January Manga of the Month (MOTM)

 

Wanko/Inugamihime ni Kuchizuke by Miyata Kouji

Genre: Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Seinen, Supernatural

Status: Complete, 24 Chapters scanlated

 Just a heads up, although it's considered ecchi, it's nothing crazy like those panty flashing in the regular shounen but instead this tag is mainly because of the sensual kisses that our main couple share. I gotta say, I totally dig it and I absolutely loved it because it was sweet and sensual but cute at the same time. Nothing OTT. As someone had commented before, it is steamy without being lewd and that's the best way to describe the romantic scenes.

Anyway, the story revolves around Kazura (girl above) who essentially changes places with the dog spirit that resides within her whenever she kisses her boss (guy above) in order to exorcise evil spirits and demons creating havoc in this world. Since it takes more of a comedic take, there's nothing too serious about the capturing of demons (besides the ending) but they are all quite emotional.

It's always fun to see how the main couple interact especially when the dog spirit takes over and then she wakes up and realises that she's licking her boss' face lmao. The side characters are also very enjoyable since although their personalities are cliche, they are fun and helpful to advancing our couple's expression of love to each other. The pacing of the story and the conflicts that led up to the ultimate one they needed to solve was done really well. It's a very short manga but a very enjoyable one nevertheless.

Since it involves exorcism, there is some good action here and there and I love how well the mangaka balances the action, romance and comedy because a little dose of everything each chapter made it interesting and lovely at the same time. I thought Kazura embarrassed by what Bentengou (the dog spirit) does every time with her body to be so funny most of the time hahaha.

It's saddening that Miyata Kouji had passed away in 2015 but I really enjoyed this series and I'm very glad to have been able to read it.