Wayward is about Rori Lane, an Irish-Japanese, girl as she is starting her new life in Japan with her mom. As soon as she gets there and starts exploring she comes across magical monsters in a dark alley and a young girl, Ayane, who protects her and fights them off. She seems to possess some sort of magical abilities linked to cats. Rori soon discovers she has some magical abilities of her own.

I loved the art style used for this series. While not much happens in this first volume, I enjoyed the build up and teaser for what's to come. The setting and atmosphere of Japan seemed realistic and enjoyed seeing the culture come through as well. I like the portrayal of Rori so far. She is a teenager who is in unfamiliar territory and starts school being told she could consider dying her red hair as they don't accept "unnatural colors." She is also battling self-harm.

The first volume is not strong, but it was just enough to get me invested in continuing with the series.