Reads R to L (Japanese Style) T+ audience. All alone except for her loyal mutt Lupin, 18-year-old Suguri moves from the countryside to the big city to find a job and a new life. In her first job at a pet store, she meets an assortment of quirky dogs and even stranger owners. What she lacks in retail experience, she makes up for through her natural rapport with all things wagging and fluffy! Suguri's concept for a dog game center is coming together! She and her coworkers are still coming up with more ideas, while Lupin helps test the activities. Then a team of dog handlers notices Suguri's unique talents
I sadly just sold this entire series because it was discontinued in English format (the United States for me, not sure of other English speaking countries). I do NOT support the reading of comics online illegally, therefore I will never know what happened to all of the characters in the end... and there were only a few more volumes to go! The series was bright, funny, full of great stories and friendships, amazing facts about dogs and the different breeds, and great morals to be taught. There were many scenes I dubbed "fan-service" in my head, as it involved the female characters in their panties or racy outfits but it's the nature of the business right? It's not a manga unless someone's half-naked at some point! But it wasn't too tacky, just harmless "ah I'm in my bedroom bein' half naked" kind of stuff. And the artist had a 'dark' sense of humor and liked to point out how Lupin got his name through the use of the girls sometimes ; ) Though I thoroughly enjoyed the series because I love dogs and the illustrations were beyond beautiful, it was time for me to let go of some of my manga. I'm hoping that my books will be found by some wandering child looking for a fun, yet informative read! After all, if you're crazy about dogs then you too are an "Inubaka"! : )
we are trying to buy one of this books for our daughter but can't find one in the United State. Can you help us locate this book to buy and the rest of them if the are out to buy. Thank You Jessie Neville