Beauty Is the Beast
Viz · 2005–2006 · 5 issues
About the series
In the mid-2000s, Viz Media published Beauty Is the Beast, a five-issue manga-styled comic that reimagines the classic fairy tale with a supernatural twist. The story follows a plain young woman who unexpectedly inherits a castle, only to find herself bound to a monstrous, beastly lord trapped by a curse. Written and illustrated by Tomoko Taniguchi, this compact series offers a romantic, character-driven take on transformation and inner beauty. It stands as a distinctive entry in Viz's early push to bring original English-language manga to Western readers.