It's a cutesy slice of life rom-com. The good? It doesn't bend to most cliché expectations. It's not a revolutionary show in any sense of the word, but considering that I am personally quite jaded when it comes to the clichés of both the slice of life and rom-com anime genres, this managed to pleasantly surprise me by sidestepping several annoying pitfalls. More than once I found myself thinking, "Oh, God, I hope they're not gonna do that tired ol' trope again," only to be dumbfounded by the fact that the show did, in fact, not go the cliché route. Gold star! You may think I'm making too much of a big deal out of this. Then again, you may not want to underestimate my skepticism of slice of life anime.
The bad? While there's nothing bad per se about the show, it's simply not an impressive production. TYO Animations' only other notable production is collaborating on one season of Terra Formars. They're not a noteworthy production company by any stretch of the imagination. As such, their work is unimpressive, as well.
The Wolf Girl and Black Prince manga was written by Ayuko Hatta. From what I can tell, it's quite good as it seems to have been well received, but the anime adaptation suffers from subpar directing. Alas, as I said, it's not bad. It's just mediocre.
For what it's worth, the show's aesthetic reminded me a lot of Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, which is undoubtedly in no small part the reason why I enjoyed it as much as I did, but again, that's something the manga is to be credited for, not the TV adaptation. All in all, it's a pleasant show that fans of the genre are sure to enjoy!
