Come sapete adoro le storie che hanno il doppio punto di vista e infatti i due volumi raccontano da una parte la versione di Belle, dall'altra la storia di Adam, ossia la Bestia. La storia è quella narrata dal film omonimo uscito ad aprile che io non ho ancora visto, ma mi ha molto incuriosito e anche i personaggi e i luoghi sono ripresi dall'ultima versione cinematografica con piccoli tocchi tipicamente nipponici tipici dei manga. Presuppongo che il twist riguardo alla madre di Belle sia parte del film ed è particolare, ma qui subentra una pecca di questi due volumi, ossia il fatto che la storia sia completa ma in molti punti narrata con una certa fretta, come se si dovesse rispettare un limite di pagine o altro. Un peccato perché ci sarebbe tanto da raccontare e da spiegare invece!


Il primo volume narra la storia dal punto di vista esclusivo di Belle, mentre il secondo è dal punto di vista di Adam; mi dispiace che non sia stato dato nessuno spazio a Gaston e agli altri abitanti del villaggio perché innanzitutto fa strano, ma anche perché, come accennavo prima, tutta la storia é stata narrata bene ma si poteva dare più spazio e spiegare meglio le relazioni di Belle e i suoi concittadini che la reputano "strana". Mi è piaciuta molto di più la parte di Adam che è un personaggio che nel cartone animato Disney rimane molto nell'ombra ma invece è interessante e qui ne intravediamo la sua psicologia complessa.

I disegni mi sono piaciuti e anche la struttura. Credo che si poteva raccontare meglio alcune parti e alcune situazioni, si poteva allungare il brodo in senso positivo, per migliorare e spiegare meglio la trama ma se amate questa indimenticabile favola d'amore sicuramente vi piacerà tantissimo questa versione a fumetti. Solo sapete l'inglese però (almeno finché non ne uscirà una versione italiana, chissà!)

Wonderful story and beautiful art. And I back up my opinion with all the bias I can feeñ towards everything related to this story. Amazing everywhere you look.

*I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

Let me start this review by saying that I do really like fairy tales and I also really love manga.

When I picked up this manga, I was hoping it would be more than the new live-action movie-- some insights and extra scenes... no, there are less scenes because we don't get the scenes without Beast. Because of this, the story goes very fast and seems choppy. This scene-- then to this one-- And then here! Although, I'll admit that I think this one was better than Belle's Tale.

The other thing I disliked was how the speech bubbles were. I have never read a comic like that. Usually they low, left to right top to bottom, or right to life top of bottom of the page. This one is right to left panels and within the panels top to bottom bubbles. That is the ONLY WAY the story makes sense and it is so annoying. And the page in the back explaining how to read it, is not accurate for what is in the book.

I will say I enjoyed the artwork and thought they did a good job capturing the background.

Therefore, I'd recommend this story to younger children and hope they understand how the bubbles work.

This is not a particularly unique presentation, not much in the way of new material. Yes, we get some new elements, information about the prince's childhood and Belle's mother. Usually presenting two perspectives draws in all kinds of new information. But really we get a lot of both stories in the Disney movie. Most enjoyed by fans of the movie, I'd suspect.

This is a two volume set. Volume 1 tells the story from Belle’s point of view, and volume two we see the Beast’s side. Tokyopop has taken the new movie and try to put it in manga form. You know what, stop this. In trying to reinvent Tokyopop and bring it back to the powerhouse it once was, stop ruining beloved Disney stories. They do a fine job of this telling, but it's not great. All the story work was done by the movie people and these books just regurgitate it into a new format. Having the two sides separated is an interesting feature, but only interesting. It does not advance the story any way. Overall, i rate this set predictable and unnecessary.

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I enjoyed Beast's point of view much more than Belle's. I like that he has a lot to change and learn (as we all do) and his part brings a great message.

I don't know how Mallory Reaves did it, but I loved this volume even more than the first! The background of the prince and his early childhood made him a very empathetic character. A must read for all Beauty and the Beast fans!

The drawing is a bit rough especially the main characters Beast and Gaston. They look so huge compared to Belle. I will have to check a printed copy of this at our local Bookstore, because the format from my Adobe Reader goes the other way around, and it is always weird reading manga from an E-reader. All in all its a good manga.

I love these Manga books! Even after enjoying and reviewing a good many of them, I still get a kick out of reading the book backwards. I'm sure children will appreciate that aspect too; it adds to the magical quality.

The artwork and characters add so much to this story with fewer words than book would. Since you can see the expressions on the characters faces, you don't need to have extra words to describe how they are feeling. I like that they added this additional volume to show how things happened from the Beast’s perspective. That definitely was a great idea.

From my experience young children love these books, and as an adult I enjoy them too. I am thrilled that so many classic tales have been rewritten in this style.

My review for this is pretty much the same as Belle's Story!

An adequate movie companion, it was interesting to read the Beast's side of the story, I was a little disappointed that most of the art from Belle's Tale is re-used in this book.

A different look into how Beast sees and experiences the Beauty (Belle). It is true to the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast. He sees her as unreasonable even though he thinks he is behaving perfectly. The Beast realizes that he must change if he is to have any hope of winning Belle's heart.

Once I started reading this volume, it moved quickly. I do wished that the graphic novel had been colored instead of black and white . It would add even more to the story. This is a worthwhile read!

Just like in Volume 1, the illustrations were beautiful. I absolutely loved how we got to see the Beast's perspective of this story for once. I don't think I've ever really thought about what he goes through during the course of the story but it definitely made me see their romance from a different angle and it added a whole layer of originality to the story.

I think that the concept is a good one but I couldn't help but be distracted by the watermark placed over the images to show that is was an ARC

My thanks to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors Tokyopop for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.

This gets one less star than the first volume, as it doesn't really add anything to the storyline, despite being from a different POV, it re-uses a LOT of the artwork from the first volume, which is kind of lazy in my opinion and the action shots are usually SO close up, you can't really tell what is happening, at least not on an eReader.

Same complaints as the first one, I'm a Beauty and the Beast snob, so the high bar of the Disney animated movie was missed by a mile. The real life Disney version was better than this book, which is saying something, as it was pretty bad too.

Skip this, just see the original Disney animated movie and read "Beauty: A Re-telling of Beauty and the Beast" by Robin McKinley. Best book version of B&TB I've read yet. I am open to suggestions for others, feel free to share!

This one is 2 stars and not recommended. I didn't completely hate it, but I really didn't like it.

The art is as charming as in the first part, but the dialogues/insights seem even more crude and unfinished..

I decided to review Belle's Tale and The Beast's Tale together as it is basically the same story, just with different points of view in the separate volumes. The story line is based on Disney's new live-action movie that was recently released in theaters. You really can't go wrong with TokyoPop. Their art is beautiful! Mallory Reeves does a great job in adapting this story in manga form. If you enjoyed the movie, or if you just love Beauty and the Beast tales, you will not be disappointed with this version. If you saw the movie than there won't be anything new here. But, if you haven't then you will see some differences in the original Disney cartoon and this new 2016 version. There is more backstory revealed for both Belle and The Beast. So, that was enlightening. Reeves also gives us some insight as to what the characters are thinking during important parts of the story. Overall, a great adaptation for Beauty and the Beast fans.

I absolutely adored this adaptation from Belle's point of view. The way that the illustrator drew the photos was perfect and I love that it was kept in the traditional manga style. I will definitely be recommending this.

I enjoyed this book. It was nice to read things from the Beast's point of view. This shows that he has more of a range of emotions.

This is a simply wonderful manga retelling of this classic story.