Man's Best Friend (manga)
| Man's Best Friend | |
 The cover of Blu Manga's English edition, featuring new art. | |
| 犬も歩けばフォーリンラブ (Inu Mo Arukeba Fallin' Love) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Yaoi |
| Created by | Kazusa Takashima |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazusa Takashima |
| Published by | Blu Manga |
| Magazine | Magazine Be × Boy |
| Published | March 10, 2004 |
Man's Best Friend (known as Inu mo Arukeba Fallin' Love (犬も歩けばフォーリンラブ, If Dogs Can also Walk I'm Fallin' Love)
Blu Manga, a now-defunct boys' love publishing division of Tokyopop
.
Plot
The manga is split into three stories:
- The first three chapters are about Ukyo, who rescues a dog that he names Kuro. Kuro can talk and magically transform into a muscular human, and Kuro takes a romantic interest in Ukyo.
- The next two chapters (Mata, Natsu ga Kita (また、夏が来た, Summer Has Come Again) and Pinpoint Lovers) are about Kentaro and Kasumi, who reunite after a decade apart. Long ago, Kentaro had made a promise to wait ten years for Kasumi, but at the time he had thought that Kasumi was a girl.
- The last chapter (Kingyo Hime (金魚姫, Goldfish Princess)) is about a man, Keisuke, who rescues a magical goldfish from a group of children. Said goldfish then transforms into a man, thanking Keisuke.
Publication
For the English release of Man's Best Friend, Blu Manga decided to replace the original cover art, which depicted Kuro reclining shirtless in a with a gun
holster covering his crotch, with new cover art depicting Kuro tearing off Ukyo's shirt with his teeth. The new cover art was created from existing art within the volume.[1]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 10, 2004 | 978-4-83-521564-8 | June 13, 2006 | 978-1-59-816357-5 |
Reception
The manga has been described as "reminiscent of kemonomimi "society", or setting.[5]
References
- ^ Pagliassotti, Dru (April 2009). "GloBLisation and Hybridisation: Publishers' Strategies for Bringing Boys' Love to the United States". Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific (20).
- ^ Avila, Kat (July 1, 2006). "Sequential Tart: A Comics Industry Web Zine - The Report Card". www.sequentialtart.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ Shimonishi, June (2006-11-28). "Xpress Reviews—First Look at New Books - December 1, 2006". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- Xtra!.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-4195-2.
External links
- Man's Best Friend (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Man's Best Friend page on Blu Manga