is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yomoko Yamamoto. It was serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from November 2022 to February 2025, with its chapters collected in three volumes.
Plot In a remote mountain village, harsh weather and endless winter lead the villagers to revive an ancient tradition of offering sacrifices to the Great Wolf God in order to prevent disaster. A young orphan boy, mistreated and abandoned by the villagers, is chosen as a human sacrifice, but instead of being killed, he begins a mysterious journey with the wolf deity that slowly turns their loneliness into a deep bond.
Publication Written and illustrated by Yomoko Yamamoto, The Beautiful Deity was serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from November 18, 2022, to February 18, 2025. Square Enix collected its chapters into three volumes, released from June 27, 2023. to April 25, 2025.
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