I recently bought the first volume as the synopsis and the covers looked gorgeous, and I can honestly say that after reading this first volume I can not wait to get more.
Story(8/10): This manga is set in the alps during the 14th century. Three small cantons which were previously Swiss has fallen under the Austrian empire command, which seek to control the trade in the area. They did this by implementing a guard station called "Wolfsmund" which restricts passage in to and out of the cantons.
The bailiff of Wolfsmund is called Wolfram, or rather “The Wolf's Maw.” He's a sadistic man which will punish any illegal trespassers with multiple forms of torture and in the end, death is wait awaits.
The story is basically about people from these cantons whom wish to pass the station, but don't have the rights which are only given by government officials of the Austrian empire and are therefore forced to try to illegally pass, as the rights are almost never given out to people in these cantons.
Art(8/10): The art is impressive, the characters are all well drawn and are unique in their own way. I especially liked the character design for Wolfram, as he has this very kind vibe going on with him, even though he's really a psychopath inside.
As for backgrounds I think that they are good, it could have been a bit more detailed, but overall i'm not complaining.
The fight sequences are also good, just a tad clunky which makes it a bit difficult to understand what actually happened without checking the picture again.
Character(7/10): In the first volume, we got to follow three separate groups in three separate chapters. In the end it seems that it was the last chapter which mattered as a part of the story.
I can't go into too much depth as I would go into spoiler territory, but I can say that the first two chapters were definitely for the readers to understand what situation the people living in the cantons are in as we see the hardships they're in and what happens when you try to cross Wolfsmund without a legitimate pass.
It's in the third chapter we get introduced to the (most probably) main character Wilhelm Tell. Well, even I guess many of you already know who this is, and I can't tell much more only reading the first volume as I would go into spoiler territory again...
Enjoyment(9/10): This is indeed a very enjoyable read, I can almost guarantee that you'll get hooked in the first chapter if you're into survival/death game type of manga. I am, and I was not disappointed, and i'm very happy with the direction the manga is going.
Overall this manga is a very underrated and definitely deserves to be praised more. We got an awesome introductions with very good art and a superb premise to a hopefully brilliant story.
Be sure to check this manga out if you're as i previously wrote in to survival/death game manga!
Overall score (8/10)
