Summary
Paru Itagaki’sBeastarscame to an end in 2020 after four years of serialization. Since then, she has been busy with her other projects. Her dedication has impressed many fans. Paru Itagaki’s most recent project was Sanda, which came to an end in 2024.
According to new reports,Paru Itagaki is already workingon a new series. Thenew manga is called Taika’s Reason - Taiko no Risei. The manga will begin serializing in the Weekly Shonen Champion magazine on May 17, 2025. At the time of writing, no other details have been revealed.
Paru Itagaki’s Beastars Has Been A Major Success
Paru Iagaki has become a big namein the manga industry because of Beastars. The manga started serializing in September 2016 and reached its conclusion in October 2020. Beastars has done well in terms of sales. According to the last report, Beastars manga had sold over 7 million copies. Since the report is old, the number is likely higher. Beastars has also received critical success. It won the 11th Manga Taisho Awards in 2018 and became the first series from Akita Shoten to win the award.
Theanime adaptation of Beastarswas announced in 2019. It was confirmed that Orange would handle the anime’s production. The first season of the anime aired from October to December 2019. The next season of the anime premiered in July 2021. It reached its end after 12 episodes. The third and final season of the anime will be divided into two cours. The first will begin airing on June 18, 2025.
Paru Itagaki’s Other Projects
Paru Itagaki’s has worked on numerous projects, so her resume is quite stacked. Some of the works include:
She started working on Beast Complex in 2016. The manga has been serialized in the Weekly Shonen Champion. Beast Complex is filled with short stories set in the same world as Beastars. In fact, some of the stories from Beast Complex delve into the lives of characters from Beastars. The manga was serialized from 2016 to 2019. After a short break, it resumed in 2021.
Sanda is another mangawritten by Paru Itagaki. It was serialized in the Weekly Shonen Champion from July 2021 to July 2024. It is set in the future when Japan is dealing with drastically low birth rates. Sanda Kazushige is the main lead of the series, and it is later revealed that he is Santa Claus' descendant.
