Guru Guru Pon-chan
Japanese manga series
Guru Guru Pon-chan (ぐるぐるポンちゃん; "Spinning Pon-chan") is a Japanese manga series by Satomi Ikezawa about a Labrador puppy, named Ponta, who turns into a human and falls in love with Mirai Iwaki, who's very popular in his school. In 2000, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. It was published in the United States by Del Rey Manga.
Plot
Ponta, the Koizumi family's Labrador Retriever puppy one day eats the 'talking bone' that the grandfather invented to allow an animal who licks it the power of speech. Instead of just being able to talk however, she transforms into a human girl. When she rushes out into traffic as a girl, she is saved by the most popular boy at school and falls in love with him. To be near him she enrolls in school and tries to learn how to live as a human.
Characters
Ponta Koizumi — The lead character of the series. Grandpa Koizumi's invention transformed her from a puppy into a small child.
Mirai Iwaki — A popular and attractive boy at school.
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