You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
ravensandpages 's review for:
THE FOX'S KISS #1
by Saki Aikawa
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
ARC received from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Fox's Kiss is a pretty typical shoujo manga. Koharu is a typical high school girl with fond memories of her youth; her grandmother always talked about seeing and healing demons, but as Koharu grew older, she realized those stories were all lies... Until her grandmother passes away and she meets Iori, a fox demon, and realizes those powers now belong to her. Iori says he's taking Koharu on a servant, but he's the one who follows her back to the city and stays by her side while she tries to live her normal life at school.
This manga is, as I said, very typical. You have a love triangle between the charming prince of the school, the rough, bratty newcomer, and the 'normal' high school girl, Iori declaring that Koharu is his fiance because he said so (she is also 16), and a fast-paced story full of ups and downs. This story was pretty dramatic and had a LOT going on every chapter, so this was even faster-paced than I'm used to. This would be great for fans of Inuyasha or Fruits Basket, but it's so reliant on tropes that people who love those stories will most likely find this repetitive and unsatisfying.
Unfortunately, as someone who has read manga and watched anime for a while, this was nothing I hadn't seen before and I ended up being very unimpressed. There are always ways to take tropes and stories and redo them in a fresh way, and I wouldn't bar anyone their take on this sort of story! In this case, however, it was cluttered, basic, and I wouldn't pay money to continue.
❧ 2.5 ★
The Fox's Kiss is a pretty typical shoujo manga. Koharu is a typical high school girl with fond memories of her youth; her grandmother always talked about seeing and healing demons, but as Koharu grew older, she realized those stories were all lies... Until her grandmother passes away and she meets Iori, a fox demon, and realizes those powers now belong to her. Iori says he's taking Koharu on a servant, but he's the one who follows her back to the city and stays by her side while she tries to live her normal life at school.
This manga is, as I said, very typical. You have a love triangle between the charming prince of the school, the rough, bratty newcomer, and the 'normal' high school girl, Iori declaring that Koharu is his fiance because he said so (she is also 16), and a fast-paced story full of ups and downs. This story was pretty dramatic and had a LOT going on every chapter, so this was even faster-paced than I'm used to. This would be great for fans of Inuyasha or Fruits Basket, but it's so reliant on tropes that people who love those stories will most likely find this repetitive and unsatisfying.
Unfortunately, as someone who has read manga and watched anime for a while, this was nothing I hadn't seen before and I ended up being very unimpressed. There are always ways to take tropes and stories and redo them in a fresh way, and I wouldn't bar anyone their take on this sort of story! In this case, however, it was cluttered, basic, and I wouldn't pay money to continue.
❧ 2.5 ★