Pet Shop of Horrors
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US Special Edition Pet Shop of Horrors DVD cover
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恐怖宠物店 (Pettoshoppu obu Horāzu) |
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| Genre | Horror, Mystery |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Matsuri Akino |
| Published by | Asahi Sonorama |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Missy Comics DX |
| Original run | 1995 – 1998 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Toshio Hirata |
| Written by | Waco macó |
| Studio | Madhouse |
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| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | March 1, 1999 – March 25, 1999 |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Shin Petshop of Horrors | |
| Written by | Matsuri Akino |
| Published by | Asahi Sonorama |
| English publisher | (defunct at 8 volumes) |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Magazine | Nemurenu Yoru no Kimyōna Hanashi |
| Original run | 2005 – 2013 |
| Volumes | 12 |
Pet Shop of Horrors (Japanese: ペットショップ オブ ホラーズ Hepburn: Pettoshoppu obu Horāzu?) is a Japanese horror manga created by Matsuri Akino. The series focuses on the eccentric Count D, proprietor of a mysterious pet shop located in the heart of Chinatown, and the numerous patrons who visit his shop.
The manga, published by Asahi Sonorama in 10 graphic novels, consists of 41 chapters in total. It has been licensed for distribution in the United States by Tokyopop. Recently, Matsuri has begun a sequel, New Petshop of Horrors (新恐怖宠物店?). TOKYOPOP has acquired the rights to this sequel and calls it "Pet Shop of Horrors – Tokyo," and the first volume was released in February 2008.
"Count D" is the mysterious caretaker of a pet shop in Los Angeles Chinatown. Each of D's rare pets, which all have strangely humanoid appearances, comes with a contract with three major points. These points differ for each animal sold (although each animal's contract includes not showing it to anyone), and breaking this contract usually results in dire (and sometimes disturbing) consequences for the buyer, for which the pet shop claims no liability.
Individual chapters of Pet Shop of Horrors are often based on these consequences, and are each written as a stand-alone story, usually introducing one or more new characters in each chapter. With the exception of the main characters and their families, it is rare for a character to carry over to a later chapter, providing the series with a very episodic nature.
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