Shin Pet Shop of Horrors

[MangaDex]

 

[Ceiye]

I heard that this isn't as good as the original Pet Shop of Horrors, but from what I've read years ago, it's not that bad in its own right. Thanks for uploading here, because I haven't been able to find a physical copy of this for forever, so I never finished it

EDIT: I just finished rereading it and... yeah, it really is pretty different from the original, but similar enough that if you were interested in the original premise, you won't be disappointed. Rather than being the cause of major events, the pets seem to take a more passive role as observers or catalysts this time. Definitely not a bad manga, just different. Whether it's better or worse is up to personal preference. I prefer the prequel in terms of horror and plot twists, but I'm more invested in the overall setting and side characters here than I was in the original. What's his face Shanghai mafia guy fills the space Leon left pretty well, despite what others may say. I hope that they meet someday and bond over talking massive shit about Count D. Anyone know what happens in the second half of the series? Or even better, can someone pick this up? Wink wink wonk

 

[goronyanpai]

I'm not really a sharp person to compare between two series, is prequel better than sequel or something like that. I can see slightly different but I don't think it turned out to be that bad. It is applied for this too.

If I remember correctly, the 2nd sequel from Shin PoH still ongoing too.

 

[yukiwa]

Ruthless Nights is now translating this. The official English translation (which I own) stopped several volumes BEFORE the end (I own all three complete Japanese series manga in hardcopy, thank you JAUCE!) There is also a prequel spinoff focusing on Grandpa D called "Passage Hen.". AFAIK no one is translating it, but Ruthless Nights has been mulling it over (please do!)

I'm ok with messaged questions about PSOH as I own the whole thing in Japanese + all official English releases... I love mythical animals. ^^ Pon-chan is the best character tho. Raccoons for the win, they are chubby little bandits. I want a "Pon-chan's Magical Adventures" spinoff with just her in it.

 

[CheerTheDead]

Praise her Holiness for letting the faithful continue its translation!

 

[dloc]

Just so people know. This manga is complete scanned, check scanlator tumblr

 

[CheerTheDead]

Thank you for all the chapters

 

[diidlydoo]

sigh i don't know the mafia guy just...he didn't cut it for me. he felt stale he barely felt any different at the end than when he started. leon from the prequel on the other hand was full of life and when chris was introduced he only got better. the count and him really bounced off each other very well.

 

[KyoHisagi]

That awkward feeling I was searching for Passage-Hen and it was already fully translated on Tumblr

 

[rodmanii]

Spoiler: plot details

well that was quite an abrupt end, in just two pages the count decides to fuck off, and even if having a chapter center around lau wu fei was interesting, there was very little pay off, and the same thing could be said for the whole manga, it was very episodic, there wasnt a mystery to discover in regards to the count's nature or if the pet's human form was real or some kind of illusion, there wasnt a long term goal and lau wu fei doesnt feel as interesting as leon orcot, who had his dynamic with the count and his little brother chris, femto was cute but in comparison to chris he didnt get much development and that is also true for lau wu fei.

There were too many chapters about host, hostesses and gays, and there was very little gore in comparison to the original manga, the first chapter of the original hits you like a truck, i also feel like the pets took a secondary role in the history, most of the time, the story werent about the pets and the change they brought about a person life but the people themselves, or if not people, some kind of mythical creature that existed outside the pet shop, and i often feel the count was too good, in the first one the count often delivered dangerous pets that could bring misfortune to the owners if those were to be careless and that often was the case, but here he often took an active role to ensure a happy ending of the humans that came to his shot. In short, this manga lack most of the elements that make the first one great, i wonder if the author really wanted to make a sequel or was simply pressure to do so, i give it a 5 out of 10.