Ranked #956

Wolf Guy - Ookami no Monshou (Manga)

Wolf Guy - Wolfen Crest, at least thats what onemanga calls it, is a manga about a werewolf named Akira. And that's a good enough introduction for me, so on to the review.

STORY: 8/10
Well, there are only 19 chapters out at the time of this review so theres not too much of a story right now. Although the little story there is seems to be good. Akira is in his last year of middle school and has just transfered into one of the most dangerous schools ever. Seriously. He walks into class on the first day, starts to write his name on the board, and before he's even finished he gets a knife thrown at him. Nice class, eh? So this is a fight manga where Akira gets beat up a ton, but he doesn't fight back because he feels humans are a waste of time. He just gets hit with iron pipes, bats, and fists, but he's basically invincible weather he's in werewolf form or not so he doesn't care.

When he has fought back it's pretty freaking cool and fun to watch. He hasn't revealed that he's a werewolf to anyone yet, so everyone is really confused as to why he can take a razor blade to the back and walk to school the next day unphased. Akira's teacher is suspicious of him so she is trying to figure out why Akira is the way that he is. I want to give the story a 9, but it's just too soon to be handing out scores that high for a story thats so premature.

ART: 8/10
This is a very dark manga and the drawings are just as dark. But sometimes the art can be too dark, and it's hard to tell what exactly is going on. Overall it is extemely well drawn, and the backgrounds and characters are all very uniquely drawn. Wolf Guy - Wolfen Crest definetly has it's own style. The art can be beautiful at times and scary at others. It really is great except for one little aspect which appears in thousands of other manga. The "middle school kids" look like they are all adults. Akira looks older than his homeroom teacher. Since this manga is obviously for ages 17+ I don't see why the mangaka decided to make the characters 14-15. However it really doesn't take away from anything aside from a little realism so I can half-way forgive him.

CHARACTER: 8/10
Well, you've got Akira (werewolf), his sexy homeroom teacher Ms. Aoshika, and a bunch of school delinquents. Akira has a pretty mysterious past so you don't really know much about where he comes from, but his homeroom teacher has already gotten a nice amount of backstory. Even a couple of the random school delinquients have had some good backstory which is very unusual, but very much appreciated. You understand why they are so mad all of the time, and why they bully others. For 19 chapters there is a perfect amount of back-story. It's not all given in one random flashback chapter either. You get bits and pieces gradually, and it really builds the characters.

Also, Akira is one badass mofo.

ENJOYMENT: 10/10
As I was reading through the epic fight scenes, admiring the beautiful artwork and totally immersing myself into the Wolf Guy - Wolfen Crest universe I was subconsciously thinking one thing: If only that hot homeroom teacher would get naked. I know its extremely pig-headed of me, but I wanted some nudity to go along with all the blood and cursing. Then BOOM! she was topless. Now, this manga was perfect. It had a badass main character, naked hot chicks, and werewolves. I dare anyone to come up with a more enjoyable combination of things than that.

OVERALL: 8/10
I already kinda summed up Wolf Guy in the Enjoyment part of this review so I'll make this short. Awesome. Yes. 8. read more

before i get into the grades and all that let me just put a couple things out there about this manga. This is one of those stories you either LOVE or HATE. dont go in expecting the best story youve ever read because this isnt what they were going for here (that being said i do like the story very much it just isnt the strong point of this manga). This manga is about intensity and violence and the most badass mofo around. who is also a werewolf.

Story - 7

Like i said in my intro, not the biggest strength of this manga. While very enjoyable they dont really explain anything as of yet and youre left wondering why the main character even bothers to go to school anymore. they dont really explain his past very much or any goals he may or may not have. So im hoping they start going into more detail about Akira later on.

Art - 10

There isnt too much i can say about the art here because i pretty much think its perfect. The whole manga is dark and the detail they put in is really amazing. Some of the frames of Akira are so good that ive made a few wallpapers out of them.

Character - 10

I know some people may see me giving the story a 7 based on not enough background on the characters but the characters themselves a 10 as a contradiction. The way i see it is that all of the characters are very unique and really interesting. You actually learn more about some of the side characters than you do about the protagonist so it does give you a pretty good idea of why they do what they do. Im guessing the reason they dont tell you much about Akira is because they want to keep him mysterious.

Enjoyment - 10

This is where it really comes together for me. As i said before this is a love it or hate it manga. I had so much fun reading this the first time through that i read it twice more over the next week. The way akira deals with the gang members at school is just f*cking awesome. Another reason i really enjoyed this is because the writer really keeps stepping it up and some of the stuff youre going to see is shocking. do not read this if you have a problem with gore or nudity.

Overall - 10

To sum all this up if you are looking for an extremely violent and fun read that will keep you up late at night while your eyes are permanently wide open in surprise this is for you. The story isnt as good as Akumetsu (manga by the same team for those who havent read it) but in my opinion its more fun to read and i like the characters way more as well. read more