Series synopsis
Dog & Scissors, also known as 犬とハサミは使いよう is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 1, 2013. It ended on September 16, 2013. It stars Takahiro Sakurai, Marina Inoue, Kana Asumi and Shizuka Itoh.
A nonsense comical mystery. Kazuhito Harumi is a high school boy who loves books and is a fan of novelist Kirihime Natsuno. One day, he finds Kirihime writing at a cafe, about to be shot by a robber. He protects her from the attack but is killed instead. Through the supernatural power of a book-worm, he is reincarnated as a dachshund dog. Kazuhito (as a dog) writhes in a painful bookless life, when a sadistic woman carrying a pair of scissors offers him help. She is Kirihime herself.
Premise
A nonsense comical mystery. Kazuhito Harumi is a high school boy who loves books and is a fan of novelist Kirihime Natsuno. One day, he finds Kirihime writing at a cafe, about to be shot by a robber. He protects her from the attack but is killed instead. Through the supernatural power of a book-worm, he is reincarnated as a dachshund dog. Kazuhito (as a dog) writhes in a painful bookless life, when a sadistic woman carrying a pair of scissors offers him help. She is Kirihime herself.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takahiro Sakurai as Kazuhito Harumi (voice)
- Marina Inoue as Kirihime Natsuno (voice)
- Kana Asumi as Madoka Harumi (voice)
- Shizuka Itoh as Suzuna Hiiragi (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 1, 2013 | September 16, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Every Dog Has His Day One day, the young man Kazuhito Harumi is suddenly killed during a robbery. However, through sheer tenacity, the bookworm is resurrected as a dachshund dog. With red eyes and silver scissors in her hand, Kirihime Natsuno, a dark haired sadist clad in completely in black appears before him. Moreover, she understands him as a dog and is his favorite author, Akiyama Shinobu herself... |
July 1, 2013 |
| 2 |
Strike While the Dog Is Hot Kazuhito ends up living with the massive sadist Natsuno Kirihime. Now spending his days in fear of attacks with scissors, one day, a remark from Natsuno sends Kazuhito back to the apartment he lived in as a human. As Kazuhito experiences nostalgia for his old life, Natsuno begins describing the movements of Nakahara Toji, the man who committed the robbery. "It's only a wild fantasy, but it's the story of you and the man who killed you... |
July 8, 2013 |
| 3 |
The Winter Dog Flies into the Fire After seeing her in a dream, Kazuhito recalls his younger sister Madoka Harumi. His nostalgia is cut short when Shinobu Akiyama's editor Suzuna Hiiragi appears, a massive masochist with huge breasts prone to fantasizing. What's worse, Natsuno is in a slump?! As they discuss how to get over her slump, the subject of a mysterious slasher case arises. However, lurking in the shadows of the incident are glimpses of Shinobu Akiyama's book and Madoka... |
July 15, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 1, 2013 |
| Last aired | September 16, 2013 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 01:00:00 |