Bocchi Kaibutsu to Moumoku Shoujo
Apparently in early 2019, Seven Seas is going to be releasing the bound volume with UPDATED ARTWORK in English as "Beauty and the Beast Girl". So go check out your local bookstore to see if they'll have it. Pre-orders are up online!
Like usual, it's up on /manga.
I figured I should clarify a bit on the whole bound volume, figured it would come up eventually. Here's a young textwall if you've ever seen one:
The story started as a pixiv manga, and was released on pixiv, for free.
That's where the RAWs are coming from, that's what's being translated here.
It got popular enough that it was released in a single bound volume (tankoubon for you weebs out there) in Japan, I don't think there will be a second one.
As far as I can tell in the free preview, it is completely redrawn by the artist and looks more polished, but keeps the same dialogue. There may be some more differences later on, I dunno.
Basically, the bound volume version features more detailed and improved artwork.
You can check the free preview of the Japanese bound version here: Amazon Japan
Click the cover to bring it up, and compare to the first few pages on your preferred reader site (which is MangaDex, and not KissManga) in chapters 1 and onwards.
As for dropping the series, I doubt it is something that will happen as the pixiv version is available for free online already, so we'll continue so long as we can.
The way I see it, we're giving them free advertising for a more polished product. Think of it like a free web novel vs the polished Light Novel release.
I'm even typing this up to clarify the differences and maybe convince someone to purchase it when it's out (buy it).
Of course with all that said, WE WILL NOT BE SCANLATING THE BOUND VERSION.
Support the artist and the industry by purchasing it when it becomes available (buy it).
Buy the official bound volume: [ Amazon Japan / Links to preorder English ver. ]
The artist's: [ twitter / pixiv / FANBOX / BOOTH ]