Loving Moon Dog
- Name
- Loving Moon Dog
- Creator
- Nanpei Yamada
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- romantic comedy anime and manga · supernatural anime and manga
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• Name — Loving Moon Dog • Ja Kanji — 恋するMOON DOG • Ja Romaji — Koi Suru Mūn Doggu • Genre — * Romantic comedy • Supernatural
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• Type — manga • Author — Nanpei Yamada • Publisher — Hakusensha • Imprint — Hana to Yume Comics Special • Magazine — Hana Yume Ai • First — October 20, 2018 • Last — September 20, 2024 • Volumes — 13
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• Type — manga • Title — Ikemen Kishi o Hirottanda ga Doushitara Ii? Koi Suru Moon Dog Spin-off • Author — Nanpei Yamada • Publisher — Hakusensha • Imprint — Hana to Yume Comics Special • Magazine — Trifle by Hana to Yume • First — December 5, 2020 • Volumes — 2
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• Type — manga • Title — Inukai-kun no Shippo: Koi Suru Moon Dog Spinoff • Author — Nanpei Yamada • Publisher — Hakusensha • Magazine — Hana Yume Ai • First — December 20, 2024 • Volumes — 3 Loving Moon Dog is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanpei Yamada. It was serialized in Hakusensha's digital manga magazine Hana Yume Ai from October 2018 to September 2024.
Synopsis
Synopsis
Rikka, a 25-year old dog groomer, rescues an abandoned doberman who later transforms into a man, and asks her to be his lover.
Publication
Publication
Written and illustrated by Nanpei Yamada, Loving Moon Dog was serialized in Hakusensha's digital manga magazine Hana Yume Ai from October 20, 2018, to September 20, 2024. Its chapters were collected into thirteen tankōbon volumes released from July 19, 2019, to December 20, 2024. During their panel at Anime NYC 2024, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series under their Steamship imprint for English publication beginning in February 2025. A boy's love spin-off manga, titled Ikemen Kishi o Hirottanda ga Doushitara Ii? Koi Suru Moon Dog Spin-off began serialization in the newly launched Trifle by Hana to Yume digital BL manga magazine on December 5, 2020. The spin-off's chapters have been collected into two tankōbon volumes as of December 2025. Another spin-off manga, titled Inukai-kun no Shippo: Koi Suru Moon Dog Spinoff, began serialization in Hana Yume Ai on December 20, 2024. The spin-off's chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes as of August 2026. A sequel manga is being planned.
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Reception
The series won the 12th Anan Manga Award in 2021.
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- 1.Seven Seas Entertainment. Series: Loving Moon Dog.
- 2.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. October 20, 2018.
- 3.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Loving Moon Dog Manga Gets Spinoff in December, Planned Sequel. Anime News Network. September 25, 2024.
- 4.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Seven Seas Licenses Pet Shop of Horrors, Ichi the Killer, 9 More Titles. Anime News Network. August 24, 2024.
- 5.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. December 5, 2020.
- 6.Hakusensha.
- 7.Seven Seas Entertainment. Loving Moon Dog Vol. 1.
- 8.Hakusensha.
- 9.Seven Seas Entertainment. Loving Moon Dog Vol. 2.
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- 19.Seven Seas Entertainment. Loving Moon Dog Vol. 7.
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- 31.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. December 24, 2021.
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