In summary, a mysterious man who calls himself Count D sets up shop in San Francisco's Chinatown. He sells all manner of creatures, with very specific instructions. One very persistent cop thinks he's doing some shady dealings, but is unable to prove it.

This is, without a doubt, my favorite manga series. It's funny, it's smart, it's got mystery, and is, at times, a bit disturbing. The plot is told as a series of shorts, with the main "story," or "mystery" if you will of Count D taking a back seat in favor of four individual short stories, each about a different person coming to the pet shop in search of a companion. They always get more than they bargained for. ( )

I have never read any manga before. A coworker recommended this series, so I tried the first book. It was pretty cool - more thematic substance than I was expecting. The artwork was good eye candy, but it looked like the other manga artwork I've seen in passing. It would have been cool if it was in color. ( )

This is a lovely manga about a mysterious Chinese man "Count D" and the strange petshop he manages. Each of his mythical pets he sells always come with an instruction that the new owner inevitably fails at, and thus creating many interesting plot points. ( )