Manga like Inu wo Kau

Hoshi Mamoru Inu

Also known as Stargazing Dog.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A little girl picks up a puppy abandoned in a cardboard box and takes it home. As the years pass, the father of the family forms a strong bond with the dog as his wife and daughter drift away from him. Faced with a divorce, he puts a few cardboard boxes and the dog in his car and drives south to see the sea.

Tags: Animals , Family Life , Seinen , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist

Aruku Hito

Also known as The Walking Man.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

Who takes the time these days to climb a tree in bare feet to rescue a child's toy? To stop and observe the birds? To play in the puddles after a storm? To go down to the sea to put a shell back? The Walking Man does as he strolls at random through urban Japan—often silent, often alone—with his vivid dreams that let time stand still.



Tags: Iyashikei , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Urban , Achronological Order , Time Skip , Family Life , Nudity

Chichi no Koyomi

Also known as A Journal Of My Father.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

KNOW THY FATHER

After well over a decade’s absence, Yoichi Yamashita journeys back to his hometown to attend his father’s funeral. As the relatives gather and the stories flow alongside the drinks, Yoichi’s childhood starts to resurface. The spring afternoon playing on the floor of his father’s barber shop, the fire that ravaged the city and his family home, his parents’ divorce and a new ‘mother’.

Through confidences and memories shared with those who knew him best, Yoichi rediscovers the man he had long considered an absent and rather cold father.



Tags: Family Life , Seinen , Historical , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist

Nonnon Oyabun

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Chronicling the adventures of the mangaka and his dog.

Tags: Josei , Animals , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast

Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu to

Also known as Doomsday with My Dog.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

A single teenage girl journeys through the crumbling ruins of civilization—the last human on Earth, exploring the concrete jungle that has outlived mankind. Keeping her company is woman’s best friend—the ever-adorable and quick-witted Shiba Inu Haru, who is ready to stick with her through thick and thin! With such a pleasant conversation partner to keep the postapocalyptic doldrums at bay, the end of the world might not be so bad after all!



Tags: Animals , Philosophy , 4-koma , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Seinen , Full Color , Surreal Comedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Aliens , Kemonomimi , Travel , Survival , Educational

Kabocha no Bouken

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A young man and his calico cat move to the countryside. This is a chronicle of the day-to-day adventures of Kabocha and her owner, perfect for cat lovers.

Tags: Animals , Rural , Male Protagonist , Seinen

Zoku Hoshi Mamoru Inu

Also known as Star Protector Dog.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

This is the sequel to Hoshi Momaru Inu, a work which has received great acclaim and has been adapted into a movie. This book includes the two chapters originally released in Manga Action, with major revisions and additions, including an entirely new chapter. The theme of this book is "life" and "salvation", a counterpoint to the themes of the first book.

Tags: Seinen , Animals , Tragedy , Rural

Kyo no Koneko no Chii

Also known as Chi's Sweet Adventures.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Chi is back! Manga’s most famous cat returns with a brand new series! Chi’s Sweet Adventures collects dozens of new full-color kitty tales made for readers of all ages!



Tags: Animals , Family Life , 4-koma , Full Color , Seinen , Iyashikei

Arigatou tte Ieta nara

Also known as I Wish I Could Say “Thank You”.

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Slice of Life

How do you say “thank you” and “goodbye” to a woman who has been domineering and difficult her whole life? Especially when that woman is your mother!

Yukari had long struggled in a chaotic love-hate relationship with her mother Chieko, so when her mother is diagnosed with advanced stage pancreatic cancer with just months to live, she is faced with a difficult situation.

Takinami honestly recounts the turmoil created by this announcement from her sister Nao without ever descending into pathos. At first she thinks of the practical – where should her mother be, who’s going to look after her, how can I with my work and my child? Then slowly she starts to face the fact of losing this energetic woman who had never even caught a cold to her memory! After years marked by difficult communication, will they now manage to overcome their conflicts and say what’s truly in their hearts before it’s too late?



Tags: Autobiographical , Tragedy , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Non-fiction , Josei

Chi's Sweet Home

Also known as Chi's Sweet Home.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Separated from the warmth and protection of her mother, she feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness, she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow, when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment …where pets are strictly not permitted.



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Animals , Full Color , Iyashikei , Family Life , Seinen , Adoption , Found Family , Primarily Animal Cast , Urban