Kemono no Souja
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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: The Beast Player Erin, The Beast Player, The Beast Warrior
Japanese: 獣の奏者


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Type: Novel
Volumes: 4
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Finished
Published: Nov 21, 2006 to Aug 11, 2009
Genres: Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy, Mystery Mystery
Serialization: None
Authors: Uehashi, Nahoko (Story), Takemoto, Itoe (Art)

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Score: 7.651 (scored by 145145 users)
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Ranked: #20092
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Popularity: #14833
Members: 1,007
Favorites: 16

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Synopsis

Erin is a young girl who lives with her mother in a village which raises war-lizards, called Touda. We see her daily life, which changes as she grows up. Meanwhile, there is growing tension between the two provinces of the country she lives in.

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Background

Kemono no Souja was first published in 4 tankoubon from November 21, 2006 to August 11, 2009. It was later republished in 8 volumes under the Aoi Tori Bunko label.

The first 2 tankoubon novels were published in Swedish as Besttjusaren by Ordbilder from December 18, 2009 to June 9, 2011. The novel was published in English in two books titled The Beast Player and The Beast Warrior by Pushkin Press from February 21, 2018 to July 30, 2020, and by Henry Holt and Co. from March 26, 2019 to July 28, 2020.

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Alternative version:Kemono no Souja
Adaptation:Kemono no Souja Erin

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Erin
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Lilan
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Aru
Aru
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Yuuyan
Yuuyan
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Esal
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Damiya
Damiya
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The weekly manga and light novels rankings for August 13rd - 19th Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Manga *1, 251,837 2,644,567 One...read more

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Uehashi Nahoko To Publish Sequels of Kemono no Souja Novel

Kodansha announced the release of the volumes three and four of "Kemono no Souja" novel. The author Uehashi Nahoko had thought that she fully concluded the...read more

Jul 23, 2009 1:35 AM by dtshyk | Discuss (19 comments)


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Kemono no Souja : General Discussion
TitanInsane - Jul 16, 2021		 1 repliesby Lucifrost »»
Sep 14, 2022 9:42 PM
English Translation?
N64 - Sep 3, 2012		 6 repliesby removed-user »»
Jul 12, 2021 6:06 AM
Detailed summary of volumes 3 and 4
Drama - Mar 21, 2017		 8 repliesby el_morris »»
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Impression of the novel
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