My Boyfriend is a Dog Vol. 1

My Boyfriend is a Dog #1

by kadiro

A pawsitively adorable furry and fluffy slice-of-life Boys' Love manga!

Kentarou is a gruff and stoic dogman who can't help but wag his tail whenever he sees his boyfriend, Inukai. Despite his stern exterior, he's an affectionate and doting boyfriend. So together with Inukai, their coworker Nekomiya and his feline boyfriend Shimada, the days are filled with sappy partners and heaps of affection!

Genres: Manga, LGBT, Romance, Slice Of Life, Fantasy, Comics, Yaoi

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2022

Reviews

[Ben Howard · Rating 4 out of 5]

super cute

[Beary Into Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 This was a cute read but felt underwhelming at times.

[Marius Paulsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick and fluffy (literally) read!

I enjoyed the characters and their simplicity. If you are looking for any kind of plot this is definitely not for you, as it was mainly structured as a collection of brief vignettes in the lives of two couples.

I would probably say my one critique is that I kind of wish it was geared more towards adult readers and not teens. It kind of felt like there was a little missing with their intimacy (it was mostly not addressed except for a couple quick scene changes), this is mostly because of the 13+ rating of the book and the focus on making it cute - even if they probably did toe the line with all the scenes of Kentarou (the dog man) half - or mostly - naked.

Otherwise I did really like the direction and I'm a slice of life fan so I'll definitely be checking out the next books in the series.

[Frank Chillura (OhYouRead) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so freaking cute. I’m not a furry, but who am I to shame anyone for their kinks. I loved the story, but wish the whole book was one long story broken into chapters and not a bunch of short stories, if that makes sense.

[pines · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolute 10/10, adored this book, kicking my heels, giggling, rolling around, can't wait for the next one!

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

This is just as sweet and precious as I'd hoped. I just love how in love they are. Sure it won't be for everyone, but it was so cute I loved it instantly.

[Rory · Rating 3 out of 5]

my friends and i picked this up bc the name was silly and that’s exactly what it was. i enjoyed reading it and im glad i did. such a silly little book to help get me out of a mild reading slump

[Sol · Rating 3 out of 5]

AWWW This was so cute and self-indulgent! Both couples were totally adorable! I'm excited to read the next one!

[poet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just completely fluff but that's nice sometimes. Starts to try to have something like a plot towards the end and then realizes that isn't really what it's doing.

[Corinna Cornett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a cute and fluffy read.

[Μαρία Ν. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marco and Amicus: The Happy Ending

Anyways, this was a cute and short manga overall!

[Leoric · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this with a friend and he looked at me and said “what’s the point?” And that really explains how reading this felt

[寿理 宮本 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This feels like a genre I can't put a name to: VERY short stories (2-4 pages!*) about "unlikely romantic couple (or pseudo-couple) in their daily lives."

(Note: Not to be confused with four-panel comics, which are micro-stories.)

Like, it's not bad for being that. It's just that the shortness of the chapters doesn't lend a lot to depth or anything. About the most depth in this volume is when Kentarou meets with his ex and —contrary to the ex's expectations that Kentarou would be waiting loyally and snivelling to be taken back—gives the ex back all of his stuff. I mean, I like that bit, but it feels like the rest is fluff by comparison.

Not that fluff is bad! It just feels like I *have* read this before when I know I definitely haven't.

Very cute, and very gay! :D

*I want to call these "Twitter-size" stories (NO, not X, because you may be smarter than Musk and realise that X is not exactly a searchable term), because Twitter and some of its clones have a limit of four images per post, so creators would create comics no longer than four pages to avoid having to make a follow-up post.

[Ellyn → Allonsythornraxx]

09/08/2025
3.25 ⭐
Very cute and such a fast read! If I saw the next volume for sale or at the library, I would 100% pick it up, but unfortunately, this series is super pricey, so I doubt I'll be buying the next volume.

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[✮Octjillery✮ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked vol. 1 and 2 up on Kindle a while back and just read this one before bed last night.

Really cute and wholesome. The whole thing is mostly presented as little slice-of-life vignettes, for both (human) Inukai and his doggo boyfriend Kentarou, and (human) Nekomiya with his feline boyfriend Shimada.

Each chapter is just like 2-5 pages, with stories like Kentarou being excited for Inukai to come home, or Inukai and Nekomiya accidentally swapping jackets at work on the way home and their boyfriends freaking out about the "other" fur on them.

There was one longer chapter about how Inukai and Kentarou met and got together. It was a little sadder because of how Kentarou was treated by his last ex, but still overall cute vibes.

[Valerio Pastore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it! It is a cute, funny collection of pastiches depicting sweet slice-of-life moments between two gay couples: a dog and a formerly stray human (don't ask!) and a tiger with his human. You don't get any worldbuilding, just a bit of backstory for the main characters in the last chapter, but it's not intended to be analyzed. it's just cute stuff. And no, no sex despite the title.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art is very cute, but I found it off-putting how well this captured "living with a pet" and merged it with "horny for furry boyfriend." This will not be a minus for some readers, and if you're one of them, you will love this book.

[Amanda Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was surprised I enjoyed this as much as I did as the style of writing for manga (paneling/storyboard etc) is not my favorite. The characters were cute and it grew on me by the end so I'm looking forward to the next volume 😄

[Volkendo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute, charming, quirky, queer, and fun, but don't expect much depth. Mostly light and feel-good fluff for when you want to see cute characters doing cute things, sprinkled with some semi-serious moments that can almost tug at your heartstrings. You can easily finish it in less than an hour.

[Mari · Rating 4 out of 5]

We are furries now. You can't turn back. V wholesome and cute. Rated PG if you are wondering.

[Devin Panda · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was so cute. Very wholesome. And honestly sometimes you need a wholesome book like this.

[Sai Fighter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this and it was very cute! Like Aggretsuko but Shounen Ai

[Myffanwy Geronazzo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was genuinely super cute! The artstype was adorable as heck; I just wish it wasn’t so fast paced.

[Keith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so stinking cute!

[An Duong · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book is so silly

[Harrison Smart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very short read but cute nonetheless

[Ashley Halbardier · Rating 5 out of 5]

So very cute!!!! My god I didn't know what I was getting into but I'M SO GLAD I READ IT!!!!!!!

[Aurora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable fluffy cuteness on every page~! 💕

[Kam Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

very embarrassed to admit this book was as good as it is. anthropomorphic animals are not my thing but these two are super stinkin cute.