Reviews

The Witch and the Beast Vol. 6 by Kousuke Satake

Only show reviews with written explanations

flaygon's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

odunayo_y's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark fast-paced

2.75

The vampire world was cool i guess but couldn’t distract from how this volume was slow as hell that would’ve been forgiven.

What I can’t forgive is the weird ass hell incel misogyny that jumped out of nowhere “men are stronger than women, women need a strong man to lead them” was fvcking disgusting.

And I don’t trust the manga to make it seem that was just a flaw of Dunward considering NOBODY challenged him on this or told him he was being sexist. This didn’t seem like a bad character having bigoted beliefs this felt like the AUTHOR has gross thoughts about women. Also that line about “it’s bad when women dress like men” wtf is this shit.
And the worst it that it came out if NOWHERE up to this point there has been no gender politics or even acknowledgment of gender differences at all so wtf. Damn it TWATB i trusted you, you were doing so well not falling into the usual gross manga-isms, fvck. Like i can tolerate to an extent when manga pulls nasty shit it’s unfortunately too entrenched in the medium but at least let it be known early on and not drop it when I’m actually invested 😭. This has genuinely soured by enjoyment of the series

Also the reviews calling Dunward a “sexy vampire” lol lol sorry but I don’t find bigots/misogynists sexy

The little backstory segment for Angela was fun if a bit meandering. But damn those demon designs were sick as hell they felt straight out of Berserk. Another thing I liked is Oscar’s character he confirmed something about the nature of [REDACTED] that I suspected, so he was a nice addition. Oscar bby get a different partner lol drop that incel bloodsucker 😂 you deserve better!

Content Warnings

rereader33's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

This is the weakest volume for me in terms of entertainment. Of course, this is purely my opinion as I can imagine that others would be enthralled with what this volume introduced, but for some reason it was just "okay" instead of "amazing". I can't properly articulate what I didn't like, but if I had to guess it's probably that I'm not interested in the vampire culture and etiquette.

Don't get me wrong, this is phenomenal worldbuilding and Satake clearly thought this out, but it didn't interest me. Again, I don't know why and feel free to take my review with a grain of salt because I can totally understand why others would enjoy this volume. Part of the problem could also be that I felt there was way too much exposition and dialogue. Yes, Satake had to explain the vampire world, its rules, its culture, etc., but since I wasn't invested in it to begin with these scenes felt like they dragged.

That being said, the artwork was incredible (LOVED Level 4's fashion) and the fights were intense and exciting as usual. This volume wasn't my favorite and that's on me, but this series is still really solid.

sukiphoenix's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rose745's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

gwenolabarr's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

My review of Vol. 1 gives an overall insight into my feelings on this series.

The first volume in the Orlencia Sett arc: Vampires. It's fk-mothering vampires. This arc started strong with this volume! Loved the world-building of dueling vampire clans - and once again the art just makes the story better!