Wolf

author: Shige Nakamura

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.20

book published: 2012

rating: 4

read at: 2015/01/10

date added: 2015/01/10

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'Wolf' is a Gen Manga title that I enjoyed quite a bit. There is a little uneven storytelling, but overall, it's pretty good.



Naoto is an angry young man taking a train to Tokyo with a mission to kill a man. On the train, he meets a likeable enough innocent bumpkin named Shota who is also on his way to Tokyo, but he wants to become a sumo wrestler. When Naota gets to Tokyo, he and Shota part ways and Naoto finds himself at a boxing gym and face to face with the man he is there to kill.



Things don't work out perfectly for Naoto, but they kind of do. He finds friends in the gym who think he might make a pretty good boxer. Naoto takes that path so that he can build strength for his eventual revenge.



The tale that unfolds is not unpredictable, but I found it a little heartwarming and I liked it. Shota shows up occasionally, but I was kind of hoping for more of him. I was a little disappointed that there wasn't more of him. Maybe he'll make his way to another book. I liked the art and found it easy to read and follow. I've enjoyed the Gen Manga series that I've read so far.



I received a review copy of this manga from Diamond Book Distributors, Gen Manga Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.





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