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''DOGS'' is set in a [[Dystopia|dystopian]], [[After the End|post-apocalyptic]] setting where it is always winter. Genetic manipulation exists in various forms, from creating attractive child prostitutes to making bizarre weapons. The organisation running the underground world seems to be the cause of a lot of violence and corruption... Including certain events in the main characters' pasts. The trouble is, those characters don't have the whole story. Either they're trying to find who exactly is behind something, or killed X person, or just what got Y involved in it all. Familial angst is prevalent, as are people who are a lot more involved than they first seem. But whatever their reasons or pasts, they're in it together.

There's also an [[OVA]] entitled ''DOGS: Stray Dogs Howling In The Dark'', which is based on the original manga.

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* [[Abusive Parents]]: {{spoiler|Angelica Einstellsehn to the kids with Cerberus spines, though technically she's not their actual mother. She tells them to kill in order to gain her love.}}

* [[Action Girl]]: Naoto and the Twins.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: At one point, {{spoiler|Heine ends up straddling Naoto's stomach while her sword is impaling him through the stomach}}. [[Ship Tease|He even holds her face in his hands while it's happening.]]

* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Mihai does this once.

** In the equivalent [[OVA]] episode of Badou's intro chapter, you get an actual visual shot of a [[Shirtless Scene|shirtless]] Haine.

* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: Naoto, Freuling and Magato.

* [[Flash Back]]

** [[Flashback Nightmare]]: Heine gets something like this when females touch him.

* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]: Badou is sanguine, Heine is choleric, Naoto is melancholic and Mihai is phlegmatic.

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Heine and Naoto have a moment of this.

* [[Giggling Villain]]: Luki and Noki.

* [[Gratuitous English]]: "Fuck up, gentlemen!" stands out, though there are other examples.

* [[Grotesque Cute]]: You guessed it, Luki and Noki.

* [[Guns Akimbo]]: Badou and Haine.

* [[The Gunslinger|Gunslinger]]: Badou guns down tons of people and never seems to get hit. On one occasion, he does this with his arms literally [[With My Hands Tied|tied behind his back]].

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]], including [[Petting Zoo People]]

* [[Heartwarming Orphan]]: Nill, namely towards Heine.

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Badou and Haine.

** "I'm only going to say this once: our relationship isn't like that."

* [[Hidden Depths]]

* [[Hidden Eyes]]

* {{spoiler|[[Hive Mind]]: Angelika Einsturzen seems to be a group of four similar looking blonde women.}}

* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Haine's guns aren't improbable on their own, but they're connected with a chain, which he uses to strangle someone at one point. Luki's giant claw may also count.

* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Luki and Noki, in reverse of each other.

* [[Nigh Invulnerability]]: Anyone with a Cerberus spine, who have [[Healing Factor]] to the extent of being practically [[Immune to Bullets]].

* [[Only a Flesh Wound]]: [[Badass Normal]] Mihai not only keeps walking, but also ''fighting'' with a few swords stuck through his arms.

* [[Only Mostly Dead]]: {{spoiler|Heine gets shot out of a window at one point, seems dead, then jerks back upright a moment later.}}

* [[Power Trio]]: Badou, Haine, and Naoto.

* [[Recurring Extra]]: Zack and Baran.

* [[Redheaded Hero]]: Badou.

* [[The Reveal]]

* [[Scars Are Forever]]: Badou has scars on both his right hand and right eye (underneath the eyepatch). {{spoiler|These are implied to have something to do with his older brother, but little more than a very brief, bloody flashback has been shown so far to explain the wounds.}}

* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Naoto's always been pretty but the clothes that [[The Fashionista|Miss Liza]] picked out for her look outstanding on her. It annoys Heine.

* [[Shirtless Scene]]

* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: Heine volunteers to become the "Master" of his group in the Organization to save his friends. Unfortunately, by succeeding at it, he renders his group moot and [[Moral Event Horizon|Einsturzen makes them kill each other.]]}}

* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Badou smokes like a chimney or three - whenever his bad luck doesn't keep him from doing it.

* [[Sociopathic Hero]]: Heine. Badou has his moments, too.

** Einstellsehn or Einsturzen?

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Freuling

* [[Team Shot]]

** And then there's Badou Nails, named for Nine Inch Nails.

* [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Luki and Noki

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Luki and Noki with spaghetti from Buon Viaggio.

* [[Twin Banter]]: Luki and Noki, especially when they are about to get into a fight with someone else.

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