Cute story of two dog owners who are drawn together by their dogs. Chiharu is a tiny woman who owns a large Rottweiler, Tsubu. He was supposed to be a police dog, but he’s too timid. Kiyotaka is a strong firefighter, who owns a tiny Pomeranian, Monjuro. She’s an energetic little dog Kiyotaka adores.

The story consists of short chapters where the two humans run into each other while walking their dogs. Everything is cute and sweet, but a bit slow. I’m not sure I’d follow this through many volumes, but one or two is fine.

Illustrations were cute and good.

A heartwarming, cozy manga about dog lovers, for dog lovers. Stunning illustrations that are crisp and refreshing. The perfect balance of laughs and heart string tugs. A woman who doesn’t know the power of her own strength and a man who will do anything to please and protect. Will they, and their furry counterparts, find that opposites truly do attract?

I always enjoy when books include behind-the-scenes content at the end. It is nice, as an artist myself, to see what goes into some of the characters and illustrations. It helps me learn and grow my own skillset! Always a nice touch that I appreciate.

The translation notes section was stellar. A combination of illustrations and written clarifications to cultural or language context that is important to understanding the story in its entirety.

First impressions:
The art is too cute in the best way. I loved the facial expressions of little Monjuro—truly brought the tiny dog to life and had me giggling. As a small dog owner myself, the essence of the small dog personality was captured perfectly and hilariously.

Wait, now the dogs have their own dialogue!? Love that.

When the story ended, I wanted more! I plan to buy this when it releases because it was such a sweet and heartwarming read. Perfect cozy anxiety buster for bedtime or a quiet afternoon. I can’t wait to see where the next issue goes. Thank you!

Thank you to Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for giving me the opportunity to read this cute manga in exchange for an honest review.

I'll be honest - it's been years since I picked up a manga, but when I saw the cover of this one I just _knew_ I was the target audience and couldn't keep my hands off it. This was the right choice, because it absolutely lives up to the description "A fluffy, feel-good romance manga for dog lovers!" and it lived up to all the expectations I had.

This manga is a light-hearted starting romance between Chiharu, a small but strong woman, who owns a Rottweiler and Kiyotaka, a big but softhearted man, who owns a Pomeranian. Like most dog owners, they start speaking to each other as they frequent the same paths when walking their dogs, which slowly transforms into a friendship and a blossoming romance. Is the storyline simple? Absolutely, but that also makes for a relaxing and cosy read to pick up on a rainy day.

If you're not usually one who reads manga, there are some translation notes in the end of the book to help you understand some translation choices and cultural parts of the story, which might make the story easier to follow.

If you like: 1) dogs (and cute dog drawings) 2) cute romances 3) light-hearted stories 4) big softy dogs and headstrong smol dogs then this is for you!

This book is like spending a cozy day at home wrapped in a blanket while sipping a warm drink: it's the definition of comfort. 🐶 Pupposites Attract is a slice-of-life romance manga about two pet owners who are so very different from their dogs. In this story, we follow two characters: Chiharu, a small but fearless woman with a huge and sweet Rottweiler, and Kiyotaka, a tall but shy man with a cute and energetic Pomeranian. This manga is so adorable, fun, and wholesome. I've only read the first volume, and I'm already itching for more! I'm definitely looking forward to the upcoming additions to this series.

I initially picked this up because the book cover and description reminded me of another manga series I loved. If you liked Skip and Loafer or Wotakoi, I highly recommend checking this out! 😍

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Super cute and cozy! I loved all the adorable dog pictures! I will definitely be reading volume 2 when it comes out!

Thank you to NetGalley, Kodansha Comics, and Hono Natsuna for the opportunity to read an Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to NetGalley, Hono Natsuna and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review 🐾

This was a very quick and easy read. I love the gradual development between Kiyotaka and Chiharu. It's so cute how they are the epitome of opposites attract. While Kiyotaka is a big, strong firefighter and has a cute, small Pomeranian (Monjuro), Chiharu is a gentle teacher with a Rottweiler (Tsubu-chan). So their encounters are so fun to read about.

I love the art style, there's a perfect balance of values. And the text did not get lost in the art.

Lastly, the anthropomorphism of the pets were not overdone and I found them quite funny.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

a light-hearted comforting manga with adorable art style! perfect for dog lovers!

A cute, lighthearted rom-com about a pair of dog-lovers who grow close thanks to their dogs.

Kiyotaka is a tall firefighter with a tiny Pomeranian while Chiharu is a petite teacher with a Rottweiler. They’re pretty different from each other, and appearances being deceiving is kind of a theme in this book (except for Monjuro, the Pomeranian, who is exactly as she looks). There’s no animosity between the two leads, and they’re all civil adults so nothing really childish or immature happens (so far). It’s just a really sweet, bright, slow romance, and I hope this continues in upcoming volumes!

Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC.

4.5 ⭐️
(Arc provided by netgalley)
I loved this one! It was cute and fluffy. The art was beautiful. The relationship between the dogs and their owners was too wholesome. What I loved was that the author included Monjuro and Tsubu-chan’s thoughts in one chapter. Happy tears truly. Mojuro being the little firecracker she is and Tsubu-chan being the gentle giant who loves cute things 😭😭 made it so wholesome and fun to read.

An adorable premise - A rottweiler and a petite FMC meet-cute with a tall MMC and a pomerian. The mangaka went all-in on this trope with their names - Monjuro and Tsubu chan.

I loved the art, but the rest of the storyline wasn't intriguing enough for me to pick up Volume 2.

Thanks to Kodansha Comics for having this arc available on NetGalley.All options my own!

Kiyotaka having such a cute small dog like Monjuro and Chiharu having a cute big dog like Tsubu-Chan seems funny.

I love how the dogs thoughts are included too.
Kiyotaka and Chiharu would be so cute together hopefully in volume 2 or 3 they realise their feelings.

Can't wait to read more cuteness.

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Thank you for the opportunity to read. This was very sweet, but for me, the thoughts/dialogue was a little stilted/repetitious at times. The compressed file/picture quality hindered my full enjoyment I think.

I loved this, I wanted to read it because there were dogs involved and it was such a cute manga. It was so cute the dogs were always so excited to see each other every single time. If you need a quick read I highly recommend this.

Fun, charming and cute ! It was such a pleasant read, it's s light hearted story with great characters and beautiful art, would definitely recommend to give it a try !!

As an owner of a very large dog, I found this manga to be pretty relatable. My malamute attracts alot of attention on walks and I’m constantly meeting fellow dog owners. These two characters are opposites in the sense that the fmc is a strong willed, “small” woman with a large dog and the mmc is a shy, large man with a small dog. It was cute but a little bit boring and I don’t really feel the need to continue the series.

Thanks to Kodansha Comics for having this arc available on NetGalley.

This is such a cute little romance about two working adults who meet each other by happenstance by way of dogs! The two keep running into each other, and the hope is... they will run right into romance.

It's always nice to see manga about adult romance (I like that she's older too!) and the dogs and their very different personalities is so cute, I really enjoyed this soft little 'can't wait for them to realize their budding feelings' book and will keep up with this series for sure.

Thanks to Kodansha and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for review!

A light, easy read for animal lovers. The chemistry between the two leads, the contrast between their dogs, and the reversal of expectations (girl has the big dog, boy has the little dog) is cute and makes for an interesting story. The art is high quality and what I would expect of a manga of this caliber. Recommended for collections browsed by animal lovers and romance lovers alike.

Pupposites Attract
Release Aug 6
Volume 2 release Oct. 8
Looking for a cute wholesome slice of life? This one would be for you! It's a fun cute story about two people who are not only opposite in personalities but the size of their dogs too. Volume 1 hints at some romantic feelings developing later on. We get glimpses of their everyday life, as well as how Chiharu got Tsuba. I like how there is a little overlap in their careers and as their encounters increase, the other starts to come to mind. So it's not one where they just jump into a relationship, but it seems it might grow to be more after building a friendship of sorts. 

Personally, I can connect to a point with this manga since we have a bigger dog and everyone around us has smaller ones. 😆 Although I'm weak when they all give me those cute puppy dog eyes. We've watched so many small pups and I will say the manga does a good job at describing the dogs personalities for their size haha. Our big boy is such a push over when it comes to other dogs, thinks he is smaller than he is, and spoiled but he is the sweetest. Everyone is always surprised by his size and color. Then his forever pal (became like family) is small, thinks she is bigger than she is, and knows she is treated like a princess (luckily she never chewed on things that weren't meant for them to chew on)- she is so sweet too 💕
I can't wait to see more of the pups!

♡ 4.25 ₊˚⊹🦮


🧯→ This book was so cute and fluffy 😭 I love their relationship with their pets and Kiyotaka so muchh 😭 A big man who looks so strong and tough but is actually a cinnamon roll with a tiny cute dog? yes!


👩‍🏫→ Chiharu being such a thoughtful and loving character, I was rooting for them sm !


🧯 → loved the cover, love the concept of this book, love the art style and this book just felt like a warm hug


👩‍🏫→ fast paced, anyone wanting a hug please read this !

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<b>Thank you to NetGalley, Hono Natsuna and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review</b> 🐩

Honestly, the book felt like a cup of hot chocolate you'd have while wrapped up in a fluffy blanket on a rainy day - and so that's how I was while I re-read the book.

The characters are so cute and the cover's adorable! This is the fluffiest romance manga I've read. Big guy, small dog & small girl, big dog? (not to mention, everyone's cute??) Give it to me now!!

The title is on spot and I cannot wait to read more about these cuties.