The Wolf Never Sleeps

This manga is about Lecan, an adventurer from a fantasy world, that enters a portal and is pulled into a different fantasy world. While there certainly are differences that require Lecan to get accustomed to the new world, ultimately both are pretty similar. Thus, he doesn’t have too much of a hard time getting back into the swing of things being an adventurer. This is no small part due to how Lecan is pretty powerful by the standards of the world he gets pulled into. This certainly isn’t like isekais featuring overpowered protagonists, but at the same time Lecan is competent enough that as areader you expect him to be on top of things regardless of the circumstances. Lecan overall is a pretty interesting character. He’s very cold in a sense in that he’s always on guard and tries to reveal as little about himself as possible. But at the same, he’s a pretty good guy all things considered, and it’s not like his emotions don’t shine through at all. His likes and dislikes especially. Especially his love for adventure, which is his primary driving force throughout the manga. He doesn’t have any sort of overarching goal other than exploring, defeating monsters, and growing more powerful. But that’s all a good adventurer needs, so he comes across as pretty likable. Unfortunately, that isn’t enough to keep the overarching story interesting. Lecan goes on various adventures and takes on various quests. But they’re all really small scale and ultimately have very little lasting impact. There’s world building, but it doesn’t really seem to actually be building towards anything. There are side characters that have their own stories, but they’re all incredibly simplistic and not enough to get invested in them. There are no big twists or especially emotional moments. It’s all somewhat flat. The manga ends at the of what is just another adventure pretty much. One that doesn’t really stand out much at all compared to any of the others in the manga. I suppose the manga was axed and thus there was no avoiding that. Still, I can’t say I was dissatisfied with the manga. It’s pretty short, only three volumes long. Even if the substance isn’t that great, it flows well enough and has art that isn’t all that visually appealing but fits the story pretty well, and thus this manga was an okay read. tl;dr: A manga that has a pretty dull story, but has an interesting enough protagonist to hold it up somewhat for it’s short length.