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Beastars #9
BEASTARS 9
何者かに襲撃され敗北したレゴシは、強くなるためにゴウヒンのもとで修業の毎日。肉座禅を経て、肉食の本能を克服し、食肉中毒者との捕獲劇で手足を使う戦闘スタイルを確立させた。そんなある日、テム食殺犯を追うレゴシは、ついに事件の真相に迫り…!?
157 pages, Paperback
First published July 6, 2018
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Paru Itagaki
97 books635 followersParu Itagaki ( 板垣巴留, Itagaki Paru) is a multi-award-winning Japanese manga artist, known mainly for her work Beastars. She is the daughter of Keisuke Itagaki.
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December 28, 2020
I just freaking love the shite out of this series!!!!
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October 18, 2020
This comic swings from ridiculous to gritty so fast my neck hurts from the whiplash.
November 13, 2019
Y con la novena entrega llegó la revelación. Legoshi ha conseguido acercarse a la verdad que asoma tenebrosamente por las esquinas del instituto CherryTown. Al fin, después de 9 tomos, sabemos quién asesinó a Tem la alpaca y por qué. Si estamos ante el mejor volumen de Beastars hasta el momento, se dice y no pasa nada ¡Qué cantidad de revelaciones! Tensión, drama, acción y puro debate social.
La crítica racial se vuelve más fuerte que nunca, pero el mensaje que Itagaki quiere transmitir hacia el mundo es de esperanza. La autora cree en la unión de fuerzas para sobrevivir. El cierre de este primer arco argumental de Beastars es demoledor y repleto de fuerza. Con la punta de mira ya puesta hacia el futuro de CherryTown y todos sus personajes, no hago más que estar impaciente por coger el siguiente tomo de mi serie favorita en curso.
La crítica racial se vuelve más fuerte que nunca, pero el mensaje que Itagaki quiere transmitir hacia el mundo es de esperanza. La autora cree en la unión de fuerzas para sobrevivir. El cierre de este primer arco argumental de Beastars es demoledor y repleto de fuerza. Con la punta de mira ya puesta hacia el futuro de CherryTown y todos sus personajes, no hago más que estar impaciente por coger el siguiente tomo de mi serie favorita en curso.
March 8, 2021
I can't get enough of this!!!
Ughhgg we find out some secerts we have friendships bonding and some other secerts!!
I miss my otp together
Ughhgg we find out some secerts we have friendships bonding and some other secerts!!
I miss my otp together
June 4, 2025
Legoshi finally faces off Louis and confronts Tem’s murderer.
April 12, 2020
No puedo decir nada más que no pensé que me engancharía tanto. Es una maravilla.
March 20, 2022
After a shocking bit of violence in the opening pages, Legoshi makes an offhand reveal that he knows and the rest of the book dithers about what to do with that information.
The author has gotten too stingy in using Haru, Legoshi's romantic interest. As with the previous volume, she doesn't appear until the final chapter, reminding me what I like about the series just as I'm on the verge of dropping it again. On to the next . . .
The author has gotten too stingy in using Haru, Legoshi's romantic interest. As with the previous volume, she doesn't appear until the final chapter, reminding me what I like about the series just as I'm on the verge of dropping it again. On to the next . . .
March 4, 2020
Un punto álgido en la serie. Por fin se resuelve el misterio que se venía arrastrando desde el mismo principio, el de la muerte del alpaca Tem, al tiempo que la autora pone énfasis en la segregación racial que sólo se combate con unión y solidaridad.
January 3, 2021
4.5 stars
August 6, 2022
Co macie na myśli mówiąc, że ta manga to nie yaoi
Jak tu nie ma nawet jednej osoby, która byłaby hetero
Jak tu nie ma nawet jednej osoby, która byłaby hetero
February 2, 2020
OK OK everything is coming together people!
I LOVED this volume. Wow!
Let me start by talking about the big reveal, Tem's killer. A brown bear named Riz, who I've hardly ever noticed before, is our culprit. At first, I was moderately disappointed because I don't know anything about this bear. But when we get the backstory between him and Tem, I was shook to the core, and my mind was changed.
Earlier in the volume, we see the metaphorical "knife on the table" so to speak, when a carnivore accidentally rips off an herbivore's arm, simply because for a moment he forgot the strength difference between the two of them. A shocking scene that sends all carnivores and herbivores alike into a spin, all except Legosi and Riz. Turns out Riz has done the same thing before- to Tem. While brown bears usually have to take pills to keep their strength at bay, Riz found a deep calm around Tem, leading to a deep friendship. Wanting to become even closer, Riz stopped taking the pills and accidentally tore off Tem's arm. And from that, his deep adoration for Tem became mixed with hunger, and he ate him whole. Such a startling chapter with such gruesome and beautiful panels.
So what do we do to Riz, now that we now? As of now, surprisingly nothing! Riz is too strong for Legosi to take on, so an unlikely hero, Pina the pretty male sheep, saves the day by offering some good old blackmail. No further action just yet.
I do want to add that I love how protective Legosi is of everyone he meets. I can imagine Pina and Legosi having a fun relationship, I mean, they already do.
Going back to the earlier parts of the volume, we got to see Legosi and Louis reunite, which was amazing. Despite the obvious danger and the sudden realization that Louis is the boss of the shishigumi, Legosi’s tail is WAGGING and all he can think about is how happy he is that Louis is safe. And when they are seemingly alone for a moment, Legosi just has to go up and hug his old friend! But Louis is not the same Louis that he used to know, and I think this is best seen when they're sitting at the table eating with the Shishigumi. The carnivore rejects the black market meat and the herbivore eats it, it really is a metaphor for their entire dynamic. Legosi escapes, telling Louis, the one person who brought Tem flowers everyday at school, that Tem's killer has been found, but that they need his help, that they need his strength.
We leave the volume with the information that, because of all of the chaos, the school will be going to segregated floors and clubs to protect the herbivores. This puts friendships, and the drama club, in danger. Juno visits Haru, remarking to herself that Haru is adorable, while Haru mockingly asks Juno if she has a crush on her, adding another gay ship to my never ending pile, along with Legosi and Louis, and now probably Legosi and Pina.
We also can't forget the brand new information that was dropped this volume, Legosi is not a full wolf. His grandpa is a different species. But what kind, and what does this mean?
Excited to keep reading! What will happen next...
I LOVED this volume. Wow!
Let me start by talking about the big reveal, Tem's killer. A brown bear named Riz, who I've hardly ever noticed before, is our culprit. At first, I was moderately disappointed because I don't know anything about this bear. But when we get the backstory between him and Tem, I was shook to the core, and my mind was changed.
Earlier in the volume, we see the metaphorical "knife on the table" so to speak, when a carnivore accidentally rips off an herbivore's arm, simply because for a moment he forgot the strength difference between the two of them. A shocking scene that sends all carnivores and herbivores alike into a spin, all except Legosi and Riz. Turns out Riz has done the same thing before- to Tem. While brown bears usually have to take pills to keep their strength at bay, Riz found a deep calm around Tem, leading to a deep friendship. Wanting to become even closer, Riz stopped taking the pills and accidentally tore off Tem's arm. And from that, his deep adoration for Tem became mixed with hunger, and he ate him whole. Such a startling chapter with such gruesome and beautiful panels.
So what do we do to Riz, now that we now? As of now, surprisingly nothing! Riz is too strong for Legosi to take on, so an unlikely hero, Pina the pretty male sheep, saves the day by offering some good old blackmail. No further action just yet.
I do want to add that I love how protective Legosi is of everyone he meets. I can imagine Pina and Legosi having a fun relationship, I mean, they already do.
Going back to the earlier parts of the volume, we got to see Legosi and Louis reunite, which was amazing. Despite the obvious danger and the sudden realization that Louis is the boss of the shishigumi, Legosi’s tail is WAGGING and all he can think about is how happy he is that Louis is safe. And when they are seemingly alone for a moment, Legosi just has to go up and hug his old friend! But Louis is not the same Louis that he used to know, and I think this is best seen when they're sitting at the table eating with the Shishigumi. The carnivore rejects the black market meat and the herbivore eats it, it really is a metaphor for their entire dynamic. Legosi escapes, telling Louis, the one person who brought Tem flowers everyday at school, that Tem's killer has been found, but that they need his help, that they need his strength.
We leave the volume with the information that, because of all of the chaos, the school will be going to segregated floors and clubs to protect the herbivores. This puts friendships, and the drama club, in danger. Juno visits Haru, remarking to herself that Haru is adorable, while Haru mockingly asks Juno if she has a crush on her, adding another gay ship to my never ending pile, along with Legosi and Louis, and now probably Legosi and Pina.
We also can't forget the brand new information that was dropped this volume, Legosi is not a full wolf. His grandpa is a different species. But what kind, and what does this mean?
Excited to keep reading! What will happen next...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 30, 2020
Beastars remains the weirdest concept with the best execution.
Holy shit do things pop off in this volume. We start with some straight-up accidental violence and FINALLY get an answer to who killed Tem in the very first volume! I was not expecting that to be resolved at ALL in this, at least not at this point in the series, so that was an exciting approach. Pina remains one of the coolest newer characters that I am desperate to get more out of.
On the topic of cool characters, we learn a lot more about Legoshi’s backstory, including what happened to his mom and why he always mentions he was raised by his grandfather. He’s still doing training with Gohin and runs into Louis, his old friend from school who is now the head of a black market dealing mafia group.
We also get some insight into Juno, the female wolf who is currently the closest to becoming the new Beastar. She is a fascinating character, conniving and smart and yet wholly a teenage girl full of jealousy and hates anyone who is giving attention to Legoshi. She especially dislikes Haru, Legoshi’s love interest, but the two hang out for a bit and she pretends to be pals with Haru while finding herself angry at how genuinely nice Haru seems to be. This series is weird as fuck and normally it would never be anything I’d pick up, but it’s so strange and odd and compelling I am literally on the waitlist for the next volume months in advance.
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Holy shit do things pop off in this volume. We start with some straight-up accidental violence and FINALLY get an answer to who killed Tem in the very first volume! I was not expecting that to be resolved at ALL in this, at least not at this point in the series, so that was an exciting approach. Pina remains one of the coolest newer characters that I am desperate to get more out of.
On the topic of cool characters, we learn a lot more about Legoshi’s backstory, including what happened to his mom and why he always mentions he was raised by his grandfather. He’s still doing training with Gohin and runs into Louis, his old friend from school who is now the head of a black market dealing mafia group.
We also get some insight into Juno, the female wolf who is currently the closest to becoming the new Beastar. She is a fascinating character, conniving and smart and yet wholly a teenage girl full of jealousy and hates anyone who is giving attention to Legoshi. She especially dislikes Haru, Legoshi’s love interest, but the two hang out for a bit and she pretends to be pals with Haru while finding herself angry at how genuinely nice Haru seems to be. This series is weird as fuck and normally it would never be anything I’d pick up, but it’s so strange and odd and compelling I am literally on the waitlist for the next volume months in advance.
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December 31, 2020
4.5/5stars
I really enjoyed this volume!! SO MUCH happened and was revealed plus new characters and a great mix of legoshi's story but also including other characters POVs and stories and also lots of looking at the society in this series!
I really enjoyed this volume!! SO MUCH happened and was revealed plus new characters and a great mix of legoshi's story but also including other characters POVs and stories and also lots of looking at the society in this series!
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August 2, 2023Dire che questo volume mi è piaciuto è estremamente riduttivo. Bello, bello, BELLO.
August 24, 2020
Foda foda foda foda foda foda foda
November 28, 2020
It kills me a little to have to wait 2 months in between volumes, but I'm always so happy when these arrive. Beastars remains an auto-buy for me, as the quality of the story remains high. I inhale these when they first arrive, and I reread them at a more leisurely pace every couple of volumes to revisit the story.
Volume 9 is full of action. Tem's killer is unmasked. We get his perspective of what happened— wasn't that chilling?—and tensions mount as Legosi questions his ability to subdue him and get justice for the eaten alpaca. Our newly-white wolf continues his training and has a tense reunion with a certain red deer—who is still convinced Legosi has betrayed his principles—and his lion gang. This volume closes with Juno's trying to understand Haru's appeal, while wrestling with her own feelings about the soon-to-be-instated segregation of the school. We get a little teaser about Legosi's personal life in this volume, and he seems to have some pretty big feelings about them.
Volume 9 is full of action. Tem's killer is unmasked. We get his perspective of what happened— wasn't that chilling?—and tensions mount as Legosi questions his ability to subdue him and get justice for the eaten alpaca. Our newly-white wolf continues his training and has a tense reunion with a certain red deer—who is still convinced Legosi has betrayed his principles—and his lion gang. This volume closes with Juno's trying to understand Haru's appeal, while wrestling with her own feelings about the soon-to-be-instated segregation of the school. We get a little teaser about Legosi's personal life in this volume, and he seems to have some pretty big feelings about them.
February 21, 2022
Important stuff happens in this volume. We're finally introduced to Tem's killer, and we get to see the events that led to it. Gohim has a bamboo whip laying around for some reason. We get some hints about Legoshi's family. It's stuff that wasn't in the anime so it was new to me and I love it.
Also, listen, I've never been much of a shipping person, but there is so much tension between Louis and Legoshi. Like, I know Legoshi and Haru are endgame, but we are over the halfway point of the series and they don't have an ounce of chemistry. What do they even talk about when they are together? they have nothing in common. Louis and Legoshi and the other hand.
Also, listen, I've never been much of a shipping person, but there is so much tension between Louis and Legoshi. Like, I know Legoshi and Haru are endgame, but we are over the halfway point of the series and they don't have an ounce of chemistry. What do they even talk about when they are together? they have nothing in common. Louis and Legoshi and the other hand.
March 13, 2023
It’s not often that a volume in the middle of a shonen series ends up on a favourite list of mine, but this volume was pretty much perfect to me and I loved it so much.
It’s cram packed with some exciting stuff, from the intense opening leading to the reveal of Tems killer, to Legoshi finally reuniting with Louis, to backstory on how Tems murder went down, it was all so good !!
It’s cram packed with some exciting stuff, from the intense opening leading to the reveal of Tems killer, to Legoshi finally reuniting with Louis, to backstory on how Tems murder went down, it was all so good !!
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February 17, 2021
4.5* TEM'S KILLER IS REVEALED! LOGOSHI AND LOUIS CONFRONTATION IN THE BLACK MARKET! THE SEGERATION OF HERBIVORE AND CARINVORE IS FORCED UPON THEM! HARU AND JUNO?!?! So many great moments in this volume
February 15, 2021
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May 31, 2024
We find out some things about Legoshi here, though I want to know what exactly it means... And learn about Tem's murderer, plus see more of Pina, and have a big announcement happen. Juno's comment is... something, though I think that was deliberate.
A good volume, with alot of plot movement, and a big world building revelation.
One thing I am curious about, and have been for several volumes, is where do omnivores fit in? Many monkeys are omnivores, and there are some monkeys at least, as well as it being mentioned that hippos sometimes eat meat sooo...
Check out my YouTube channel for bookish videos and monthly wrap ups!
A good volume, with alot of plot movement, and a big world building revelation.
One thing I am curious about, and have been for several volumes, is where do omnivores fit in? Many monkeys are omnivores, and there are some monkeys at least, as well as it being mentioned that hippos sometimes eat meat sooo...
Check out my YouTube channel for bookish videos and monthly wrap ups!
September 20, 2021
3.5 / 5 🌟 La revelación del asesino no me impresionó tanto, ya que no recuerdo haber visto al personaje de Liz antes, aunque la historia que tuvo él junto a Tem me pareció muy bien llevada. Me hubiera gustado que fuera un personaje que conociéramos mejor. Se me hace muy interesante el ritmo que esta tomando la historia y hacía donde va, ya muero por leer el próximo tomo y ver como funciona esto de la nueva regla en la academia Cherryton —separar a los herbívoros de los carnívoros —
July 8, 2023
A very shocking entry with a handful of surprising events which starts with a member of the Drama Club getting a grisly injury and Legoshi believes that the one responsible for it could be the campus murderer. Later, we learn a surprising thing about Legoshi’s family and he will run into Louis in a very dangerous way. The grisly incident will also cause a big change for the school that will permanently separate carnivores and omnivores. A (100%/Outstanding)
September 26, 2024
menuda absoluta locura de tomo. no solo se desvela por fin quién se cargó a tem (que ojito, no me lo esperaba para nada), sino que además es que hay cada panel que me vuela la cabeza de lo increíble que es. si ya en un principio el arte de itagaki me parecía una maravilla, ahora que va mejorando con cada tomo me deja sin palabras
June 5, 2021
"𝙒𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨. 𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜."
A lot has changed since Legoshi began his training with Gohin, but he showed that he's still the same old shy wolf when he met Louis in the black market. Why didn't Louis run away with Legoshi? It isn't that I am not enjoying his scenes after joining the Shishigumi, but still... Now that Legoshi has solved the mystery of Tem's murder, I wonder what his next move against the perpetrator will be!
A lot has changed since Legoshi began his training with Gohin, but he showed that he's still the same old shy wolf when he met Louis in the black market. Why didn't Louis run away with Legoshi? It isn't that I am not enjoying his scenes after joining the Shishigumi, but still... Now that Legoshi has solved the mystery of Tem's murder, I wonder what his next move against the perpetrator will be!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 17, 2021
We finally know who killed Tem!!
December 28, 2022
holy shit this was insane
April 22, 2024
4,5 ✨
May 14, 2024
Obviously great because Louis was in it. Obviously great because it's gayer and more bisexual than ever before. Obviously we need Louis back where he needs to be... At the heart of the plot.
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