Minotauros no Omoibito ("Minotaurus' Sweetheart") is a manga written by Keijirou and drawn by Shou. It was serialized in Shonen Gangan for 17 chapters from September 2019 to December 2020.
It is set in a fantasy world where monsters and humans live in fear of each other.
Minotaurus is a powerful minotaur who reigns over the forest and protects the monster inhabitants. Minotaurus is very gentle, despite his powerful prowess and intimidating form. When a group of humans enters the forest and threatens the residents, he chases them away. The only one that stays is Captain Ruviné, a gorgeous young adventuress with a very famous reputation for her heroic deeds.
Minotaurus knows he's not able to defeat Ruviné, so in order to hold her back, he gives her a book dropped by her fleeing companions with human phrases which can't be read by the beings of the forest. He shows her the book and ends up showing her the phrase "Will you marry me?" by accident, leading to romantic high jinks and comedy.
Minotauros no Omoibito provides examples of:
- Big Sister Instinct: Ruviné became an adventurer and warrior in order to make money from various jobs in order to support her beloved brother. She takes care of him after they are orphaned.
- Fantastic Racism: Humans and monsters have a great distrust and hatred of each other, to the point that Minotaurus tries to bargain with Ruviné as he doesn't want his people to get hurt by humans.
- Gentle Giant: Minotaurus is a huge, intimidating-looking minotaur, but personality-wise he's actually quite gentle.
- Living Legend: Ruviné is widely hailed as a great hero and vanquisher of evil and is celebrated across the various human world for her heroic deeds. She is considered to be infamous even to the monsters who she fights.
- Our Minotaurs Are Different: Minotaurus is a powerful brown minotaur and the ruler of the forest.
