Pet (manga)

Pet (Japanese: ペット, Hepburn: Petto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ranjō Miyake. An anime television series adaptation by Geno Studio premiered from January 6 to March 30, 2020. The series is streamed worldwide by Amazon Prime.

Pet
The first volume of the 2009 remastered edition.
ペット
(Petto)
Manga
Written byRanjō Miyake
Published by
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original run2002 – 2003
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byTakahiro Omori
Written bySadayuki Murai
Music byHideyuki Shima
StudioGeno Studio
Licensed byAmazon (streaming)
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, AT-X
Original run January 6, 2020 – March 30, 2020
Episodes13

Plot Synopsis

In ancient China, martial artists had developed a psychoactive technique that allows its users to enter the subconsciousness of the human mind by manipulating their enemies' memories via their "Peak", where their most treasured memories are visible and their "Valley", where their most negative memories are suppressed. Later during the 21st century, an organization called "The Company" are tasked with retrieving and securing the descendants of said martial artists by turning them into "Pets", mindless hitmen against various targets who might pose a threat. Tsukasa and Hiroki, a master/pet duo who goes by the name Tsubushiya follows orders from the company as they slowly begin uncovering its secrets as well as a plot involving colleague Satoru and his former foster father, Hayashi

Characters
Hiroki (ヒロキ, Hiroki)
Voiced by: Keisuke Ueda[1]
Tsukasa (司, Tsukasa)
Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama[1]
Satoru (悟, Satoru)
Voiced by: Yūki Ono[1]
Hayashi (林, Hayashi)
Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase[1]
Katsuragi (桂木, Katsuragi)
Voiced by: Shunsuke Sakuya[2]
Jin (ジン, Jin)
Voiced by: M.A.O[2]
Ron (ロン, Ron)
Voiced by: Kōji Yusa[2]
Company President (社長, Shachō)
Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita[2]

Media

Manga

Ranjō Miyake originally serialized the manga in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits. A five volume remastered edition was published by Enterbrain in 2009.[3]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 January 30, 2003 (Shogakukan)[4]
October 26, 2009 (Enterbrain)[5]		978-4091866516
ISBN 978-4-04-726088-7
2 January 30, 2003 (Shogakukan)[6]
October 26, 2009 (Enterbrain)[7]		978-4091866523
ISBN 978-4-04-726089-4
3 May 30, 2003 (Shogakukan)[8]
November 26, 2009 (Enterbrain)[9]		978-4091866530
ISBN 978-4-04-726126-6
4 September 30, 2003 (Shogakukan)[10]
December 25, 2009 (Enterbrain)[11]		978-4091866547
ISBN 978-4-04-726210-2
5 December 25, 2003 (Shogakukan)[12]
January 29, 2010 (Enterbrain)[13]		978-4091866554
ISBN 978-4-04-726278-2

Anime

An anime television series adaptation of the 2009 remastered edition was announced in March 2018.[3] The series was originally scheduled to premiere in October 2019,[14] but it was delayed to air from January 6 to March 30, 2020 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and AT-X.[2] The series is directed by Takahiro Omori and written by Sadayuki Murai, with animation by Geno Studio. Junichi Hayama is handling the character designs,[1] and Twin Engine is producing the series. It is streamed worldwide by Amazon.[3] TK from Ling tosite Sigure performed the series' opening theme song "Chō no Tobu Suisō" (蝶の飛ぶ水槽), while Memai Siren performed the series' ending theme song "image _____".[15][16] The series ran for 13 episodes.[17]

No. Title[18] Original air date[19]
1"The Crushers"
Transcription: "Tsubushiya" (Japanese: 潰し屋)		January 6, 2020 (2020-01-06)
2"Views of The Peak"
Transcription: "'Yama' no Keshiki" (Japanese: 「ヤマ」の景色)		January 13, 2020 (2020-01-13)
3"Jobs"
Transcription: "Shigoto" (Japanese: 仕事)		January 20, 2020 (2020-01-20)
4"A Trap for Hayashi"
Transcription: "Fukuro no Hayashi" (Japanese: 袋の林)		January 27, 2020 (2020-01-27)
5"Locks"
Transcription: "Kagi" (Japanese: 鍵)		February 3, 2020 (2020-02-03)
6"Back Door"
Transcription: "Urawaza" (Japanese: 裏技)		February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)
7"Revenge"
Transcription: "Ribenji" (Japanese: リベンジ)		February 17, 2020 (2020-02-17)
8"Intrigue"
Transcription: "Sakubō" (Japanese: 策謀)		February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24)
9"The Way The Wind Blows"
Transcription: "Kaze no Michi" (Japanese: 風の道)		March 2, 2020 (2020-03-02)
10"Broken Fish Tanks"
Transcription: "Kowareta suisō" (Japanese: 壊れた水槽)		March 9, 2020 (2020-03-09)
11"Reunion"
Transcription: "Saikai" (Japanese: 再会)		March 16, 2020 (2020-03-16)
12"Carrier Pigeon"
Transcription: "Denshobato" (Japanese: 伝書鳩)		March 23, 2020 (2020-03-23)
13"Rainbow"
Transcription: "Niji" (Japanese: 虹)		March 30, 2020 (2020-03-30)

References
  1. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 23, 2018). "'Pet' TV Anime Reveals Cast, Stage Play Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. Sherman, Jennifer (October 28, 2019). "'Pet' Anime Reveals Promo Video, More Cast, January Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. Loo, Egan (March 19, 2018). "Durarara's Takahiro Ōmori Helms TV Anime of Ranjō Miyake's Psychic Suspense Manga Pet". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. ペット 1 (ビッグコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  5. ペット リマスター・エディション 1. Enterbrain (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  6. ペット 2 (ビッグコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  7. ペット リマスター・エディション 2. Enterbrain (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  8. ペット 3 (ビッグコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  9. ペット リマスター・エディション 3. Enterbrain (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  10. ペット 4 (ビッグコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  11. ペット リマスター・エディション 4. Enterbrain (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  12. ペット 5 (ビッグコミックス). Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  13. ペット リマスター・エディション 5. Enterbrain (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  14. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 5, 2019). "'Pet' Anime Premieres This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  15. Sherman, Jennifer (November 18, 2019). "'Pet' Anime Reveals Opening Theme Song, January 6 Premiere (Update)". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  16. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 2, 2019). "'Pet' TV Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals Ending Theme Song by Memai Siren". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  17. "'Pet' TV Anime Listed with 13 Episodes". Anime News Network. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  18. "TVアニメ・舞台「pet」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  19. "Pet". Tokyo MX (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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