Disney Manga: Beauty and the Beast - Special 2-in-1 Collectors Edition: Special 2-in-1 Edition

by Mallory Reaves (Adapter), Studio Dice (Illustrator)

"In Disney’s live-action film “Beauty and the Beast,” Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince inside. This manga explores the Beast's struggle as he tries to move on from his past and learn what it is to love and Belle's innermost thoughts as she learns that true beauty comes from within. "

Genres: Manga, Romance, Graphic Novels, Beauty and The Beast, Fantasy, Comics

320 pages, Paperback

Published April 26, 2017

About the author

Mallory Reaves (born 1986 to parents Michael Reaves and Brynne Chandler), is a writer from Southern California. She is best known for her adaptations of the popular manga series After School Nightmare (Nominated for a 2007 Will Eisner Award), Black Sun, Silver Moon, Her Majesty's Dog and 07-Ghost. In addition to her work adapting manga, she assisted in editing or producing many other titles.

Most recently, she became a published novelist, co-authoring The Silver Dream with Michael Reaves and Neil Gaiman. The book was released in April, 2013, and was a sequel to the New York Times bestseller InterWorld. Gaiman has announced via YouTube that the three authors have already begun collaborating on a third volume in the series.

Reviews

[nitya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished a book right before the end of 2018!

Manga Adam is a cutie, don’t @ me

And loved seeing more backstory for both him and Belle!

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's Beauty and the Beast in a manga style, not much else was new. If you've watched the animated movie this is pretty much the same and I would say skip it.

[Hayli · Rating 3 out of 5]

With the release of the live action Beauty and the Beast came the manga retelling! In “Belle’s Tale” we follow her as the classic stories go in the movies. That saying, there isn’t anything new added to the story. The manga style was a cute and fun way to enjoy a Disney classic!


In “The Beast’s Tale” we learn how the selfish prince became the Beast. His time is running out and Belle is his only option to break the curse. Just like “Belle’s Tale” there isn’t anything new added to this classic story, but it still follows the live action movie!

These stories were fine, but not something I’d typically pick up.

[Kaity ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Happily ever after is a story itself. It’s a choice, every day to be the best person you can be. To turn your anger into passion… To bring change. To find beauty in love and understanding… And to find ‘home’ wherever you go.” ❤️

Hello, it’s your local Beauty and The Beast obsessed girlie. I LOVED this so much. I think this is one of my favorite portrayals of Belle ever. She is the perfect blend of all the Belles I have seen/read. I also loved how the Beast was portrayed. So lovely. The illustrations were so cute. This was such a treat! 🥀

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not a huge manga fan, but this collection was fun. It was EXACTLY like the live-action movie except without the music, so if you are familiar with the movie then the books feels predictable. Belle's side of the book was more detailed and intricate- almost delicate, while Beast's side was louder with more noise bubbles. Both sides were interesting as they showed the inner thoughts of the characters that we didn't get in the movie.

[elliot december!! · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read through this fairly quick; I love everything Beauty & The Beast. I thought some frames were a bit blurry but it was a good adaptation and the art was pretty! I also thought the separate perspectives were really amazing!

4/5

[💕Neko in the Library💕 · Rating 4 out of 5]

For anyone who loves a visual dual POV of a childhood favorite, this manga is for you! As a diehard Disney fan, I’m so glad I finally got to read this as a way to get out of my reading slump! A reimagined of a reimagined version of a beloved story! 💛💙

(Side notes: what I mean by “reimagined of a reimagined” is that the manga is based of the 2017 live action film. I know there’s been criticisms about said film, but I enjoyed it.
Another thing to note is that it’s a two person perspective, says so in the Table of Contents, divided into two books, so some parts may be repetitive, but it adds to the characters’ story.
Although I love the art style, there were some bits and pieces that somewhat visually confused me, were partly cut off, and had a style change from Belle’s POV to Beast’s (Prince Adam’s) POV, but the artist’s work is nothing but amazing!)

(Belle is one of my personalities, so it might be by bias talking, but who cares?! Read it!!)

[Alessandra Ceravolo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sono stata catturata subito da questo volume perché amando il cartone e il film della Bella e la Bestia e i manga mi è sembrato magnifico. Le tavole sono molto belle, curate, dettagliate, il fatto che venga fatto vedere il punto di vista della Bestia è una caratteristica unica del volume pur conoscendo la storia mi ha incuriosita ed emozionata. L’aspettò che hanno dato ai due protagonisti è strabiliante, mi piace la presenza dei bozzetti dei personaggi, ma mi affascina di più la grafica relativa all’ambientazione del manga che mi ha lasciato senza fiato per la bellezza e la parte che ho adorato è stato il disegno della “Rosa” che mi ha fatto esclamare “WOW” appena l’ho vista un’ opera d’arte con i fiocchi.

[Andrea Del Rio · Rating 3 out of 5]

𝓕𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓼 𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓪 𝓼𝓲𝓮𝓶𝓹𝓻𝓮 𝓮𝓼 𝓾𝓷𝓪 𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓪 𝓮𝓷 𝓼𝓲 𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓶𝓪. 𝓔𝓼 𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓻 𝓽𝓾 𝓯𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓪 𝓮𝓷 𝓹𝓪𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷...𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓪𝓶𝓫𝓲𝓸, 𝓷𝓸 𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓬𝓬𝓲𝓸𝓷. 𝓔𝓷𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓻 𝓫𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓮𝔃𝓪 𝓮𝓷 𝓮𝓵 𝓪𝓶𝓸𝓻 𝔂 𝓵𝓪 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷... 𝓔𝓼 𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓰𝓲𝓻, 𝓽𝓸𝓭𝓸𝓼 𝓵𝓸𝓼 𝓭𝓲𝓪𝓼, 𝓼𝓮𝓻 𝓵𝓪 𝓶𝓮𝓳𝓸𝓻 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓭𝓮 𝓽𝓲 𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓶𝓸. 𝓨 𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓻 𝓽𝓾 "𝓱𝓸𝓰𝓪𝓻"...𝓭𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓮𝓻𝓪 𝓺𝓾𝓮 𝓿𝓪𝔂𝓪𝓼.
La verdad no estaba segura de si era necesario hacer la reseña del manga de “La Historia de Bella” ya que prácticamente es lo mismo o muy similar a la reseña del primer manga.
Repito lo mismo en cuanto a que no soy experta en el manga. Solo disfruté ver mi historia favorita en este formato totalmente nuevo para mí.
Si me preguntan cuál de los dos mangas me gustó más diría que este. Aún lo tengo idea de por que, pero este me pareció un poco más bonito en cuanto a la historia. Los dibujos siguen siendo una verdadera belleza y me dan demasiada ternura.
Básicamente estos mangas son el live-action de Disney de “La Bella y la Bestia” lo único que no esta presente son las canciones, pero se pueden apreciar esos momentos por los dibujos.
Si buscas algo nuevo en cuanto a la historia de la bella y la bestia, algo más profundo de una vez te advierto que no hay nada nuevo. Pero si eres fan de esta película te lo recomiendo mucho, están precioso y es bonito tener la historia en este formato tan curioso y adorable.

[Jordana · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of Beauty and the Beast, but this was not at all good. The flow was super choppy and I found Belle’s dialect actually made me start to hate the characters I love ( because of how she would talk about situations and other characters). I also didn’t like how they made two versions of the EXACT SAME STORY. One was in Belle’s perspective and the other was in Beast’s, however there were very minor changes so it felt like I just spent an hour reading the same book twice. Overall this is a nice item to collect, but not a good read. There are better book adaptations of this beautiful movie than this manga.

[Cristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una manera diferente de vivir la historia de la Bella y La Bestia desde el punto de vista de ambos, conociendo un poco más los pensamientos de Bestia y lo que hizo que se convirtiera en la persona que es y todo ello en un dibujo muy cuidado y bien estructurado. Me encanta esta edición en formato manga y por el precio, me ha salido más rentable que comprar cada tomo por separado. Es una preciosidad y una reliquia para todos aquellos que somos fans de esta gran película (combina las dos películas)

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disney Manga: Beauty and the Beast - Special 2-in-1 Collectors Edition: Special 2-in-1 Edition (Paperback)
by Mallory Reaves
beautiful art revealing the new version of the live action Beauty and the Beast. This version is connected to the beast version showing mainly Bells version of the story. Its an easy read and helpful to gaining interest in reading for low comprehension readers. This book would be a great class discussion one to compare and contrast Bell's version to Beast's. Yet it could be a great contrast for different versions of the original fairy tale.

[Elisa Di · Rating 4 out of 5]

Molto bella l'idea di leggere la storia dalla parte di lei e, girando il libro, dalla parte di lui.
La storia ricalca quella del film Disney. i disegni sono ben fatti, soprattutto gli ambienti e gli sfondi. Devo dire che non ho dato 5 stelle perché non mi piace particolarmente la Bestia. Trovo il volto troppo "umanizzato" rispetto a quello della Disney, forse dipende dalle zanne appena visibili, però non fa paura quando si arrabbia. Peccato

[Emily Michie ☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This graphic novel/ manga was really cute. I’m reading Beast’s side next. I finished it in about 30 minutes which is normal for me when reading light mangas. I loved the art and the way the cover connects with Beast’s side. Also this book is based off the remake of the original Beauty and The Beast from Disney. Would recommend if you like Disney and Manga!

[Alex Richey · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is based on the live action remake. The art was fantastic, but the story leaves a lot to be desired. If you haven't watched the film yet, you would probably be really confused by all the plot jumping. I like the idea of a 2-in-1 that explores both points of view, so I hope to see more of that in the future.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't a bad "read" (think comic strip)--- but it wasn't excellent, either. Most of the pictures had a blurry quality to them. A few images (maybe 3-4 out of the entire book) I wasn't sure what it was depicting. I love the few added scenes to give the story a little depth and loved loved LOVED that this depicted Belle at one point praying for the Beast *that's how it appeared, at least :)

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es una excelente recreación del clásico de la Bella y la bestia. El diseño es hermoso y la historia capta con exactitud la esencia de la trama.

Me ha gustado bastante leerlo desde el punto de vista de Bella y por ello anhelo poder leer el segundo 👑😍

[Tae · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars as I was expecting more than just the live action creates in Manga form. Both stories followed the same storyline just different POV’s

[Marker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una versión más del clásico cuento. Me ha gustado que sea desde la perspectiva de Bella. Ahora a leer el otro tomo.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very stunning version of my favorite fairy tale!
I especially loved the Beast's tale. Beautiful art and very detailed!
Definitely a great addition to any fan collection.

[Sarah Hiltabidel · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's like I could see the movie and hear the music in my head as I read this manga. Absolutely stunning artwork as well.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Belle saves Beast from a terrible curse.

[Karkitty4 · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is basically the live action made into a manga with two different POV's that are Belle's and the Beast. It was a fun read loved seeing the chibi sketches of the characters more than the story since It was basically the exact same thing as the live action except it is manga. I liked the art and love the cartoon movie so much.

[Caitlin Garfias Chan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Belle's Tale - 1 🌟 - I laughed so hard on how cheesy everything was. It was like a parody of the 2017 film.
Beast's Tale - 3 🌟 - I actually found this heartwarming. It was sweet to see Beast's inner monologue change as he changes.

[Lupita Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una manera muy bella de contar uno de nuestros cuentos favoritos y con un formato muy bonito y apegado a la peli de Disney