Origin
Japan
Dante is a supporting character in BNA: Brand New Animal. He is the coach of the Bears Baseball Team. He is an aye-aye Beastman. He initially appears as a lazy, apathetic coach; until it is revealed he is coerced into fixing the matches by the mafia. In his youth, he was a driven and passionate baseball player, only to have his hopes dashed by constant discrimination which resulted in him raging at his abusers. He became an alcoholic to cope with his traumatic past. He rekindles his love for baseball during the baseball league finals, and gives Michiru a much-needed fiery boost of encouragement; not to mention quits his drinking. Dante had hopes of playing in the major leagues ever since he caught a baseball at a game during his childhood. When he grew up, Dante joined the Odaibo team in the mainland. He was the first beastman to join a major league baseball team and made the papers. Dante is initially optimistic and joyful, but he faces discrimination everywhere, from fans and even teammates. Eventually, he explodes during a match, and in a fury, attacks the players on the field. He later comes to Anima City and becomes a coach for the Bears Baseball Team.
BNA: Brand New Animal
An original anime by Studio Trigger, BNA is set in a 21st century in which the existence of humanoid animals has been revealed to the world after living in the darkness for centuries. One day, a high school student named Michiru suddenly turns into a tanuki person. After going to live in Anima City, where she meets wolf Ogami Shiro, she goes on to investigate why she became an animal and gets mixed up in even stranger events in the process. (Source: Tokyo Otaku Mode)
