Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark

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Genre: action drama mystery sci-fi
Author: miwa shirow
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Year: 2000 to 2001
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Status： Finished

In a post apocalyptic world devoid of seasons, where man's "golden age of technology" ruined earth and caused science to run amok, there live four individuals looking for a door to the hell far below the surface. Through a series of coincidences, the ex-hitman-now-bartender Mihai, the deranged and psychopathic Haine, the vengeful yet kind Naoto, and the freelancer Badou meet one another. Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark was published in English as Dogs: Prelude by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint on April 14, 2009.

Associated Names

Synonyms: Dogs: Volume 0
Japanese: 狗-DOGS- Stray dogs howling in the dark
English: Dogs: Prelude

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Fuyumine Naoto

Main

Orphaned at a young age, Naoto was found suffering from amnesia after the extremely violent murder of her parents, which also resulted in an iconic X-shaped scar across the middle of her chest. She was taken in, raised and trained by a swordsman whom she ...
Mihaeroff Mihai

Main

A retired assassin with a comical bad sense of direction. Despite being considerably older than the rest of the cast he retains a muscular build with scruffy facial hair and scars all over his body. Due to his years of experience as a gangster he remains ...
Nails Badou

Main

Badou Nails is a chain smoking, freelance journalist and photographer. Badou has long red hair and wears an eye-patch. Seven years ago, he was attacked by Richter Berthein, losing his right eye. His mood directly corresponds to the availability of cigaret...
Rammsteiner Haine

Main

Haine Rammsteiner is an albino gunman who has undergone genetic manipulation and implants as a child. He has a collar fused into the back of his neck, called a spine, and is able to quickly recover from any degree of injury due to the Kerberos experiments...
Fuyumine Murato

Supporting

An older gentleman who displayed a military background. He took in Naoto while while she was traumatized from the murder of her parents. He gave her the name Naoto and taught her how to wield a blade in battle....
Fuyumine Magato

Supporting

A psychotic young man who ties into Naotos past. He was also taken in and trained by her mentor Fuyumine, but openly displayed an aggressive attitude. He attempted to rape Naoto, but was stopped by Fuyumine who he later killed. He was bested in a fight by...