Five short stories. Inu wo Kau (Raising a Dog) Soshite Neko wo Kau (And Then, Caring for a Cat) Niwa no Nagame (View of the Backyard) Sannin no Hibi (Three People's Days) Yakusoku no Chi (Promised Land) The first four stories are about the everyday life of a couple living together with their pets.The first one tells the death of an old dog, hence the title. The last one is a bit similar to a later work of the author, Kamigami no Itadaki. Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award (examination committee special) in 1992.More...