Trivia / The Beast Player

Books

• Completely Different Title:
  • The original novel is known in France as La charmeuse la charmeuse de bêtes ("The Beast Charmer"). The manga adaptation adds the protagonist Elin's name before the title.
  • The original novel is known in Germany as Das Lied der Bestien ("The Song of the Beasts").
  • The original novel is known in Korea as Yasu ("The Beast").
• Spin-Off Cookbook: Balsa's Table is a collection of recipes for meals mentioned in the Moribito and The Beast Player series.

Erin

• Recursive Adaptation: The anime adapts the original novel into an anime series. Jun'ichi Fujisaki, the chief writer of the anime, wrote "And Kiriku", a short story about the Canon Foreigner Kiriku. It's available in the first fanbook.
• Self-Adaptation: Nahoko Uehashi, the author of the novel series, supervised its anime adaptation.

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