"The Beast" aired on 11 October 1995 and scored a 5.3% rating of audience share on Japanese TV. It also screened with "Angel Attack" in front of two hundred people at the second Gainax festival on 22 and 23 July 1995 in Itako, Ibaraki, a few months before the airing. According to Gainax co-founder Yasuhiro Takeda, the work received a positive reception.
"The Beast" aired on October 11, 1995, and achieved a relatively low but still notable audience share of 5.3% on Japanese TV. Furthermore, it was showcased at the second Gainax festival in July 1995, preceding "Angel Attack" for an exclusive audience of 200 people in Itako, Ibaraki, months before its broadcast. The work received positive feedback from viewers.