“Dumped Miyu gets a poodle, meets dog trainer Niwa, and becomes his assistant to save the business.”
Dog Signal
ドッグシグナル
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Synopsis
Dumped Miyu gets a poodle, meets dog trainer Niwa, and becomes his assistant to save the business.
After his girlfriend Yuuko breaks up with him, Miyu Samura's luck is at an all-time low. But one day several months later, she reappears and gives Miyu a toy poodle she supposedly cannot take care of. Miyu's knowledge of dogs is nonexistent, and the puppy's rowdiness leaves him in danger of being evicted from his own home. When Miyu decides to take the puppy on a walk, he has a chance encounter with professional dog trainer Shinichirou Niwa and Niwa's well-behaved standard poodle Ourson. In just a matter of minutes, Niwa not only corrects the attitude of Miyu's dog, but also gives Miyu himself stern advice on how to treat his pet properly. Amazed by Niwa's techniques, Miyu decides to quit his job in order to become the trainer's assistant; however, Niwa is not as skillful in dealing with humans as he is with their canine companions. Even so, Miyu refuses to give up on Niwa and his failing business.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
What 5 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.36 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.60
Running avg · Jan 2024 → May 2024
- 9 “I honestly don't know why this anime is so underrated. The animation isn't very good but it's totally watchable. At the same time this show can be funny and super informative about dogs it's also a...”
- 9 “I think this is an underrated anime. Even though the graphics of this anime are quite poor, the story is so good! You cannot find much anime that gives you knowledge together with fun. The story of...”
- 10 “UNDERRATED UNDERRATED UNDERRATED. I think it's very clear since all reviewers before me said the same thing. Certainly this anime deserves higher rating than 6.90. This anime has it all except one...”
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- Format 20 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 8h 20m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2023 – Mar 2024 Fall 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-23536 catalog
Produced by
- NHK Producer
- NHK Enterprises Producer