :)

[@beo2398]

in conclusion: Beastars is just a Amazing Anime

[@nicolasbennett1575]

Thankyou for the research this is awesome.

[@Fursonified]

Thanks :) I had fun researching it

[@vazak11]

Amazing work!

[@juliri4468]

Thank you for this awesome video! They used such cool techniques that I didn't even know existed😍

[@bobananana6781]

Im so glad that beastars was put into the hands of a studio that specializes in cgi animations. If beastars was 2D, I probably wouldn't life it as much as 3D Beastars. So glad we found this creation/story to make such a great anime Edit: #legoshiSmokes

[@yelectric1893]

Damn. 3dx max. A part that may be in this is that I think I saw some ad for some computer learning stuff that developed a sort of “motion translator” from human expression to nonhuman structures. From the general form of how they translate down to the acceleration of the blending features. Crazy stuff.

[@Fursonified]

That definitely sounds crazy 😬

[@kurumee6564]

Dude, this video is amazing. I can definitely see the dedication that you did to search up everything! And also #LegoshiSmokes lol

[@JuhusOnY]

I cant describe how much i love this video

[@idontwantutoknowmehname2365]

Whats interesting about the animators acting out the scenes is that DreamWorks animators also do this (I know for sure they acted out scenes for How To Train Your Dragon) They mainly used this to map out scenes, get a good idea of perspectives and scale of characters. (So some where out there, there might be an almost completly acted out version of httyd) I think it actually give a organic, smooth feel to the animation.

[@norre_]

I say with confidence that beastars is the best CG anime ever made.

[@gingerkatherina]

The voice acting idea is actually genius ❤️ So not a single tone seems to be off. I am really amazed how much love, expertise and creativity went into this anime

[@tomatoeslover7726]

Dude this is amazing

[@Helwdrokin]

1:49 brasilian will recognize this red panda

[@scarlet3662]

E TAMBÉM É NOTICIAAAA

[@rockhistoria2537]

WOOOOOOOOO-

[@imexhausted1437]

Treta News!!!

[@sophia_c.]

EITA BIXO CONFLITO ENTRE SERES HEHEH

[@buzzbuzz]

wowww i didnt know it was made like this 😭 #legoshismokes

[@trashkitty8736]

this is pretty inspiring...ive been trying to get more into 3d animation and modelling for a while, all of that just put a new perspective in my head

[@chloeworthyart]

This is such a good video! Your research really paid off!

[@MizuAstrum91]

Jonah Scott for Anthrocon 2021 GoH

[@huskee341]

I loved this anime soo much. I love the fact that its 3d and 2d at the same time, like how cool is that?? Also, the dub is pretty nice, and honestly i like it better than the original u-u

[@cock.humper8000]

I love how the fact that the beginning is jack dancing with the drink

[@MakaylaSullivan-cj6qk]

This video is so underrated. I never got bored watching it. Bro even took the time to spend hours on X to get all this information. Keep it up man

[@fuzkomic4270]

Wait what? When I was watching this guy the I thought he was famouse becouse of the video quality like I was thinking that he has 100k subs but only 1k+ subs. This guy need more subscribers

[@ratpill]

"Hey just call the actors when you're ready" Animator:"k" Animator 5 seconds later: "Social anxiety go brrrr acting dreams coming true brrrr:

[@hydroclaws]

“The worst part is that Haru never got pregnant” WELL THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY

[@hakazuri]

wow its hard to keep my interest on videos like this but u did it

[@tocatz5126]

Studio orange is really popular now damn N o w w h e r e i s L a n d o f t h e L u s t r o u s S e a s o n 2

[@ironryanman4177]

6:23 Kill it!

[@zorathemagic7310]

I remember seeing scenes of beastars on youtube before it came on netflix so right when it got on i started watching and finished in a day....it was sad seeing people not give it a chance

[@peterkarsten7887]

Wow amazing! Before I could only imagine how much work it must have been to preduce this show but now I have a much clearer idea how it was actually made. So thanks for the research and for putting it all together in this great video! I'm personally a huge fan of good animation and it was fascinating for me to see how Beastars was made! :D

[@KonnaroTaro]

Thanks for explaining this FJKSLSWPPSOSLSOSLDKWKS AAAAAA I love Beastars The manga is great and it’s impressive how they pull the anime off

[@Fursonified]

I'm gonna wait for the second season to come out before I read the manga 😁

[@KonnaroTaro]

Fursonified Um well heheh...I finished the manga and is waiting for season 2... I think I broke myself

[@skyan5321]

#LEGOSHISMOKES

[@dugongyyy_4232]

You are great and your videos are so good, I subscribed

[@Ari_A1357]

I love watching videos about how they made the anime. It’s so interesting to me!

[@vxnnybunny]

Legoshi 2019-2020. #Legoshismokes

[@redwed6]

I honestly feel like the background characters DON'T move a lot. For example, when the group goes to the city, a lot of the background characters are stiff along with a lot of screens in the school.

[@Fursonified]

There is obviously going to be stiff movement, Its just a lot more than other anime's

[@Mikewolv007]

This was a good video. You did a fine job.

[@AshleyGrenstone]

oooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh this is really good! And yeah, I find their dedication really inspiring too!!

[@KeiFox]

Legoshi does NOT smoke. That was a parody of the Three Little Pigs, and that was Big Bad Wolf. #LegoshiDoesNOTSmoke

[@z01nk3r5]

#LegoshiDoesNOTSmoke You’re right

[@unknown_avi_]

actually, in a manga debut, legosi was seen smoking a cigarette on the cover art