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swimfast724's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
When I reviewed volume 1 I wrote that the first one was really slow and the art was not good and in the beginning it gives Legoshi a bad rep, but if you keep going it gets a lot better. And it did! we finallyfind out who killed Tem! this one shows you how a friendship can go south if you trust in the wrong person or if you let it become an obsession.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Blood, Murder, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Classism, Mental illness, Chronic illness, and Bullying
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Stalking
sprucewillow's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Louis and him becoming more fleshed out with emotional (and traumatic) depth. Ibuki's death, while I wasn't particularly attached to the character, broke my heart because the writing in the chapters leading and including was so packed with love and bonding between him and Louis, I was like NOOO HE CAN'T BE DEAD! Being attached to Louis in turn made me want the best for Ibuki... Not to mention the art in that specific scene was so... chefs kiss.... It was so tense! So beautiful! So sad!
Louis is just. He went from that annoying high school bitch I really did not like into this poor baby I want to hug.
The pacing in this volume is immaculate. The fight between Riz and Legoshi extended throughout the whole volume really made such an energetic and action-packed scene easier to digest. Oddly enough, I was stressed about the fight, because consuming high-action media makes me anxious sometimes (why am I reading Beastars you ask? It's too good, I can't leave). Having chapters of physical altercation split with softer, more emotional, but still effective chapters left enough breathing room.
This whole volume though was very intense compared to some previous ones.
I can also see why fans ship Legoshi and Louis now...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, and Death
Minor: Grief
kylantis's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, and Violence
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