Dog Signal
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Dog Signal vol. 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover
| genre = Slice of life
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Saya Miyauchi
| publisher = Kadokawa
| publisher_en =
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Josei}}
| magazine = Comic Bridge
| imprint = Bridge Comics
| first = July 24, 2018
| last =
| volumes = 13
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Kazuhiro Furuhashi
| writer = Satomi Ashino
| music = Michiru Ōshima
| studio = Fugaku
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|SA / SEA|Medialink}}
| network = NHK Educational TV
| first = October 22, 2023
| last = March 17, 2024
| episodes = 20
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
Dog Signal (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Saya Miyauchi. It has been serialised on Kadokawa's Josei manga website Comic Bridge since July 2018, with its chapters collected into 13 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes as of March 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Fugaku aired from October 2023 to March 2024.
Characters
;{{nihongo|Miyu Samura|佐村 未祐|Samura Miyu}}
:{{voiced by|Kensho Ono}}
;{{nihongo|Shinichiro Niwa|丹羽 眞一郎|Niwa Shinichirō}}
:{{voiced by|Kenichi Suzumura}}
;{{nihongo|Ritsuka Izumi|泉 律佳|Izumi Ritsuka}}
:{{voiced by|Yūko Kaida}}
;{{nihongo|Suzunosuke Kubo|久宝 鈴之介|Kubō Suzunosuke}}
:{{voiced by|Kenn}}
;{{nihongo|Sanju|サンジュ}}
;{{nihongo|Woolson|ウルソン|Uruson}}
:{{voiced by|Kenichirou Matsuda}}
;{{nihongo|Yūko|優子}}
:{{voiced by|Mariya Ise}}
Media
=Manga=
Written and illustrated by Saya Miyauchi, Dog Signal began serialization on Kadokawa's Josei manga{{cite web|script-title=ja:ありそうでなかった！女性が読む “青年誌”ー。『COMIC BRIDGE online（コミックブリッジ オンライン）』3月20日(火)創刊|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004333.000007006.html|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|date=March 20, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja|via=PR Times}} website Comic Bridge on July 24, 2018.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「半分、青い。」のコミカライズほか、COMIC BRIDGEで新連載8作が一挙始動|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/292410|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=July 24, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja}} As of March 2025, 13 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes have been released.
==Volumes==
{{Graphic novel list/header
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|Language = Japanese
|Width = 100%
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|OriginalRelDate = January 8, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:【1月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/315025|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-065411-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|OriginalRelDate = August 8, 2019{{cite web|script-title=ja:【8月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/342617|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=August 8, 2019|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-064012-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|OriginalRelDate = February 7, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:【2月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/366124|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-064382-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|OriginalRelDate = August 7, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:【8月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/390799|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-064845-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|OriginalRelDate = March 8, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:【3月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/418826|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-680250-7
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 6
|OriginalRelDate = September 8, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:【9月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/444087|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=September 8, 2021|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-680784-7
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 7
|OriginalRelDate = March 8, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:【3月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/468421|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-681207-0
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 8
|OriginalRelDate = January 24, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:【1月24日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/509297|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=January 24, 2023|access-date=January 26, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-682052-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 9
|OriginalRelDate = February 8, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:【2月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/511149|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=February 8, 2023|access-date=February 10, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-682130-0
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 10
|OriginalRelDate = October 6, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:【10月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/542709|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=October 6, 2023|access-date=October 6, 2023|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-682645-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 11
|OriginalRelDate = March 8, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:【3月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/562922|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 8, 2024|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-683183-5
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 12
|OriginalRelDate = October 8, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:【10月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/593225|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=October 8, 2024|access-date=October 8, 2024|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-684242-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 13
|OriginalRelDate = March 7, 2025{{cite web|script-title=ja:【3月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/613195|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=March 7, 2025|access-date=March 7, 2025|language=ja}}
|OriginalISBN = 978-4-04-684761-4
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}
=Anime=
An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 20, 2023.{{cite web|last=Harding|first=Daryl|title=Educational Manga 'Dog Signal' Gets TV Anime in Fall 2023|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/01/19-1/educational-manga-dog-signal-gets-tv-anime-in-fall-2023|website=Crunchyroll|date=January 19, 2023|access-date=January 20, 2023}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ドッグシグナル：テレビアニメ化 NHK・Eテレで2023年秋スタート 新米ドッグトレーナーが奮闘|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230124dog00m200026000c.html|website=Mantan Web|date=January 24, 2023|access-date=January 26, 2023|language=ja}} The series is produced by Fugaku and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, with scripts written by Satomi Ashino, and music composed by Michiru Ōshima.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Dog Signal Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff, Opening Song Artist|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-19/dog-signal-anime-reveals-more-cast-staff-opening-song-artist/.202540|website=Anime News Network|date=September 19, 2023|access-date=September 19, 2023}} It aired on NHK Educational TV from October 22, 2023, to March 17, 2024.{{cite web|last=Dempsey|first=Liam|title=Educational Anime Dog Signal Adopts Cast and Staff for October Premiere|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/7/26/educational-anime-dog-signal-adopts-cast-and-staff-for-october-premiere|website=Crunchyroll|date=July 26, 2023|access-date=July 26, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Dog Signal TV Anime Premieres on October 22|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-09-07/dog-signal-tv-anime-premieres-on-october-22/.202058|website=Anime News Network|date=September 7, 2023|access-date=September 7, 2023}} The opening theme song is {{nihongo|"Setsugetsu Fūka"|雪月風花||{{lit|Snow, Moon, Wind, Flowers}}}} by Yu Takahashi, while the ending theme song is {{nihongo|"Sugar Spot"|シュガースポット}} by Nishina.{{cite web|script-title=ja:にしな、犬たちと人間の深いつながり描くアニメ『ドッグシグナル』のEDテーマ書き下ろし|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/130405/2|website=Billboard Japan|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=October 6, 2023|language=ja}} Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia, and streamed it on YouTube via Ani-One Asia.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=🍂羚邦2023十月新番代理公告🍂 🍂Medialink October 2023 New Anime Line-Up🍂 🐶《DOG SIGNAL》is arriving on Ani-One Asia! |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02jTbgQdQuFFfbSeNYHX7AkyL9NbxneRjLd7zbidvnSc8FcpJpPMSB9x1wRQ1fALAql&id=100063897741246&mibextid=Nif5oz |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Ani-One Asia via Facebook}}
==Episodes==
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Homeless with You
| TranslitTitle = Tomodaore na Bokura
| NativeTitle = 共倒れなボクら
| DirectedBy = -
| Aux2 = Kazuhiro Furuhashi
| Aux3 = Izumi Yamanaka & {{ill|Kyouko Kametani|ja|亀谷響子}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|22}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Your New Name
| TranslitTitle = Atarashii Namae
| NativeTitle = 新しい名前
| DirectedBy = -
| Aux2 = {{ill|Nagisa Miyazaki|ja|宮崎なぎさ}}
| Aux3 = SAI & Ye Zengyao
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|29}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Living in Bliss
| TranslitTitle = Shiawase na Kurashi
| NativeTitle = 幸せな暮らし
| DirectedBy = {{ill|Hiroshi Kimura (director)|ja|木村寛|lt=Hiroshi Kimura}}
| Aux2 = {{ill|Hitoyuki Matsui|ja|まついひとゆき}}
| Aux3 = Izumi Yamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|05}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Spinning Dog
| TranslitTitle = Mawaru Inu
| NativeTitle = 回る犬
| DirectedBy = Kana Kawana
| Aux2 = Kana Kawana
| Aux3 = Kyouko Kametani, Hiroko Shigekuni & Izumi Yamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|12}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Farewell Ceremony
| TranslitTitle = Wakare no Gishiki
| NativeTitle = 別れの儀式
| DirectedBy = Yuuki Nishiyama
| Aux2 = Nagisa Miyazaki
| Aux3 = Yuki Ikeda & Takuya Imakado
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|19}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Niwa's Teacher
| TranslitTitle = Niwa no Shishou
| NativeTitle = 丹羽の師匠
| DirectedBy = Hitoyuki Matsui
| Aux2 = Hitoyuki Matsui
| Aux3 = Li Shaolei & Liu Yunliu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|26}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Things I Want to Protect
| TranslitTitle = Mamoritai Mono
| NativeTitle = 守りたいもの
| DirectedBy = Kazuya Fujishiro
| Aux2 = Toshihiko Masuda
| Aux3 = Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|03}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Exclusive
| TranslitTitle = Hitorijime
| NativeTitle = ひとりじめ
| DirectedBy = Michita Shiraishi
| Aux2 = Kana Kawana
| Aux3 = Li Shaolei & Liu Yunliu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|10}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Sanju, Sit!!
| TranslitTitle = Sanju, Osuwari!!
| NativeTitle = サンジュ、おすわり！
| DirectedBy = Hiroshi Kimura
| Aux2 = Susumu Nishizawa
| Aux3 = Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|17}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Reasons Not to Eat
| TranslitTitle = Tabenai Wake
| NativeTitle = 食べないワケ
| DirectedBy = Kazuya Fujishiro
| Aux2 = Nagisa Miyazaki
| Aux3 = -
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|12|24}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = No Disciplining?
| TranslitTitle = Shitsuke wo Shinai?
| NativeTitle = しつけをしない?
| DirectedBy = Shinichi Fukumoto
| Aux2 = Toshihiko Masuda
| Aux3 = Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|01|07}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Miyu's Partner
| TranslitTitle = Miyu no Partner
| NativeTitle = 未祐のパートナー
| DirectedBy = Tsutomu Murakami
| Aux2 = Masatoshi Hakata
| Aux3 = -
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|01|14}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Confidence
| TranslitTitle = Shinjiru Kokoro
| NativeTitle = 信じる心
| DirectedBy = Kana Kawana
| Aux2 = Kana Kawana
| Aux3 = Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|01|28}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = The Truth About Rocky
| TranslitTitle = Rokki no Shinjitsu
| NativeTitle = ロッキーの真実
| DirectedBy = Hodaka Kuramoto
| Aux2 = Nagisa Miyazaki
| Aux3 = Huang Jiaxin & Hang Xinhua
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|02|04}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = The Old Man and the Old Dog
| TranslitTitle = Ojisan to Rōken
| NativeTitle = おじさんと老犬
| DirectedBy = Fukutarou Hattori
| Aux2 = Akimi Fudesaka
| Aux3 = -
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|02|11}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = It's All My Fault
| TranslitTitle = Watashi no Seida
| NativeTitle = 私のせいだ
| DirectedBy = Yuuki Nishiyama
| Aux2 = {{ill|Hiromitsu Kanazawa|ja|金澤洪充}}
| Aux3 = Takuya Imakado & Ye Chengyao
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|02|18}}
| ShortSummary =
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Izumi Ritsuka's Sister
| TranslitTitle = Izumi Ritsuka no Imōto
| NativeTitle = 泉津佳の妹
| DirectedBy = Kazuya Fujishiro
| Aux2 = Susumu Nishizawa
| Aux3 = Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|02|25}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = The Comic Artist and the Shiba Inu
| TranslitTitle = Mangaka to Shiba Inu
| NativeTitle = 漫画家と柴犬
| DirectedBy = Masayoshi Kawai
| Aux2 = {{ill|Tooru Yoshida|ja|吉田徹}}
| Aux3 = -
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|03|03}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title = The Smiles of Two
| TranslitTitle = Futari no Hokorobi
| NativeTitle = ふたりのほころび
| DirectedBy = Fukutarou Hattori
| Aux2 = Nagisa Miyazaki
| Aux3 = -
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|03|10}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = 764A21
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = We Are Family
| TranslitTitle = Bokura wa Kazoku
| NativeTitle = ボクらは家族
| DirectedBy = Masahito Otani
| Aux2 = Takeshi Mori & Kazuhiro Furuhashi
| Aux3 = Ye Changyao, Liu Yunliu & Hang Xinhua
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|03|17}}
| ShortSummary =
| LineColor = 764A21
}}
}}
Reception
In 2021, the manga was nominated for the Next Manga Awards in the digital category.{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2021|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-06-21/voting-opens-for-next-manga-awards-2021/.174159|website=Anime News Network|date=June 21, 2021|access-date=February 11, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://comic-walker.com/contents/detail/KDCW_CB01200483010000_68/|Official manga website at ComicWalker}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|26980}}
{{Kazuhiro Furuhashi}}
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