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The Executive's Dog

The Executive's Dog
専務の犬
Senmu no Inu

One day Kogure's boss comes by with his dog, Gorgeous. He needs the junior man to watch his dog for a few days. Almost immediately Kogure's stress begins to build when he finds that one of his children have drawn eyebrows on Gorgeous the Dog to make him look like his boss. Kogure worries about his job so much that he begins to develop a bald spot.

As if this was not stressful enough, the boss's mistress pays a visit to see Gorgeous but winds up moving in with Kogure and his family. Soon her large four poster bed is crowding their tiny living room, and as they eat breakfast she lays around in her lingerie and has her female friends over to visit. Ultimately the boss's wife comes calling and Kogure takes the fall by claiming the boss's mistress as his own. All in a days work for a stressed out salaryman like Kogure.

Published In:
  • Big Comic Original 1994 Vol. 1.20
  • The Executive's Dog
Publication Date: January 5, 1994
Pages: 4 (full color) 4 (red tint) 24 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: Episode 13: The Executive's Dog
Notes:
  • Gorgeous is a Golden Retriever.
  • Holding Out A Pinky Finger - The extended pinky finger is a sign one is referring to a mistress or an affair. The raised pinky comes from the Japanese folk belief in "en" (縁), which usually gets translated as "fate" or "karma." But en is a little more complicated than that. It has a meaning similar to "pre-destination", but only applying to the people that you meet in life. You are destined to meet a certain person due to this invisible force of fate, but how they fit into your life and how you treat them is something you have control over. In other words, people tend to enter your life for a reason. That goes for friends, business partners, and lovers.
  • The more romantic angle of the concept of en is given its own more realized legend. The red string of fate (運命の赤い糸) has its origins in Chinese folklore, which held that the gods would tie an invisible red rope around two people who were fated to be together. In Japanese tradition, this takes the form of an invisible red string connected straight to your heart. This string then comes out of your pinky finger, and extends into the world, twisting and turning, but eventually connecting to your fated soulmate. In that way, your hearts have been connected this whole time.
  • Sukiyaki (すき焼き) is a popular Japanese hot pot dish which is often cooked and served at the table, similar to Shabu Shabu (しゃぶしゃぶ).
  • The Neo Geo (ネオジオ) that is being played was a state of the art video game system that had graphics equivalent to arcade games. It was introduced in 1990 by SNK. To illustrate what a luxurious item the system was, it was priced around $649.00, while the Super Famicom at launch sold for around $199.00. The game being played appears to be Samurai Shodown (サムライスピリッツ).