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“Brutal 14th-century Swiss fortress manga where sadistic tyrant interrogates travelers, delivering grim, historically harsh fates.”
Wolfsmund
狼の口 ヴォルフスムント
7.13
7,690 rank · 10,395 readers · 76 favorites
Seinen
Gore
Historical
Action
Drama
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Synopsis
Brutal 14th-century Swiss fortress manga where sadistic tyrant interrogates travelers, delivering grim, historically harsh fates.
Wolfsmund is a dark historical manga set in the early 14th century of Europe (Switzerland). The story revolves around the eponymous fortress in the St. Gotthard Pass which is ruled by a sadistic tyrant. Each chapter deals with characters who for some reason have to cross the pass and who end up getting interrogated by the tyrant. What sets this manga apart is the fact that there's rarely a happy ending for our protagonists. The author pulls no punches to show us just how brutal and inhuman the Middle Ages really were. (Source: Kotonoha)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
88%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.36
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.36 · some divergence
The polarity gap
2.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 6.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Dec 2014 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I read this manga years ago, still it leaves an impression on me , first of all its grotesque ,vengeful ,medieval and has a bit of historical significance seasoned with over the top characters,...”
- 8 “Wolfsmund is not a story you'll see very often and thus is it definitely not a manga for everyone but if gore and cruelty is your cup of tea then this story is something for you. story: 6.5...”
- 9 “First I'd like to say I'm providing a review fairly early. I've only read the first volume, and honestly this is more of my first impressions, but I'm mostly making this since there is NOT a single...”
Verbosity
Short · 10%
Medium · 40%
Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 37 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 56m approx
- Published Feb 2009 – Oct 2016
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14841 catalog