Manga Review: Red Riding Hood and the Big Sad Wolf!, Volume 2, by Hachoujou Arata

Rating (Out of 5): ~2

Publisher: Seven Seas

Release Date: 2017

Volumes: 2.

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1.

 

Goodreads Synopsis:

 

 “MY, WHAT BIG TEARS YOU HAVE!”

Love burns–especially when you’re a sensitive wolf who’s caught the eye of a sadistic pyromaniac! After incinerating Wolf’s home, Red Riding Hood has decided she’s going to marry him…but her parents have other plans. They want her to marry the lofty narcissist, Hawk, who sees Red as nothing but a pretty doll. Will it be wedding bells or wedding hell for Red Riding Hood and the Wolf? Find out in Volume 2 of this sadistic romantic comedy!

 

Review:

 

Everyone continues to torment Wolf in this final volume, whether because they want to or because he stumbles into situations in the woods. Red Riding Hood is still heavily chasing after him, including attempting to force him into a wedding.

I will say I'm glad that the ending didn't actually end in a sweet romance, though it also makes sense that it wouldn't given the comedy style. But still, I really didn't care for any of this. The humor might just not be my style, because I didn't really enjoy most of it. I also didn't particularly care for the characters, either.

I would say this was meh, but I was actually bothered by the torture of Wolf too much to even say that.

Manga Review: Red Riding Hood and the Big Sad Wolf!, Volume 1, by Hachoujou Arata

Rating (Out of 5): ~2.5

Publisher: Seven Seas

Release Date: 2017

Volumes: 2.

Spoilers?: No.

Buy it here: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository. RightStuf.

Volume: 2.

Goodreads Synopsis:

A kind-hearted wolf's life is turned upside down when he encounters Red Riding Hood, a gleeful pyromaniac who burns his house down and then falls in love with him.

Review:

I had rather big hopes for this series. It sounded so good. And it had such potential.

We meet the sad wolf first, as red riding hood is burning down his house. This was awful of her, and then we learn that she's a cruel sadist. She's pissed off some hunters, who are mimics of each other, and quite awful at their one job. We also meet a crow and rabbit later in the volume.

I really like the idea of this, the role reversal of little red and the wolf. And even learning that she was a sadist didn't bother me. But then the volume just turned into stupid jokes, and picking on the wolf for the fun of it. It's just random harassment, and episodic chapters, when I expected something completely different.

By the end of the volume, I just wasn't really caring anymore. I'm disappointed.