The Hunters Guild: Red Hood Vol. 01

A grim take on Grimm tales, one where the hunted become the hunters!

In a world where fairy tales are fact and humans live in fear of werewolves, witches, and ghouls, only the Hunter’s Guild can keep the monsters at bay. These red-hooded fighters are anything but little, and only those able to pay a king’s ransom can afford their services. But they’re the world’s most elite fighters, and their fees are a small price to pay to stay alive. And as one boy from a tiny hamlet is about to find out, the hunters have a plan to eradicate the werewolves once and for all, just as they did the dragons long, long ago…

In an isolated hamlet lives a boy named Velou who wants nothing more than to protect his beloved neighbors from the werewolf terrorizing the town. Why, even the town’s mayor and its skilled huntsmen are unable to handle the situation on their own anymore. In a desperate attempt to save his people, the mayor hires the Hunter’s Guild to exterminate the werewolf. But after paying an arm and a leg for the Guild’s services, Velou and the citizens are disappointed when a little girl in a red hood named Grimm shows up instead of the big, strong hunter they were expecting. Velou is skeptical of Grimm’s ability to handle the werewolf—surely the mayor has been scammed by the Hunter’s Guild, right?! Will Velou and the hamlet ever be able to live happily ever after?

By Yuki Kawaguchi