Jiu Jiu, Vol. 1 (edition 2012)

This manga is about a gril from a demon hunting ninja clan that is tasked with raising up two male were-dogs from the time they are puppies/toddlers. After having lost her older broter, she fears getting too close to them and experiencing another heartbreak. They desperately want to please their "master", as any good dog should, but things become quite awkward when they grow into teenage boys and decide to accompany her to school. While I like the artwork, I'm not sure that I care for the premise. In just a couple of years time the two male characters go from being toddlers/puppies to being the same age as the main character and possible romantic interests. ( )

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 old 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. ( )