VIZ to Release Volume 1 of THE KING'S BEAST Next Month
Rei Toma (Dawn of the Arcana) is back with a new manga for fans to enjoyed called The King’s Beast. This manga definitely has a hint of Mulan in the synopsis as the main character must pose as a man in an attempt to find out what is going on and avenge her brother. It definitely has some potential.
Ajin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim. When they were children, Rangetsu’s twin brother Sogetsu was ripped from her arms and sent to the palace to attend Prince Tenyou as a beast-servant, where he quickly fell victim to bloody dynastic intrigues. Now in a world that promises only bitterness, Rangetsu’s one hope at avenging her brother is to disguise herself as a man and find a way into the palace!
Prince Tenyou is not what Rangetsu expected, and the political currents in the palace run deep and strange. Does Rangetsu have any chance of finding justice for her brother, or will she become just another Ajin casualty in the game of kings?
The first volume of The King’s Beast will release in North America through VIZ Media on February 2. You can pre-order a copy now through your local comic shop, Amazon, or many other places. You can check out some select pages from the first volume below.
