Heterogenia Linguistico: An Introduction to Interspecies Linguistics, Vol. 3

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~] #3

by Salt Seno, Amanda Haley (Translator)

With winter weather fast approaching, Hakaba finally arrives in Utatsu to continue his linguistic research. The diverse residents of the town—and their flexible notions of “private property”—provide ample opportunity to study Netherworld culture and communication from the comfort of his “own” home. Despite having the best intentions, Hakaba must be mindful that human biases don’t negatively affect his attitude toward his new comrades…even when they decide the walls of his newly restored dwelling would make a perfect snack!

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

162 pages, Paperback

First published September 4, 2020

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Reviews

[Alex Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fantasy linguistics travelogue continues for a third volume - while I can't say there are any major developments in this third volume I'm still enjoying it's gentle pace and deep interest in the customs and culture of everyday life in these unique fantasy communities.

[Travis · Rating 4 out of 5]

With yet more different creatures in this volume, it drives home the fact that the monster races, though they are referred to as familiar sorts of monsters from classical myth or European folklore, are actually mostly just humanoid animals. For example: orc (humanoid boar), centaur (horse with hands and toes in place of hooves, though mostly quadrupedal), lamia (snake with arms and hands), harpy (smart bird). It is a bit quirky and I wonder if it is important for some of the central mysteries of the setting.

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume is a bit more meandering than the previous ones, which says a lot about how discombobulating Hakaba’s quest is going. Our erstwhile linguist struggles with jumping to conclusions rather than just documenting his observations. Then, he realizes there may be a greater contamination of Netherworld culture by past scientific excursions—as if his human, werewolf hybrid guide wasn’t indication enough that his mentor grossly impacted those cultures he sought to understand.

[Child960801 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Winter has arrived as our characters come to a new village and things change as surviving in the cold becomes the priority. The party separates and our linguist tries to communicate with the new people around him with mixed success.

Still a slow and gentle series without a lot of plot but with lots of worldbuilding that is just hinted at.

[Bentgaidin · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Heterogenia Linguistico' is a manga where I'm still not sure I'm following everything, but I'm enjoying the leisurely exploration of the language and culture of this gentle fantasy world so I'm going to keep reading. :)

[Preethi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Life advice from the Professor: "As long as you don't die, it will all work out."

[Loz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A gentle meander

[Aurora · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don’t know why, but it’s like the further I go in this, the more nervous I get.

[Liselotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

oh no the series is going kinda downhill for me

[Pierre Rouault · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vraiment une super série très originale, je la dévore chaque fois que j"ai un nouveau tome 🙂

[Dylan Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

The world building is amazing but this manga is let down by a lack of character development or plot. I wanted to like this so much more.