Amane’s not like other girls. With her ice queen demeanor and naiveté, she’s become quite the misfit on campus. Even more unusual is her relationship with fellow transfer student Hyoue Inugami, the hottest guy in school. But the truth is that Amane is a powerful psychic and Hyoue is her guardian demon-dog, whose powers are fueled by her kiss! And when Amane lets her “dog” off his leash, no vengeful spirit is safe!
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Her majesty's inugami,
This review is from: Her Majesty's Dog Vol. 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)
Every school has a kid who is different. But that odd kid is more different than anyone can imagine in "Her Majesty's Dog," which takes your average boy-girl story and gives it a demon-dog twist. It's a creepy collection of stories, but with plenty of humor and romantic tension.
"Ice queen" Amane is always accompanied by her sexy boyfriend Hyoue. But none of her classmates realize that Amane is a powerful psychic, and Hyoue is not even human -- he's an ancient dog-demon, who has vowed to protect Amane, and who gets strength and nourishment by kissing her. And a young woman named Takako finds this out the hard way, when the murderous ghost of a suicide attacks her. But Amane reveals that the ghost isn't who they think it is. A cursed dog spirit seeks revenge for the betrayal of its owner, a field trip turns nasty, and after a fight with Hyoue, Amane tries to deal with dangerous spirits all on her own. But personal problems also come up when a new teacher -- Amane's cousin -- turns up to bring her back to their home village. Hyoue isn't about to let that happen, and in a rage, he agrees to a wager: for ten days, he won't use any of Amane's energy, which will prove that he's not just a "monster." But can he protect Amane without his usual strength? Despite the kinky-looking cover, "Her Majesty's Dog" is pretty strictly a horror/romance story. And it's gotta be admitted that a lot of series are at their weakest at the very beginning, since the author has to introduce everything and get the audience interested. But Mick Takeuchi's story starts off with surprisingly smoothness; every story feels assured and solid, as if she had been writing these for ages. Takeuchi is also a pretty solid artist; the artwork has all the manga staples like giant eyes, wild hair, pretty young men with fine bones, and funny little cartoons whenever somebody gets agitated. But she also has a truly enchanting sense for light, shadow and detail, and some of the pictures she drew -- such as Hyoue rescuing Amane in the ruined house -- are exquisite. And Hyoue and Amane are good characters to play off each other: She's technologically inept, distant, cool, and at the same time very compassionate. Hyoue is no less compassionate, but he's fiery and a little goofy. Their relationship is kept platonic -- we can't have them dating immediately, without obstacles -- but the obvious adoration Hyoue has for his mistress is touching. "Her Majesty's Dog" gets off to a good start in its first volume, with excellent artwork and likable characters. A solid start, and promising plenty of good horror and romance to come.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I didn't want to....,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Her Majesty's Dog Vol. 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)
I didn't want to like Her Majesty's Dog....I realy, really didn't. But I can't help it. I like--no, I REALLY like it. At first I didn't want to read it because at the time of it's release I was SO into InuYasha, and one day I was casually flipping through shojo beat magazine and I saw an ad for Her Majesty's Dog. When I saw the cover , I was like "it's a shojo version of InuYasha! What a rip-off!". Then, when I was at Borders one day, I saw the book and, just to see what it was like, I took a look at it. I decided, when I read the back cover and had read the first few pages, that it was a total copy of InuYasha! The fact that Hyoue protects Amane like InuYasha protects Kagome was especially hard to enjoy, and Hyoue's personality was almost exactly like InuYahsa's (almost always angry, over-protective, easily jealous, etc.). Amane even looks like Kagome to some extent. But about a year after Her Majesty's Dog was first released, I had grown tired of InuYasha (it's just so long and the story never gets anywhere). I was once again at Borders and I decided to give this another try. And I am so glad that I did. Her Majesty's Dog may sound a bit weak form the outside, but once you've read it, you see that it is deep and very entertaining. Mick Takeuchi has beautiful artwork and her story is very good, actually. Now, when I look back, I hardly see any similairities at all between Her Majesty's Dog and InuYasha. So far, my favorite thing about the books are the relationships between the characters and the little omakes at the beginning of each volume (the ones where Amane is treating Hyoue like a dog: for example, in this volume she is in chibi form and telling him to stay in his dog house and Hyoue is glaring up at the sky. It is very very funny and cute). So, for anyone who is suspicious about trying Her Majesty's Dog, I ask you to give it a shot. It is much better than it appears.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Something like Inuyasha in our modern world,
By TammyJo Eckhart "TammyJo Eckhart" (Bloomington, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)
This review is from: Her Majesty's Dog Vol. 1 (v. 1) (Paperback)
Ok, I love these newer mangas now making it to the USA that have female leads with submissive but strong male partners. Reminds me of the knight-lady dynamic in romances. Yet these aren't overtly romantic and the lady in question is quite strong and capable if somewhat naive to begin with. Amane is a wonderful character trying to fit into a new school and a new life and Hyoue is her faithful everything until she starts making new friends. But I think these friends are going to make her stronger and that will only make her possession of Hyoue even better. I plan to keep reading to find out.
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