The Boy and the Beast

Nine-year-old Ren has recently lost his mother. With no news of his father and refusing to live with his legal guardians, Ren flees into the streets of Shibuya. 

In the Beast Kingdom, the grandmaster has decided he will retire in order to reincarnate as a deity and names two potential successors: the popular Iōzen, and the powerful Kumatetsu. The Grandmaster suggests that Kumatetsu find a disciple in hopes of inspiring him to succeed him.

While wandering the streets of Tokyo with his makeshift companion, Tatara, Kumatetsu meets Ren and suggests that the boy becomes his disciple. 

Things i liked

• character development 
• the fact that a 'hero' was the lazy and rude character 

things i didn't like 

• the fact that none realise that one of Iōzen's sons was a human, it was kind of obvious to me.

ren 

★★★