Dōbutsu no Oisha-san

{{Short description|Japanese manga series and television drama}}

{{notability|General|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| name = Dōbutsu no Oisha-san

| image = Dōbutsu no Oisha-san Volume 1.jpg

| caption = Cover of the first {{Lang|ja-latn|tankōbon}} volume, featuring Chobi

| ja_kanji = 動物のお医者さん

| ja_romaji =

| genre = Medical comedy

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| title =

| author = Noriko Sasaki

| illustrator =

| imprint = Hana to Yume Comics

| publisher = Hakusensha

| publisher_en =

| demographic = Shōjo

| magazine = {{Lang|ja-latn|Hana to Yume}}

| magazine_en =

| published =

| first = 1988

| last = 1993

| volumes = 12

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{Infobox television

| director = {{Plainlist|

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| producer = Kotaro Takahashi

| writer = {{Plainlist|

  • Ryota Kosawa
  • Furusawa Michiko
  • Eto Michiko

}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| voices = {{Plainlist|

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| narrated = Keaton Yamada

| composer = Terashima Minya

| endtheme = "Nadeshiko no Hana" performed by Mio Isayama

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 11

| runtime = 54 minutes

| company = TV Asahi

| network = ANN

| first_aired = {{Start date|2003|4|17}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2003|6|26}}

}}

{{nihongo|Dōbutsu no Oisha-san|動物のお医者さん||lit. "Mr. Veterinarian"|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noriko Sasaki. It was published in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine {{Lang|ja-latn|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.{{cite web|url=https://manba.co.jp/manba_magazines/6688|title=『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|website=Manba|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=May 18, 2021|language=ja}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://realsound.jp/book/2020/05/post-547974.html|title=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|website=Real Sound|date=March 5, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2021|language=ja}}

Reception

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

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