Dog Signal

Dog Signal (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Saya Miyauchi. It has been serialised on Kadokawa's josei manga website Comic Bridge since July 2018, with its chapters collected into 13 tankōbon volumes as of March 2025. An anime television series adaptation produced by Fugaku aired from October 2023 to March 2024.

Dog Signal
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre	Slice of life[1]
Manga
Written by	Saya Miyauchi
Published by	Kadokawa
Imprint	Bridge Comics
Magazine	Comic Bridge
Demographic	Josei
Original run	July 24, 2018 – present
Volumes	13
Anime television series
Directed by	Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Written by	Satomi Ashino
Music by	Michiru Ōshima
Studio	Fugaku
Licensed by	SA / SEA: Medialink
Original network	NHK Educational TV
Original run	October 22, 2023 – March 17, 2024
Episodes	20

Characters

Miyu Samura (佐村 未祐, Samura Miyu)

Voiced by: Kensho Ono^[2]

Shinichiro Niwa (丹羽 眞一郎, Niwa Shinichirō)

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura^[2]

Ritsuka Izumi (泉 律佳, Izumi Ritsuka)

Voiced by: Yūko Kaida^[2]

Suzunosuke Kubo (久宝 鈴之介, Kubō Suzunosuke)

Voiced by: Kenn^[2]

Sanju (サンジュ)

Voiced by: Anna Mugiho^[3]

Woolson (ウルソン, Uruson)

Voiced by: Kenichirou Matsuda^[3]

Yūko (優子)

Voiced by: Mariya Ise^[3]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Saya Miyauchi, Dog Signal began serialization on Kadokawa's josei manga^[4] website Comic Bridge on July 24, 2018.^[5] As of March 2025, 13 tankōbon volumes have been released.^[6]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	January 8, 2019[7]	978-4-04-065411-9
2	August 8, 2019[8]	978-4-04-064012-9
3	February 7, 2020[9]	978-4-04-064382-3
4	August 7, 2020[10]	978-4-04-064845-3
5	March 8, 2021[11]	978-4-04-680250-7
6	September 8, 2021[12]	978-4-04-680784-7
7	March 8, 2022[13]	978-4-04-681207-0
8	January 24, 2023[14]	978-4-04-682052-5
9	February 8, 2023[15]	978-4-04-682130-0
10	October 6, 2023[16]	978-4-04-682645-9
11	March 8, 2024[17]	978-4-04-683183-5
12	October 8, 2024[18]	978-4-04-684242-8
13	March 7, 2025[6]	978-4-04-684761-4

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 20, 2023.^[1][19] The series is produced by Fugaku and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, with scripts written by Satomi Ashino, and music composed by Michiru Ōshima.^[3] It aired on NHK Educational TV from October 22, 2023, to March 17, 2024.^[2][20] The opening theme song is "Setsugetsu Fūka" (雪月風花, lit. 'Snow, Moon, Wind, Flowers') by Yu Takahashi, while the ending theme song is "Sugar Spot" (シュガースポット) by Nishina.^[3][21] Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia, and streamed it on YouTube via Ani-One Asia.^[22]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Storyboarded by	Chief animation director(s)	Original release date
1	"Homeless with You" Transliteration: "Tomodaore na Bokura" (共倒れなボクら)	-	Kazuhiro Furuhashi	Izumi Yamanaka & Kyouko Kametani [ja]	October 22, 2023 (2023-10-22)
2	"Your New Name" Transliteration: "Atarashii Namae" (新しい名前)	-	Nagisa Miyazaki [ja]	SAI & Ye Zengyao	October 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)
3	"Living in Bliss" Transliteration: "Shiawase na Kurashi" (幸せな暮らし)	Hiroshi Kimura [ja]	Hitoyuki Matsui [ja]	Izumi Yamanaka	November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)
4	"Spinning Dog" Transliteration: "Mawaru Inu" (回る犬)	Kana Kawana	Kana Kawana	Kyouko Kametani, Hiroko Shigekuni & Izumi Yamanaka	November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12)
5	"Farewell Ceremony" Transliteration: "Wakare no Gishiki" (別れの儀式)	Yuuki Nishiyama	Nagisa Miyazaki	Yuki Ikeda & Takuya Imakado	November 19, 2023 (2023-11-19)
6	"Niwa's Teacher" Transliteration: "Niwa no Shishou" (丹羽の師匠)	Hitoyuki Matsui	Hitoyuki Matsui	Li Shaolei & Liu Yunliu	November 26, 2023 (2023-11-26)
7	"Things I Want to Protect" Transliteration: "Mamoritai Mono" (守りたいもの)	Kazuya Fujishiro	Toshihiko Masuda	Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka	December 3, 2023 (2023-12-03)
8	"Exclusive" Transliteration: "Hitorijime" (ひとりじめ)	Michita Shiraishi	Kana Kawana	Li Shaolei & Liu Yunliu	December 10, 2023 (2023-12-10)
9	"Sanju, Sit!!" Transliteration: "Sanju, Osuwari!!" (サンジュ、おすわり！)	Hiroshi Kimura	Susumu Nishizawa	Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka	December 17, 2023 (2023-12-17)
10	"Reasons Not to Eat" Transliteration: "Tabenai Wake" (食べないワケ)	Kazuya Fujishiro	Nagisa Miyazaki	-	December 24, 2023 (2023-12-24)
11	"No Disciplining?" Transliteration: "Shitsuke wo Shinai?" (しつけをしない?)	Shinichi Fukumoto	Toshihiko Masuda	Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka	January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)
12	"Miyu's Partner" Transliteration: "Miyu no Partner" (未祐のパートナー)	Tsutomu Murakami	Masatoshi Hakata	-	January 14, 2024 (2024-01-14)
13	"Confidence" Transliteration: "Shinjiru Kokoro" (信じる心)	Kana Kawana	Kana Kawana	Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka	January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28)
14	"The Truth About Rocky" Transliteration: "Rokki no Shinjitsu" (ロッキーの真実)	Hodaka Kuramoto	Nagisa Miyazaki	Huang Jiaxin & Hang Xinhua	February 4, 2024 (2024-02-04)
15	"The Old Man and the Old Dog" Transliteration: "Ojisan to Rōken" (おじさんと老犬)	Fukutarou Hattori	Akimi Fudesaka	-	February 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)
16	"It's All My Fault" Transliteration: "Watashi no Seida" (私のせいだ)	Yuuki Nishiyama	Hiromitsu Kanazawa [ja]	Takuya Imakado & Ye Chengyao	February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18)
17	"Izumi Ritsuka's Sister" Transliteration: "Izumi Ritsuka no Imōto" (泉津佳の妹)	Kazuya Fujishiro	Susumu Nishizawa	Kyouko Kametani & Izumi Yamanaka	February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)
18	"The Comic Artist and the Shiba Inu" Transliteration: "Mangaka to Shiba Inu" (漫画家と柴犬)	Masayoshi Kawai	Tooru Yoshida [ja]	-	March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)
19	"The Smiles of Two" Transliteration: "Futari no Hokorobi" (ふたりのほころび)	Fukutarou Hattori	Nagisa Miyazaki	-	March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)
20	"We Are Family" Transliteration: "Bokura wa Kazoku" (ボクらは家族)	Masahito Otani	Takeshi Mori & Kazuhiro Furuhashi	Ye Changyao, Liu Yunliu & Hang Xinhua	March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)

Reception

In 2021, the manga was nominated for the Next Manga Awards in the digital category.^[23]