| rdfs:comment | - Pet Shop of Horrors 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.
- Pet Shop of Horrors is a Horror/Fantasy manga by Matsuri Akino, which was later developed into a four episode anime. Its demographic is Josei. Despite the title, the manga rarely focuses on horror, instead slowly building up the relationships between its characters in a magical setting. It has the occasional gore scene, though, and whole lot of terrifying monsters. Despite having some Early Installment Weirdness, the manga is generally considered to be much deeper than the anime, which mainly focused on the horror aspects.
- Pet Shop of Horrors(ペットショップ オブ ホラーズ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.
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| abstract | - Pet Shop of Horrors 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.
- Pet Shop of Horrors(ペットショップ オブ ホラーズ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.
- Pet Shop of Horrors is a Horror/Fantasy manga by Matsuri Akino, which was later developed into a four episode anime. Its demographic is Josei. Despite the title, the manga rarely focuses on horror, instead slowly building up the relationships between its characters in a magical setting. It has the occasional gore scene, though, and whole lot of terrifying monsters. Despite having some Early Installment Weirdness, the manga is generally considered to be much deeper than the anime, which mainly focused on the horror aspects. Pet Shop of Horrors (PSOH for short) is the story of a peculiar shop in Chinatown -- or more accurately, the story of the clients that visit this particular shop. The store's proprietor is an effeminate and sinister man only known as "Count D". He sells both normal animals and mythical creatures, as well as a selection of "special pets"--more specifically, animals that appear human to their often-dysfunctional owners. This particular type of pet appears in a shape that will grant people their deepest wishes and desires: a daughter who died, the perfect girlfriend, and so on -- but only to their owner. Almost anyone else will see an animal. Count D uses these shapeshifting creatures to teach their human caretaker a lesson, making them sign a contract stating they'll take good care of their new pets. Almost inevitably, they don't. The outcome is rarely pleasant, although some stories (especially those involving pets given to children) have very heartwarming endings. Enter Leon Orcot, a young and inexperienced LAPD detective, who has noticed the correlation between some very messy deaths and the victims' visit to the titular Petshop. Leon takes to spending more and more time at the pet shop as the series progresses, developing a peculiar yet close relationship with the guy he's supposed to be investigating for murder. As Leon starts to realize (to his utter horror) that he may have feelings for a man, D realizes (with equal abhorrence) that he may be developing feelings for a human. When Leon's traumatized and mute little brother Chris arrives to stay with his sibling, D becomes the boy's babysitter. Along with the animals of the pet shop, Leon and D become the boy's new family, and they gradually open up to each other. The cast additionally consists of Jill (Leon's partner), Tetsu (a Tao Tieh goat-demon with a crush on D), Pon-chan (a little raccoon girl), Hon Long (a three-headed dragon girl) and Q-chan (D's familiar, who is much more than he seems to be). However, D's affection for Leon and Chris doesn't stop the pet shop's body count from increasing -- and when D's Evilutionary Biologist father turns up after many years, Leon finds himself drawn into a desperate attempt to save all of humanity. Tokyo Pop's translation of the first few volumes was widely disliked by the fans. It added swears, mistranslated many names and sound effects, and generally seemed disrespectful towards the source material. After four volumes, a new translator was hired, who immediately asked the manga's fan translation community on Yahoo Groups for help. As a result, the remaining six volumes of the series have a much more accurate translation. Sadly, however, much of the manga's text is full of untranslatable jokes: D's speech in Japanese often states one thing in hiragana (ex. "innocent bystanders"), but something quite different in kanji (ex. "mere mortals"). Finding an annotated fan translation is still highly recommended to fully enjoy the series. The manga currently has a sequel in the works, Shin Pet Shop of Horrors (New PSOH, or PSOH:Tokyo, in English), with the action moved over to Shinjuku's Red Light District in Tokyo. Although it isn't as well-loved as the original series, it stays true to the story's roots. Not to be confused with Little Shop of Horrors. Nor Hasbro's Littlest Pet Shop toys. Nor the Pet Shop Boys. Nor Dr. Zitbags Transylvania Pet Shop. Though Google will kindly do it for you anyways.
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