Man's Best Friend (manga)
Man's Best Friend (known as aka the "Inu mo Arukeba" series) is an explicit yaoi manga from the creator of Wild Rock, Kazusa Takashima and is published in English by Blu Manga, the now defunct boys' love publishing division of Tokyopop. Description. When Ukyou rescues a stray dog and names it Kuro, he soon learns that he may have found a rare breed—-his new dog can talk and magically transform into a hunky human! With his dog now taking the form of a hot man and licking him in various places, what is Ukyou  to do?! Plot summary. The manga is split into three stories: Publication. For the English release of "Man's Best Friend", Blu Manga decided to replace the original cover art, which depicted Kuro reclining shirtless in a cowboy hat, a strategically placed gun holster at his crotch, with the Japanese inside cover colour art, which depicts Kuro tearing off Ukyou's shirt with his teeth. The former being the book's second print (2007) cover in Japan and the latter being the first print's (2004) cover in Japan. Reception. The manga has been described as "reminiscent of "Guru Guru  Pon-chan"", and Kuro's dog-like characterization was praised by "Sequential Tart". Library Journal described the stories as contrived and said that the characters "exist to have sex". Christopher Butcher regarded "Man's Best Friend" as being the "most unique" of Blu's releases, and as a "very creative" fetish. Dru Pagliassotti, comparing romance novels with Boys Love manga, mentions "Man's Best Friend" as an example of a kemonomimi "society", or setting.