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2	[[caption-width-right:208:Insert appropriate "[[DoubleEntendre give a dog a bone]]" joke here.]]
3	Kuro was just a normal dog who longed to be with a human named Ukyo, so much so that he prayed every night to the moon to allow this to be, even if it meant casting aside his pride of being a dog. Eventually Kuro gets his wish, and not only becomes his beloved Ukyo's pet, but gains the power to speak to him, and even to change his shape into that of a hunky human male. Suffice it to say, Kuro is unable to hide his excitement and quickly escalates things sexually with Ukyo (not that Ukyo puts up that much of a fight), and from that point forward the two slowly begin to learn from each other. Kuro, how to behave as a human in order to be with his lover Ukyo, and Ukyo, dealing with the mixed feelings he has in being together with this studly man who was once (and still is) his pet dog.
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5	''Man's Best Friend'', part of the ''Inu Mo Arukeba'' series is an explicit yaoi manga from the creator of Wild Rock, Kazusa Takashima and is published in English by Blu Manga, the boys' love publishing division of Tokyopop. In addition to the three chapters dedicated to Ukyo and Kuro, there are also two more unrelated stories:
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7	''Mata, Natsu ga Kita'' and ''Pinpoint Lovers'' are about Kentaro and Kasumi, who meet each other again after a decade. Kentaro made a promise of waiting for Kasumi to return ten years before, which at the time he thought that Kasumi was a girl.
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9	''Kingyo Hime'' is more similar to Man's Best Friend in that it involves a guy, Keisuke, who rescues a goldfish from some kids, and finds out that the fish transforms into a man to thank him for rescuing him.
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11	''Man's Best Friend'' has absolutely nothing to do with the American horror movie [[Film/MansBestFriend of the same name]].
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14	!This manga contains examples of:
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16	* AmusingInjuries: After Ukyo and Kuro get a little too hot and heavy in the park, the next scene shows Ukyo's back absolutely covered in bug bites.
17	* AngryGuardDog: While Kuro is often a [[BigFriendlyDog big sweetie]], he is very protective of Ukyo, as one unfortunate late-night policeman found out.
18	* BestialityIsDepraved: Not the focus of the story as it's supposed to be a semi-romantic tale, but invoked by Ukyo's neighbor who notices the boy is 'way too close' with his dog.
19	* BigFriendlyDog: Kuro to Ukyo.
20	* DisproportionateRetribution: The policeman who is attacked and [[TeenyWeenie has his pants stripped]] by Kuro, all for yelling at the two for being way too 'friendly' in a public park, since the man was only doing his job.
21	* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: As much as Kuro loves Ukyo, it's pretty hard to ignore their first 'time together' is when Kuro turns into a human and rapes Ukyo until the latter passes out (and wakes up thinking it was a sexy dream).
22	** Later when Kuro jumps a police officer who was yelling at Ukyo, he strips off the policeman's pants all while the poor officer is screaming that he 'doesn't swing that way' assuming Kuro was about to rape him. The whole scene is, of course, played for laughs.
23	* EmpathicShapeshifter: Kuro will only shapeshift around Ukyo, and only when he is really happy (or horny).
24	* GayCowboy: The original cover for ''Man's Best Friend'' featured human Kuro naked, wearing a cowboy hat and a six-shooter covering his bits for no other reason than RuleOfSexy.
25	* HulkSpeak: The way Kuro speaks.
26	* InvoluntaryShapeshifter: Kuro will sometimes transform into a (naked) human from just being overexcited. Being that he is a big, happy dog, this happens often.
27	* KidsAreCruel: Ukyo first meets Kuro while the poor dog was being pinned and grabbed by a group of children who Ukyo chases them off fortunately.
28	* LongingLook: Kuro has these for Ukyo, especially at the beginning of the story while he's still only a dog.
29	* {{Lunacy}}: Kuro gains the power to change into a hunky human by praying to the moon every night for the ability to be with Ukyo.
30	* MeaningfulName: Kuro is Japanese for 'Black', which is a very fitting name for a big, black-furred dog. Ukyo's name seems to be based on the Japanese word 'Uke', which means submissive or bottom[[note]]as opposed to a Seme, which is a dominant or top[[/note]] which is also quite fitting given Ukyo's role in his and Kuro's relationship.
31	* MorphicResonance: Even while transformed, Kuro retains his canine ears and tail.
32	* MyInstinctsAreShowing: Kuro still very much acts like a big, happy dog even while he's shifted into a hunky human.
33	* NosyNeighbor: Ukyo's neighbor, who's suspicious of how close he and his dog seem to be.
34	* SceneryCensor: Despite the fact whenever Kuro transforms he turns into a fully naked male, there always seems to be something (usually Ukyo or [[MorphicResonance his own tail]]) covering up his naughty bits.
35	* SexierAlterEgo: There's a reason why most references to Kuro as a human on this page include the term "hunk".
36	* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: The second time Kuro transforms is after Ukyo gives him his own dog collar ... however hunk Kuro's neck is much thicker than dog Kuro's, so the poor canine nearly chokes to death from asphyxiation.
37	* ShapeshiftingSquick: No matter how hunky Kuro is while human, it's hard to ignore the fact that Kuro was, and is still, a [[BestialityIsDepraved dog having sex with a human]].
38	* TalkingAnimal: Kuro is able to speak even before he could transform into a human when he starts saying Ukyo's name.
39	* TeenyWeenie: The policeman in the park who yells at Ukyo gets attacked and his pants stripped off by Kuro, revealing the angry officer has a very small 'weenie'.
40	* UnusualEars: While in hunky mode, Kuro still sports his doggy ears.

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