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series written and illustrated by Neji. The series follows the relationship between Heath, a troubled monster, and Lily, a blind girl who is unaware Heath is a monster. ''Beauty and the Beast Girl'' was first self-published on Neji's

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account starting November 21, 2016 and collected into a bound volume by

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in 2017. It was licensed for an English-language release by

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in 2018.

Synopsis

When a troubled monster, Heath, living an isolated life in the forest stumbles upon a blind girl, Lily, who doesn't run away from her, the two begin to bond. While Lily is happy to spend time with Heath, unaware she is a monster, Heath slowly begins to open up for the first time in her life.

Publication

Reception

The series has received mixed to positive reviews. Rebecca Silverman of ''

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'' gave ''Beauty and the Beast Girl'' an overall B rating, and remarked that the story works well within the confines of 1 volume to mix both the romance and self acceptance aspects of the story together. Silverman believed the book could be given to "someone who isn't necessarily into yuri, as well as being a good book for a general library graphic novel collection." Reviewing the series for ''

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'', Che Gilson felt the plot was "meandering" possibly due to it first being published online, concluding that "while the book is cute, it’s a mediocre entry in a rich field of yuri manga.". Erica Friedman of

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was more forgiving toward the books pacing, noting that "The ending of this comic is very

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-esque, where it ends, rather than wraps up, but it is, after all a fairytale, so “and they lived happily ever after” is acceptable"

References

External links

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