Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs


Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiya Sakuragi. Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump, and published in the United States by Viz Media with a preview in the new Animerica. As of March 2011, the series has ceased its publication in North America.

Plot

Sheltered and controlled by her parents for most of her life, and owner of a loyal mutt named Lupin, 18-year-old Suguri wants to move from the country-side to the big city, Tokyo, to find a career and a new life. After being kidnapped and stranded at a rest area, Lupin mates another dog while her owner Teppei is not looking, shattering his dream of a litter of purebred puppies. To make up for her mongrel's wayward wooing, Suguri accepts Teppei's offer to work at the pet store he manages which leads her to numerous adventures of canine antics.

Characters

Main

Suguri Miyauchi
Teppei Iida
Momoko Takeuchi
Kentaro Osada

Recurring

Kanako Mori
Chizuru Sawamura
Hiroshi Akiba
Mari Yamashita
Bae Yong Kim
Show Kaneko
Hibino
Ryusuke Mikage
Yasmin Sendo
Fujita

Minor

Mika Osada
Leo Suzuki
Minoru
Teppei's Mom'

Dogs

Lupin
Noa
Czerny
Ricky
Melon
Zidane
Rosetta
Lucky
Chanta
Alfred
Barbie
Henry
Grace
June
August
April
May
Taro
Schneider
Mosh
Cookie
Beckham
Lychee
Mel
Sabrina
Anne
Carlos
Sonata
Lupao
Shiro
Nishiki
Amuro
Lupin I

Manga

North American releases

Reception

Carlo Santos praised the realistically drawn and very cute dogs, but was disappointed by the fanservice in the early chapters, and felt that the story relied on sentimentalism. AE Sparrow for IGN endorsed the first volume, but compared it to Old Yeller in its themes.