Please Look After the Dragon
Japanese manga series
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Please Look After the Dragon (Japanese: ドラゴン養ってください, Hepburn: Doragon Yashinatte Kudasai) is a Japanese manga series written by Shoun Makise and illustrated by Yuki Higashiura. It began serialization Shogakukan's MangaONE app and Ura Sunday website in October 2023.
| Please Look After the Dragon | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ドラゴン養ってください (Doragon Yashinatte Kudasai) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shoun Makise |
| Illustrated by | Yuki Higashiura |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Ura Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Original run | October 11, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 6 |
Plot
The story centers on college student Murakami who has an unexpected encounter with the dragon Ilsera, who was sent to earth by her parents to hone her magic so as to become a full-fledged dragon after she had failed to pass back in her home-world. Finding himself under her needs, Murakami adopts Ilsera so she could train to harness her magical powers.
Media
Manga
Written by Shoun Makise and illustrated by Yuki Higashiura, Please Look After the Dragon began serialization on Shogakukan's MangaONE app and Ura Sunday website on October 11, 2023.[3][4] Its chapters have been compiled into six tankōbon volumes as of August 2026.[5]
The series' chapters are published in English by Comikey.[1] During their panel at Anime Expo 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.[6]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | March 19, 2024[7] | 978-4-09-853169-1 | February 10, 2026[8] | 979-8-8554-2184-2 | ||
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| 2 | July 18, 2024[9] | 978-4-09-853445-6 | June 23, 2026[10] | 979-8-8554-2378-5 | ||
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| 3 | December 12, 2024[11] | 978-4-09-853701-3 | — | — | ||
| 4 | June 12, 2025[12] | 978-4-09-854136-2 | — | — | ||
| 5 | December 19, 2025[13] | 978-4-09-854307-6 | — | — | ||
| 6 | August 10, 2026[5] | 978-4-09-854728-9 | — | — | ||
Other
In commemoration of the release of the first volume, a promotional video was uploaded to the MangaONE YouTube channel on March 19, 2024.[2]
Reception
By August 2026, the series had over 250,000 copies in circulation.[5]
The series' first volume featured recommendations from manga artists Hikaru Nakamura, Sōichirō Yamamoto, and Coolkyousinnjya.[2]
The series was nominated for the tenth Next Manga Awards in the web category in 2024.[14]