BNA: Brand New Animal

BNA: Brand New Animal (BNA ビー・エヌ・エー BNA Bī Enu Ē), or simply known as BNA by Netflix internationally, is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Trigger. Licensed by Netflix and directed by Yoh Yoshinari, the 12-episode first season aired its first six episodes on Netflix in Japan in March 2020, followed by the remaining six in May of the same year. The series also aired on Fuji TV's +Ultra anime programming block from April to June 2020.

Synopsis

Set in a world where there are humanoid animals known as Beastman, the series follows Michiru Kagemori, a normal human who one day suddenly turns into a Japanese Beastman raccoon. On the run, she seeks refuge in Anima City, a place established for beastmen to live as themselves, and encounters a Beastman wolf named Shirou Ogami. Together, they investigate why Michiru turned into a beast, mingling in even stranger events in the process.

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Michiru Kagemori	Sumire Morohoshi	Cherami Leigh
	Shirou Ogami	Yoshimasa Hosoya	Benjamin Diskin
	Alan Sylvasta	Kaito Ishikawa	Robbie Daymond
	Nazuna Hiwatashi	Maria Nakanawa	Xanthe Huynh
Secondary Characters
	Barbaray Rose	Gara Takashima	Cindy Robinson
	Marie Itami	Michiyo Murase	Reba Buhr
	Yuji Tachiki	Hiroshi Naka	Jake Green
	Gem Horner	Hiroshi Yanaka	Keith Silverstein
	Melissa Horner	Kimiko Saitō	Laura Post
Recurring Characters
	Giuliano Flip	Yōhei Tadano	Jamieson Price
	Prime Minister Shiramizu	Hōchū Ōtsuka	Joe Ochman
	Kuro	Daisuke Motohashi	Keith Silverstein
	Masaru Kusakabe	Daisuke Motohashi	Kyle McCarley
	Jackie	Megumi Han	Erika Harlacher
	Boris Cliff	Takehito Koyasu	Griffin Puatu
	Pingua	Daisuke Namikawa	Tony Azzolino
	Hiromu Yaba	Akihiro Matsushima	Kaiji Tang
	Fumio Mimura	Makoto Yasumura	Todd Haberkorn
	Koichi Ishizaki	Kenji Nomura	Tom Bromhead
	Akihiro Magaki	Katsumi Suzuki	TBA
	Arai Rascal	Hadzuki Hoshino	Kira Buckland
	Central Field Bear	Tarō Kiuchi	TBA
	Beastman Panda	TBA	TBA
	Squirrel Monkey	Kento Shiraishi	TBA

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episode
Satou	Mutsuki Ryūmon	Jake Green	1
Tanaka	Tarō Kiuchi	Todd Haberkorn
Yamada	Takeru Yagi	Tom Bromhead
Gran Grandma	Miyuki Ichijō	Anne Yatco	2
Elsa	Yuka Komatsu	Xanthe Huynh
Youta	Hadzuki Hoshino	Laura Post
Little Girl	Mikoto Nakai	TBA
Nina Flip	Ami Maeshima	Erika Harlacher	4
Lisa	Arisa Shida	Anne Yatco
Pelican Beastman	Tarō Kiuchi	TBA
Saotome	Tsuguo Mogami	Griffin Puatu	5
Dante	Nobuo Tobita	Joe Ochman
Announcer	Yū Mizushima	TBA
Beastman Mouse	TBA	TBA
Beastman Bear	TBA	TBA	6
Meteor	Kazuki Miyagi	TBA	7
Beastman Horse	Haruka Jin'ya	TBA	10