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paracosm's review against another edition
4.0
The volume’s main purpose is to set things up for the next arc. We meet Yafya properly, he’s basically Batman but as a horse. Can’t wait to see what insanity he does next. There’s also this new sheep character, I don’t remember her name, but she’s mostly there to expose how adult society works in this universe, which is cool.
Oguma shows up again and I’m very happy about that. He barely shows up, but every time he does interesting stuff happens. Not one bad scene with this guy. Now, I want to take a minute to explain things that have happened in these last chapters from his perspective, I think that would be fun. Imagine you are chilling in your house one day, doing whatever businessmen do, and your 18 year old son shows up unannounced. He tells you that he's going to drop out of school to join a cannibalistic yakuza gang, but because he's still a minor he need you to sign a permission form, if you don't he's going to shoot you in the face.
You don't believe he's going to shoot you, but because you are seemingly fine with all of this, you sign a temporary permission form that allows your son to fuck off and commit whatever crime he wants, and then come back to school like nothing happened. Next time you hear about him he has force-fed his foot to a wolf, in order to beat a murderous bear in a completely unnecessary fight. But instead of reacting in any way that would show alarm, he’s just chill about it. Oguma has seen some shit, man. I wish he appeared more often.
This volume is mostly great, but I'm going to give it 4/5 just because Juno and Louis kiss on this one. I really don't like that couple. He's my favorite character and her is the one I dislike the most. Juno is basically the oposite of Oguma, by which you know a scene is going to be boring as soon as she shows up.
Oguma shows up again and I’m very happy about that. He barely shows up, but every time he does interesting stuff happens. Not one bad scene with this guy. Now, I want to take a minute to explain things that have happened in these last chapters from his perspective, I think that would be fun. Imagine you are chilling in your house one day, doing whatever businessmen do, and your 18 year old son shows up unannounced. He tells you that he's going to drop out of school to join a cannibalistic yakuza gang, but because he's still a minor he need you to sign a permission form, if you don't he's going to shoot you in the face.
You don't believe he's going to shoot you, but because you are seemingly fine with all of this, you sign a temporary permission form that allows your son to fuck off and commit whatever crime he wants, and then come back to school like nothing happened. Next time you hear about him he has force-fed his foot to a wolf, in order to beat a murderous bear in a completely unnecessary fight. But instead of reacting in any way that would show alarm, he’s just chill about it. Oguma has seen some shit, man. I wish he appeared more often.
This volume is mostly great, but I'm going to give it 4/5 just because Juno and Louis kiss on this one. I really don't like that couple. He's my favorite character and her is the one I dislike the most. Juno is basically the oposite of Oguma, by which you know a scene is going to be boring as soon as she shows up.
fanciful_reader's review
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
matt4hire's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
joanarcherknight's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
cheesecat777's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars just for Yahya being the handsomest horse one has ever seen.
bazalex's review against another edition
4.0
Awww Juno and Louis are cute, I hope things work out for them
arat's review against another edition
3.0
Beastars is unironically the perfect comparison to works like Zootopia to understand Tolkien's differentiation between "allegory" and "history." It's not as polished as the works disney/pixar or other studios push out, but it's more flexible. The social commentary doesn't run into awkward moments that justify bigotry or fear in the universe. Itagaki is also great at delving into parts of an animal society that storytellers at disney might be afraid to tackle: how certain species benefit or suffer from this world beyond just "carnivores are feared." It feels like if I were to ask the creators of Zootopia a question about the world's history, they'd have to go into a back room and debate the "correct" answer, whatever fits best into the mold the movie is trying to fill. I never got the impression there was passion to answer those questions. Itagaki, on the other hand, went so far as to write additional side stories unrelated to the main plot, and I'm certain any questions asked would yield detailed responses that fit cleanly into the existing world.
verzrc's review against another edition
4.0
UNHHHH so much happened in this volume, I can't wait for volume 13.
aspasia17's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0