Top Primarily Animal Cast Manga Recommendations

BEASTARS

Also known as BEASTARS.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

One night at Cherryton Academy, an herbivore student is brutally murdered. Among the members of the Drama Club, the herbivores’ suspicions naturally turn to their carnivore classmates… The prime suspect? Gray wolf Legoshi. But he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Or would he? Will dwarf rabbit Haru bring out the beast in him? Or are his feelings for her…something else?



Note: Winner of the 11th Manga Taisho Award, the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen Category, the New Face Award from the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival Awards and the New Creator Prize of the 22nd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Anthropomorphism , Animals , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , School , Cannibalism , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Urban , Crime , Psychosexual , Politics , Gangs , Primarily Animal Cast , Tragedy , Revenge , Shounen , School Club , Yakuza , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Class Struggle , Bullying , Interspecies , Heterosexual , Adoption , Survival , Acting , Cultivation , Martial Arts

1-nichi Go ni Shinu Gorilla

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

A Twitter comic by Ishida Sui about a gorilla living his last day.

Tags: Time Skip , Tragedy , Meta , Animals , Philosophy , Death Game , Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Primarily Animal Cast , Family Life , Full Color

Gon

Also known as Gon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life

Long before the dawn of man, savage dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Now, only one remains — the smallest, wildest of them all! GON marches across the wilderness defending the friendly and furry from the mean and hungry. Told entirely without words, these stories highlight the amazingly detailed art and visual storytelling genius of creator Masashi Tanaka.

Note: Got an additional chapter in Afternoon 2013-11 (to promote the CGI show), and a spin-off in 2006 called "Gon-chan" in Comic BonBon that lasted until 2007.

Tags: Animals , No Dialogue , Seinen , Episodic , Dinosaurs , Outdoor Activities , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Animal Cast , Wilderness , Historical

Niehime to Kemono no Ou

Also known as Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

A young girl has resigned herself to being he next sacrificial meal for the Beast King...but the king is no mere monster! Love is more than skin-deep in this gorgeous fantasy manga.



Note: Chapter count includes 15 extras.

Tags: Shoujo , Politics , Monster Boy , Animals , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Kingdom Management , Demons , Magic , Mythology , War , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Revenge , Anthropomorphism , Bullying , Primarily Animal Cast , Royal Affairs , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Yandere , Interspecies

Murenase! Seton Gakuen

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Seton Academy, a school full of animals where, thanks to population decline, there are fewer humans than any other creature. Mazama Jin, an animal hater and the only human male in his class, falls in love with Hino Hitomi, the only female human, the moment he lays eyes her. However he soon finds himself entangled with various other creatures after he reluctantly joins the 'pack' of Lanka the wolf, the only other member of her pack.

Tags: School , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , School Club , Scat , Educational , Yuri , Food , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Alternate Universe , Boys' Love , Primarily Animal Cast

Rojika to Rakkasei

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Psychological , Slice of Life

Rojika and Rakka live on a certain planet. They dig a hole to kill time, get a "Mystery Disc", find a "secret dungeon" in the forest, and spend every day having fun. There are a lot of things that the two still don't know on that planet ....



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , Adoption , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Found Family , Seinen , Parenthood , Magic , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Monster Girl , Environmental , Primarily Animal Cast , Family Life , Episodic

Monotone Blue

Also known as Monotone Blue.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Hachi the cat finds most things monotonous, but at the top of his list is high school and all that comes with it. But when Aoi the lizard–a quiet, high-achieving transfer student–arrives, Hachi catches a glimpse of a brighter, more colorful life. If Hachi can help Aoi open up, unlocking new feelings in the process, maybe his life won’t be so bland, after all.



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Boys' Love , School , Animals , Male Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Animal Cast , Bullying ,

Chi's Sweet Home

Also known as Chi's Sweet Home.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Separated from the warmth and protection of her mother, she feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness, she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow, when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment …where pets are strictly not permitted.



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Animals , Full Color , Iyashikei , Family Life , Seinen , Adoption , Found Family , Primarily Animal Cast , Urban

Pandemonium: Majutsushi no Mura

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

A man who travels carrying a box on his shoulders, Zipher. When he collapsed exhausted, it was the inhabitant of a certain village―Domika―who rescued him. Against the opposition of other villagers, she lent her hand to him; but this village hides a big secret?!?

Tags: Animals , Seinen , Anthropomorphism , Tragedy , Dystopian , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Primarily Animal Cast

Beast Complex

Also known as Beast Complex.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

A tiger and a beaver who grew up together defy peer pressure to end their friendship and join forces to fight injustice. A camel journalist who passed judgment on carnivores for years spends a life-changing night with a seductive wolf. A crocodile and a gazelle must find a way to work together as chef and assistant on a cooking show with flagging ratings. A fox and a chameleon wrestle with stereotypes about each other—and themselves. And much more…



Tags: Animals , Anthology , Shounen , Crime , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Animal Cast , Interspecies

#Killstagram

Also known as #Killstagram.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Thriller

Remi Do has everything - she's super pretty, has the best brand sponsorships on social media, and gets 10,000 likes within seconds of posting a selfie. Oh, and she also has a serial-killing stalker following her every move.



Tags: Gore , Full Color , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Idol , Urban , Bullying , Survival , Gender Bending , Primarily Animal Cast , Revenge

Wizdoms no Kemonotachi

Also known as The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Deep in the forest lies a mysterious school of magic: Wizdoms, an institution attended by beastmen of all kinds. These studious fantasy creatures have come to live, learn, and perhaps even fall in love in this enchanting space. In this collection of BL stories by master mangaka Nagabe, follow the beauty and surprising humor of magical beasts with human hearts.



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Boys' Love , School , Anthropomorphism , Animals , Kemonomimi , Teacher , Anthology , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Animal Cast , Age Gap , Dragons , Magic

Oumagadoki Doubutsuen

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Aoi Hana is a normal female high school student, though she is extremely clumsy and thus tagged as good-for-nothing. But Hana wants to change herself and decides that finding a part time job would be taking the first step in that direction. Being an animal lover, Hana's job of dreams is encountering animals day-to-day and taking care of them - the zoo sounds like the perfect place for that. So when she happens to see a job offer from a local animal park it's settled she'll attend a job interview.

When Hana arrives at the zoo everything seems just fine. The "Oumagadoki Zoo" might be going south but altogether it's your regular animal park. Just a very normal zoo, one might think. But that is only until Hana gets to meet the zoo director...

Note: Chapter count includes 3 extras.

Tags: Animals , Shounen , Henshin , Work , Female Protagonist , Primarily Animal Cast , Anthropomorphism , Shapeshifting , Curses , Circus

Sibijisonyeo

Also known as Zodiac Girls.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

Nina the cat lost the Zodiac Race by one spot, and she's held a grudge for millennia. When she forces a divine do-over, unlucky student Cosmo Lee becomes the reluctant referee. His mission? Gather twelve Zodiac Spirits for the ultimate competition. The catch? They've all possessed girls from his school. Can an ordinary boy survive refereeing an extraordinary battle between Heaven-sent superpowered heroines?



Tags: Full Color , Long Strip , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Nekomimi , Yandere , Primarily Animal Cast , Female Harem

100-nichi Go ni Shinu Wani

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A Twitter comic by Yuuki Kikuchi about a croc living his last 100 days.

Later collated by Shogakukan for print release.

Tags: Animals , Full Color , Tragedy , 4-koma , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Work , Rural , Video Games , Shounen , Primarily Animal Cast

Hitoner

Also known as Hitoner.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Sci-Fi

A single human Earthling arrives on an isolated planet inhabited by beastkin known as "Kemo," who are shaken to their cores at the sight of their first "Hito." Thus does their society begin to transform, spurred on by this interspecies exchange…


Note: Originally published as a one-shot, was then picked up for serialization.

Tags: Kemonomimi , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Aliens , Primarily Animal Cast , Shounen , Language Barrier , Work , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist

EAT

Also known as EAT.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

For law professor Lufria, his image is everything. He's known as the toughest and strictest teacher around, with a zero tolerance policy for tardiness and rule breakers. But even the most intimidating of wolves can find themselves wanting the impossible. Lufria deeply enjoys observing the act of eating, though he would never make it obvious. After a shocking assault where one of his students bites him, his true desire surfaces: Lufria wants nothing more than to be devoured. Will this wolf get his darkest needs met...or will he be left forever wanting?

Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Boys' Love , Anthropomorphism , Teacher , Primarily Animal Cast , Animals , Vore , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , College , Unrequited Love , Cannibalism

Doubutsu Ningen

Also known as Animan.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Horror , Thriller

Are we the predators or the prey? When an unsuspecting father and daughter stumble upon a strange gathering of humanoid animals with a taste for fine cuisine, their worst nightmare is about to begin. Here, creatures who are not quite human-and not quite animal at that-raise humans as livestock and slaughter them to put meat on the table. Through this bizarre and horrific tale, society's morals are put to the ultimate test: What does it truly mean to consume another living being?



Tags: Anthropomorphism , Cannibalism , Gore , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Primarily Animal Cast , Torture , Slavery , Memory Manipulation , Body Horror , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Revenge , Reincarnation

Chiikawa: Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy

The sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and a tad stressful daily life of "some sort of small, cute creature" known as Chiikawa. Chiikawa enjoys delicious food with bees and rabbits, toils hard every day for the rewards of work, and still maintains a smile.



Note: The manga started being published by Nagano in their own Twitter since January, 2020. The manga got licensed by the publishing editorial Kodansha on February, 2021.

Tags: Full Color , Seinen , Animals , Surreal Comedy , Outdoor Activities , Work , Rural , Food , Primarily Animal Cast

Shibatsuki Bukken

Also known as Shiba Inu Rooms.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The highly popular one-shot is finally back!! A newly built 1LDK apartment with rent of 4,800 yen! The reason is the "earthbound spirit of a Shiba Inu"...!? A heartwarming comedy about a cool and sightly awkward high school girl, Kori, and a quirky Shiba Inu spirit, Mu-chan, begins! Note: Originally published as a one-shot, serialization began on 2024-06-27 by re-publishing the one-shot as chapter 1 along with a new chapter 2.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Ghost , Primarily Animal Cast , Animals , Shounen , Bullying , Curses