Stargazing Dog

by Takashi Murakami

Stargazing Dog (Japanese: 星守る犬, Hepburn: Hoshi Mamoru Inu) is a Japanese manga by Takashi Murakami. The story is narrated by a dog named Happie, who lives with a working-class Japanese family until one day the man's wife requests a divorce, and he takes Happie on a road trip to southern Japan, eventually running out of gas near a campground. Initially published as a serialized manga, the collected paperback book sold over 400,000 copies in Japan and attracted a film adaptation. Murakami wrote a total of five stories which have Happie's tale as starting point in common.

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