The first collected volume of Pet Shop of Horrors manga was published in Japan, compiling the early chapters of the series.
The English licensing rights for Pet Shop of Horrors were acquired for translation and distribution in North America.
The anime adaptation of Pet Shop of Horrors aired in Japan, bringing the series to new audiences through television.
The English dubbed version of Pet Shop of Horrors anime was broadcast in North America, increasing accessibility to English-speaking audiences.
The sequel series, Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo, was first published as a manga, continuing the story in a new setting.
Count D, a mysterious nobleman, establishes the Pet Shop of Horrors in Chinatown, Tokyo, offering exotic and supernatural creatures to human clients under strict conditions.
Detective Leon Orcot starts investigating the Pet Shop of Horrors after noticing strange cases linked to the shop's unusual clientele and transactions.
A customer purchases a rare and dangerous pet from the shop, agreeing to Count D's strict terms, leading to tragic consequences when the agreement is broken.
Detective Leon discovers that Count D is not human but a supernatural being who enforces cosmic justice through the pets he sells.
The narrative explores various tragic and moral stories of clients who purchase creatures from the pet shop, each highlighting themes of temptation, betrayal, or desire.
Leon and Count D develop a complicated relationship blending suspicion, respect, and subtle friendship over time.
Count D closes the Pet Shop of Horrors and vanishes from Tokyo, ending the era of the shop seen in the main series.
