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REVIEW: The Hunters Guild: Red Hood GN 1

an interesting start to a series that could be a lot of fun.

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an interesting start to a series that could be a lot of fun.

Which got cancelled after 18 chapters, I should add.

zztop wrote:

Quote: an interesting start to a series that could be a lot of fun. Which got cancelled after 18 chapters, I should add.

Way to ruin it for people that didn't read...

You know, I think my thoughts on the series were ruined by the fact that it was canned early. I really did enjoy the beginning parts, and I didn't start disliking it until the training arc began. Too bad it won't get a second chance, it could have been really fun.

MagicPolly wrote:

You know, I think my thoughts on the series were ruined by the fact that it was canned early. I really did enjoy the beginning parts, and I didn't start disliking it until the training arc began. Too bad it won't get a second chance, it could have been really fun.

To be fair, the training arc did drag on and suddenly introduced a lot of characters readers had no reason to care for. Training or tournament arcs are always risky and should be only used with caution and attention to which characters get the spotlight.

Shame this got canned so early.

I wish the Japanese readers gave this one a chance.

So while Rentaro may “only” be up to three official girlfriends by the end of this first volume, I wholeheartedly believe this series intends to hit its titular goal some day, without caveat.

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That's an important factor with a constantly expanding cast that promises to climb into the triple digits by the time it ends, and gives hope for 100 Girlfriends to have some longevity beyond this first volume.

I imagine it can be awkward trying to write these reviews for first volumes as though the next year or more of the series' fate hasn't already been determined. There were a couple bits in Nicholas Dupree's review of 100 Girlfriends volume 1 that were like that, too, if less blatantly:

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So while Rentaro may “only” be up to three official girlfriends by the end of this first volume, I wholeheartedly believe this series intends to hit its titular goal some day, without caveat. […] That's an important factor with a constantly expanding cast that promises to climb into the triple digits by the time it ends, and gives hope for 100 Girlfriends to have some longevity beyond this first volume.

Someone in that comment thread described it as "speculating rather than doing research", but the reviewer's Twitter posts made it clear that he'd seen enough of the manga's Wikipedia page to know just how many girlfriends in it was.

I imagine it can be awkward trying to write these reviews for first volumes as though the next year or more of the series' fate hasn't already been determined. There were a couple bits in Nicholas Dupree's review of 100 Girlfriends volume 1 that were like that, too, if less blatantly:

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So while Rentaro may “only” be up to three official girlfriends by the end of this first volume, I wholeheartedly believe this series intends to hit its titular goal some day, without caveat. […] That's an important factor with a constantly expanding cast that promises to climb into the triple digits by the time it ends, and gives hope for 100 Girlfriends to have some longevity beyond this first volume.

Someone in that comment thread described it as "speculating rather than doing research", but the reviewer's Twitter posts made it clear that he'd seen enough of the manga's Wikipedia page to know just how many girlfriends in it was.

(Though I can also imagine Rebecca deciding not to look up whether Red Hood was ongoing, either to not let the answer affect the review or because she didn't have time. With how much she writes for this place on top of a day job, I could certainly believe the latter.)