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Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs
いぬばか
7.51
3,126 rank · 3,431 readers · 127 favorites
Seinen
Pets
Comedy
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Suguri, who loves dogs, moves from countryside to the big city and finds a job at a pet store.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
8.2
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 3.12
Agreement
Polarized
σ 3.12 · split reception
The polarity gap
7.8 pts
Recommenders 9.8 · others 2.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.80
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Jan 2014
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “The art is fantastic, and I love the refreshing premise of a dog-centric manga that avoids the common trope of human-dog hybrids while capturing the charming, everyday atmosphere of a pet shop....”
- 10 “This is, by far, the best manga I have ever read, as it masterfully evokes a full range of emotions and makes me love the characters whole-heartedly. There are no criticisms to be found in this...”
- 10 “The art is fantastic, especially the depictions of dogs, and I love the unique, emotionally varied chapters that include interesting educational tidbits about different breeds. Although I was...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 60%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 230 × 22 ch × vol
- Total read 30h 40m approx
- Published Sep 2004 – Apr 2010
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1063 catalog