I think Her Majesty’s Dog is one of those manga you start reading thinking it won’t be that good and then they surprise you in a good way. Even if it’s not the best story out there, it’s still very enjoyable and I quite like it. I do recommend it to you if you are into shojo, fantasy and demons and you don’t want a very complicated story.

Art: 7

Enough backgrounds to make me happy. Nice characters’ designs. Good action scenes. Not specially outstanding, though.

Characters: 8

Amane is cold, dead serious and emotionally challenged. I love the way she doesn’t get others’ emotions, which leads her to be a bit clueless, but it’s not annoying. I totally love that she is not just another happpy-go-lucky female lead. She is a good character.

Hyoue is cool, funny and a bit belligerent. His devotion for Amane is admirable. The story about how he got to be Amane’s koma-oni is very touching. He carries some secret that he doesn’t even know about.

They also have two friends who usually tag along and are very relatable.

The best:

Enjoyable.
Good balance between comic relief and drama.
Original plot? I’ve never seen another story about the kotodama before.
Fairly nice art.

The worst:

As far as I remember, there was nothing wrong with this story. It could have been a little more complicated and then it would have been better. There are 11 volumes after all. I wanted to see more demons and more action, for example.

Score:

8 out of 10. Even if I don’t have major complains, I think the story would have been a lot better if the author would have gone further into it.