Haritoge Clemmie to Ou no Ie
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Manga you've most likely never heard about but deserve to be seen more.

While not all of them might suit your taste, they have at minimum some memorably unique aspects to them.


Not sorted in any particular order.

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8784

here we have more stories with animals (or magical creatures/robots) as companions.

Looking for a new animal companion, but tired of the same ol' cats and dogs? Here are some manga featuring unusual creatures that you'd never expect to see as pets!


Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 manga (*) on this list by August 31st!

*　Manga you completed before the challenge started (Jul 1) will not count. You will need to read something new, finish something you have on-hold, or re-read something you've read before.

*　Ongoing series will be accepted for the challenge only if you've read up to the recent translated chapter and have it on your Reading/On-Hold. Do NOT set publishing manga to Completed as 0/0 chp/vol, you won't get a badge!

Yo besties, I've been having a challenge of reading short manga.
so I thought of creating interest stacks for this challenge.
Some of the manga I've listed in the challenge aren't in MAL so I will list them in the description.
Each set (currently there are 15, and it continues) has 49 entries, and the manga vary in genres and popularity.
All of the manga are 1-5 volumes long, and I would love to see other people participating in this challenge!
(All of these should be scanlated, except for a few)

Manga in this set not listed in MAL:


Next set: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34671
Previous Set: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/34669

manga about humans and their supernatural pets! these pets are either undefined lil weirdos, magical beasts, talking animals, eldritch beings, or mythical creatures-- and all very loved by their owners! to qualify, these pets must be markedly abnormal from a regular pet, either by appearance, species, mysterious abilities, or behaviour. the pet must be considered outside-of-normal either by their owners or strangers that encounter them and the owner may have to hide their abnormality from others. if the pet looks like a domestic animal but talks, and this is considered normal in-universe, the manga may still be considered for this stack. weird-looking pets that are normalised within the world they are set in may also be considered. the feeling of weirdness towards the pet can also be temporary for the entry to still count; after all, humans adapt to strange things very easily when they're cute!

for manga and manhua in which a humanoid character temporarily pretends to be a pet or a stray animal through a magical transformation, please see my other stack!: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49298

part two: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/56109

not on MAL:
My Cute Plastic Shopping Bag Cat (Oneshot) by 泉すずしろ
'My cute plastic shopping bag manga, so cute that it makes your head spin~ A cat lover Japanese salary female worker found a plastic bag cat(?) by the roadside and brought it home with her.'

Astral Pet Store by Yuewen Manhua (阅文漫画), China Literature, & Ancient Xi
'In the era of astral pets, only the might of pets was essential! However, making the pets stronger has always been a slow and arduous process for pet warriors. That was until the appearance of a mysterious pet shop that changed everything! The weakest skeleton could slay a great golden dragon with a single strike after training at this pet shop! Even the humble watchdog of the shop possessed ten legendary skills, and the female worker in the shop claimed to be a Goddess... As for what the shopkeeper Su Ping thinks: I'm merely training these cute pets to become exceptional overlord beasts. What? Is it not normal?'

Monster Pet Evolution by Yuewen Manhua (阅文漫画) & Wine Pool Inebriation
'The world experienced a cataclysm and monsters are now roaming the Earth. Born out of a necessity to subjugate these monsters, this new era saw the rise of a new profession. Monster Trainers – individuals who conquer, cultivate, and train these monsters. Thus begins the story of Gao Peng. An ambitious young man with dreams of his own, who gets launched right into the golden age of monster cultivation. Gao Peng: “Even if it’s a loach, I’ll be able to evolve it into a dragon that can soar to the heavens!”'

Seinen Manga often follows this unrealistic rhetoric of dark, violent, and sexual, whilst remaining consistent in a detailed and realistic style of art. However, not only is this an uneducated and rigid framework, but remains damaging by further perpetuating gender stereotypes. Here is a list of manga I have gathered published within the seinen demographic which feature softer, more feminine approach to concepts and stories.