Listen Carefully
An Introduction to Interspecies Linguistics (Heterogenia Linguistico, volume 1)
By Salt Seno (Translated by Amanda Haley)
Heterogenia Linguistico, Volume 1: An Introduction to Interspecies Linguistics is the first tankōbon for Salt Seno’s secondary-world comparative-linguistics manga. Serialized in Young Ace Up since 2018, the 2020 English translation is by Amanda Haley.
When his mentor is injured, Hakaba is dispatched to take the old linguist’s place. The subject matter — comparative linguistics — is straightforward. It is the location that might give some qualms: the Netherworld, land of monsters!