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Stargazing Dog

Hoshi Mamoru Inu

2008, Manga, 4 ch, 79%

Recommended by 6 Inu wo Kau fans on AniList. The same kind of story: cat and dog everyday life.

A little girl picks up a puppy abandoned in a cardboard box and takes it home. As the years pass, the father of the family forms a strong bond with the dog as his wife and daughter drift away from him. Faced with a divorce, he puts a few cardboard boxes and the dog in his car…

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    1990, Manga, 18 ch, 71%

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    1994, Manga, 12 ch, 81%

    Both have Family Life.

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    2017, Manga, ongoing, 72%

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    Umarekawattemo Mata, Watashi to Kekkon Shitekuremasu ka

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    Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan

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    A Distant Neighborhood

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About Inu wo Kau

1991, Manga, 5 ch, 73%

Short stories by Jiro Taniguchi. Five short stories. 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.

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