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Jiu Jiu, Vol. 1 (2012)

by Touya Tobina(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1421542749 (ISBN13: 9781421542744)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

VIZ Media LLC

series

Jiu Jiu

review 1: Reason for Reading: I've finished a couple of manga series lately and am looking for a new one to start.I liked the idea of this series being about a female "Hunter" who pursues and slays demons and the pair of wolf cub shapeshifters she's given as her familiars to protect her. Unfortunately this is not how it read for me. Takamichi is a spoiled, rude, obnoxious girl who gets what she wants except for having the wolf pups dumped off on her. So she treats them cruelly, with disdain and no show of affection at all. She has a wounded ego and a sad past she cannot get over. The book mostly revolved around her being rude and mean to the pups while they slobbered and worshiped all over her. This could have been cute had they been tiny little pups, but no they were 3 years o... moreld and when transformed to adult form they were the same age as Takamichi herself, naked, and inevitably found in bed with her all snuggled up. There is no s*x in the book but these images have been drawn for their sensuality, Two n*ked men and a girl in bed? And later on there is a scene with one of them on top of her saying he wants her. (Is it innocent? We never find out as they are interrupted) So no demons, I guess that's waiting for the second volume and while volume 1 allows us an introduction to the characters; I found them all off-putting and would say this is not my type of Manga or story-line. My rating is actually 2.5.
review 2: I started reading this on a whim while perusing an issue Hana to Yume magazine, and luckily for me, discovered the first volume had just come out. As member of the Hachiouji family, 16 year old Takamichi is Hunter, and it's her job to destroy the Monsters who plague humanity. For three years, she's been the owner of Setsu and Yuugure, half human half wolf brothers born of a human and a Monster. Having lost her twin brother (he died saving her from a Monster) she's prickly and does every thing she can keep herself from letting anyone into her heart. But Setsu and Yuugure, who switch back and forth between wolf and (often naked) human form, are as loyal and affection as any normal dog, and Takamichi's defenses can't hold for long...The author does a good job of making Yuugure and Setsu adorably dog-like (they love walks, and beg to go out with Takamichi whenever she leaves the house), and also human enough to sympathize with. It's a delicate balance but Tobina succeeds so that that the fact that they often sleep naked with Takamichi never seems awkward or inappropriate.A fun, quirky series that also handles some darker themes, but never gets dark enough to be anything other than a good time. less

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