Pet Shop of Horrors

Pet Shop of Horrors
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre
Manga
Written byMatsuri Akino
Published by
English publisher
ImprintMissy Comics DX
Magazine
  • Apple Mystery (1994–1998)
  • Mystery M [ja] (1998)
DemographicJosei
Original run19941998
Volumes10 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byToshio Hirata
Written byYasuhiro Imagawa
Music byKazuhisa Yamaguchi
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkTBS
Original run March 2, 1999 March 23, 1999
Episodes4
Manga
Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo
Written byMatsuri Akino
Published by
English publisher
  • NA: Tokyopop
Magazine
  • Mungekan [ja] (2004–2009)
  • Horror & Fantasy Club (2009–2012)
DemographicJosei
Original runApril 22, 2004November 15, 2012
Volumes12 (List of volumes)
Manga
Petshop of Horrors: Passage-hen
Written byMatsuri Akino
Published byHarlequin
Magazine
  • Mugentō (2013)
  • Harlequin Original (2015–2017)
DemographicJosei
Original runMarch 23, 2013May 11, 2017
Volumes5
Manga
Petshop of Horrors: Hyōhaku no Hakobune-hen
Written byMatsuri Akino
Published byHarlequin
MagazineHarlequin Original
DemographicJosei
Original runSeptember 11, 2018March 11, 2020
Volumes3

Pet Shop of Horrors[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Matsuri Akino. It was serialized in Ohzora Publishing's Apple Mystery, and later in Bunkasha [ja]'s Mystery M [ja] from 1994 to 1998, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes. 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 supernatural shop. The series was licensed in North America by Tokyopop.

A four-episode anime television series produced by Madhouse was broadcast in 1999. A second manga series, titled Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo (known as New Petshop of Horrors in Japan) was serialized by Asahi Sonorama (and later Asahi Shimbun Publications) in Mungekan [ja] from 2004 to 2009, and later published as a webcomic on Yahoo! Comics [ja]'s Horror & Fantasy Club site from 2009 to 2012. Its chapters were collected in twelve volumes. The manga was also licensed in North America by Tokyopop, who only released eight volume from 2008 to 2011.

A spin-off series, titled Pet Shop of Horrors: Passage-hen, which follows Count D's grandfather in Fin de siècle Paris, was irregularly published in HarperCollins Japan's Mugentō (2013) and Harlequin Original (2015–2017); five volumes were released. Another spin-off, titled Petshop of Horrors: Hyōhaku no Hakobune-hen, featuring Count D's father as the protagonist, was serialized in Harlequin Original from 2018 to 2020, with its chapters collected in three volumes.

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  2. ^ Brückner, Rosanna. "Pet Shop of Horrors". AnimePro.de (in German). Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Nelson, Robert. "Pet Shop of Horrors". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.


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