Inu O Kau
Other name:
犬を飼う ; Feed the Dog ; Inu wo Kau ; Raising a Dog
Authors:
Taniguchi Jiro ,
Genres:
Drama
Manga,
Seinen
Manga,
Slice of life
Manga,
Tragedy
Manga,
Summary:
Five short stories.
- Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog)
- Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat)
- Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard)
- Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days)
- Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land)
The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki.
Inu wo Kau won the Shogakukan Manga Award (examination committee special) in 1992.