EDIT: this edited part will be my thoughts on the finale of Girl's Of the Wild's, specifically from where I left off with the original review. The original review will remain below this edited part.
It's hard to picture something I use to be fond of be turned into a heaping pile of horse poop. How something with great direction and characterization turns into an insipid delusional drama fest is beyond me. As previously stated, the writing for the series went all over the place 50 chapters in, and now at the end of it, where has that direction gone? It's puzzling because the ending
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was clearly axed, ending in the middle of production. What does that say about the writing of the series? The mangaka did not know where to go with the story and it really showed, chapters with little significance and progress, character traits that were never seen etc.
The biggest problem I had with the final chapters is how much it deviated from the roots of the webtoon. The direction the story took was a slice of life drama that DID NOT include any fighting. cuz y'know, Wild's is known for fighting. Instead Jaegu, the main protagonist, became a self loathing depressed existence that offered nothing to anyone else's problems. Arguably, this fits his characterization from the beginning, but there's this thing called character development and when readers are 260 chapters in, we expect that to be a given. Apparently not. Ingui had little to do with the story in the 2nd half, most of her time is spent away from the setting, yet the story still revolved around Jaegu's lingering thoughts for her. huh???? Many more things happened between chapters 220-255, but due to the inevitable axed ending, none of that could ever be used for a reference (imouto-like character). Overall, this was a hard webtoon to finish through and through. It's shifts in tone are incredibly rushed, pacing is inconsistent, and characters lose a lot of the charm that made readers want to follow the story. An incredible disappointment, Girl's of the Wild's falls into the category of "to live doesn't mean your alive."
But a shoutout to Daldal, her character had a lot of personality, characterization held up right to the end, and her internal conflict was endearing and complicated, making her relatable. It's a given but even in this series, the best girl always finishes last.
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Original Review:
How many of us has grown up with the struggle and see others who flaunt their wealth? This theme of commoner vs aristocrat is portrayed throughout a lot of media and it works well because it is something relate-able and issues we see throughout the world today. It's not deep with this story, but there are elements of it and it drives the story. At least for the first few chapters.
The story throughout the first 30 chapters is very well written, with awesome development of the situation our protagonist is in. The way it was going seemed like it was going to be a really deep story filled with personification of wealth vs poor. Unfortunately it deviates from that and becomes quite a boring read, with no sense of direction and switches tone from serious to something I can't even describe. I initially didn't look at the genre's but after the first 30 chaps it was definitely working up to a action/romance with yaknow ACTUAL genuine romance and relationships but nah nah. It really falls off and leaves the reader wondering what he/she just read.
This may sound like a broken record already, but throughout the first 30 chapters, each character has a sense of purpose to be in the story. Great characterization comes along with our main protagonist and his backstory fleshes everything out making him someone inspiring to readers, someone to root for, someone to sympathize with, and above all, relatable. However, he slowly falls into an anime/manga trope character where hes dense and has a sense of "great" justice. The main female characters are without a doubt, badass and it really sets them a part from a lot of females in the anime/manga. They are handled properly, until chapter 30 where they begin to fall victim of tropes and sexualized. Later into the series, an introduction of a boatload of characters doesn't make it any better either as they follow the similar pattern of being reduced to common archetypes.
Art is fantastic for the most part, this is the first time I'm reading this sort of manga. Color makes everything seem alive and character designs are distinct. Action is very solid, showing us the good stuff as this is a martial arts story. I don't know if it's just me but the character designs seem to change as the story progresses, which makes me feel some sorta way and it isn't positive.
This manga is the definition of good elements gone wrong, squandered potential. So many things that made it good started getting disregarded and the lack of direction of the story really hinders it from being a favorite of mine. It is a fun read, good eye candy, but there is just so much the writer could've expanded upon, instead we are left with a sloppy landfill.
1 day after writing this review, I caught up to the latest chapter as of december 10th. While the story picked back up near chapter 170~, events leading up to that are still very redundant. It is unacceptable for 100 chapters to be used without any sense of direction and therefore retains the same score I originally gave it.
Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Shoujo the Wild's Japanese: 소녀 더 와일즈 InformationType: Manhwa
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: 260
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 14, 2011 to Oct 29, 2016
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EDIT: this edited part will be my thoughts on the finale of Girl's Of the Wild's, specifically from where I left off with the original review. The original review will remain below this edited part.
It's hard to picture something I use to be fond of be turned into a heaping pile of horse poop. How something with great direction and characterization turns into an insipid delusional drama fest is beyond me. As previously stated, the writing for the series went all over the place 50 chapters in, and now at the end of it, where has that direction gone? It's puzzling because the ending ... Dec 1, 2012
Girls of the Wild's. What an amazing series.
To begin with, I was drawn in by the fact each page is artistically beautiful, in full-color. The art is some of the best I've seen for a Manhwa. From the facial expressions, down to the panning scenery... simply fabulous. "Girls of the Wild's" follows Song Jae Gu's day-to-day life after joining an elite high school for champion fighters. When he's not being chased down by the maniacal women in his class, he works as a car washer and primary carer for his identical siblings. After spilling coffee on 'Queen', the literal Queen of the Ring, she challenges ... Feb 6, 2017
"Girls of the Wild's" is the epitome of failed potential, where the story starts out kind of interesting, because the fundamentals are certainly there. However, as the chapters go on the quality drops considerably, with visible lack of imagination and development. Becoming even worse than most generic Harem stories, even if you exclude the usual problems that come with the general stereotypes, deviating far away from the original concept for no reason - the competitive fighting as means of change, to build up courage and strength.
Story: The young student Song, Jae-gu works half-day to feed himself and his two small siblings. Since he's up to ... Jul 30, 2013
It is a man’s fantasy to always protect the woman of his dreams. Similarly, it is a woman’s fantasy to be princess carried by the man of her dreams. We all have wanted this feeling, but what struggle will we face to achieve this feeling? Girls of the Wild show determination to achieve what was thought impossible to a beautiful possibility.
This was the first manhwa I have read and I was amazed by the effort put into Girls of the Wild. I am an average manga reader and I have recently started catching up to manga. I do love the style of manhwa having everything ... Feb 5, 2017
I was not so into Manhwa titles before and I just started going through Manhwa with Noblesse and Girls of the Wild's (GotW). This really pulled me into it. The more I read, the more it drew me into it. Finished it in 1 day straight.
This is not such a stuff where you expect ecchi content although I was thinking if it is something like that in he beginning. But then slowly started liking this more and more. At times, mainly after the first 200 chapters, I felt the frequency of fights diminished and I could not figure out why was it like that. But, ... Feb 2, 2017
I have just rushed through the 260 chapters in a week, so maybe my point of view is blurred.
Welcome to an ex all girls school. Jaegu, the now head of his family (that is just him and his twin siblings), has received an scholarship and is the only boy there. The whole chasing after him starts from the moment that a new curricular item is announced: the girls that approach him the better will get better grades. Besides all the excitement of having a boy around, the Wild's high life gets a turn around when the Queen bee of theirs gets further involved with the ... Jan 2, 2015
Girls of The Wild’s is an action-packed romance manhwa that shows fights of all kinds. From boxing to kick-boxing to sword fighting. Our main protagonist, Jae Gu, is transferred to a female school just turned co-ed and specializing in the various forms of combat. Not only is it a problem that all the women are stronger than him, he isn’t exactly fond of women. In his past, is a traumatic event that led him to dislike all women. Now that he goes to a school where he’s essentially surrounded by women, what will he do?
The story follows Jae Gu as he slowly but surely becomes ... Oct 20, 2014
Well this is my first review, I hope you can find it useful.
The set up for the story is great. The Characters are well drawn out and have, well, character. Well, keeping those in mind, lets continue to the ratings. Story: 1/10 As i said previously the set up is great and it even continues to be great for a while, then the worst thing that could ever happen to a story happens, the author forgot the main plot. The guy set up to be the main character is no longer relevant and is replaced constantly. Art: 7/10 As far as art is concerned it's actually well drawn. ... Dec 2, 2012
As far as webcomics go, this relase was a pleasant surprise.
The story is a breath of fresh air, with a little bit of unusual setting. Even tho' the characters are not all that originally dveloped, the flow of the story is very nice. There are many funny moments as well as suspending action. I liked it espeially because it shows the struggles one needs to face in order to change (for the better). The art is very beutiful, you will surely be mesmerized. The author captured everything, from emotion in characters to the smallest detail in background. Defininte plus is also that it is being uploaded quite ... Jul 12, 2016
It started off very good, had tremendous potential, however it's become to me a complete waste of time now.
First, I was caught into this series because of the incredible artwork, which caught my eye right away. For once we had an Artist that didn't always utilized the annoying "Chibi" or super cute and petite styles for the central female characters. Queen who is the Central Female character in this series is Tall, Beautiful, Slender, Fit which is NICE to see in today's Generation of Mangas. She actually looks like a Qualified Woman, which is Incredibly Appealing To Me (since I'm from the Old School ... Oct 16, 2013
Girls of the wild's, one word to describe it, AWESOME. It shows that sometimes girls are sometimes better than men. The main character gets offered a scholarship to an all girl's school which just became co-ed. Thinking it was his chance of a lifetime to not only get a good education but to also support his younger brother and sister because their mother abandoned them and their father had passed away. Little does he know that it was not a normal high school. It was a unique high school that hosted a tournament called Wild's-League, a brutal place where high school girls fight with martial
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Dec 13, 2015
I feel like most of the reviews on the MAL page for Girls of the Wild's give new-comers a misconception that this manhwa is either amazing, or extremely enjoyable. This is true to a certain extent, but it really fell into the gutter and it's decided to keep on dragging along in filthy water on instead of pulling itself back out. Due to that, if you're either interested in this review or are contemplating reading Girls of the Wild's, read on, my friend.
I've dropped things that I've given a rating of 7, so it's easy to believe that because I gave this a 5, I ... Jan 27, 2013
this one have a typical shounen story... even if there's a romance, it's very light... and since it's kinda like a harem the romance scene sometimes change to a comedy scene lol :D but over all, this is a really an amusing webtoon. The story is quite fun, usually i hate shounen but this one is kinda different.
each chapter always end in a cliffhanger, which make the readers always waiting for the update... the male lead progress is kinda slow tho, when he get strong. suddenly the author will make it like he still need a lot of improvement. typical shounen... (don't know when it'll ... Mar 12, 2018
This is the most appalling thing I have ever read in recent memory. I usually only read things base on the top manga list, having enjoyed two manhwa lately, I decided to try this one. It was a great mistake. The art was great but the plot and characters make me feel physically sick. It was like watching a beta male's fantasy, the guy has no personality whatsoever besides being submissive, not liking women, loving his siblings and being swarm by girls because of it (Why do beta male in harem always get swarm by women? I don't fucking know). He even got them to
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Jun 21, 2021
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When I completed GOTW one thing came in my mind....wa da fucc How this series turned out like this!!! Few chapters back I was enjoying it sooo much Now I don't even know what's going on here.... The way GOTW start was amazing I was just invested in it so much. ... Jul 22, 2021
Overall really enjoyable for the first 75% or so but then the story takes a nose dive regarding the amount of drama for the remainder, ending is still somewhat satisfying IMO just wish the parts leading to the end were less clouded with drama.
The fighting and art style as well as character design was very good and super detailed throughout the whole story including amazing shots of both the people and the backgrounds and the occasional food as well. Though the last 25% wasn't amazing the ending though not as nice as it could have been still gives plenty of closure as well as the enjoyable ... Jul 3, 2020
The characters are good and there are some funny moments, but other than that, this manhwa is mediocre at best.
All the drama can basically be summed up as the main characters defending themselves when one generic bad guy after the other targets them through either bullying, blackmail or simply because they like fighting or screwing with people for no apparent reason. They're all laughably shallow and forgettable, and just bad for the sake of being bad rather than there being some actual, believable reason for them acting the way they do. Furthermore, the good guys usually just let the bad guys go scot-free, no matter how ... Dec 3, 2016
How can I start this, Girls of the wild was an awesome series, but as everything else, it is flawed the series starts with a dark, realistic drama it was more than once that I shed some tears while reading the beginning, you can relate to the characters, and they are extremely likeable, but as the story moves, the author starts to deviate from his original focus, through the middle of the series, almost all drama is gone and the story becomes mor unreal, you can't fully relate to it anymore, but still, there was a lot of action and martial arts, so I was
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Oct 2, 2016
This is a manga I REALLY wanted to like when it first started. Probably following suit with the other reviews here, it was an interesting start with interesting ideas supported by good art. Jaegu seemed to be a bit forgettable in his design but the other characters stood out. Queen, Moon Young and Dal Dal are so good I can actually remember their names which is rare for the usual harem fluff you see in manga and manwha. The slow progression of the main character was nice as he wasn't the stereotypical over-powered fullfilment fantasy and the surrounding support characters and love interests were
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Apr 17, 2016
It started off really well, and it became one of my favorite reads. However, after a while the quality started to fall off. The martial arts and comedic theme is what kept me interested, but later on in the story, it seems to have disappear, and turned into drama only. At the beginning, I was rooting for the MC, and I also thought that he was going to grow and become stronger. My expectations were ruined, instead the MC did something to the girls that liked him, but he acted like he was the victim and was sulking about it.
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