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REVIEW: 12 Beast GN 1




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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:11 pm Reply with quote
Yeah, I don't think many people are reading this one for its story or well-written characters. It's really just a thickly veiled vehicle for the monster girls where Monster Musume is more direct about it without any pretension.

The minotaur girls are simply the best, only matched by a new edition in the latest chapter of Monster Musume.
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Zuwaiss



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:29 am Reply with quote
An error seems to have slipped into the review, it should be "Papi", not "Papy"
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:30 am Reply with quote
Well,a manga that has names from American history. That's a manga I'm going to keep my eyes out for,if I can find out more about the characters,that is.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:18 am Reply with quote
walw6pK4Alo wrote:
Yeah, I don't think many people are reading this one for its story or well-written characters.


Probably true. Laughing I like Monster Musume better because I think the world is better constructed, but I can see where I'd be the outlier.

SnoMaster1, the use of Native American history is more fetishized than anything, but it may still be interesting to you. For example, one of the characters, Jawea, is named after Sacajawea, but about all that they have in common is the name and Okayado's version of "Native American" - Jawea's a busty warrior as opposed to Sacajawea being a guide and tracker. (Plus she was Shoshone and the harpies look more like a Southwestern nation.)
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Wrangler



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 2:13 pm Reply with quote
Having read the Monster Musume series first, i found getting into this series easier than if i had read for the first time without reading the former.

You can see tie ins to the 12 Beast when you read Monster Musume, where they spy on Darling using Harpy and her friend everychanging SuU making cosplaying version of character from this series.

I do have to agree 12 Beast has problems, mainly stronger story.

I do wonder if Monster Musume has similar planet where their monsters come from, given how this series has magic portal to Earth to Live Earth, I'd think there parallel version of this.
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