TV series

Dog Signal

2023–2024 · 1 season

A gentle, unhurried slice-of-life about people and dogs learning to understand each other, quietly warm and easy to settle into.

Overview: A dog trainer is a job that connects dogs and people. An indecisive young man, Miyu Samura, met Shinichiro Niwa, a miracle-working dog trainer, while walking the dog of his ex-girlfriend. The accidental encounter will greatly change Miyu's life! This is a story about the growth of a new dog trainer!
How it feels: Warm, earnest, uplifting and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Found family, work, healing, friendship
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
work
healing
friendship
parenthood
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: animation
Starring: Kenichirou Matsuda, Anna Mugiho, Mariya Ise, Kenichi Suzumura, Yuhko Kaida, Kensho Ono, KENN
Music: Michiru Oshima
Cinematography: Katsuaki Kamata
Length: 1 seasons, 20 episodes, 25 min each
Network: NHK Educational TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese