Pet (manga) explained

Pet
Ja Kanji:ペット
Ja Romaji:Petto
Type:manga
Author:Ranjō Miyake
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Big Comic Spirits
First:July 29, 2002
Last:October 27, 2003
Volumes:5
Type:tv series
Director:Takahiro Omori
Music:Hideyuki Shima
Studio:Geno Studio
Licensee:Sentai Filmworks
Network:Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X
First:January 6, 2020
Last:March 30, 2020
Episodes:13

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ranjō Miyake. It ran in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 2002 to 2003. An anime television series adaptation by Geno Studio was broadcast from January to March 2020. The series was streamed worldwide by Amazon Prime.

Plot

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.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ranjō Miyake, Pet was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from July 29, 2002,[1] [2] to October 27, 2003. Shogakukan collected its chapters into five tankōbon volumes, released from January 30 to December 25, 2003. Enterbrain released a remastered edition in 2009.[3] [4]

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation of the 2009 remastered edition was announced in March 2018. The series was originally scheduled to premiere in October 2019,[5] but it was delayed to air from January 6 to March 30, 2020 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and AT-X.[6] The series is directed by Takahiro Omori and written by Sadayuki Murai, with animation by Geno Studio. Junichi Hayama is handling the character designs,[7] and Twin Engine is producing the series. It was streamed worldwide by Amazon. TK from Ling Tosite Sigure performed the series' opening theme song, while Memai Siren performed the series' ending theme song "image _____".[8] [9] The series ran for 13 episodes.[10] In December 2020, Sentai Filmworks announced the acquisition of the series for home video and digital release in North America.[11]

Episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:ビッグコミックスピリッツ 2002年35号. http://spi-net.jp/this_week/thisweek020729.html. Spinet. Shogakukan. January 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20020811075050/http://spi-net.jp/this_week/thisweek020729.html. August 11, 2002. ja.
  2. Web site: ja:WEEKLYビッグコミックスピリッツ2002年35号詳細情報. http://www.manganetto.com/detail/zasshi/mag2099.shtml. manganetto.com. April 11, 2023. ja. April 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230411222211/http://www.manganetto.com/detail/zasshi/mag2099.shtml. live.
  3. Web site: Rokuhara. Chizu. ja:『pet』連載終了から17年、今なお人々を惹きつける理由は? “まだ見ぬ世界”描く三宅乱丈の作家性. https://realsound.jp/book/2020/02/post-501575.html. . Blueprint Co., Ltd.. January 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414181255/https://realsound.jp/book/2020/02/post-501575.html. April 14, 2021. ja. February 10, 2020. live.
  4. Web site: Durarara's Takahiro Ōmori Helms TV Anime of Ranjō Miyake's Psychic Suspense Manga Pet. Loo. Egan. March 19, 2018. Anime News Network. March 19, 2018. May 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190508201706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-19/durarara-takahiro-omori-helms-tv-anime-of-ranjo-miyake-psychic-suspense-manga-pet/.129200. live.
  5. Web site: 'Pet' Anime Premieres This Fall. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. May 5, 2019. Anime News Network. May 5, 2019. May 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505073239/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-05-05/pet-anime-premieres-this-fall/.146416. live.
  6. Web site: 'Pet' Anime Reveals Promo Video, More Cast, January Premiere. Sherman. Jennifer. October 28, 2019. Anime News Network. October 28, 2019. December 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219030212/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-28/pet-anime-reveals-promo-video-more-cast-january-premiere/.152714. live.
  7. Web site: 'Pet' TV Anime Reveals Cast, Stage Play Adaptation. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. September 23, 2018. Anime News Network. September 23, 2018. January 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190119145659/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-23/pet-tv-anime-reveals-cast-stage-play-adaptation/.137224. live.
  8. Web site: 'Pet' Anime Reveals Opening Theme Song, January 6 Premiere (Update). Sherman. Jennifer. November 18, 2019. Anime News Network. November 18, 2019. November 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191119000525/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-18/pet-anime-reveals-opening-theme-song-january-6-premiere/.153405. live.
  9. Web site: 'Pet' TV Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals Ending Theme Song by Memai Siren. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. December 2, 2019. Anime News Network. December 31, 2019. January 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200106024239/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-02/pet-tv-anime-3rd-promo-video-reveals-ending-theme-song-by-memai-siren/.153887. live.
  10. Web site: 'Pet' TV Anime Listed with 13 Episodes. Anime News Network. January 6, 2020. January 6, 2020. January 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114202800/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-01-06/pet-tv-anime-listed-with-13-episodes/.155090. live.
  11. Web site: Psyche-Shattering "pet" Series Coming to Sentai. Sentai Filmworks. May 16, 2023. December 9, 2020.
  12. Web site: https://pet-anime.com/animation/story/?unique=story&categories=77. ja:TVアニメ・舞台「pet」公式サイト. pet-anime.com. ja. January 6, 2020. January 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131000813/https://pet-anime.com/animation/story/?unique=story&categories=77. live.
  13. Web site: Pet. Tokyo MX. ja. January 6, 2020. January 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114202821/https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/pet_anime/. live.