Inu mo Arukeba Fallin' Love
Man's Best Friend

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This manga contains 3 seperate stories (though they have similar characters). The first one concerns Ukyo, a student who takes in a stray dog. But this is no ordinary dog; he can talk, transform into a human, and to top it off, he has a big crush on Ukyo. How will Ukyo react to his new 'pet'? (3 Chapters)

Next we have two friends separated at childhood and reunited 10 years later over summer break. What will they think of each other? What will Ken do when he finds out his childhood crush isn't the girl he remembered, but in fact a guy with an atitude? ... (2 Chapters)

The third story is about Keisuke, a guy who saves a goldfish at a fair. But there's something special about this fish, it's a guy! (1 Chapter)


Review:

I liked this manga. The stories were well put together. Although the goldfish one seemed a bit off, more so than the dog one. What was the difference? I guess the dog at least turned into a fairly hot guy whereas the goldfish looked too feminine for my liking.

The middle story was by far the best of the bunch though. It had some good character development as well as good yaoi. I think the whole manga was worth that story.

The yaoi in all the stories was good, good situations, good reactions and good drawing. More explicit than I've previously seen, but I've been told there are more explicit ones out there.

There could have been more to this manga though, all the stories are interesting (even the werid ones) and I could happily read more of the first two. It annoyed me as well that the stories did not have names (apart from the first one), they had chapter titles but no story name. Grrrrr

Anyway, this is a nice little manga, if you don't mind short one off stories and a bit of weirdness. Man's best Friend is a unique senario and an interesting read. Theres a lot of sex which is always good in yaoi, and if the weird stories do bug you the manga is worth buying for the sweetness of the middle story. So if you have the spare cash or a friend who owns it, give it a read.

Nanashi Moriko *would be a story 2 fan girl if there was more of it*
31/08/07

Inu mo Arukeba (chapters 1-3)

The chapters feel episodic and somewhat disconnected, but they do fit together smoothly and there's some development between them in both character and story. Kuro's flails are cute if a little difficult to follow when he's in his true shape, and he's adorable when in human shape.

While this one was not to my taste, it was well done and my own lack of fondness for it is due mostly to the pushiness and the style of the relationship development herein; for people with different preferences I think it would be quite enjoyable. I still felt it was cute.

Kuro's devotion to Ukyo ... and Ukyo's shock and bafflement bridging into more are cute, though Kuro's initial reaction to Ukyo somewhat baffled me.

My rating: 5


Mata Natsu ga Kita (chapters 4-5)

I found the introduction to be quite confusing on this one, but some pages later when the confusion resolved (with the reveal that it was also Ken's confusion) it worked well enough. The art is a fun style, with silly doodles to accompany it, and the boys are both disasters, engaging as they are.

This one has the most character and relationship development of the stories in this collection (and the least weirdness, having no supernatural tones or inexplicable happenings). The tension and resolution are well-paced, in both the first chapter and the second, which are separate stories and separate parts of the boys' relationship, and despite the potential for frustration at the characters with their handling of their conflict, I found myself not bothered by it, and happy to follow along with them. The sweet ending only made me like it more, feeling like the conflict paid off properly.

My rating: 7


Kingyou Hime (chapter 6)

Though this is quite short, being a single chapter unlike the other two in this volume, and lacking some followup or any development, I found this the most enjoyable and curious of the collection. Keisuke's character is set up well immediately on the first page (important, as it is so short) and his reactions to the twist and surprise are entirely reasonable (and relatable). I did wonder about certain things he hinted at as to his character, which is also impressive for an introduction given in such a short piece.

The art, especially for the Kingyou Hime himself, is lovely. This oneshot is the one that sticks in my head the most and the one I come back to reread specifically.

My rating: 8