Before we begin the review I would like to express a heartfelt thanks to my parents my sister all the people who supported me through these tough times my laptop screen for enduring it with me and the animation studio for making the episodes just twelve minutes long. Second I would like to convey earnest apologies to my parents my sister my Internet Service Provider God and all the people in my life who had hopes for me. Our protagonist wakes up to the rain falling in his face and a highschool girl Inukaisan telling him the dog that hes her pet now. Already the anime distinguishes itself from the rest by putting the viewer into a firstperson POV which is used masterfully to illustrate how the perspective of a canine is worlds apart from a humans as the POV pans upwards from her feet thighs stomach and chest to finally come to rest on her face. At this point everyone except the protagonist is aware of the fact that he is a dog in the literal sense showcasing the depth of the authors genius when it comes to characterization: Inukaisan is talking on the phone about bringing a dog home. Our dear main character does not realize shes referring to him demonstrating to the viewer that his intelligence has also reached the levels of a dogs. Next we see the author Gosei Furukawa further flaunt his skill at character development and themesetting when the protagonist notices how the rain is soaking through Inukaisans school uniform to expose her undergarments. This reveals her maturity and love for the protagonist as she lets herself get wet despite having an umbrella since she is focused on keeping him dry. Shell later name him Pochita. Chainsaw Man fans must be rejoicing that such a great and lovable character shares the name of their beloved animes main character. Inukaisan then takes Pochita the dog with her into her shower and then later her bath. At this point the viewing experience had become incredibly difficult for no particular reason so I had to speed the anime up to 2x speed. This forced me to focus all my efforts on reading the subtitles so that I would not have to look at the visuals. This however backfired because now against my will the complete power of my vigorous imagination was compensating for all the artwork I was not witnessing putting all efforts of the animators to shame with vivid mental imagery. Shortly after I developed a wellknown defense mechanism common among viewers of My Life as Inukaisans Dog called dissociation which allowed me to absorb the contents of this wonderful story without impacting my emotional and spiritual chakras. Watching this anime was a journey of the mind and the soul. I discovered the five stages of grief as theorized by psychiatrist Elisabeth KblerRoss from denial anger bargaining depression to finally acceptance. I even had the time of my life laughing at the various psychologically taxing and frankly humorless scenarios presented by the anime. If someone had peeked into my room at 3 A.M. that night they would have found me scrolling through Reddit looking at raccoon and opossum GIFs to bring my soul respite. I would also discover around the same time that night that looking at dog GIFs in particular had become painful for some reason. I believe I have come through this incident a stronger and more capable human being ready to face the world once more because surely it can only go upward from here unless they decide to make a second season.