Heterogenia Linguistico Vol. 2

ヘテロゲニア リンギスティコ ~異種族言語学入門~ [Heterogenia Linguistico ~Ishuzoku Gengogaku Nyuumon~] #2

by Salt Seno

As Hakaba and his traveling companions continue their journey to Utatsu, their tent receives a surprising visitor—a minotaur named Moo (at least, that’s what it sounds like). Why is this mysterious minotaur, who can speak several monster languages, watching Hakaba? Between that hairy situation, hunting giant worms, interacting with lamias and werecats, and the ins and outs of interspecies working, Hakaba has many more discoveries to make in the magnificent world of monsters!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Slice Of Life, Graphic Novels, Comics, Comics Manga, Seinen

156 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 4, 2019

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Reviews

[Mercedez]

This volume of Heterogenia Linguistico also introduces readers to more creatures in the Netherworld, including lamia, minotaurs, werecats, and more. All of them have really cute designs, further deconstructing the Netherworld. It seems Hakada’s teacher is correct: the Netherworld is full of species simply living their own lives. There’s nary a scary thing to be found!

I can’t emphasize how delightful Heterogenia Linguistico Volume 2 and the entire series thus far is. Hakada and Susuki are a funny duo that feel like a brother-sister pair. The members of Hakada’s traveling party bring a lot of life to the story. The linguistics and anthropology, while fictional, are incredibly creative.

Don’t sleep on Heterogenia Linguistico Volume 2. It’s a one-of-a-kind story that’s got so much heart. Admittedly, Heterogenia Linguistico Volume 2, and the series overall, won’t be for a lot of readers. However, if you’re into languages, fictional cultures, and have ever asked the question, “Do RPG monsters have lives?”, then you’ve simply gotta get into Heterogenia Linguistico.

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[Alex Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

The way this story digs into the different ways systems of language could categorize thoughts - all through a fascinating and low stress fantasy setting - it's remarkable, and a delight to read.

[Ula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely 2nd part to this story of interspecies netherworld linguistics.

[Travis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable continuation of this series with more puzzling interactions with monsters and attempts to understand their languages and cultures. Also, a number of new monsters. However, it does raise some questions about the intended nature of the setting. In my experience, fantasy manga often feel like their settings are modeled on video games (JRPGs), complete with strange artifacts that only make sense in a game, and not so much in an alternate fantasy reality; it is a style of world-building that I don't really care for, though sometimes interesting stories can come out of it anyway. This was brought to mind in this volume because at one point the main character is in a village where all of the people/monsters there speak at the same time, and repeat the same comments. On the one hand, the whole series is about dealing with apparently baffling issues of communication and finding ways to make sense of them. On the other, this behavior is completely consistent with entering a town in a JRPG full of NPCs who all repeat the same bits of dialogue, possibly unprompted.

[Bentgaidin · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Heterogenia Linguistico' delves further into the languages of mystery creatures, including a very fluffy minotaur, tiny lamia, and more lizard people. It's still interesting, but also as they explore further into the land the language gets more and more difficult for them to follow; realistic and intriguing in the bits we get, but also I feel like I need to be taking notes along with the story to back-translate and puzzle out of the scenes after I've gotten future context. I very much recommend it in the style of 'If this is your thing, it's going to be your thing.' :)

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just like first contact with otherworlders, when establishing contact with Netherworlders a linguist is vital. And, can I say, the minotaur linguist that joins Hakaba’s company is adorable. I really enjoy this off-beat fantasy saga.

[Aimee Spencer-Kruczek · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series continues to intrigue as the story progresses. The confusion and being lost while immersed in an unfamiliar world with unfamiliar language is truly captured in this manga. Rooting for the character in the cultural battle to understand and be understood.

[Sushie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This continues to be a low-key, almost cozy fantasy series I really enjoy! I'm not sure if this particular genre of Fantasy But We're Going to Focus on a Mundane Thing has a name, but I like it a lot.

[Gizmo · Rating 3 out of 5]

No tiene ya la novedad del primer tomo y se torna un poco más complejo de seguir y comprender qué está sucediendo (obvio, a tono con el protagonista) y no sé si se puede sostener mucho más.

[Loz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun gentle adventure. Endearingly clunky MC. Light but vast world-building.

[Aurora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continues to be fun.

[Liselotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first one was a bit more fun than this one, but I do really enjoy this series. It's something completely different and fun!

[Child960801 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another review described this as 'a low stress fantasy' and I think that is just the perfect way to look it. The travels continue and we meet new species and new characters.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meeting the different creatures and trying to understand them continues to be a cute and interesting endeavor

[Autumn · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting concept and I enjoy the art. But it is a pretty dry read. Not sure if I'll continue.

[Pierre Rouault · Rating 4 out of 5]

Se lit bien plus vite que le 1er et est très sympa :-D j'aime beaucoup ce côté décalé et en même temps scientifique 🙂

[AP · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

Still interesting but rather dense/dry.

[Estelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.3