Inubaka: Crazy For Dogs, Volume 4

Inubaka #4

by Yukiya Sakuragi

An old flame of Teppei, Suguri's boss, stops by the pet shop with notions of rekindling their lost love. But this might just be an excuse to get away from the fiancé she's a little unsure of, and soon Suguri and the old flame are getting jealous over Teppei!

Genres: Manga, Dogs, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Contemporary, Seinen, Comics

216 pages, Paperback

First published August 21, 2007

About the author

Genres
Seinen(3) Comedy(2) Drama(2) Romance(2) Ecchi(1) Slice of Life(1)

Reviews

[Shanelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading "Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs" as it brought me a new appreciation and love towards dogs. The storyline is quite unique and I loved the humour throughout the series, which never gets old the more you read the books over and over again.

[Ken Yuen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of all over the place. We get an arc about dog training (it's hard to be a good parent), but then there's sub plots about a self cutter, and a reveal that Suguri wears a dog collar because she was kidnapped as a child (and rescued by Lupin's grandfather).

[David Doel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Several owners of new puppies are having difficulties with their training. This creates a good story and an opportunity for pet owners to learn some techniques.

[Malli (Chapter Malliumpkin) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book started out so well and then this blonde hair, "has to be all about her" kind of woman comes in and I'm just like...



Then you have Teppei who is freaking adorable and all you can do is be like...



Then you have Suguri who is totally adorable and how easily she gets fired up, plus her own uniqueness about her. I can't help but be like...



Then there's freaking Chizuru who just, ugh!!! I want to slap the daylights out of her!!!



Then when Leo Suzuki comes in and I'm just like...



Then there's this perv (Hiroshi Akiba) and I'm just like...



Then there's this freaking nerd Kim who just confesses his love to Suguri and I can't contain myself like...



Finding out stupid pet owner, Chizuru left chocolate on her table and her dog is a needy, attention whore got me like...



When Melon starts tugging on the table cloth that has the bowl of chocolate on it...



Poor Melon getting hit on the head with the bowl and no one being there to comfort him and all the feels just come rushing in...



When Chizuru and Melon are embraced in each others' love after the chocolate bowl incident...



The book ending the way it did got me like...







In conclusion, this book has me going through a roller coaster of feelings, emotions and facial expressions which this is all I have to say...

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the sort of series I only bother continuing if I have all or most of the volumes at hand (aka, borrowed from a friend or the library). Go figure, I'm borrowing a whole bunch of random manga from a friend, and the first four volumes of this cute series was included in the bunch. Despite my overall "meh" impression, I'm kinda irked that volume 4 left off on such a dramatic cliffhanger!! Buuuuuuut, again, unless I come across a library or friend who has more volumes, I see no point in continuing. However, I have dog-lover friends who would appreciate this manga, so I'll recommend it to them at least. As for me, it wasn't enough to keep me going. I love dogs, but I'm not "crazy for dogs" like these characters...

[Yuki · Rating 4 out of 5]

So Teppei's old girlfriend came back which was weird since if she has a steady boyfriend that's kind of cheating if they are trying to get married. Then that one girl's dog Melon was not paying attention to her so she learned how to train him through some mishaps. Finally, that guy who lives in Woofles's sister came. Is she a cutter? There's an awful lot of fanservice. The books are good even though I'd imagine it'd be hard to have a series based off of caring for dogs. It does give a lot of practical information, though. I liked the scene when Suguri was trying to get Teppei to pay attention to her so she roleplayed a maid.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this installment of Saguri's city life working at the pet store Woofles, everything seems to be going fine, until all the dogs she recently sold start acting up. They start a dog training class on the rooftop of the store's building, in the hope of keeping the dogs safe, since some of the dogs' habits are potentially life threatening (biting on an electrial cord anyone)? The ending is left in a cliffhanger, in which Lupin is in danger, so I need to read the next one. Illustrations are adorable as always.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am still crazy for dogs, and it appears the author is too! I am still loving the story and all the cute dogs inside! I especially love at the end of the novel (read right to left for those who didn't know!) pictures that people have sent in of their dogs with little stories. Can't wait for the next one since this one was left on a cliffhanger!

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Volume is the best in the series, way better than Vol. 3. Don't want to give too much away, but in this one Inubaka is REALLY crazy for dogs.

[Antoinette · Rating 4 out of 5]

What is that crazy girl doing to poor Lupin?!

[Brandi Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked this book, but don't care for all the "jealousy" stuff. Ah, well.

[Karsyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

My oh my such a dramtic ending to this one.

[Sunni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved that there was a Sheltie in this one.

[scarlettraces · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.5) It's true that this is pretty cute.