The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 1

This review is for the story I've read so far, which goes through Volume 3. No real spoilers, but I may have story elements from all three volumes mixed up in here.

Himari Momochi is an orphan who inherits a house on her sixteenth birthday. When she arrives, she finds the house already inhabited by three very, very pretty teenage boys and a bunch of Pokemon. The house is apparently the gateway between our world and the demon world and the pretty boys are two demons and a human who serves as the vessel for the Nue--the guardian of the border between the worlds. The Pokemon are supposedly demons, but they are small, cute, and round and can grow in power, so I'm sticking with thinking of them as Pokemon. Aoi/the Nue hasn't left the house show more since he wandered in at the age of ten, so he sometimes acts like a little kid and has a tendency to crawl into bed with Himari, who has no qualms about calling him on his shit. The whole story is a weird combination of sweet and slightly creepy and occasionally downright scary that somehow works. There are a couple of things that don't quite work--like another demon being adopted into Aoi's retinue and then never making an appearance again, except as a background element and how none of them have money, but there's always food--but it's entertaining and the boys are sooooo pretty. I'll definitely keep going with this one. show less

Cheeky, and slyly romantic. There are some kawaii demon characters--big draw for most of my teen anime readers--and some big vicious fights. The first volume feels like the very beginning of an introduction though. Hopefully the one big fight scene and the comical situation will draw them in for the others.

This is a very bland start to a very generic demon fantasy romance. But I already picked up the second volume from the library, so we'll see how it goes.

REALLY similar to Kami-sama kiss with a tiny dash of fruits basket.... not yet sure if I'll continue overall. Story didn't really progress very far in vol one.... so, it's hard to judge if this is working continuing and where the copycat vibes stop.

Your typical paranormal shoujo, but enjoyable. I will probably continue the series...

This is an interesting read for manga fans of Fruits Basket and Princess Ai since it combines a bit of magic with traditional Japanese tradition and culture.

Not what I was expecting but the art is enough to keep me with the series.