Guru Guru Pon Chan volume 7

More adventures with the adorable, fun-loving Ponta as she negotiates herself around dog - and human - life

Manga comics... have ignited graphic novel sales around the world

A real treat for fans... an excellent translation as well as one of the most complete sets of reader notes I've ever seen on a manga

Sales of manga graphic novels are driving sales of all graphic novels in the bookstore market

Ikezawa gives Ponta such hilariously hammy asides that you can't help but let her into your heart

Satomi Ikezawa won the 24th Kodansha Manga prize for Guru Guru Pon-Chan. She has two labradors, Guts and Ponta and is the author of Othello.

Hound Dog 
 
Thanks to the mircaulous Guru Guru Bone, Ponta the Labrador retriever can turn into a human girl - and she has found true love with Mirai Ikawa, who knows her secret but loves her just the same. But lately, the Guru Guru Bone hasn't been working very well, and dating has become ruff-ruff. 
 
Gang, an aggressive Labrador, is drooling over Ponta, unaware that she's human half the time. And Gang's owner, Aoka, is attracted to Mirai, and will stop at nothing to have him for herself. When Aoka hatches a plan to 'marry' Gang and Ponta, she sets in motion a chain of events that may leave Ponta expecting puppies and Mirai all alone!

Guru Guru Pon-chan volume 6

Satomi Ikezawa won the 24th Kodansha Manga prize for Guru Guru Pon-Chan. She has two labradors, Guts and Ponta.

Ponta is a Labrador retriever puppy who uses the amazing Guru Guru Bone to transform into a human girl. She has fallen in love with Mirai Iwaki, who-after the initial shock-has overcome his concerns about her true canine form. So now the two are dating. But everything is new and different for Ponta, and she's having a rough (ruff?) time with the relationship. 
 
When the Guru Guru Bone stops working its magic, Ponta finds herself trapped in her original dog form, and unable to communicate with Mirai. To make matters worse, there's a good-looking Labrador who has set his romantic sights on her! When the Lab's adorable owner starts spending time with Mirai, will Ponta be in the doghouse?

Guru Guru Pon-chan volume 4

More trouble for Ponta and Mirai as his ex-girlfriend tries to win him back - by any means necessary...

Ponta is a Labrador retriever puppy, the Koizumi family's pet. But when Grandpa Koizumi, an amateur inventor, creates the Guru Guru Bone, Ponta discovers she can use it to turn into a human girl! Ponta quickly meets and falls in love with Mirai Iwaki. And when he realises that she's actually a dog, Mirai learns to overcome it. Talk about an odd couple. 
 
In ways of the heart, it is certainly not an easy road for them. Plus Mirai's ex-girlfriend wants him back - by any means necessary. When Mirai and Ponta go to the beach together, the trip turns disastrous. Can Ponta make the romance work, or will she give up her life as a human forever?

Guru Guru Pon-chan volume 5

Ponta is a tail-wagging puppy, the beloved pet of the Koizumi family. Then Grandpa Koizumi invents the Guru Guru Bone, which gives Ponta the power to transform into a human girl. Ponta is immediately drawn to handsome Mirai Iwaki, and even after he discovers that she's really a dog, the two fall head over heels (paws?) in love. 
 
When Mirai's ex-girlfriend stands between Ponta and Mirai, the budding relationship sours. Ponta realises that she can never really be Mirai's true girlfriend, so she runs away. And when the lovers try to reunite, tragedy strikes. Will out-of-body experiences, old flames, and spring fever keep Ponta and Mirai apart?

Guru Guru Pon-chan Volume 2

More hilarious adventures as Ponta negotiates herself around the tumultuous world of human life - and love!

Thanks to the invention of the Guru Guru Bone, Ponta can now change from puppy to teenage girl at will. But human customs are hard to master, and she keeps finding herself in strange and awkward situations. Will Ponta have to spend Christmas in the dog pound? Will she ever attract her one true love, cute high school boy Mirai? She's certainly lovable enough - maybe that's why transfer student Go Fujinaga falls for her instantly! Romantic misadventures ensue, as Go moves heaven and earth to induce beautiful, innocent Ponta to look his way. . .

Satomi Ikezawa

Master manipulator Megumi Hino-Hano-chan is enraged by her failure to bring down timid Yaya Higuchi -  and her alter ego, the confident and boisterous Nana. So Hano-chan decides to take the ultimate revenge. Using the singing contract that Yaya desperately wishes to null and void as a means to her mean-spirited ends, Hano-chan makes Yaya an offer. She will rip it up . . . if Yaya agrees to play a little game with her. If Yaya can catch Hano-chan and steal the contract, Hano will cancel the agreement and return the application fee. Sounds simple, right? But there's a little hitch. Yaya must chase Hano while they're skydiving!

Satomi Ikezawa

Books by Satomi Ikezawa

Series by Satomi Ikezawa

Guru Guru Pon Chan5 Books

Othello1 Book

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