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e_r_q's review against another edition
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:
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, and Blood
vincentvondoom's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit
itaby's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The art style was super cute and I really liked the character designs. Anthro animals with more animalistic traits than human, and I really liked that. I really like Beastars, but the human hands really throw me off... I would have liked seeing more of the world and what happened to the characters, but since it was a collection of one-shot romances there wasn't a lot of room to do that. The bonus content at the end was nice though. I felt that many of the stories were a bit creepy and icky at times, though...
Alan & Eddington: Straight up drugging and sexual assault. I mean, it turned out "fine", but it just felt so wrong...
Fermat & Emil: Teacher-student relationship. Just. No.
Doug & Huey: Really creepy. Huey is clearly straight and desperate to find a girlfriend, and Doug is SUPER possessive and obsessed with him and goes behind his back to keep him from forming relationships that might challenge theirs. That's not love... Worst part is Huey doesn't find out about this, so he's still hanging out with him... So creepy.
Cromwell & Benjamin: I had no problems with the relationship between the two adult teachers in this one. My problem was that a grown adult told another grown adult that the young female student who just left the office is a virgin. I get that they want to show off his powers as a unicorn to "smell virginity", but that was wrong on so many levels.
The rest of the stories (4 more) were fine. A little underdeveloped, but fine. The last one was the best in my opinion.
Alan & Eddington: Straight up drugging and sexual assault. I mean, it turned out "fine", but it just felt so wrong...
Fermat & Emil: Teacher-student relationship. Just. No.
Doug & Huey: Really creepy. Huey is clearly straight and desperate to find a girlfriend, and Doug is SUPER possessive and obsessed with him and goes behind his back to keep him from forming relationships that might challenge theirs. That's not love... Worst part is Huey doesn't find out about this, so he's still hanging out with him... So creepy.
Cromwell & Benjamin: I had no problems with the relationship between the two adult teachers in this one. My problem was that a grown adult told another grown adult that the young female student who just left the office is a virgin. I get that they want to show off his powers as a unicorn to "smell virginity", but that was wrong on so many levels.
The rest of the stories (4 more) were fine. A little underdeveloped, but fine. The last one was the best in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content
readingratboy's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
don't.
a collection of short stories in a cute art style. almost every story romanticizes some kind of massive trigger warning. a very yucky read.
a collection of short stories in a cute art style. almost every story romanticizes some kind of massive trigger warning. a very yucky read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Incest and Vomit
armyofunreadbooks's review against another edition
dnf at 36%
with all disrespect, what the fuck was that??? deeply problematic and disgusting, from justifying non-consent and sexual-assault to glorifying predatory teacher/pupil relationships, and i only made it through 3 of the 8 short stories…NO just NO! i‘m literally flabbergasted at the 4 to 5 star reviews…
with all disrespect, what the fuck was that??? deeply problematic and disgusting, from justifying non-consent and sexual-assault to glorifying predatory teacher/pupil relationships, and i only made it through 3 of the 8 short stories…NO just NO! i‘m literally flabbergasted at the 4 to 5 star reviews…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
amih's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Nope, no thankstheghostly's review against another edition
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
kaceofpages's review against another edition
0.25
Stay away from this author.
The art in this book is what drew me to it and that is was BL manga but some of the relationships in this anthology are so not okay. Minor/adult relashionship, a character drugging/love potion another. This author has another book, I found out, that is even more gross and predatory. Don’t even want this book on my shelf :( disappointed because it could have been so cute!
The art in this book is what drew me to it and that is was BL manga but some of the relationships in this anthology are so not okay. Minor/adult relashionship, a character drugging/love potion another. This author has another book, I found out, that is even more gross and predatory. Don’t even want this book on my shelf :( disappointed because it could have been so cute!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Vomit
ashlikes's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
lilsuccubus's review
fast-paced
0.25
So disappointing. The art was amazing, like I have come to expect from Nagabe. But the story itself was just softcore gay male furry porn, and I freaking hated every second of it. I have so much less respect for both the author and the publisher for publishing this garbage and marketing it to teens. On top of the overall concept being horrible, it's set up as a set of loosely-connected mini stories, so the whole thing is shallow, like short fanfictions. The setting is a wizardry school, but magic has basically no role in the plots. The bigger issue is the themes of sexual assault and kink. The first chapter is solely about a boy drugging another boy to forcibly kiss him. Another chapter is about biting to leave marks. Another chapter is about making out while eating the other's vomit (this fetish is considered disgusting even by people in the kink community, so it's really messed up to present it as lighthearted and to children). And there's another chapter where a boy likes his best friend and tells everyone that the friend has a girlfriend so that no one will go out with him. I can't believe these synopses as I'm writing them...what sane adult would publish such things and not put huge content warnings on them??? Almost every storyline was toxic and cringey. I feel so angry that I was tricked into reading this. I had been considering buying the whole series of The Girl From The Other Side, because I love them, but I dislike Nagabe enough from this monstrosity that I refuse to give him any financial support. This should have been a personal project that never got published. I will be recommending that my library system move this book into the adult section to help dissuade teens from picking it up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship