#Miyu Nagase

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Dog Signal Episode 13 Review - An Insight To Dog Grooming

Dog Signal returns after a week break. I thought it would be continuing Yuko’s story, but I guess this story doesn’t do three-part stories. There’s always one episode or a two-part episode for each case. But, they’re still really good. This episode focuses on an aspect of dog training that you might not expect it to be training: grooming. That’s right. Ritsuka gets a focus episode!

Ritsuka has always been used as the supportive childhood friend of Niwa’s who has a fiery personality and the mom friend of the cast as she becomes Miyu’s unofficial adopted mother. She, like Niwa and Miyu, have a low tolerance for incompetent dog owners like Yuko. While she’s good at her job, she doesn’t discriminate with patients and even kicks Yuko out when she was being rude to Shikishima as she was wheezing over her dog Shizu’s stench.

The dog of this episode’s case is Shizu, a Shih-tzu, who hates getting trimmed and bites people if touched during grooming sessions. This is why she has been rejected by almost all dog salons save for Fonte, Ritsuka’s salon. I honestly really liked this episode because one wouldn’t think dog grooming requires little training for dogs, but it does! Dogs have to learn to get used to the grooming table and tools. Groomers aren’t trainers, so that means it’s up to Niwa to solve the problem. I really love the fact that the anime goes over five different issues on why a dog would bite during grooming sessions. They then try the methods to see what Shizu’s issues are. Eventually, they figure out that she hates being touched on the butt due to anal sacculitis. She eventually gets a fur cut and then Shikishima is taken to Dr. Kubo’s pet clinic for Shizu’s anal issues. 

I also like Shikishima as a character! She’s old, but adopted her dog from a shelter. While Shizu is her second dog, she never really knew anything about dog care until she stumbled upon Ritsuka who then introduced her to Niwa, Miyu and then Dr. Kubo. The kindness they gave to her really instilled trust into her. That’s the most important thing about training and grooming—getting dog owners to trust these specialists to handle their dogs. Ritsuka didn’t give up on her, so that is why she chose to trust her and in Niwa and Miyu; she then trusts Dr. Kubo with Shizu’s treatment. I loved that Shikishima is a testament that it’s never too late to learn more. She learned so much and wants to help Shizu no matter what. The scene where she decides to trust these people really moved my heart. Speaking of which, her voice actress is Fumi Hirano! She’s a renowned veteran voice actress who was the original voice of Lum from Urusei Yatsura, but now voices Lum’s mother in the remaster version. Shizu, the dog, is voiced by Anna Nagase, who has voiced young Ritsuka back in Episode 6! It’s amazing how this anime gets famous voice actors and actresses as supporting characters!

I love that Miyu is learning new things every single time. He’s too inexperienced to help out with this case, so he just takes notes and be Shikishima’s moral support. He’s not grossed out by Shizu’s stench and just cuddles and is affectionate towards her. His attitude is totally different from Yuko’s. It shows how much he takes his job seriously and how much he admires the people around him.

I really like the little educational segments on dog training for each episode that comes with chibi version of the main cast. I love it when they give dogs voices to voice out their thoughts in certain situations. In this episode, almost all the example dogs have been given voices and the choices were so cute! The little chibi post-credit skits are cute too!

I cannot deny that this is my comfort anime for now. This anime really just hit the feels at times. It’s also really educational too. The part where Niwa uses the back of the brush to help Shizu get used to the brush is something I should try with my poodle as he hates being brushed! I’ll let you know if it works out! What are your thoughts on this episode?

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Nagase Miyu - Just 4 your Luv 041203 (POP JAM)

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Jdrama white album

Fujii Touya - Kentaro Sakaguchi

Midorikawa Yuki - Honoka Miki/Honoka Yahagi

Ogata Rina - Ayami Nakajo

Kawashima Haruka - Sara Takatauki

Sawakura Misaki - Haru

Matsuyama Menou - Rika Adachi

Sarii - Miyu Yoshimoto

Mizuki Mana - Haruka Fukuhara

Shinozuka Yayoi - Nanao / Nanao Arai

Nanase Akira - Ryota Kayatose

Muramachi Fumiko - Maika Yamamoto

Kanzaki Itsuki - Misuzu Kanno

Kenichi Tamaru - Ikusaburo Yamazaki

Frank Nagase - Masanobu Takashima

Ogata Eiji - Ryuhei Matsuda

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長瀬実夕 “snowy love” snowy love (2004)

language japanese / release 2004 genre pop / style dance pop, jpop

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ZONE - H・A・N・A・B・I~君がいた夏~ genre: jpop, pop rock / language: japanese / download: here

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ZONE - secret base~君がくれたもの~ genre: ballad, jpop / language: japanese / download: here

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長瀬実夕 - snowy love genre: jpop / language: japanese / download: here