Beauty and the Beast Girl
| Beauty and the Beast Girl | |
 Cover of the Japanese bound volume | |
| ぼっち怪物と盲目少女 (Bocchi Kaibutsu to Moumoku Shoujo) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, yuri |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Neji |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Yuri Hime Comics |
| Published | July 18, 2017 |
Beauty and the Beast Girl (Japanese: ぼっち怪物と盲目少女, Hepburn: Bocchi Kaibutsu to Moumoku Shoujo) is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Neji. The series follows the relationship between Heath, a troubled monster, and Lily, a blind girl who is unaware Heath is a monster. Beauty and the Beast Girl was first self-published on Neji's Pixiv account starting November 21, 2016[1] and collected into a bound volume by Ichijinsha in 2017. It was licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2018.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]When a troubled monster, Heath, living an isolated life in the forest stumbles upon a blind girl, Lily, who doesn't run away from her, the two begin to bond. While Lily is happy to spend time with Heath, unaware she is a monster, Heath slowly begins to open up for the first time in her life.
Publication
[edit]| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 18, 2017[3] | 978-4-75-807717-0 | February 12, 2019[4] | 978-1-626929-77-7 |
Reception
[edit]The series has received mixed to positive reviews. Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave Beauty and the Beast Girl an overall B rating, and remarked that the story works well within the confines of 1 volume to mix both the romance and self acceptance aspects of the story together. Silverman believed the book could be given to "someone who isn't necessarily into yuri, as well as being a good book for a general library graphic novel collection."[5] Reviewing the series for Otaku USA, Che Gilson felt the plot was "meandering" possibly due to it first being published online, concluding that "while the book is cute, it’s a mediocre entry in a rich field of yuri manga.".[6] Erica Friedman of Yuricon was more forgiving toward the books pacing, noting that "The ending of this comic is very doujinshi-esque, where it ends, rather than wraps up, but it is, after all a fairytale, so “and they lived happily ever after” is acceptable"[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "ぼっち怪物と盲目少女【完結】". Pixiv. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ Dennison, Kara (March 15, 2018). "Beauty and the Beast Girl Manga Is a Tale as Old as Time". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ ぼっち怪物と盲目少女 (百合姫コミックス) (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. ASIN 4758077177.
- ^ "Beauty and the Beast Girl". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ Silverman, Rebecca (February 25, 2019). "Review: Beauty and the Beast Girl". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ Gilson, Che (September 20, 2019). "[Review] Beauty and the Beast Girl". Otaku USA. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Erica (March 20, 2019). "Yuri Manga: Beauty and the Beast Girl (English)". Okazu. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Beauty and the Beast Girl (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia