Dog × Cat (Japanese: わんことにゃんこ, Hepburn: Wanko to Nyanko, lit.
[1] It tells the story of two very different high school boys, Atsu and Junya.
The manga explores their growing bond, the challenges they face in understanding each other's differences, and the tender moments that bring them closer together.
[2][3][4][5][6] Rachel Bentham, writing for Active Anime, enjoyed the artist's conceit of having the characters suddenly "sport cat ears or dog tails" respectively for comedic effect.
[7] Jennifer Dunbar, writing for Pop Culture Shock, was impressed by the inclusion of a condom and by one character offering to be versatile because the other is uncertain about having sex with a man, but was disappointed at the too-easy forgiveness of the rape at the end of the manga.