Introduction
"Welcome to Chinatown, a mysterious place where rare and valuable commodities from around the world can be found. During your stay, be sure to visit Count D's pet shop, where love and dreams are sold in the form of mythical creatures, but not without a catch. They buyer must adhere to set of rules, which if broken, may result in death...or worse..."
Exerpt from Volume #2 to go a little more into detail.
"Plumes of mist billow up from the back alleys of Chinatown, home to a variety of merchants of the occult and mystical. A sharp breeze drives the mist out into the crowded streets, revealing here, in the crevices of the concrete jungle, a solitary pet shop. Its proprietor, an enigmatic figure only known as Count D, beckons through his doors the injured and the scarred, introducing them to creatures friendly and bizarre."
"Our guide through this mysterious landscape is one Detective Leon Orcot who has traced a series of seeminly unrelated crimes to Count D and his Pet Shop of Horrors. A steadfast, skeptic, Leon dismisses as trickery the inexplicable events he witnesses. However, his hard-boiled dick is drive to prove Count D's guilt, or to catch a glimpse of the magic he wields."
"Prepare yourselfs for four tales of wonder and woe in which lessons are learned and fates are foretold."
My opinions of the series
This one the best horror series I have discovered! It has beautiful animation and the characters are just interesting. Count D has a "sweet tooth" for cookies and candies, yet he holds a secret behind his little pet shop. There are things that are so obvious, yet you wonder "What's the catch?" I just love animals, and having imaginary animals come to life just makes it even more exciting! It is definitely something any person should look into if they are into discovering secrets. It may not always be pretty, but there is always a lesson to be learned in each story.