“Elementary boy Kawaru turns into a dog after pressing a haunted doll's button and seeks to become human again.”
Bakeru-kun
バケルくん
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Elementary boy Kawaru turns into a dog after pressing a haunted doll's button and seeks to become human again.
Kawaru is a typical ordinary elementary school boy until the day he enters into a “haunted house” to pick up the ball he accidentally throws in and finds a family of mysterious dolls. When he pushes the dog-doll’s nose button, he suddenly turns into a dog! Will he be able to clear the misunderstanding and transform back into a human? (Source: Doko Demo Doa Manga Scanlations)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 13 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 44m approx
- Published Jan 1976 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M19032 catalog