is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanpei Yamada. It was serialized in Hakusensha's digital manga magazine "Hana Yume Ai" from October 2018 to September 2024.
Publication.
Written and illustrated by Nanpei Yamada, "Loving Moon Dog" was serialized in Hakusensha's digital manga magazine "Hana Yume Ai" from October 20, 2018, to September 20, 2024. Its chapters were collected into thirteen "tankōbon" volumes released from July 19, 2019 to December 20, 2024.
During their panel at Anime NYC 2024, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series under their Steamship imprint for English publication beginning in February 2025.
A boy's love spin-off manga, titled "Ikemen Kishi o Hirottanda ga Doushitara Ii? Koi Suru Moon Dog Spin-off" began serialization in the newly-launched "Trifle by Hana to Yume" digital BL manga magazine on December 5, 2020. The spin-off's chapters have been collected into a single "tankōbon" volume as of November 2022.
Another spin-off manga, titled "Inukai-kun no Shippo: Koi Suru Moon Dog Spinoff", began serialization in "Hana Yume Ai" on December 20, 2024. The spin-off's chapters have been collected into a single "tankōbon" volume as of May 2025.
A sequel manga is being planned.
Reception.
The series won the 12th Anan Manga Award in 2021.