The King’s Beast

Name: The King’s Beast
MangakaTouma, Rei

Volumes: 16 (Ongoing)
Licensed: Viz (13 Volumes: Digital (App) / Paperback)
Type: Manga
Genre: Adventure/Drama/Gender Bender/Fantasy
Age Group: Teen

Summary:  
Ajin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim. When they were children, Rangetsu’s twin brother Sogetsu was ripped from her arms and sent to the palace to attend Prince Tenyou as a beast-servant, where he quickly fell victim to bloody dynastic intrigues. Now in a world that promises only bitterness, Rangetsu’s one hope at avenging her brother is to disguise herself as a man and find a way into the palace!

Prince Tenyou is not what Rangetsu expected, and the political currents in the palace run deep and strange. Does Rangetsu have any chance of finding justice for her brother, or will she become just another Ajin casualty in the game of kings?

– Mangaupdates

Graphics Rating: 4/5
Plot Rating: 3/5

Opinion:

To start, I want to mention that this book is written by the same author as Dawn of the Arcana, and I think it’s set in the same universe. It has the same Ajin stuff. That being said I’ve been kinda iffy on this author after the ending of Dawn of the Arcana and I really didn’t like The Water Dragons Bride.

The art is really cute I love that the mangaka has her own style that is instantly recognizable. I love the ajin with their tails and ears it’s so cute.

This series started really strong but I have a few concerns. If you came for the gender bender part, that’s resolved kinda early in the series. It isn’t like Hana Kimi where they are gender bending for 20+ volumes.

Secondly, I found it really bizarre that the mystery aspect, the heroine’s brother’s death, is resolved as well around volume 10. The series doesn’t show any signs of stopping, but the political drama is still interesting and so is the romance.

The romance part is so cute. If you like ML who treat the heroine as if they are precious you will love this series. It’s even nicer since the heroine is obviously a bad ass soldier and the ML just appreciates her so much. It is turning out to be quite a slow burn as well.

Even though I have my concerns I’m quite enjoying this series! Can’t wait to see where the story leads next.

Final Rating: 4/5

Extra: N/A

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