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Dog Days (2011)

Dog Days poster
Original title
DOG DAYS
Genre
harem, action anime and manga, adventure anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, isekai
Country
Japan
Length
3 seasons, 38 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy gets summoned to a fantasy kingdom to help defend it in battles that are treated more like fun sports competitions than real wars. He uses a magical sword to fight animal-eared humans and forms friendships with the princesses and other characters.

lightheartedwhimsicalenergeticadventurouseasygoingplayfulcolorfulwarm

What happens

Dog Days (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series created by Masaki Tsuzuki, also known for his work as creator of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and produced by Seven Arcs and Aniplex under the direction of Keizo Kusakawa. The story revolves around a boy named Shinku Izumi, who is summoned to an alternate world, Flonyard, by Princess Millhiore in order to defend Millhiore's country, the Biscotti Republic, from the neighboring kingdom of Galette. The series ran for 13 episodes on Tokyo MX and other channels from April to June 2011. A second series, titled Dog Days', ran for 13 episodes from July to September 2012. A third series, titled Dog Days″, ran for 12 episodes from January to March 2015. A light novel adaptation with four chapters was published by Kadokawa Shoten, and serialized in Newtype magazine between March and July 2011 issues. Kadokawa Shoten also published a Dog Days manga illustrated by Takuya Fujima, which was serialized in three different magazines from May to November 2011. Several drama CDs have also been produced, as well as a comic anthology. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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