Episode 13

Preview image 1 taken from the Beastars anime website.

**A Teen's Never-Ending Alarm** (少年の目覚めは何度目のアラームか, *Shōnen no mezame wa nandome no arāmu ka*?) is the thirteenth episode of the *Beastars* anime and the first episode of Season 2.

## Synopsis

Legoshi has regained his peaceful school life. However, what is different from before the summer break is that he finally confessed to Haru his feelings and that Louis is not present in his last year at the academy. A sound resounds in Legoshi's ears and a popular ghost story in the academy has recently appeared. The ghost of Tem who was killed is said to appear at the academy at midnight.

## Plot

The boys in room 701 are on the roof of the Cherryton Academy, waiting to see the shower of shooting stars. Because they could not see anything, Jack proposes to bring the telescope from their room. On his return, he hears a sound coming from the auditorium where Tem died. Shortly after, a can comes rolling towards him which causes him to wonder what pushed it. He notices the door is open and observes several eyes moving at a dizzying speed, which causes him to scream and subsequently run away in fear of what he saw. The next morning, Jack tells everyone that he saw a ghost, but his roommates only scoff at him, until another classmate asks him if the place where he saw the ghost was in front of Lecture Hall 2. He says it was Tem's ghost and narrates that at midnight one can hear Tem's footsteps and the ghost has something to do with Louis not coming to school.

Legoshi meets with Haru on the stairs of a dormitory where they talk about various topics, such as the rumor about the ghost of the Cherryton Academy, where it is said that it is really the ghost of a student who committed suicide or about the relationship that they both have. Haru thinks that it will be complicated by how everyone treats them, but that it is gratifying to be able to see and talk with Legoshi. He doesn't fully understand the kind of relationship he has with Haru, but his thoughts are interrupted by his fellow drama club members, asking him to heed the instructions for the Fall play, albeit with much regret due to Louis's absence.

At night, Durham and Miguno go to check out Tem's altar. They, too, discover giant eyes and flee. The next morning, the 701 boys go to the PR room to discuss the situation with the school paper. While outside, Legoshi runs into Louis who, after being declared missing for two months, reappears on the school grounds. Both go to the drama club where the nostalgia for that stage permeates Louis, but he only returned to submit his resignation.

Legoshi meets Juno alone and tries to talk to her, but the pain of being rejected during the Meteor Festival prevents him from seeing her face. Even so, Legoshi does everything to try to reconcile with her and invites her to the Wolf Room to reassure her. When they arrive in the room, Juno is congratulated by the other wolves inside because from her speech, herbivores began to treat carnivores more kindly. The wolves propose for Juno to be a candidate for the title of Beastar now that Louis is no longer in school. Days later, a meeting is held between all the leaders of the main academies in the country where the new Young Beastars from Cherryton Academy will be decided. Finally, Legoshi, tired of listening to that annoying sound throughout the school, tells the "ghost" to make an appearance to clear things up, to which the "ghost" complies with his request.

## Anime/Manga Differences

* In the anime, the urban legend where Rokume is believed to be a ghost has much more relevance than in the manga and much of the episode revolves around this. In the manga, the urban legend is only mentioned by Collot when Legoshi claims to hear a noise.
* In the anime, Legoshi and Haru meet on a fire escape at the academy, while in the manga they meet on a little-traveled staircase inside the academy.
* All the encounters the 701 canines have with the "ghost" do not occur in the manga.
* In the anime, Legoshi meets Louis outside, while in the manga, he meets him inside the school.
* In the anime, the scene of Louis being picked up by the Shishigumi right after quitting the drama club is not shown. However, the ending of Episode 14 is very similar to that scene.
* In the manga, the Cherryton Academy never mentions or shows who the Beastar candidates are; on all occasions the characters who felt capable of obtaining this title were mentioned in their own way. In the anime, Cherryton Academy has a database showing potential Beastars candidates.
	+ In this list it can be seen that Louis is the main candidate, followed by Juno and a third student named Bort.