Deep Love: Pao no Monogatari

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Synonyms: Deep Love: Pao's Tale

Japanese: ＤｅｅｐＬｏｖｅパオの物語

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 2

Chapters: 11

Status: Finished

Published: 2005

Genres: Drama, Shoujo, Slice of Life

Authors: Yoshi (Story), Kurosawa, Akiyo (Art)

Serialization: None

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Being abandoned by his owners, having his mother die of starvation, a puppy who suffered lifelong separation from his siblings wandered around the city. Meeting and parting with kind people, experiencing brutal treatment from unjust people. Pao, who learned to live within the harshness of reality, awaits even more ordeals...

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Sequel:

Deep Love: Reina no Unmei, Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari, Deep Love: Host

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Ayu

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Pao

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Reina

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May 14, 2011

11 of 11 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

iNinjeek (All reviews)

32 people found this review helpful

I really love this manga. I haven't cried for such a long time until i read this manga, including the eariler sequals which would mean deep love AYU NO MONOGATARi , ect. This manga showed me about all the dark and sad side of the world. How cruel peoples can be, but this manga showed me no matter how many pain you will go through in your life, you must always go on. There is always a light somewhere out there for you. Pao experience the worst pain anyone could imagine, yet he still moved on. If I was in Pao's position, i would end read more

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Aug 30, 2011

11 of 11 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

Yuukii_Cross (All reviews)

24 people found this review helpful

First, I'm warning you that this review may contain spoilers. Don't say I haven't told you.

If I were to describe this manga in a single word, than that would be SAD. It is the saddest manga I have ever read, yet and the same time, it is also the most touching and the most heart-warming. I'm not a person who cries very easily, but this manga brought tears to my eyes more than once. It is labeled as a Tragedy and I truly agree with it. Being the tragic tale of a puppy, named Pao, of course it would tell the hardships that Pao has to face, but they don't seem forced, like there is too much tragedy in it. Instead, they seem very real, being things that can also happen in real life and they make you sympathize with him, as well as the other characters that deserve sympathy.

The story starts with 2 sisters finding a female dog that has a 'cut neck'. They bring it to a vet and then they take it home, promising to look for until the end. After less than a year, the dog gives birth to 3 puppies, the youngest one being Pao.
Unfortunately, the family suddenly goes bankrupt and they have to leave, unable to look for the dogs anymore. They are therefore abandoned, and this is where the tragic story starts.
Not long after that, Pao has to separate form his siblings. He then starts wondering the city, hoping to find some happiness. He encounters hardships as well and sadness in his journey, bu he manages to also find happiness and small bits of hope. He doesn't always find a large bowl of food, instead he finds a family and kind people who care for him.
Unfortunately, this small bits of hope don't last long. Sooner than he expected, he is faced with more pain and sadness, encountering the cruel reality. Yes, that's how it is. Life isn't always sweet, sometimes it's bitter, and poor Pao has to learn that the hard way. Some people are kind, while others are bad people that would hurt you even if you haven't done anything wrong, just to make money, or sometimes out of revenge, or out of pure cruelty. Pao has to survive, but survival isn't always easy. In a world were money makes the law, if you don't have money or, in Pao's case, if you don't have a wealthy owner, life is hard. Not only for you, but also for your master, and the lack of money can make even the kindest ones become cruel.

The characters of this manga are simply great. They portrait both the good people as well as the bad ones from society. Many if the good ones die, but they died bringing a little light of happiness to Pao, like Pao did to them. They die, but they die with thoughts of happiness in their minds. Their heart is filled with the happiness of being able to bring happiness to others, and that's what makes them happy in the last moments of their lives.
Pao, the main character, is a puppy who tries to survive in this harsh world. He wants nothing more than a family and someone who would love him, yet he faces pain and has to suffer because of the human's cruelty. He wants to find love, and instead he finds sorrow. He meets with his lost brother and sister and sees them die, even if they did nothing wrong. He meets with his former masters, but they lose all hope in life and commit suicide.
But after all the suffering he was faced with, Pao still manages to trust humans. He learned to distinguish them by their eyes and he finds in his heart to bring them happiness, to reward then for the hope they have given him.

The other characters are there to bring the little hope and happiness Pao was faced with. They give him new hope, and they teach him that all humans are bad, and that he shouldn't lose his hope. The bad and cruel people Pao was faced with taught him the harshness of this life, the cruelty of humans and the power of money. But they made Pao strong, and without knowing or wanting it, they made him able to survive.

The art, like the characters, was great. It shows very well the feelings the characters have. Since Pao distinguishes a human by their eyes, the art also focuses on them, making them expressive and reflecting their personality and their emotions.

In the end, this manga is a real and touching story about life. It shows it's cruelty, it's harshness, it's corruption. Life isn't perfect, and only the strong ones survive. Humans can be very cruel, and in their way, it doesn't matter if they hurt humans or animals.
It also tells us that animals, like us, humans, have a heart, and they can feel joy or sadness just like we do.
This manga is a story that collect the tragic stories of both humans and animals. It's a heart-warming tale where tragedies and sufferings are put together. It's a tragedy that brings tears to the eyes and sympathy to the heart.

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Oct 18, 2010

11 of 11 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

Froghurt (All reviews)

23 people found this review helpful

A very difficult story to read, this one follows the equaly heart breaking series of Deep Love with Ayu. It shows the dark and cruel side of humanity and compares it with short lived happiness. I have cringed at every page and have had nightmares about my dogs for weeks, but still do not regret reading this, because it is so good.
I highly recommend it but beware: this story will leave you broken.

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Oct 6, 2011

11 of 11 chapters read

Overall Rating: 7

naruto_nutty (All reviews)

6 people found this review helpful

This is the 2nd installation in the Deep Love Series, first being AYU NO MONOGATARI. This story follows the dog she encounters POA.

It is both heart-wrenching and heart-warming, as it shows that even though life IS hard and its RIDICULOUSLY depressing,(explain this later), we should take solace in any small happiness we can garner through it.

We follow Poa from conception to well.. death, his tale in life is one of hardship, survival and ultimately to the will to never loose hope in people.

Now my main gripe about this RIDICULOUSLY DEPRESSING tale, is that EITHER Poa has NO LUCK or is an EXTREME CURSE dog (he must commited from terrible in his past life), from conception he started experiencing the harship of life, bless/cursed with petiteness, he had little to no defense against any physically abuse, and my GOD he was abused.

This pup was MIND SCREWED, PHYSICAL SCREWED and even SPIRITUALLY SCREWED, If I'm honest if I was handed his cards, I would have probably throw in the hand and left the table.

STORY
This is an extremely morbid tale AT FIRST GLANCE, but when read with a air of impassiveness, you'll see that most of the events which takes place seems too forced e.g His owners conveniently commits mass suicide just as things to be seems to be looking up for the CURSE pup another there was a NEEDLESS wanton of violence committed against Poa and his siblings and every one of Poa owners met an untimely and DEPRESSING demise (please tell me I'm not the only who notice that crap).

Secondly majority of the 2nd volume of Poa is basically Ayu no Monogatari story, only told from Poa point of view, which didn't bother me too much as I LOVED that manga (I still CRIED at Ayu death scene in this too)

ART
The art style is clear, neat and precise. Panel are very easy to distinguish and interpret easily, in fact so good that I was personally able to finished this entire manga in 1/2hr (on a 2mbps internet connection). There alot of attention to characters eyes, since these are mainly how Poa differentitate between a friend or foe.

CHARACTER
I am somehow unable to relate to Poa, for obvious us reasons. NOT BECAUSE HE A DOG, but simply had the cosmos the choose to embed me such terrible luck, I would have probably died in my crib of suffocation since the mobile (thing which hangs over the crib and spins round) would more than likely have disrevelled itself and find a way to become lodge in the back of my throat, whilst by mum was probably occupied elsewhere and my dad watch some sport channel with the volume loud.

OVERALL
This manga get a 7 in all catergories, it was good, but completely unrealistic in some aspect, I was still depress and in deep thoughts upon completion (this review is the proof).

KUDOS POA for out-living all your owners, hoping you enjoying doggy heaven.

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