★★/☆☆☆ 2 Stars for this almost step-by-step copy of the new Disney movie.

First of all, a big thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free digital copy to read and give a honest review.
Just a small warning if you don't know the fairytale of haven't watched the movie, my review will contain some minor spoilers! Also, if you read my review for Belle's Tale, this will be almost the same review.

I was very excited when I saw this manga on Netgalley and already looked forward to writing a pretty review. The cover is beautiful and I really like the story and the new Disney movie. Alas, my excitement waned quite a bit when I started reading Beast's Tale. The art looked half-hearted on a lot of pages, some were very nicely done with pretty backgrounds but a lot of pages only had the characters in them, floathing in nothingness and it felt very lifeless.

Except for some scenes it mostly felt like scenes directly taken from the movie, sans background, with little insight into the Beast's thoughts which was what the manga promised. Belle's thoughts and feelings were flat and made her appear even more lifeless than the missing background did. In fairytales the background is important to me, because it conveys the feeling of the world being magical with the right setting but let's move on from complaining about the white backgrounds.


What bothered me about Beast's Tale was that I war really excited to get a few new scenes with insight into how he feels about all of this. Well, most of the scenes, sans a few of his past when he was still a prince, were directly taken from Belle's Tale. Had I bought it I would've felt quite cheated.

All in all I didn't really enjoy reading it, mostly because I missed the character depth, the Beast's innermost thoughts, but the few times the reader is given one of the Beast's thoughts they feel flat. The other thing that really bothered me, as anyone who read my review knows, were the multiple blank backgrounds.

Loved getting Beasts POV!

A Manga version of the recent Disney live-action film and from the Beast's perspective. It follows the movie storyline very closely (as does Belle's tale). I mentioned this comment before, but I do think the Manga version of the Beast is better! Nice to see the story in a different format. For Manga and BatB fans.

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I received a free advanced e-copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This manga goes with the movie released this year.

I loved reading this in both Belle and the Beasts voice. I loved the movie and this manga series too!

I think I liked this Volume better than the first one as I could see where the stories corresponded and match them together to make a full story. The illustrations were again, beautiful.

This is a manga adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast movie. It is told in Beast's perspective. I like the concept of having twin books. The downside is that some scenes are repetitive. The same pages were used from the Belle's perspective book. The illustrations are beautiful like typical mangas. Nothing new about the plot but I still want to have a hard copy of these books.

Fabulous! Just bought them for my own collection because they were just that good :)

I loved this! It was just as beautifully sketched as Belle's Tale. I loved how you got to see some of Beast's thoughts! I did excpected more of those thoughts, there were only a few. Nevertheless, I still love how the movie was made into this beautiful manga.

I was very glad to have the chance and review this manga too, along with the first volume! The story is told from the Beast's perspective and it's so sad. His despair has caused many of the actions we see in the movie as also at some point it explains why Belle could never leave from the castle with the help of a certain book.

I enjoyed the art more here but my only drawback was the art in the wolf fight. It felt more like a sketch rather than a completed fighting scene.
But in the end this little gem was fantastic!

Disney Beauty and the Beast volume 1 and 2 are shojo manga adaptations of Disney's live action "Beauty and the Beast". A direct representation of the film in manga-form, the 2-book volume lacks the musical numbers evident in the films and exchanges them for thoughtful inner monologues, however, offers little to nothing new about Belle or the Beast.

Although, there is nothing extraordinary or different to be found in the manga, both volume 1 and 2 are fun to read and a good addition to any fan of the Beauty and the Beast story.

I liked the art style and the extra info at the end (character designs and layouts).

But honestly, the manga doesn't offer anything new. It's exactly like the live-action Disney film, minus the musical numbers. There isn't much emphasis on Lumiere and the others.

Volume 1 is supposed to be from Belle's perspective, which aligns similarly to the film. Volume 2 is from the Beast's perspective, and I just wish there was more characterization for the Beast, but again, it's just like the film.

All in all, it's a fun read and a great addition for a fan's personal library.

This manga explores Beast's side of the story and man what a life he had. Let's blame the fact that your mother died when you were young and then your father grew cold and harsh as a reason to be an asshole. Belle lost her mother too but that didn't make her a bitch.

Loved this edition more than the previous volume. Excellent storytelling and writing.

This is a dual review for Mallory Reaves pair of Beauty and the Beast manga novels (Disney Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Tale and Disney Beauty and the Beast: The Beast's Tale respectively).

These are illustrated Tokyopop manga adaptations of the new Disney live action Beauty and the Beast movie. They are charmingly illustrated and do a nice job of translating the revised movie plot to the page. The books act as bookends to each other, each covering the same amount of time, but from opposite points of view (Belle's view in book 1, and Beast's view in book 2). There are some shared illustrations/panels from book to book, but each book still offers its own unique perspective and are more fulfilling when read in the paired sequencing.

I'm a huge Beauty and the Beast fan and also loved the movie. While these books did not offer any new insights or add any new plot twists (again, it's a straightforward adaptation), they did make me smile and are great for anyone who enjoyed the movie or who is just a fan of Beauty and the Beast or Disney manga.

I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Disney Beauty and the Beast Volume 2: The Beast's Tale is an excellent adaptation of the movie. The art in this book was amazing. The illustrator did do great job adapting the film for a manga-style book.

This volume covers the entirety of the film while only showing the scenes that the Beast was directly involved in. By focusing on his character, you get a lot of insight into who he is and learn just how lonely he is.

Overall, The Beast's Tale was enjoyable and stayed close to the events of the film. I feel to fully enjoy these books, you need to have both volumes on hand to read back-to-back. Seeing only one character's side of the story leaves too much out to fully enjoy the books, so having both volumes on hand is a smart choice.

I highly recommend these books for Beauty and the Beast fans and for those looking for an introduction to manga who may be unsure if they would enjoy the format.

I received the book from Diamond Book Distributors and Tokyopop via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was perfect! It was a book I did not know I needed, a manga version of the newest Disney live action movie!

Volume one was special as it allows the reader to see into the Beast's mind and what he is thinking throughout the story and it lends another perspective onto the fairy tale. He is a completely 3 dimensional character through this and it makes the reader empathise more with the Beast as the reader gains more insight into his back story.

The art is amazing! It is enough like the movie that you can recognise the real life characters but enough in the manga style to suit the medium. It was great to see the big scenes from the movie drawn out on the page and it was definitely a must read for me.

I would recommend volume 1 and 2 for any die hard Beauty and the Beast fans who need a little bit more in their life!

Contrary to the first volume which was very difficult to read due to the odd disposition of the pages in the PDF version, I must admit that this volume 2 was far easier and more pleasant to read because it was displayed one page at a time. It made the reading experience less frustrating.

Overall, the illustrations are as good as the first book — very elaborate and neat. However, I didn’t find the Beast very convincing. I think the face looks too human. Anyway, that’s quite minor flaw in the bigger picture of this manga. Speaking of which, I’m not really a manga reader (not at all actually), but given the theme, I was really looking forward to discovering this version of the classic tale.

Based on the Beast’s perspective, this second volume offers a different, interesting angle. The drawings and sketches are expressive and vibrant. I do prefer the first volume because it’s more girly, but this one is worth having a look as well even though it’s more masculine and rough around the edges since you have direct access to the tortured soul and stream of thought of the Beast.

This was fab! The original Beauty and the Beast is mainly from Belle's POV so I loved seeing it from the Beast's perspective. Brilliant!

You couldnt even see the pages because of some stupid copyright symbol across each page. Huge disappointment

Loved this and so did my children. was a huge hit and you can always tell a good one when the children are happy to sit down and let you read the whole thing which in this case is what happened

I enjoyed this Manga retelling from Beast's perspective. The little nods to his relationship with the staff that we might have missed in other versions were lovely. His connection to them as family after all of those years. This was as delightful as Belle's Tale.