A review by readsforlove
The Beast Player 1 by Nahoko Uehashi

4.5

As a fan of the novel, I was excited to pick up this manga adaption of the first section of the book, and it did not disappoint! It stayed very true to the source material, which I appreciated, as there is little to improve with the novel. The art was cute, and really drove home just how young Elin is when her story begins. I love how the bee keeper (I always forget his name lol) was drawn--not how I was expecting him to look (I pictured him being much older for some reason) but it captured all the tender gentleness of his character. I highly recommend for fans of the novel and new readers alike! (Though new readers will probably want to have the novel at hand, as this just gets started into Elin's story and you won't want to wait to finish it!

Thank you to NetGalley for the free review ARC.