The Tiger Won't Eat the Dragon Yet

The Tiger Won't Eat the Dragon Yet
First tankōbon volume cover
虎は龍をまだ喰べない。
(Tora wa Ryū o Mada Tabenai)
GenreFantasy
Manga
Written byHachi Inaba
Published byEnterbrain
English publisher
ImprintHarta Comix
MagazineHarta
Original runApril 15, 2021 – present
Volumes6

The Tiger Won't Eat the Dragon Yet (虎は龍をまだ喰べない。, Tora wa Ryū o Mada Tabenai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hachi Inaba. It began serialization in Enterbrain's seinen manga magazine Harta in April 2021.

Synopsis

Setting

The Tiger Won't Eat The Dragon Yet takes place in a wilderness setting where animals can shift into humanoid semi-hybrids at will. Dragons, the only mythical creature that exists, are the dominant animals. They are capable of using elemental powers, putting them at the top of the food chain. Dragons have three different species. Each species can use a specific elemental powers. Chinese Dragons can manipulate water, Wyverns can breathe Fire, and Earth Dragons—whose upper body is a forest surrounded by Rocky hills—dig and bury their lower bodies underground, leaving only its upper body exposed, disgusting themselves as a forest. This method of hunting is similar to that as tending cattle, raising the animals within by providing them food that grows back immediately and only consuming the deceased animals. In rare cases, Earth Dragons consume every single animals in the "forest" all at once. Dragons destroy their surrounding environment, wage war against themselves, and treat other animals as filth. The water dragons and the fire dragons wage war against each other for centuries over a territory dispute, with no clear winner. They only stopped after the land split into two.

Having enough of the dragons' tyranny, the animals started fighting back. Some animals started hunting them down, killing them for vengeance, while the birds start spreading fake rumours about dragons. They stated that dragon meat tastes the best, their blood can heal all kinds of wounds and sicknesses, and their heart grants immortality. Now no longer able to land on the ground due to the risk of getting killed, the water dragons started to cannibalize each other. Thus, The water dragons' population declined, almost going extinct. However, when animals eat dragon meat—especially the heart—they get poisoned by the time the full moon rises. The only way to stop the poison is to drink dragon blood; The problem is: they have to drink it once every full moon for the rest of their lives. Otherwise, they will die from the poison.


Plot

Hekidou, a Chinese Dragon gets caught by Hakurei, a white tiger intending to eat him. However, Hakurei realises Hekidou is too young to be eaten. Hekidou makes a deal with her; She must raise and feed him until he grows up just enough to be made into a meal. One night, an owl reveals to Hakurei that dragons live for a thousand years, far exceeding a tiger's lifespan. It also claims she is just wasting her time raising him and urges her to eat him while she still can. A few days later, an Orange Male tiger named Oga appears and wants to mate with Hakurei after getting defeated over a territory dispute. Hekidou convinces Hakurei not to take the deal, and Oga leaves; declaring he will return. Meanwhile, another Dragon makes its appearance.

A few days later, Oga returns for another attempt to mate with Hakurei, but Hekidou intervenes. Hekidou challenges Oga, but forfeits, angering Hakurei. Their argument was cut short when an enormous serpent appears out of nowhere and captures Hekidou. Hakurei chases them to a waterfall basin but slowly collapses, revealing she was bitten earlier, slowly dying from the poison. Hekidou demands to the serpent for a way to heal her; The serpent suggests his blood. Left with no other choice, Hekidou bites his hand and makes Hakurei drink the blood, healing her. The duo stays in the waterfall basin for the night. The next day, the duo leaves to head west. Shinsui—the female dragon, arrives at the waterfall basin. She asks the serpent of the whereabouts of Hekidou. The serpent battles Shinsui, ending with the latter as the victor and eats the serpent.

Meanwhile, Hekidou suggests to Hakurei that they should find a way to extend her lifespan. Hekidou gets frustrated after struggling to find answers on extending one's lifespan. While travelling, the duo encounters a group of monkeys. The elder monkey welcomes them and treats them a little too welcoming. When the duo is asleep, Hekidou wakes up tied up with ropes; realising it was a trap the whole time. Two Golden Eagles—Kokuran and Misumi—swoop in just in time and rescues Hekidou. Kokuran explains they're taking him to Shinsui, but Hekidou refuses to go with them. Hekidou escapes, alerting the eagles. Meanwhile, Hakurei gets freed by Oga. Kokuran eventually recaptures Hekidou, but Hakurei arrives just in time and saves Hekidou. The eagles retreat, and Hekidou and Hakurei reunites.

In a flashback, it is revealed that Kokuran and Misumi, along with their unnamed older brother, ate a deceased baby dragon, only for them to get poisoned when the full moon arises. Shinsui saves the two, but at the cost of their older brother getting eaten. While exploring a cave, Hekidou and Hakurei encounters an enormous tortoise. Hekidou asks the tortoise for a way to extend one's lifespan. The tortoise leads them to a dragon skeleton, alongside a wolf skeleton. The tortoise tells a story about the deceased dragon once asking for a way to extend the wolf's lifespan, paralleling the duo's situation. The tortoise suggests the duo to go to "the highlands"—a land where creatures with long lifespans dwell.

Hekidou and Hakurei continue their journey towards the west, when Shinsui unexpectedly appears. Shinsui reveals herself as Hekidou's mother and manipulates him into following her, in which Hekidou reluctantly does, leaving Hakurei behind. Devastated and enraged, Hakurei chases them down. Shinsui tries to get along with Hekidou, but he calls her out for trying to eat him when he was a baby. Shinsui denies the claim and urges Hekidou to mate with her. Hekidou refuses, and Shinsui threatens Hakurei's life, scaring him. Returning after hunting, Shinsui and Kokuran notices Hekidou in a bloody scene, hinting that the latter ate Misumi, Shocking Kokuran. Hekidou agrees to mate with Shinsui, much to his unease. After mating, Hekidou angrily leaves. Hekidou and Hakurei reunites, sharing an intimate time together. Meanwhile, a silhouette of Misumi is shown. It turns out Misumi requested Hekidou to help him fake his death to escape Kokuran and Shinsui.

Hekidou and Oga cross paths once again. The latter demands a fight, reminding Hekidou that the challenge the latter started was not over yet. Hekidou accepts, and battles Oga. The fight was cut short when a group of animals suddenly ambushes the group. Minerva—an elephant, attacks Hekidou, but spares him and his group after taking interest in their situation. Minerva decides to take Hekidou to "the elder"— a wooly mammoth that manages the forest Minerva and her group resides in. Arriving at the forest, Minerva and Hekidou talks to the elder. Out of the blue, the elder requests Minerva to take his place as the next elder, but she refuses. Suddenly, multiple roots start to hold Minerva, and a tiny root enters her ear. The elder reveals that an Earth Dragon is responsible for possessing both him and Minerva. The Earth Dragon then kills the elder. It turns out the entire forest is the Earth Dragon itself. It then creates chaos throughout the forest, killing the animals within it using roots. Two peregrine falcons—Tsurune and Shou— and one lion named Voltagul arrives and partially frees Minerva from the Earth Dragon's control. This causes the latter to unearth itself from the ground and flies off. However, multiple fire dragons appear and is approaching Minerva and the Earth Dragon.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hachi Inaba, The Tiger Won't Eat the Dragon Yet began serialization in Enterbrain's seinen manga magazine Harta on April 15, 2021.[1] Its chapters have been compiled into six tankōbon volumes as of May 2026.[2] The series is licensed in English by Yen Press.[3]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1October 12, 2022[4]978-4-04-737032-6March 19, 2024[5]978-1-9753-7313-9
2October 15, 2022[6]978-4-04-737039-5August 20, 2024[7]978-1-9753-7893-6
3September 15, 2023[8]978-4-04-737471-3March 25, 2025[9]979-8-8554-0114-1
4July 12, 2024[10]978-4-04-737946-6September 23, 2025[11]979-8-8554-1564-3
5May 15, 2025[12]978-4-04-738407-1——
6May 15, 2026[2]978-4-04-738569-6——

Other

In commemoration of the release of the second volume, the series had a collaboration with Fushiashikumo's The Great Snake's Bride manga series.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 山本ルンルンの昭和ホラーサスペンス&一七八ハチの異種族共生譚、ハルタで開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 15, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. 1 2 虎は龍をまだ喰べない。伍 (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  3. ↑ Hazra, Adriana (October 15, 2023). "Yen Press Licenses Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule Manga, Classroom for Heroes Light Novels, 13 More Titles (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ 虎は龍をまだ喰べない。壱 (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Tiger Won't Eat the Dragon Yet, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ 虎は龍をまだ喰べない。弐 (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Tiger Won't Eat the Dragon Yet, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ 虎は龍をまだ喰べない。参 (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ "The Tiger Won't Eat the Dragon Yet, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ 虎は龍をまだ喰べない。肆 (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ "The Tiger Won't Eat the Dragon Yet, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  12. ↑ 虎は龍をまだ喰べない。伍 (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ 人外×少女の異類婚姻譚「大蛇に嫁いだ娘」子安武人と花守ゆみりがボイスコミック化. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
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