Discovery

OVAs
There are all together four OVAs: "Daughter," "Delicious," "Despair," and "Dual." They are collected together in two volumes (four in Japan) by Urban Vision. They follow the manga pretty much, but there are some definite differences.

SOUNDTRACK
There is also a soundtrack, which is currently available from Anime Nation. It is an original Japanese import so it can be costly. (If you know of any other places that have this soundtrack, please email me.) There are a total of elven tracks...you supposedly can download some of these songs from Best Anime, but I can't get it to work on my computer. *shrugs* don't know why.

MANGA
Title: PetShop of Horrors
Mangaka: Matsuri Akino (Mari Akino?)
Volumes: Ten
It has always been my opinion that the manga of any series (if applicable) is always better than the anime. The OVAs of PetShop are wonderful, some of the best quality that I have seen. In fact, the most prominent reason that the manga are better is that there are MORE of them. ^_^ Plus, so much has to be left out of the OVAs as a result of time restraints---the manga has a tendency to be more detailed and exact (and funnier, but you have to see that for yourself). So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that the manga is a *must have* Go get it. NOW.

There's a PetShop in Chinatown (Los Angeles? where? *shrugs*) that deals in rare and exotic pets ('creatures' would be a much better word). These 'pets' are supposed to be the living embodiments of dreams, hopes...all those shimmering things (or shining things, if you're Miki ^_^). Of course, all of these rare pets come with a set of conditions (three) that must be followed to a razor fine point. If any of these conditions are broken, or even bent, *menacing voice-over* then certain disaster follows!! There's usually a lesson to be learned, but often enough it is learned a little too late.

These tales are a contest of humanities failures and triumphs. Count D and his creatures have a way of bringing out the worst and best qualities of people---offering them all their inner desires if only they can see beyond the illusions they have painted. The tragedy is that most of them are falsely content with the way things are, and don't grasp this chance of fullfillment and change that the Count offers them. Missing this final chance, they often can only see their true selves in the face of death. The lesson is learned, but only when it is forced upon them.