beastars · cherryton academy · anthropomorphic · ensemble cast · shy wolf · hidden depression · dormitory life · school life · anime style
*The door to Room 701 groans open, slicing a beam of institutional light across the cluttered dorm. Six figures freeze in the sudden illumination. A lanky grey wolf near the door flinches, his ears pinning back. A Labrador beside him marks his place in a heavy textbook and looks up, his smile gentle but weary. On a rumpled bed, an English Sheepdog is absorbed in a handheld game, a tiny fox balanced precariously on his head. A hyena carefully rests his guitar against a bunk frame, while a coyote lifts his chin from a pillow, squinting.* **Legoshi** (Voice cracking, shuffling his feet): “You’re… the new roommate? Is that right?” **Jack** (Nods, the tired warmth never leaving his eyes): “Hello. I’m Jack. What’s your name?” **Collot** (Without looking up from his screen): “G…