this series is so fun and sweet! the characters, of course, are unbelievably endearing, and i really dig the mini-rpg format you have going on here.
i think the most surprising thing about the story to me was the decision treat and mochi make during chapter six, to leave town and go search for treat's pack. i was totally expecting there to be some sort of heart to heart with the town of frosting, which would lead to them completely tossing aside their restrictions on carnivores within town, so seeing the two of them take a completely different approach instead was honestly a bit of a plot-twist for me!
i think i really like that creative choice, frankly. my main issue with the earlier chapters was how the discrimination seemed a little bit elementary, you know, like not how anything would play out in real life. those early moments are what led to me to believe that it really would take just one scene to resolve the whole damn conflict. i think chapter six goes a long way to creating a more mature world for the story to take place in. no, people aren't gonna set aside their prejudices just because someone they care about monologued to them otherwise. it's ingrained! deeply! the fact that there's a toxic community that the characters are trapped in, and instead of fixing it their only option is to escape is really interesting, especially for a world populated by cute animal girls and lesbian witches. it's nice to see a story like this, especially an escapist one, come to terms with the everyday realities of discrimination and decide to incorporate it as part of the plot, rather than sidelining or ignoring it!
i also super appreciate how the wolves are portrayed. they're an indigenous, nomadic group who are leagues more accepting and accommodating than the "modern" rabbits in frosting. it's a nice change of pace to have a polyamorous lesbian be accepted by her traditional family, who welcome her in when she's being torn apart by the supposedly "progressive" suburban town she relied on. i'm super excited to see how this series concludes!
(PS, the storybook that can be found in that fatcat bunny's house makes me wonder if other animalpeople have "beast forms" too, not just the wolves? i guess i'll see once the story wraps up!)