Her Majesty's Dog (女王様の犬) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mick Takeuchi. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Princess and Princess Gold magazines from 2000 to 2006, with its chapters collected into 11 tankōbon volumes published under the Princess Comics imprint. The series was licensed in North America by Go! Comi in 2005; all 11 volumes were published in English before the imprint shut down in 2010.

Plot

Amane Kamori lives in a rural village, isolated from modern society. She is a powerful medium, able to control living creatures and things through the use of its real name. Her main companion is Hyoue, her guardian demon dog, who she powers up through kissing. Forbidden from revealing her identity, she and Hyoue are allowed to move to Tokyo. Together they work to help both the living and the dead deal with various troubles, while also adjusting to high school society. Amane must deal with jealousy from classmates, who don't understand why the handsome Hyoue is so devoted to her, as well as with her own family attempting to force her to come home. The family even attempts to break her bond with Hyoue. Meanwhile, Hyoue devotes himself to his master, while struggling to hide the forbidden feelings he has for her.

Characters

Release

Her Majesty's Dog launched in the shōjo (girls') manga magazine Princess in 2000; it was initially released quarterly, and was a part-time project for author Mick Takeuchi, but as the series grew in popularity, it switched to a monthly schedule. The series transferred to Princess's sister magazine Princess Gold in August 2002, concluding in 2006. In Japan, Akita Shoten collected the chapters into 11 tankōbon volumes published under the Princess Comics imprint from October 2001 to May 2006. In North America, Go! Comi licensed the series in English as one of its first four manga acquisitions; they published all 11 volumes from October 2005 to December 2008. The series went out-of-print when Go! Comi shut down in 2010.

Reception

Her Majesty's Dog had received positive reviews by readers for its character design and storytelling. It is generally considered a "fun comic" to read. It's average rating on the MyAnimeList website is 7.67/10 and the first chapter of it has an average rating of 3.97/5 on the Goodreads website.