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The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms by Nagabe

l_opal_h96's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

spoogs's review

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

aj7022's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

digimoe's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mairelon's review against another edition

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3.0

I bought a couple of Nagabe's works for our school library and thought I'd read this one to assess its suitability for the library. I enjoyed it, though about half of the couples were a bit iffy. I'd be happy for it to go on the shelf for our secondary students, with a Mature Reads sticker on it.

bunnybraixen's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Muy cute y gay, la ultima historia no me gusto tanto pero ek resto estaba god tier

cup_o_yetea's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing

4.0

leeshajoy's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

e_r_q's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The Wize Wize Beasts of the Wizarding Wizdoms is like if Harry Potter and Beastars had a gay child (although Beastars is arguably already really gay).

Being an anthology, the stories naturally vary in quality, but I wasn't expecting a masterpiece from this gay yaoi manga. But still, Nagabe manages to explore some really compelling character dynamics:
"I used characters' animal types to decide what their abilities, environments, and relationships would be like." (Nagabe)
My favourite story was Mauly & Charles; it was so cute, I honestly would love it to be a full length Manga. My least favourite story was the deeply problematic Fermat & Emil. There are quite a few iffy concepts throughout this manga, although some can be brushed off as typical toxic yaoi tropes.

Nagabe's art is beautiful! The character design is gorgeous and varied, and everything is so breathtakingly detailed. I can't wait to check out more of his work!
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merisaurum's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0