Dōbutsu no Oisha-san

Dōbutsu no Oisha-san
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Chobi
動物のお医者さん
Genre	Medical comedy
Manga
Written by	Noriko Sasaki
Published by	Hakusensha
Imprint	Hana to Yume Comics
Magazine	Hana to Yume
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	1988 – 1993
Volumes	12

Dōbutsu no Oisha-san
Written by	Ryota Kosawa Furusawa Michiko Eto Michiko
Directed by	Shimako Satō Masaki Fukasawa Masahiro Kuno Takashi Yamazaki
Starring	Yoshizawa Yu Jun Kaname Takasugi Mizuho Rio Hirai Saki Kagami Himura Akiko Kyōko Kishida Tōru Emori
Voices of	Rumi Hiiragi Keiko Yamamoto
Narrated by	Keaton Yamada
Ending theme	"Nadeshiko no Hana" performed by Mio Isayama
Composer	Terashima Minya
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producer	Kotaro Takahashi
Running time	54 minutes
Production company	TV Asahi
Original release
Network	ANN
Release	April 17 (2003-04-17) – June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26)

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]

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.

External links

• Dōbutsu no Oisha-san - TV Asahi (in Japanese)