[With First Edition Limited Sticker] Over 180,000 Copies Sold! The 4th Volume of the Highly Popular Comic Essay 'Dobe and Nora', Carefully Depicting Daily Life with a Beloved Dog, is Published

KADOKAWA CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Takeshi Natsuno; hereinafter KADOKAWA) will release "Dobe and Nora 4: Becoming Family with a Dog" (Author: Yoshimofurou) on Monday, March 30, 2026.

Includes a first edition limited bonus sticker! Comes with a cute bound-in sticker featuring Dobe, Nora, and friends! This is a first edition limited bonus, so don't miss it. (*Not included in the e-book version)

The long-awaited 4th volume of the highly popular comic essay "Dobe and Nora," which depicts the bond with a beloved dog, is published with over 40 pages of newly drawn content!

Why did the author, Mofurou, decide to keep a dog even though it was opposed by a father who "hates animals"...?

I want to become family with a dog - The beginning story of the author's decision

Mofurou is living a socially withdrawn life (hikikomori). Although having always wanted a dog, Mofurou gave up on the idea because of the opposition from a self-proclaimed "animal-hating" father, and most importantly, feeling it was impossible for a hikikomori.

One day, looking after a relative's dog, Grandpa Shiro, gave Mofurou a little confidence and great courage about keeping a dog. With the thought "I want to become family with a dog," Mofurou gathers information, obtains qualifications, and confronts the father--.