Ou no Kemono: Enpei no Arcana
The King's Beast
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Synonyms: Suijin no Hanayome Tokubetsu-hen, The Water Dragon's Bride Bonus Chapter
Japanese: 王の獣～掩蔽のアルカナ～
English: The King's Beast
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 18
Chapters: 75
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 24, 2019 to Jan 24, 2025
Genres: Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy, Romance Romance
Theme: Crossdressing Crossdressing
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Cheese!
Authors: Touma, Rei (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.681 (scored by 14561,456 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #20572
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3635
Members: 7,205
Favorites: 135

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Chapters: /75

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Synopsis

Aijin are beast-like beings that, despite their extraordinary abilities, are subjugated by humankind due to their smaller population. While male Aijin are required to serve in the military, their female counterparts are forced to work lowly jobs.

Born as Aijin, Rangetsu Ko and her younger twin brother, Sougetsu, fend for themselves. Rangetsu is soon devastated when Sougetsu's powers are awakened and he is taken away to become the prince Tenyou's beast-servant.. Not long after, she hears rumors that her brother has been killed by Prince Tenyou himself. Brimming with anger, Rangetsu disguises herself as a man and enlists in the military, eventually becoming Prince Tenyou's next beast-servant.

Although her opportunity to exact her revenge is within reach, Prince Tenyou defies Rangetsu's expectations, and she begins questioning the circumstances surrounding Sougetsu's death. Pursuing the truth leads Rangetsu into a political game far more dangerous than she could imagine.

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Volume 1: Suijin no Hanayome Tokubetsu-hen (The Water Dragon's Bride Bonus Chapter)

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Background

Ou no Kemono: Enpei no Arcana was nominated for the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category in 2022.

The series has been published as The King's Beast by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint since February 2, 2021, and simulpub through VIZ Manga. The manga has also been released in German by Kazé since May 5, 2022; in Indonesian by Elex Media since November 10, 2021; and in Spanish by Distrito Manga since March 30, 2023.
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Characters

Ko, Rangetsu
Ko, Rangetsu
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Tenyou
Tenyou
Main
Loki
Loki
Supporting
Nakaba
Nakaba
Supporting
Ahkil
Ahkil
Supporting
Boku
Boku
Supporting
Ko, Sogetsu
Ko, Sogetsu
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Kougai
Kougai
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Youbi
Youbi
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Ririn
Ririn
Supporting

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2 Recommended
1 Mixed Feelings
0 Not Recommended
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Aug 16, 2023
StrawbbDevilCake
Recommended
Preliminary (54/75 eps)
Okay listen up. I suck at writing reviews and making critical or thoughtful analysis on the things that I like. So this is all just stuff that comes from the heart. Also, I'm not writing a plot summary cuz you can find that on google.

GUYS. G U Y S. This manga is so good it makes me absolutely feral. What really stuck out to me from the very beginning was this artist's god like art style. Every panel for this manga feels like a work of art I want to plaster all over my wall. It has clean, delicate line art and very distinctive character ...
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Dec 16, 2023
Nao004
Recommended
Preliminary (11/75 eps)
This is my first review of a manga, and I don't know how much to write so I will make it short :)

Born into slavery, forced prostitution, and tragedy, this girl sees all the ways her people (Ajin) are abused, but this girl doesn't crumble. She gives up everything of herself to help her people (Ajin) and to her brhother that got murder. To do that she has to go undercover and pretend to be a boy so she can get close to her target that killd her brhother

I really enjoyed this manga and can’t wait for the next volume to get out. The ...
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Mar 4, 2024
PhthaloEmerald
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (40/75 eps)
I originally rated this series an 8 and would maintain that had the series just ended when the driving plot device of revenge was resolved. Since the last couple volumes the series' themes bleating about racism constantly has gotten tiresome and there's little to no tension in the story anymore. Everything has become predictable and oh so preachy. I originally waited eagerly for new volumes to come out, and now I've stopped reading it somewhere in the most recent volume.
I mean, if you love things that beat the drum over and over about racism and oppression you'll probably like it after the first few volumes ...
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