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Reviewed by Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane Things heat up for the Woofles pet shop when a rival shop opens up across the street. The folks there are "strictly business" and aren't afraid to use dirty tricks to get ahead. In fact, someone at Woofles may not be who they seem! I'm a cat person. I feel that's something I should say up front when reviewing this manga, which is so clearly written for people who love dogs; I do like dogs, but they're not usually what reduce me to cries of, "Oh, so cute!" This was my first volume of Inubaka, but I found it very easy to jump into. It's the story of Suguri, a young pet shop employee with an incredible affinity for dogs, and her co-workers. At this point in the series, the focus is on the store's competition with another dog-focused pet shop across the way (from the back cover copy, I assume that hasn't always been the case); within this single volume, that competition takes the form of corporate espionage, an attempted merger, and training for a K-9 freestyle dance contest, so there's a lot going on. Despite all that, the highlight of Inubaka is the depiction of the dogs. Suguri is a perfectly enjoyable heroine, although vol. 11 on its own wasn't enough to make me feel invested in her story (nor should it have to be). But the dogs are beautifully drawn in painstaking detail; each breed that appears is immediately distinctive and shows the touch of an artist who really loves her subject matter. If they make an avowed cat person smile so much, imagine what they'd do for dog fans. Review copy provided by VIZ Media. Comment on this review of Inubaka: Crazy For Dogs v11 on the Manga Life Forums. |
6 October 2009
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