Ou no Kemono: Enpei no Arcana
The King's Beast

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This is my first review of a manga, and I don't know how much to write so I will make it short :)

Born into slavery, forced prostitution, and tragedy, this girl sees all the ways her people (Ajin) are abused, but this girl doesn't crumble. She gives up everything of herself to help her people (Ajin) and to her brhother that got murder. To do that she has to go undercover and pretend to be a boy so she can get close to her target that killd her brhother

I really enjoyed this manga and can’t wait for the next volume to get out. The ... characters are very interesting and the art style is so beautiful. I highly recommend this manga.

And sorry for my english i'm not good at it but i'm trying :)

P.s: and this cover of this mang is beautiful.

Okay listen up. I suck at writing reviews and making critical or thoughtful analysis on the things that I like. So this is all just stuff that comes from the heart. Also, I'm not writing a plot summary cuz you can find that on google.

GUYS. G U Y S. This manga is so good it makes me absolutely feral. What really stuck out to me from the very beginning was this artist's god like art style. Every panel for this manga feels like a work of art I want to plaster all over my wall. It has clean, delicate line art and very distinctive character ... design. This artist knows what they are doing when it comes to drawing hot men and women. I am attracted to like 95% of the cast of this manga. If you love beautiful art, this manga is worth checking out for that alone.

But if you are more interested in the plot side of things, they have that going as well. It throws you right into it with the main character crossdressing so they can get into the palace and avenge her brothers death. From there it drags you through twists and turns until it is a full on political plot. While this author isn't the best at political plots, the one in this manga serves it perfectly fine. It has enough complexity without being too complex.

Character wise, everyone in this cast feels complex and well thought out. Everyone has their own motivations and their actions and thought process is very in line with that. You really feel for the main character and how much guilt and loss she feels over her brother. Meanwhile you can feel how genuine the prince is and how tenderhearted and sweet he is. The side characters are great as well@

Overall, this manga SLAPS. If you love hot animal eared people, great romance, and a good plot, give this a read!

I originally rated this series an 8 and would maintain that had the series just ended when the driving plot device of revenge was resolved. Since the last couple volumes the series' themes bleating about racism constantly has gotten tiresome and there's little to no tension in the story anymore. Everything has become predictable and oh so preachy. I originally waited eagerly for new volumes to come out, and now I've stopped reading it somewhere in the most recent volume.
I mean, if you love things that beat the drum over and over about racism and oppression you'll probably like it after the first few volumes ... and there's still a heart of decent romance beating under the annoying themes so I maintain rating the series "average." It started good but no longer rises above anything else standing beside it.