The Beautiful Deity

The Beautiful Deity
First tankōbon volume cover
美しいばけもの
(Utsukushii Bakemono)
Genre
Manga
Written byYomoko Yamamoto
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineMonthly GFantasy
Original runNovember 18, 2022 – February 18, 2025
Volumes3

The Beautiful Deity (Japanese: 美しいばけもの, Hepburn: Utsukushii Bakemono) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yomoko Yamamoto. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from November 2022 to February 2025, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes.

Plot

In a remote mountain village, harsh weather and endless winter lead the villagers to revive an ancient tradition of offering sacrifices to the Great Wolf God in order to prevent disaster. A young orphan boy, mistreated and abandoned by the villagers, is chosen as a human sacrifice, but instead of being killed, he begins a mysterious journey with the wolf deity that slowly turns their loneliness into a deep bond.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yomoko Yamamoto, The Beautiful Deity was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from November 18, 2022, to February 18, 2025. Square Enix collected its chapters into three tankōbon volumes, released from June 27, 2023. to April 25, 2025.

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1June 27, 2023978-4-7575-8631-4
2July 26, 2024978-4-7575-9321-3
3April 25, 2025978-4-7575-9827-0

Notes

  1. ↑ It started in the magazine's December issue of 2022 (cover date), which was released on November 18.
  2. ↑ It ended in the magazine's March issue of 2025 (cover date), which was released on February 18.

References

  1. ↑ "Aux côtés du Dieu-Loup T1" (in French). Planete BD. January 20, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ 赤き"大神"に供物として捧げられた奴隷少年の主従幻想譚「美しいばけもの」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 27, 2023. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Aux côtés du Dieu-Loup". Doki-Doki. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ 月刊『Gファンタジー』12月号 本日発売！. Square Enix (in Japanese). Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ Gファンタジー [@g_fantasy] (November 18, 2022). 【#Gファン 12月号】今月のセンターカラーは3作品🌟◆新連載！「美しいばけもの」◆単行本最新刊 11/26発売!!「メイデーア転生物語 この世界で一番悪い魔女」「雅血の陰陽師」乞うご期待！（尾海） (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ 奴隷の少年と赤い獣が織りなす物語、新連載「美しいばけもの」がGファンで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 18, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ 月刊『Gファンタジー』3月号 本日発売！. Square Enix (in Japanese). Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ 「美しいばけもの」最終話掲載されました. Yomoko Yamamoto's official blog (in Japanese). February 18, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ Gファンタジー [@g_fantasy] (February 18, 2025). 【#Gファン 3月号】今月の巻頭カラーは◆TVアニメ絶賛放送中😆「妖怪学校の先生はじめました！」センターカラーは3作品✨◆単行本1巻 2/27発売！「となりの席のジェームズくん」◆大人気御礼！「雅血の陰陽師」◆最終回！「美しいばけもの」乞うご期待！(尾海) (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 14, 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ 【6月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 27, 2023. Archived from the original on February 8, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ 【4月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 25, 2025. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ 美しいばけもの 1. Square Enix. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ 美しいばけもの 2. Square Enix. Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ 美しいばけもの 3(完). Square Enix. Archived from the original on June 6, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

Further reading