Wolf Girl and Black Prince

I like this manga. End of story. For everyone who is complaining about this manga is needs to chill the fuck out.. this manga is more realistic than most shoujo manga and if you don't like it go back to the kiddy, fantasy, play house mangas that you like reading.. Granted this manga does have some typical romance clichés the manga does well in portraying real life situations beyond - cheating, stealing peoples gf/bf, and relationship insecurities. It shows stuff like...the struggles a couple goes through at the end of high school during the time they need to chose what they want for there lives, and the feelingof loving a person so much that you don't want them to leave but you don't want to hold them back either, dealing with each others pasts, parents/siblings not liking your bf/gf, or that guys aren't perfect and they sometimes treat girls like shit but girls are so stupidly in love she doesn't care even if it hurts her, lying to your friends because you want them to think your cool, or guys having trouble expressing there feeling...and you no what else - finally having a main male character not giving into the temptations of cheating... Long story short if you can get past the ditsy clichés of the first few chapters this manga gets very good and you will become attached to the characters and grow to like and understand them all. Don't let peoples ridiculous views, keep you from checking this manga out. Because its really enjoyable and you might just like it. p.s. - the comedy is pretty on point to haha

So, from what I've seen, most people that read this manga fall into one of two categories: COMPLETELY, UTTERLY HATE IT or LOVE IT. I am part of the latter. I normally don't write reviews, but for this manga, I feel like I had to. Maybe to justify why I like it so much? But anyhow, this is a shoujo manga. Typical school setting, with a kind of ditzy girl as the MC (Erika Shinohara). She just wants to be loved, so she fakes having a boyfriend to her two "friends". However, scared that they're getting suspicious, she takes a picture of a good looking guy onthe streets, but...guess what? He goes to her school! And he's a popular "prince"-like figure! So, while this may seem like a typical shoujo setup (though, I'll say it's the first time I've seen this particular plot device used), there are a lot of elements of it that make it so...for lack of better words...good. The art, for one. It's nothing swoonworthy, for sure, but I have no complaints. Also, I can't explain why a couple of solid lines that imitates a human being is so attractive but he is, so moving on, meaning that the mangaka has done her job well. Secondly, the plotline & character development. It is slice of a life and features school life. But at the same time, while the beginning can be very cringeworthy, and even "disgusting" (Sata Kyouya did not exactly endear himself to me at first), I found that as the manga went on, it addressed a lot of issues close to my heart. Nothing tragic, but there was definitely character development, something you might not expect to see from a shoujo like this. But Erika definitely became an admirable character (one might argue from her relationship with Sata-kun). There are definitely arcs and scenarios that are typical shoujo plots, but they didn't read like something cliche. Third, the ending. I won't say much more, but I feel like if nothing else, the mangaka did the ending, very, very, very well. A lot of loose ends were tied up, we find out what happens to all of the characters, and we even get to see...not just a sneak peek of the future...but THREE WHOLE CHAPTERS! Beauty! I've never seen such beauty since reading Last Game! *SPOILERS AHEAD* NOW, HERE'S THE CAVEAT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR: I'm sure critics might read my review and go "Disgusting! You condone this kind of relationship?" Some have even drawn parallels to 50 Shades of Grey. No. I don't. I was raised in a physically and mentally abusive household and I would never, ever, ever condone an abusive relationship in any way, shape, or form. And reading this manga, Sata Kyouya comes off as...well...not a "sadist" or "tsundere", but just plain ol' mean. But that's just the beginning. Many critics didn't get further than the first 20 or so chapters, from what I've seen from reviews. But Sata Kyouya does start to change and learn his lesson about being such a douche. And I think that's probably why I really liked this manga. The mangaka didn't actually make an excuse for Sata -- he even says in the beginning that he has no childhood trauma or anything...it's just the way he is. And he's bad with people. But. He. Changes. That, in my opinion, is the important part. Now, would I put myself in such a position? Perhaps not. I hope not. NOTE: >> There is a moment towards the end of the manga that I absolutely couldn't deal with, however. Sata gets extremely possessive and gives Erika an ultimatum when she decides to go to a school in Kyoto to pursue her passion: either him, or her passions. If she chose her passions, they would break up. I couldn't stand that. A guy who gets in the way of her girlfriend's dreams? No way, no how. That would be a dealbreaker for me, in more than one way. <<

I am amazed that this series has such a high average (currently ~7.8), considering it is one of the worst shoujo manga I have read. But, if you're like me, you'll read the series to the end because you're running out of lengthy shoujo and you keep hoping that it will improve. It does improve a little...somewhere in the 30's. Up to that point I was astonished that a series could so blatantly promote blind, unwarranted devotion from a naive girl towards an abusive, sadistic guy. I read some of the fan's comments throughout the later chapters, and I was surprised to readthat they perceived Kyouya (male lead, sadist) to be really improving. It's true, he softens up considerably in the last quarter of the series, but what a let down! Because he is so cold and reserved the whole series, the reader has to cling to every morsel of a compliment or expression of happiness that he dares to let drop. Maybe that is exciting for some people, but for me I couldn't help thinking like so many of Erika's (female lead) friends, "What are you doing?! Get out of there! He doesn't deserve you!" As I mentioned, fans of the series will argue that Kyouya was not as undeserving as he seems on a surface level, and they will also defend his rotten attitude by attributing it to his "rough childhood" stemming from his parents divorce. The heck?! Okay, that kind of reaction is supportable only from the standpoint of "he's not quite so despicable now. May he continue to improve." But from the perspective of being the primary love interest...absolutely unacceptable! It is exactly this kind of twisted mindset that causes girls to stay in abusive relationships. The more accurate end to the series would be Erika crying her eyes out saying that she's made the biggest mistake of her life by holding on to such a careless man. While the manga tries to spin it as Erika being selfish and impulsive, Kyouya is actually, brazenly, the more selfish and impulsive character. He's mad? Tell her to get lost. He's regretting it? Go grab her by the arm and tell her she belongs to him. It's disgusting. Even when I consider the improvement towards the end, I still cannot recommend this series based on the type of relationship it promotes. You are worth more!