Dog & Scissors centers around Kazuhito Harumi, a high school boy who is obsessed with reading light novels.

Dog & Scissors began as a light novel series written by Shunsuke Sarai, with illustrations by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima.

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Kamon Ōniwa, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace between the July 2012 and May 2014 issues.

[3] A 12-episode anime adaptation directed by Yukio Takahashi and produced by Gonzo it premiered on AT-X and aired between July 1[4] to September 16, 2013.

[5] After Sentai Filmworks lost the rights to the series, it was re-licensed by Funimation, which was renamed itself to Crunchyroll in 2022 after its parent Sony Pictures Television acquired the service that same year.