Man's Best Friend is perfect for a quick yaoi fix. You can flick to any of the six short stories and find a simple, steamy read.

Having said that, Man's Best Friend probably isn't for somebody looking for something with any amount of depth or character development, the mangaka seems to shy away from such things.

The first three stories - Fallin' love, Gettin' Love and Burnin' love - involve the title theme. The stories are cute and the idea is interesting but personally, I don't really like stupid characters, and Kuro, the dog, is just that.

The next two stories - Summers here again and pinpoint lovers - Is about two college age students who meet again after a 10 year seperation. These two stories were my favourite from the collection. Both characters were cute, funny and believable.

The final story - Princess Goldfish - About another shapeshifting pet is only a few pages long and gets to the point quickly.

Kazusa Takashima's art alone is reason enough to buy any of her books, every character is beautiful and the bonus 'gallery' pages are an added bonus. This author has a great sense of humour, so make sure to read the author interviews at the end with guest appearances from the boys of wild rock.

I've read this manga a few years ago and fell in love with it. The characters are adorable and the art work I don't even have to comment on that Kazusa Takashima is the best!!! Takashima is my fffffffffaaaaaaavvvvvvv artist. The manga is also funny to boot. I also recommend you read Wild Rock or just anything by Takashima.

like the storyy but i kinda don't like the last chapter i think its called "Princess goldfish" I heckka like the "summer's here again" its funny 4 me i dont know about the others ^_^ & the "pinpoint lovers" like that 2 and "inu mo arukeba".. I like Yaoi so I bought it but 4 me MUST BUY THIS ONE hahhhahha. OKey..

While the index lists 6 stories there are really only three here. The first three are all part of "Man's Best Friend" which tells the story of an 18 year old man with a new pet "dog" who becomes a "human" when he gets excited -- he likes to get excited and have sex with his master a lot. The next two stories both focus on the new love between two former childhood buddies as they begin their adult lives. The last story is more of a vignette that shows how a deed of kindness can result in passionate rewards when a young man rescues a goldfish who can become "human". I loved them all -- characters, plots, and drawing.

I purchased this because I really enjoyed Wild Rock. However, this isn't as good. I expected the first (cover) story to be funny and imaginative--it wasn't. Kuro is not some kind of shapechanger. He's really a dog who fell in love with a human. His thoughts and dialogue are PRIMITIVE, and there is almost no conversation between them. The relationship between the two characters is just sex. The art is lovely, but not enough to carry the "story."

However, the second story made this book worth reading (though maybe not worth buying). Two friends separated as children meet again as adults and find themselves drawn to each other. This story was richer since the characters have back-story and angst.

The last story was "blah." Boy rescues goldfish at fair; fish becomes a boy for one night to "thank" his rescuer with sex. Only a couple pages. If you're desperate for more Yaoi to read, buy this. But if your watching your money, there are other more worthy books to buy like Embracing Love, Yellow or the mangaka's other book, Wild Rock.