Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji
The Demon Prince of Momochi House

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This is a story of a random girl named momochi who at the age of 16 (which is considered marriageable age for women *wink*) owns the momochi house, which is more like a huge fucking mansion., However inside already live some freeloaders such as the Male lead (Aoi) and a buncha slaves he owns. This is one of those nice masters where the slaves want to serve the master kinda thing. Of course it had to be like that otherwise he wouldn't be the male lead.

The reason they live in the house is because the Momochi house actually chooses someone to be the guardian ... the house and gives them immense power. Momochi was supposed to be that chosen one but Aoi accidently stumbled inside instead and became the chosen one instead. Which lets Aoi who is a hot dude with a pointy chin, turn into an even hotter dude with an even pointier chin but this time with wolf ears. And essentially they are Monsters that help other monsters or dispel them. You probably know the deal by now. So now you have this 1 girl living with 3 and a half men under 1 roof. She slowly gains feelings for Aoi and vice versa. So the characters past and story is slowly revealed as more and more of there relationship is affirmed throughout the series.

I think the series strongest point by far is the art. Similar to Kono oto tomare the art of this series is just fantastic. The imagery and amount of detaill leaves little to the imagination. The author im like 50% sure was just showing off at one point. It kind of sucks the story just isn't as strong as the art that the author potrays. What i love about the series is pretty much the characters. The relationship between Momochi and Aoi is very adorable. The side characters are really entertaining to watch too. Kasha the main villain is a bit on the weird side. He is pretty much the villain character in the series but only really shows up when the plot needs to start moving forward. Which makes his entrance and exists pretty jarring.

The series also had an issue with pacing. Being somewhat jarring. Like i mentioned with Kasha, things sorta just happened to move the plot forward. Why didn't these things happen before? well thats how the author wrote it you silly billy. These inconsistent moments really only took a hit on the overall quality of the series near the end however. There is this suspension of disbelief that happens in every series. In this series specifically the author mainly uses the art to increase that suspension as to hide the inconsistent moments. However this is just too much near the end where everything becomes a little to jarring and weird for no reason.

The ending of this series is also quite a bit odd. Mostly because stuff just happens and quite some stuff was left unanswered. Its this randomness that pulls this series down. Some of the characters are also straight up forgotten, because im pretty sure the author also forgot them. In regards to the randomness, There is foreshadowing done right with the lantern scene. Scenes involving the lantern felt legitimate and natural but in comparison the other scenes felt really weird and out of place.

Despite these mistakes i still enjoyed this series. Yeah it had its fair share of problems but the characters were good, the story slowly unraveling was interesting. and the art was phonomenal. I've seen people mention this series and call it a weaker version of Kamisama Kiss.... and yeah thats pretty much what it is. But I would still recommend it. Even if you have read the Kamisama Kiss.

TLDR: Shit happens cuz the author wrote it that way. Everything else is what makes this worth reading. 7/10

I tend to see people compare this one to Kamisama Hajimemashita, and while the two share some similarities, other than having a white-haired fox as one of the lead characters and having a female lead who ends up on a supernatural property for one reason or another, there are no major similarities.
My favorite thing about this manga may be the art. The airy style it has of it isn't for everyone, but for me it's pure eye candy, and It may be my favorite series in terms of art.
Story and character-wise, it's great. I think it had just enough volumes to characterize everyone who was ... a major enough player in the story. And the story kept me intrigued, especially with all the elements of mystery added in. It may have benefitted from being a bit longer in regards to some of the minor characters and story elements, but as it stands it's still outstanding as-is.
In conclusion, this is one of those series that doesn't get as much recognition as some of the other supernatural romance manga out there, and that's a damn shame, because it's really an amazing story if you're willing to give it a shot.

I'd like to state the obvious first: If you're reading this story because of Kamisama Hajimemashita, chances are you're going to be very disappointed.

No, the story itself is not bad. But it's mediocre. Childish even.

The premise is interesting and even manages to maintain a certain originality, but there is a huge flaw that can be overlooked up until chapter 25 (for the most patient), but which really starts to become a burden: the protagonist's lack of protagonism.

Basically, the story revolves around Aoi, his past, how he came to the Momochi house, his relationship with the other characters, his conflicting feelings of embracing the spiritual world ... and missing his life as human, and the likes... However, Aoi is not the protagonist. Himari is.

And Himari, dear friends, is just thrown into the middle of the storyline by constantly hindering every single character from doing what they need to do. The story is told through her eyes, and yet we know much less about her than about Aoi. The overprotection that Aoi has for her and their romantic feelings, arise from the very 1st chapter without ANY development or even contact between both characters.

She doesn't really have any spiritual powers to help them fight demons and subjugate evil spirits; she is kind of kicked to the curb in regards to being the head of Momochi House since all the yokai there serve Aoi and all affairs happening there revolve around Aoi; her role as Aoi's emotional support device mimicks that of at least 2 other characters who do a much better job since they've been with him the longest and they CAN actually fight alongside him and protect him, whereas Himari can't help and needs to be protected; and even her role as the last human connection with the mortal realm Aoi has, is heavily questioned when we're presented to Aoi's childhood friend arc.

At various times in the story you can see the plot moving while the main character stands as a mere spectator. And I mean LITERALLY STANDS THERE LOOKING while everyone is minding their own business, that until she's in danger (because she can't even leave the scene or hide) and then needs to be rescued. This drags on for several chapters, where the story begins to get tedious due to the lack of real substance tying the story's universe to this protagonist who seems always to be randomly there in the middle.