A review by moontickler
Beast Complex, Vol. 1 by Paru Itagaki

5.0

Paru Itagaki is perhaps one of the greatest new voices in storytelling because of her intimate understanding of relationships of all different kinds of intimacy. I've never read another author's work that quite captures the nuance of the world she has created. There are so many similarities to our own world in the disadvantages all of the animals face, the fears they harbor, and the issues in society they struggle over. But there are just as many unique social mores and behaviors that are crafted specifically to flesh out the world of Beast Complex/Beastars, and I highly commend her for such an undertaking which has been handled with all of the sensitivity and nuance I would expect. Can't recommend any of her works enough!