Beauty and the Feast
First tankōbon volume cover
八雲さんは餌づけがしたい
(Yakumo-san wa Eduke ga Shitai)
Genre
Manga
Written bySatomi U
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Square Enix
MagazineYoung Gangan
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 4, 2016 – March 19, 2021
Volumes11

Beauty and the Feast (Japanese: 八雲さんは餌づけがしたい, Hepburn: Yakumo-san wa Eduke ga Shitai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satomi U. It was serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan from March 2016 to March 2021, and published in eleven volumes.

Plot

28-year-old Shuuko Yakumo is aimlessly living day-to-day life since she lost her husband. She's content to live out her days in peace until a 15-year-old high school student named Shohei Yamato moves next door. Curious about her new neighbor, she soon finds that he lives alone and works himself to the bone as the only scholarship student for his school's baseball team. Not only that, but he's been living off nothing but convenience store food.

Worried for his health, Yakumo invites Yamato to eat dinner at her place from now on so he can perform his best. But after extending this invitation, she soon finds that the high schooler possesses a monstrous appetite, and she has to get creative to keep up with his dietary needs. All the while, Yamato's ability to pack away food brings back memories of Yakumo's husband.

And so begins the story of a lonely widow rediscovering her passion for cooking to feed a very hungry high schooler.

Publication

The series is written and illustrated by Satomi U. It started serialization in Young Gangan on March 4, 2016.[2] The series ended in Young Gangan on March 19, 2021.[3] The series was collected into eleven tankōbon volumes.[4] An autograph session with the author was held to commemorate the release of the final volume.[5]

In November 2019, Square Enix announced they would publish the manga in English starting in October 2020.[6] However, it was later delayed to February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 September 24, 2016[8]978-4-75-755110-7March 23, 2021[1]978-1-64-609062-4
2 November 25, 2016[9]978-4-75-755164-0September 28, 2021[10]978-1-64-609063-1
3 April 25, 2017[11]978-4-75-755334-7July 19, 2022[12]978-1-64-609064-8
4 October 25, 2017[13]978-4-75-755509-9October 11, 2022[14]978-1-64-609065-5
5 March 24, 2018[15]978-4-75-755672-0November 22, 2022[16]978-1-64-609066-2
6 October 25, 2018[17]978-4-75-755892-2January 24, 2023[18]978-1-64-609067-9
7 March 25, 2019[19]978-4-75-756028-4March 28, 2023[20]978-1-64-609068-6
8 September 25, 2019[21]978-4-75-756315-5May 23, 2023[22]978-1-64-609069-3
9 March 25, 2020[23]978-4-75-756575-3July 25, 2023[24]978-1-64-609087-7
10 October 24, 2020[25]978-4-75-756912-6September 19, 2023[26]978-1-64-609124-9
11 March 25, 2021[4]978-4-75-757167-9——

Reception

Sean Gaffney from Manga Bookshelf praised the first volume, calling it "sweet".[27] Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the plot and characters, while criticizing the artwork in some frames.[28] Like Gaffney, Demelza from Anime UK News also called the series "sweet".[29]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 1". Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "食べ盛りな男子高校生を「餌づけ」、母性あふれるハートフル新連載がYGで". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 15, 2021). "Beauty and the Feast Manga Ends in 2 Chapters (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 11（完）" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "里見U「八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。」最終巻発売＆完結記念でオンラインサイン会". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 5, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 16, 2019). "Square Enix Manga & Books Licenses 5 Manga, 1 Novel". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ Mateo, Alex (June 1, 2020). "Square Enix Delays Releases of 4 More Manga Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 1" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 2" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 2". Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  11. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 3" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 3". Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 4" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 4". Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  15. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 5" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 5". Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  17. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 6" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 6". Square Enix. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  19. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 7" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 7". Square Enix. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  21. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 8" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 8". Square Enix. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  23. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 9" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 9". Square Enix. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  25. ↑ "八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 10" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Beauty and the Feast, Volume 10". Square Enix. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  27. ↑ Gaffney, Sean (June 2, 2021). "Bookshelf Briefs 6/2/21". Manga Bookshelf. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  28. ↑ Silverman, Rebecca (May 21, 2021). "Beauty and the Feast GN 1 Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  29. ↑ Demelza (March 30, 2021). "Beauty and the Feast Volume 1 Review". Anime UK News. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
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