one thing i still find crazy (in a good way) about S1 Beastars is how little anyone really seems to care about Legoshi's very obvious depression/social anxiety.
hes like, straight up suicidal on a regular basis and aside from Jack nobody really seems to worry about or want to be there for him. very rarely do other characters treat Legoshi's mental health or social struggles with compassion and i think that's really sad.
like despite being a doctor supposedly set on helping carnivores, the first thing Gohin does to Legoshi is punch him in the face, flashbang him multiple times, deliberately agitate him, shove him around, and berate him about something Legoshi's clearly confused/sensitive about without asking any deeper questions and then he just... lets Legoshi go. the whole interaction is like "hey i can tell you're dealing with some complicated shit having almost killed and eaten someone you think you may now be in love with but you gotta get over it or you will slowly tear yourself apart and probably devour this rabbit girl. anyway here's a porno magazine, goodbye"
meanwhile the only person who really knows Legoshi instantly locks onto the fact that hes been more depressed than usual, that his explosion on stage wasn't an act, and that hes got a crush on a girl. when Jack finds that porno mag, hes shocked and horrified because owning something like that is so unlike Legoshi. it makes him uncertain if he actually knows his best friend as well as he thinks he does, but despite the confusion and shock he still wants to be friends with and support Legoshi.
i just think its interesting how like... i dunno if "realistically" is the right word but i think it says a lot about the society and that Legoshi gets treated this way.
anyway what Legoshi really needed was a therapist and to get medicated thx for coming to my TEDTalk
