A Girl & Her Guard Dog
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hatsuharu. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend since December 2018, with its chapters collected into nine tankōbon volumes as of September 2023. An anime television series adaptation by Project No.9 premiered in September 2023. Synopsis 
Isaku Senagaki has been feared by those around her because her grandfather Tasuke is the third Senagaki yakuza boss. She gives up on her unrequited crush on Keiya Utō and enrolls in high school to have a normal love life, but Keiya fakes his age and enrolls in the same school. Characters

 Because she is the granddaughter of a yakuza boss, she doesn't have any friends and is bad at socializing. She has a serious but shy personality. She has a crush on Keiya. Young leading subordinate in the Senagaki yakuza and responsible for taking care of Isaku. He is overprotective and sometimes goes too far. Tasuke's brother's grandson. He is a delinquent who was abandoned by his parents and taken in by his grandfather. He goes to the same school as Isaku and Keiya. Former hostess at a club run by the Senagaki yakuza. She had a physical relationship with Keiya. Media

Manga
Written and illustrated by Hatsuharu, A Girl & Her Guard Dog began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine on December 13, 2018. The manga went on hiatus in March 2023 due to the Hatsuharu's health. The first tankōbon volume was released on April 12, 2019. As of September 2023, nine volumes have been released. In November 2020, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for an English digital release. Volumes

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 10, 2022. It is produced by Project No.9 and directed by Yoshihiro Takamoto, with scripts written by Aya Satsuki, character designs handled by Yukiko Ban, and music composed by Tsubasa Ito. The series premiered on September 29, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is  by Masayoshi Ōishi, while the ending theme song is "Magie×Magie" by Akari Kitō. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia. Medialink licensed the series in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) and is streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel. Episodes

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