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''Wolf Guy - Wolfen Crest'' (Wolf Guy - Ookami no Monshou'') is a [[Seinen]] manga by Tabata Yoshiaki and Yugo Yuuki, the same guys behind [[Akumetsu]]. Like Akumetsu, it's a pretty violent series with a mysterious male protagonist, though with a more supernatural bent.

According to [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Wolf_Guy~~ TheOtherWiki], however, ''Wolf Guy Wolfen Crest'' is actually one of the many remakes of a short shonen manga from [[The Seventies]], originally written by Kazumasa Hirai and illustrated by Hisashi Sakaguchi, but it takes a few notes from Hirai's later novel entitled ''Adult Wolf Guy'' as well. The manga even had an OAV series in the early nineties, with famous seiyuu [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] voicing the male lead, Inugami Akira ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWDqb_C2F6Q here you can watch the OP song]). Yuuki and Tabata took the basic concept of the oldie manga, re-set it in modern times, and gave it a ''really'' [[Darker and Edgier]] spin.

According to [[wikipedia:Wolf Guy|TheOtherWiki]], however, ''Wolf Guy Wolfen Crest'' is actually one of the many remakes of a short shonen manga from [[The Seventies]], originally written by Kazumasa Hirai and illustrated by Hisashi Sakaguchi, but it takes a few notes from Hirai's later novel entitled ''Adult Wolf Guy'' as well. The manga even had an OAV series in the early nineties, with famous seiyuu [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] voicing the male lead, Inugami Akira ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWDqb_C2F6Q here you can watch the OP song]). Yuuki and Tabata took the basic concept of the oldie manga, re-set it in modern times, and gave it a ''really'' [[Darker and Edgier]] spin.

The story goes like this. Akiko Aoshika, a beleaguered and incredibly hot middle school teacher, is stumbling home from an evening at the bar after another day of hell at work. She comes across a young man, [[Meaningful Name|Inugami Akira]] who keeps her from falling flat on her face. After arguing back and forth about her being a teacher or not, he tells her to beat feet, for a storm's a brewin'...

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* [[Forced to Watch]]: Inugami {{spoiler|was forced to watch Aoshika's horrific gang rape via video, helpless to save her.}}

* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Kuro.

* [[Gang Bangers]]: They abound.

* [[Gang-Bangers]]: They abound.

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Delivered by Aoshika to the local [[Butt Monkey]] when {{spoiler|he turns on Inugami after the shootout.}}

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: Inugami rescues his teacher from baddies on the regular, gives hope to his oppressed fellow classmates and stops an [[Ax Crazy]] {{spoiler|from gunning down the student body vice president at point-blank range.}} He is also a jerk to everyone.

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* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]: "Murder" might be pushing it (for now), but Haguro does NOT take it well when Chiba briefly meets up with Inugami.

** Played straight. {{spoiler|[[Unexplained Recovery|Chiba got better.]]}}

** Possibly Ryuuko Konuma's motivation for {{spoiler|selling out Aoshika to Haguro}} beside, you know, avoiding [[Would Hit a Girl|ANOTHER]] [[No Holds Barred Beatdown|beating.]] Heaven help {{spoiler|Aoshika.}}

** Possibly Ryuuko Konuma's motivation for {{spoiler|selling out Aoshika to Haguro}} beside, you know, avoiding [[Would Hit a Girl|ANOTHER]] [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|beating.]] Heaven help {{spoiler|Aoshika.}}

*** {{spoiler|Given the eighteen chapter rape, heaven's a little late.}}

* [[Neck Snap]]

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* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: {{spoiler|Hey Ryuuko, thanks for stabbing Akira during the New Moon, it just forced him to go over the limit and not be bound by the phases of the moon anymore.}}

* [[Noble Demon]]: Chiba{{spoiler|, pre-transformation.}}

* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: Usually delivered to Inugami. {{spoiler|And then delivered to Chiba.}}

* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: Usually delivered to Inugami. {{spoiler|And then delivered to Chiba.}}

* [[Nosebleed]]: Used unusually--it happens in response to {{spoiler|Aoshika's rape video}}.

* [[Not So Different]]: Ryuuko says this to Inugami {{spoiler|mostly out of anger because he figures her out.}} {{spoiler|Haguro}} thinks he and Inugami aren't, barring species.

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** Aoshika surprises Haguro at gun point when he was ready to {{spoiler|behead Inugami with his katana}}.

* [[Bishounen Line]]: {{spoiler|Were-Chiba crosses it in ch. 63}} when he becomes a monstrous ogre.

* [[Bleed Em and Weep]]: Aoshika {{spoiler|aims a gun at Haguro and threatens to shoot him if he doesn't leave Inugami alone. Actually, she does shot him - it doesn't work.}}

* [[Bleed'Em and Weep]]: Aoshika {{spoiler|aims a gun at Haguro and threatens to shoot him if he doesn't leave Inugami alone. Actually, she does shot him - it doesn't work.}}

* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Inugami.

* [[Came Back Wrong]]: {{spoiler|Were-Chiba}} is mentally unstable and incredibly powerful even during a very thin moon. Akira Jin initially wants to destroy him since he also had to deal with someone who Came Back Wrong, but decides not to since 1) he only wants to kill Haguro, 2) his mind is considerably stronger then Akira's blood recipient, and 3) it's really Inugami's problem. He promptly kills a bunch of people when he wrecks their cars to trap Haguro on a bridge.