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Dogs

Description

In a post apocalyptic world devoid of seasons, where man's "golden age of technology" ruined earth and caused science to run amok, there live four individuals looking for a door to the hell far below the surface. Through a series of coincidences, the ex-hitman-now-bartender Mihai, the deranged and psychopathic Haine, the vengeful yet kind Naoto, and the freelancer Badou meet one another.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Dogs - Bullets & Carnage (Sequel)

Associated Names

Dogs: Bullets & Carnage (Anime Name)

Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark

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MangaTranslation

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c. by MangaTranslation 19 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1

Ends at Vol 1

User Reviews

N/A

Forum

1 topics, 12 posts

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User Rating

Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (531 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.81 / 10.0

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Last Updated

August 3rd, 2025 12:01pm PDT - 3 days ago

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Genre

Action Drama Mature Sci-fi Seinen
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Ultra Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #756

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Monthly Pos #1601

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3 Month Pos #3371

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6 Month Pos #5426

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Year Pos #6313

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List Stats

On 438 reading lists

On 799 wish lists

On 1609 completed lists

On 28 unfinished lists

On 291 custom lists

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Dogs to be animated

16 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

The Japanese equivalent of "Sin City"

by Jandalman
13 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

It's a good read. One must take this manga as a stepping stone for the main series rather than a standalone story, otherwise as the latter it lacks a certain "oomph" that makes you satisfied after the end.

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Agreeing with wait321

by LUEser
16 years ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

Like wait321 said, the prequel was nice. There was actually reason for fighting; all the characters (Mihai, Badou, Haine, and Naoto) were beautifully drawn and they come from different but tragic backgrounds. But then this goes on to the sequel, Bullets & Carnage, and everything and everyone's stories got mixed up and spinned out of control.

And just like wait321 said, there were a lot of empty panels. When I first read it, I thought that the translators must've just erased them but I figured they'd go out of business if they do that. Every panel after I started reading the sequel was plain and you get the general idea why everyone was fighting but it wasn't such a strong reason. The beliefs aren't reasonable, and they're just fighting because they're "bored" and they want to have "fun". I'm sick of every single fight solely for that reason.

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Awesome! My new read!

by draconia11
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The art is so clean and has good style. it makes me wish I could draw manga! The story is awesome too. The prequal gave very good backstories for every character and made me want to keep reading on! This is at least a 9.5

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decent

by wait321
17 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

This manga, by itself, is a decent collection of short stories. The characters are fairly entertaining and humorous. There's almost no background for the characters, but that's not much of a problem for these short stories.

However, the entire series (this manga and its sequels) is rather poor. The insufficient backgrounds and poor storytelling makes it impossible to get interested in the series. Also, the artwork quality falls considerably in the sequel - tons of blank panels and panels with no backgrounds.

I recommend that you stop at this manga and just treat this a set of short stories. Don't read the sequels unless you enjoy pointless fights and not knowing what the story is.

... Last updated 17 years ago

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Pretty good

by Twilight_Moon
17 years ago

Rating: 8.3 / 10.0

The art's nice, the characters aren't typical or cliched and there's interesting personalities, what more can you want? Did I mention, an interesting post apolyptic story filled with the struggles and lives of each character? Good story. And worth your time.

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Rare and lovely.

by pearlesque
18 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

There are plenty of post-apocalyptic stories out there, but this one's edgy enough and sardonic enough to hold my attention. Plus, the art is beautiful and the character designs are absolutely stunning.

It's a must to read the sequel and the side-story as well, in order to get a proper feel for this universe... But whoa, what a universe it is! A bunch of rag-tag misfits, ranging from orphaned assassins to chain-smoking slackers to haunted guinea pigs -- they all come together in a quaint little cafe, to talk about work and about who to kill next.

Each character is unique, and doesn't fit completely into any of the usual manga archetypes. It's so refreshing and wonderful to read about people as layered and complex as these folks. The ass-kicking is kinetic and absorbing, but it's the characters that make it fun.

Lovely manga!

... Last updated 18 years ago

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Highly Recommanded

by noein
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Very very good and clean art work. The story is pretty good too.

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great

by Sapphiresky
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

its really good, you should try reading it, im sure you'll like it.

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