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Petshop of Horrors originated as a manga in the 90s, and was by Matsuri Akino.

The anime, created in 1999, consists out of 4 episodes (OVA) which follow the matching manga chapters with only minor differences. The chapters animated are, in the order of numbering:


1) Daughter
2) Delicious
3) Despair
4) Dual


You can find more about the stories of the episodes by clicking on their names, which will lead you to their manga story summarisation.


           






Below is a table of the people who joined forces to create this wonderful animation. It has a lot of well-known names, such as Yoshiaki Hawajiri, who also helped create Vampire Hunter D. The opening and ending song, performed by LEGOLGEL, are called 'Jikkou Ryoukou' and 'Melody'.


Original Story: Matsuri Akino
Storyboard: Yoshiaki Kawajiri (For episode 3)
Director: Toshio Hirata
Screenplay: Yasuhiro Imagawa
Character Design: Hisashi Abe
    Rintaro
Art Director: Hiroshi Kato
Music Composition: Mario Litwin
Theme Song Performance: LEGOLGEL
Production: TBS
  Madhouse Studios