アルスの巨獣
GIANT BEASTS OF ARS
🚪 Often abandoned
The story takes place in an age of swords, heroes, and myths. Giant beasts created the land, but then humans stole that land. This angered the beasts, who then started eating humans. In order to fight back, humans called upon the gods. The Kyojuu beasts started spreading around the world, causing great damage, but humans fought back by hunting the Kyojuu. Humanity also prospered by to using the dissected parts of the beasts. Jiiro is "a man who has escaped death," and he hunts Kyojuu to earn a living. He meets "Twenty and Second Kuumi," who is being chased by someone. Jiiro and his friends then start to uncover the secrets of this world. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | アルスの巨獣 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Ars no Kyojuu |
| English | GIANT BEASTS OF ARS |
| Chinese | 阿魯斯的巨獸 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Binatang Raksasa Ars · Le bestie colossali di Ars |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2023-01-07 → 2023-03-25 (Winter 2023) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Asahi Production |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | Fantasy |
| Themes | FugitiveMagicKemonomimiKaiju |
| Streaming | Bilibili TV · YouTube · Hoopla |
Reception
| Community score | 5.90 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.34 / 10 |
| Composite | 36.1 |
| On lists | 17,730 |
| Favourited | 141 (0.8%) |
| Completion | 46.7% |
| Drop rate | 26.3% |
| In backlog | 35.5% |
| Score spread σ | 1.79 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Asahi Production | D | 19 of 27 |
| Broadcast season | Winter 2023 | E | 77 of 80 |
| Year | 2023 | E | 316 of 327 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | E | 1,454 of 1,557 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,512 of 1,596 |
| Source material | Original work | E | 1,605 of 1,732 |
| Genre | Fantasy | E | 2,041 of 2,142 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,474 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,131 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,766 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Akira Oguro, Emi Toya |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Norimitsu Kaihou |
| Character design | Ashito Ooyari, Hiroshi Shimizu, Masato Katou |
| Original creator | Ashito Ooyari |
AniList id 155089 · MAL id 53179 · record updated 2026-08-26