Covers both volumes of Beast Master by Kyousuke Motomi
"There is a beast inside of each of us that protects the things we hold dear." That’s the driving force behind this short story from Kyousuke Motomi (Dengeki Daisy, QQ Sweeper). It follows Yuiko as she tries to tame the beast of a boy named Leo. Shojo & Tell host Ashley and her boytoy Asher discuss how moar money leads to moar problems in Leo’s family, why English is wrong for having “fear” and “hatred” be separate words, how this story of domestication and bestiality compares to manly man menfolk literature from the likes of Jack London and Ernest Hemingway, and how the lion testicles are a metaphor for manhood. Plus, we revel in the one-shot, "Cactus Summer Surprise."
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Beast Master is available from Viz Media's Shojo Beat lineOther works by Motomi: Dengeki Daisy, QQ SweeperWestern comparisons:The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonErnest HemingwayBeauty and the BeastOther anime/manga references:Hayate the Combat ButlerHaruka: Beyond the Stream of TimeYuu WataseDigimonOutlaw StarBasaraCharacter lookalikes:Mowgli from The Jungle BookElmyra Duff from Tiny ToonsMisc:The Good PlaceRonny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America!HatchetMy Side of the MountainOutro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by DanosongsCONTACT US
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