Dōbutsu no Oisha-san

Dōbutsu no Oisha-san (Japanese: 動物のお医者さん, lit. "Mr. Veterinarian") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noriko Sasaki. It was published in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume from 1988 to 1993, with its chapters collected in 12 volumes. It received a TV drama adaptation, which was aired on ANN from April to June 2003 and had 11 episodes.[1]

Dōbutsu no Oisha-san
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Chobi
動物のお医者さん
GenreMedical comedy
Manga
Written byNoriko Sasaki
Published byHakusensha
ImprintHana to Yume Comics
MagazineHana to Yume
DemographicShōjo
Original run1988 – 1993
Volumes12
Dōbutsu no Oisha-san
Written by
  • Ryota Kosawa
  • Furusawa Michiko
  • Eto Michiko
Directed by
Starring
Voices of
Narrated byKeaton Yamada
Ending theme"Nadeshiko no Hana" performed by Mio Isayama
ComposerTerashima Minya
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
ProducerKotaro Takahashi
Running time54 minutes
Production companyTV Asahi
Release
Original networkANN
Original releaseApril 17 (2003-04-17) –
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26)

Synopsis

Nishine Masaki, a young man from Hokkaido, is told by a mysterious man that he will become a veterinarian. Along with his best friend Nikaidou, and animal friends Chobi the dog, Mike the cat and Hiyo the rooster, Nishine sets out to fulfill his mysterious fate of becoming a veterinarian.[2]

Reception

By 2020, the manga had 21.6 million copies in circulation.[2]

References
  1. "『動物のお医者さん』読まれてないんじゃないか疑惑について". Manba (in Japanese). November 30, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. "動物漫画の金字塔『動物のお医者さん』、写実的な絵で伝える普遍のメッセージ". Real Sound (in Japanese). March 5, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.


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