is a Japanese '' shōjo''

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series written and illustrated by

Noriko Sasaki is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her '' Dōbutsu no Oisha-san'' series. Selected works * ''Apron Complex'' (, ''Epuron Kompurekksu''), 1980 * ''Peppermint Spy'' (, ''Pepaminto Supai''), 1985–1987 * '' Dōbutsu no Oisha-san'' ...

. It was published from 1988 to 1993 in the magazine ''

Hana to Yume , also known as , is a semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha on the 5th and 20th of every month. The magazine is B5-size, and always comes with or free supplements, such as drama CDs, pencil boards (shitajiki), manga ...

'', owned by

Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV ...

, with a total of 12 volumes. It received a

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adaptation, which was aired on

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from April to June 2003 and had 11 episodes.

Synopsis

Nishine Masaki, a young man from Hokkaido, is told by a mysterious man that he will become a veterinarian. Along with his best friend Nikaidou, and animal friends Chobi the dog, Mike the cat and Hiyo the rooster, Nishine sets out to fulfill his mysterious fate of becoming a veterinarian.

Reception

By 2020, the manga had 21.6 million copies in circulation.

References

External links

* Shōjo manga Hakusensha manga Comedy anime and manga Medical anime and manga {{anime-stub