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Manga I consider underrated and amazing!

[Updated regularly as I uncover more gems!]

here we have more stories with animals (or magical creatures/robots) as companions.

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manga about humans and their supernatural pets! these pets are either undefined lil weirdos, magical beasts, talking animals, eldritch beings, or mythical creatures-- and all very loved by their owners! to qualify, these pets must be markedly abnormal from a regular pet, either by appearance, species, mysterious abilities, or behaviour. the pet must be considered outside-of-normal either by their owners or strangers that encounter them and the owner may have to hide their abnormality from others. if the pet looks like a domestic animal but talks, and this is considered normal in-universe, the manga may still be considered for this stack. weird-looking pets that are normalised within the world they are set in may also be considered. the feeling of weirdness towards the pet can also be temporary for the entry to still count; after all, humans adapt to strange things very easily when they're cute!

for manga and manhua in which a humanoid character temporarily pretends to be a pet or a stray animal through a magical transformation, please see my other stack!: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/49298

part two: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/56109

not on MAL:
My Cute Plastic Shopping Bag Cat (Oneshot) by 泉すずしろ
'My cute plastic shopping bag manga, so cute that it makes your head spin~ A cat lover Japanese salary female worker found a plastic bag cat(?) by the roadside and brought it home with her.'

Astral Pet Store by Yuewen Manhua (阅文漫画), China Literature, & Ancient Xi
'In the era of astral pets, only the might of pets was essential! However, making the pets stronger has always been a slow and arduous process for pet warriors. That was until the appearance of a mysterious pet shop that changed everything! The weakest skeleton could slay a great golden dragon with a single strike after training at this pet shop! Even the humble watchdog of the shop possessed ten legendary skills, and the female worker in the shop claimed to be a Goddess... As for what the shopkeeper Su Ping thinks: I'm merely training these cute pets to become exceptional overlord beasts. What? Is it not normal?'

Monster Pet Evolution by Yuewen Manhua (阅文漫画) & Wine Pool Inebriation
'The world experienced a cataclysm and monsters are now roaming the Earth. Born out of a necessity to subjugate these monsters, this new era saw the rise of a new profession. Monster Trainers – individuals who conquer, cultivate, and train these monsters. Thus begins the story of Gao Peng. An ambitious young man with dreams of his own, who gets launched right into the golden age of monster cultivation. Gao Peng: “Even if it’s a loach, I’ll be able to evolve it into a dragon that can soar to the heavens!”'

Manga that feature cats as a major part of their plot. Excludes series where the cats are antropomorphic (e.g. walk on two legs) but includes series where the cats are intelligent or can transform into humans.

This interest stack is unfinished, more entries to come.

For the badge-based item entries in the yearly Manga Reading Challenge. As there is an entire decade's worth of MRC events with a myriad of badges provided by various talented artists, this will be a multipart stack. All series are marked with their respective first badge year.

Note: If you don't see a title from a specific badge in a given year here, it's either in a previous part or I failed to find the source for it. My apologies if it's the latter.

MRC 2025 badges: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/forum/?goto=post&topicid=2205133&id=72455490

Stack series Pt 1: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/63297
Stack series Pt 2: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/63302
Stack series Pt 3: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/63350
Stack series Pt 4: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/63351
Stack series Pt 5: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/63388
Stack series Pt 6: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/63459
Series stack Pt 7: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/63460
Series stack Pt 8: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/63501
Series stack Pt 9: https://myanimelist.sitesdebloques.org/stacks/63502