Pet Shop of Horrors, Vol. 8
Registered by 
GoryDetails
of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 8/6/2011
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
GoryDetails of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 8/6/2011 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I just discovered this series via Volume One of the follow-on "Tokyo" series, and enjoyed it so much that I decided to try and read 'em all. I found a few volumes of the original series at the Comic Store.
While I do prefer this first series - mainly for the interaction between D and Leon, always great fun - the Tokyo series is enjoyable as well. And I like the fact that most of the stories stand on their own, so that individual stories - or volumes - can be enjoyed without having read what came before, although there is additional pleasure in seeing the characters and relationships evolve. (This one follows Volume 7.)
I was vastly amused to see that this volume includes a traditional "Beach Episode" - though, in typical Pet Shop style, the beach/sun/bikinis elements change to something else along the way.
The second story takes a haunted-house idea, mixes in a cute kid and a snarky animal-as-human (whose nickname, "Ten-chan", turns out to be a hint as to his true identity), and results in a touching story.
The third story lets Chris (such a cutie!) take a bigger part than usual, helping to choose the perfect pet for a demanding client. I love watching Chris interact with all the animals, whom he sees as human and of whom he has no fear at all, not even of Tetsu. But the story takes a darker turn when Leon digs up some info on the client's past.
The last story is a lighter one, with more Chris-and-critters-being-cute - but D just can't leave things alone, taking the time to inform Chris that there's no rabbit on the moon anymore because three American astronauts went up there and killed it. [Leon is NOT amused.] But Chris is made of tough stuff, and comes up with his own rationale; no wonder D likes him so much. Perhaps D will find humans salvageable for his sake?
[There's an entertaining TV Tropes page for the series, but beware of spoilers!]
Continued in Volume 9
While I do prefer this first series - mainly for the interaction between D and Leon, always great fun - the Tokyo series is enjoyable as well. And I like the fact that most of the stories stand on their own, so that individual stories - or volumes - can be enjoyed without having read what came before, although there is additional pleasure in seeing the characters and relationships evolve. (This one follows Volume 7.)
I was vastly amused to see that this volume includes a traditional "Beach Episode" - though, in typical Pet Shop style, the beach/sun/bikinis elements change to something else along the way.
The second story takes a haunted-house idea, mixes in a cute kid and a snarky animal-as-human (whose nickname, "Ten-chan", turns out to be a hint as to his true identity), and results in a touching story.
The third story lets Chris (such a cutie!) take a bigger part than usual, helping to choose the perfect pet for a demanding client. I love watching Chris interact with all the animals, whom he sees as human and of whom he has no fear at all, not even of Tetsu. But the story takes a darker turn when Leon digs up some info on the client's past.
The last story is a lighter one, with more Chris-and-critters-being-cute - but D just can't leave things alone, taking the time to inform Chris that there's no rabbit on the moon anymore because three American astronauts went up there and killed it. [Leon is NOT amused.] But Chris is made of tough stuff, and comes up with his own rationale; no wonder D likes him so much. Perhaps D will find humans salvageable for his sake?
[There's an entertaining TV Tropes page for the series, but beware of spoilers!]
Continued in Volume 9
Journal Entry 2 by GoryDetails at Little Free Library, Granite Circle in Merrimack, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, February 5, 2023
GoryDetails at Little Free Library, Granite Circle in Merrimack, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, February 5, 2023
Released 1 mo ago (2/5/2023 UTC) at Little Free Library, Granite Circle in Merrimack, New Hampshire USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I left the book in the Little Free Library; hope someone enjoys it![See other recent releases in NH here.]
** Released for the 2023 Asian Zodiac / Year of the Rabbit challenge, for the embedded "hop" in the title. **
