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The story of Belle and her beast as youve never seen it before, with sinister, creeping shadows suffusing a door to a wider, magical world. This dark, fairytale adventure is the latest sumptuous masterpiece from the creator of Angel Sanctuary and Alice in Murderland, perfect for fans of The Ancient Magus Bride!. ARE YOU BEAUTIFUL? Young and rambunctious Belle insists on going out to play in the forbidden woods, but her adventurous streak abruptly ends when her mother is spirited away by a beast known to kidnap beautiful women. Twisted by the loss of his wife, Belles father keeps his daughter and her unusual violet hair locked away in an effort to "protect" her from prying eyes. Years later, news of the beasts reappearance coaxes Belle back to the woods where it all began - but her desperate search for the truth may be more perilous than she could have ever imagined ...
About the Author
Kaori Yuki (native name: ) is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 1987 with (Jap: ??????) on the manga anthology Bessatsu Hana to Yume published by Hakusensha. She is best known for her gothic manga works, such as the Earl Cain series (Jap: ?????, ) and Angel Sanctuary (Jap: ?????, Her work is typically serialized in one of Hakusensha's two sh?jo manga anthologies, Bessatsu Hana to Yume and Hana to Yume. In 2010, Kaori Yuki was one of many manga artists whose work would appear in the new sh?jo manga anthology Aria by the publisher Kodansha on July 28, 2010. Her doujinshi-ka name is MoonClock.
