Even though I haven't watched the movie yet, I enjoyed this and it made me really excited to watch the live-action! The design is really pretty (though the beast looks really scary sometimes) and the story is familiar to me, so I loved it. I already knew about some differences between the original Disney movie and the new one; I was still spoiled for other stuff, obviously, but it's fine.
I just thought the scenes were really rushed, and there was barely a connection between them sometimes.

I enjoyed this one slightly better than the first. I found the Beast's POV interesting and new.

Both this vol. And the first one are pretty awesome and i read them to my kids.

I can honestly say that I enjoyed the second volume of this Manga more than the first. If you do not know what these volumes are about I will give you a brief summary. The first volume is about Belle's perspective of the events that occurred in Beauty and the Beast. This focuses on the live action movie version of the story. The second volume also is about Beauty and the Beast but from the perspective of the Beast. There is something about the Beast's thoughts and also what happens to him during this that really drew me in. I love the story and both of the characters. It was a great idea to show both of the perspectives because it brought a whole new dimension to the story. Beforehand we had never seen their thoughts but now we get a glance into their thoughts.

The drawings done in this Manga are so beautiful and I will show some in the review. The only thing I wish about these is that they were colored because that would be absolutely beautiful. The beast's story is one of my favorites and I think that the author did a great job depicting it in this volume.

While I enjoyed the first volume of this adaptation, I enjoyed this second volume even more. It was a delight to see another side of the story and to be able to see even more of the growth and development of the Beast. As with the previous volume, the art is serviceable but not completely gorgeous. There are some pages that are clearly copied between the two volumes, simply with different overlying dialogue, which I understand, but was still disappointing, when so much else was different (mostly different angles, which makes sense as this volume was from Beast's point of view). This volume also had the problem of the first, in that many of the text in the panels was not actually aligned that way in which it was clearly meant to be read; I will admit that it was better than in the previous volume though. Both volumes of this adaptation will be purchased for my library, and I fully expect them to fly off the shelves.

This is the second part of Disney Beauty and the Beast series which is the tale from Beast's point of view. I have give it an extra half point, you know why? Because it was refreshing to read this story from Beast's POV. Everybody knows Belle's POV but it was different to see this new angle.

And similar to the first one, this was also beautiful. Although, I think Beast is drawn more beautifully than Belle. Also, the artwork was very detailed like the Rose room, beasts's library and his court. It felt really great to read about different emotions of Beast. We have always seen him angry, but we didn't knew what was in his back of mind. But here, all his emotions were portrayed greatly.

"In learning to become human again, I realized...
There is never just one lesson to be learned, there are many.
Growing is a process, it never stops.
Beauty isn't about what you have... Its about what you can share.
I may not be there yet, But I can see the path.
And for once I realize.. I'm not walking it alone."

I really enjoyed reading it. It was a quick read. I highly recommend this complete series to all the Beauty and the Beast lovers out there :)

Overall: 4/5
Cover: 5/5
Illustrations: 5/5
Editing: 4/5
Appealing: 4.5/5

After reading book 1, I had high expectations for this one. Telling the story from the beast's POV is a very appealing idea, but I felt that this book was too short and lack some details. Originally I was hoping to see deeper insights from the beast's POV and new graphics, like seeing Belle's beauty through the beast's eyes, but many graphics were the same with book 1, which was pretty disappointing.
Still, the book is worth recommending and probably worth-buying as well if you're a perfectionist that likes to collect a complete series.

The Beast's Tale (Disney Beauty and the Beast, #2)
by Mallory Reaves
Connecting to the movie on a new level readers are able to use this book to see the world of Beauty and the Beast from the Beasts point of view. With film slides, and character studies to help the young Manga fan draw their own version of the story. Connected to the new film, with back story that was added to the original.

A great read and interesting take on Beasts side of the tale. Fantastically illustrated, I really hope it's released in colour.

This volume is told from Beast's perspective. I enjoyed this a whole lot better than the first volume. There was more detail and focus on his character and development. It was well done and a nice change from reading and watching Belle's perspective all the time. The art is really nice, although it had a lot of simple backgrounds for most of the panels. (I'm a sucker for detail, and the characters and some of the backgrounds were really great.)

A better book, perhaps, coming in the light of the Belle volume – here we can easily see which beats are common, with illustrations the same in both books and yet different voice-over narratives to convey the sense, in this instance, of the beast. There's more fun to be had with his gloomy introspection than there is in her pretty-pretty gazing about the place – and more depth to the side characters from the living castle, telling him how to get the best of the leads' burgeoning relationship.

This story shows parts about the Beast/Prince that I didn't know before (issues with his parents and such). The reader is able to know what he's thinking in different situations. Getting inside his head gives him so much more personality than in all of the B&TB tales I've seen before. I liked witnessing his interactions with the enchanted help. The action sequences really caught my attention, and I loved the cute little chapter break drawings. I've been wanting to watch the new movie, and knowing this manga comics are based upon it makes more excited to see it.

This is beautiful! I loved this. I can't wait to get my hands on a physical copy. I love the new take (based off the new movie) and I love the Manga adaptation! This is a new favorite of mine. LOVE!

Book 2 in this series is the same tale but told from the Beast's point of view. It tells the tale of him turning into the Beast and the enchantment and then being alone in the castle until Belle and her father burst into his life.

I actually enjoyed the Beast's point of view for this tale, maybe it was because we normally don't get it, but it was very interesting. I liked that we got to see how he saw the events unfolding.

Again like the last installment this follows the movie almost exactly. The illustration was wonderful. I think the only way I could have enjoyed it more would have been without the GIANT watermarks on the review copy so I could see more of the image details.

Copy received through NetGalley

I am reviewing both volumes in one.

This was my first experience with Manga, and it was really fun. I loved the style of the art work.
I had an interesting experience with the way it was told, it took me a while to get accustomed to the story in this form (I am somewhat emotionally attached to the cartoon version), but I liked it overall. Getting the Beast's side of the story in Vol. II was an awesome follow-up, the two volumes compliment each other well. I really enjoyed them.

I liked this better than the new cinematic version but not as much as the original Disney movie or fairy tale. This contains Besutiful illustrations and dialogue from the 2017 movie.

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This is a two volume middle-grade, direct adaptation of Disney's 2017 film "The Beauty and the Beast" in manga format. I'm reviewing both volumes together because I don't see the need for separate reviews for either book. Volume 1: Belle's Tale is told entirely in Belle's point of view and Volume 2 from the Beast's.

This is definitely intended for younger readers as there isn't a lot of complexity or depth to the storylines and it is very quick reading. Reading from an adult's point of view it falls flat and I wasn't feeling the magic, even though it sticks close to the movie. The prologue in Volume two was a bit strange and felt tacked on.

Overall, the graphics were nice but I wasn't blown away and I preferred the Beast's point of view to Belle's. It's a nice companion to the movie but not a necessary one unless your kids are die-hard fans.

*Thank-you Mallory Reaves, Netgalley & TokyoPop for the ARC.

Great book. I loved the different point of views for each book. It was well done and followed the new movie very, very closely.

Loved this Volume just as much as the first one.
I really love everything about those two and can't wait to buy them for myself in Print Version.

This book was an improvement from the one prior. Getting inside the mind of the beast was such a fascinating experience and I could really sympathy for him. The art work was beautiful, except at the beginning the prince looked a little creepy and very different than at the end. There was still no colour and some parts seemed weird as to not how the beast would think, in my opinion, but still didn't take too much away. Overall this was a nice finally to the short series/duology.