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Bit of a weird bump in the ongoing story to check in with some of the characters from earlier in the story. It breaks the overall narrative flow a bit, but there are some good smaller stories mixed in that don’t focus on Legoshi which make this volume stand out a bit.

ralen356's review against another edition

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4.25

*Review of Volumes 16-18*
Lots of stuff going on and I'm still very invested in everything going on.

I don't like Melon. He does bring up the worst case scenario of a mixed beast. I'm underwhelmed with Legoshi's idea of simply raising his child better than Melon was raised. I mean that's a given seeing Legoshi's nature. He is so committed to the assumption a wolf rabbit mix is even possible. I guess it irks me that he's so optimistic about the kid's survival likelihood. I'm not exactly an expert on genetics, but I know mixed species have a lower survival rate than normal species. Adoption is a perfectly fine alternative

kowai_mangl's review against another edition

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fast-paced

5.0

mockturtleneck's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

kro_0's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

3.0

paracosm's review against another edition

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4.0

27-03-24 / 29-03-24

The pacing of this volume is really something.

I fucking hate the "dogs are genetically modified mutants" subplot. It makes no fucking sense even for the series.

They tell us that dogs ancestors were genetically altered and the Beastars version of WWII. But it happened 100 years ago so those "ancestors" are actually someone's grandparents. And also it makes no sense for dogs to be such a common species if they were created so recently.

They talk about these super special history lessons. But they are just overcomplicated Power Points. Also, they are supposed to be super secret, but whyyyy? Shouldn't the records exist and be accessible?

Also, the whale thing is just so dumb. How on earth did it stop the war? On land??? Why does nobody remember the whale? People definitely would talk about it if it showed up. And also why the fuck does Jack believe he's been trained to lead a dog distopia? It doesn't make sense!!

The explanation about how society came to be not just doesn't explain anything, but it also makes things weirder. It if was never brought up I would have never questioned why or how. Like in Bojack Horseman, Diane gets pregnant with puppies and nobody says anything. Beastars explanation just makes everything confusing.

I don't like that the chick is born so small, it's feels weird.

Just as I was thinking that thinking this volume wasn't so great Louis shows up and does something insane. The dinner with his dad is so funny. The dad is convinced Louis is gay but seems fine with it as long as it doesn't interfere with business.

The characters say the black market is weird since Melon showed up but it seems the same to me.

Louis pretends to be sold like produce and goes back to the jailhouse he was raised as a kid, which was pretty intense. Cool scene.

A couple of the other kids Louis used to know showed up and all that is happening so fast. They fall through the roof, find the kids, a bunny stabs Legoshi, Legoshi pulls downs her pants. Then he wants the bunny to train him and then the bunny wants to have sex with him. It all happened it two chapters and it's just too much.

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adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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