Bow Wow (バウ) is a Japanese manga by Terry Yamamoto. The series ran in the seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior and has been collected in 11 volumes. An animated adaptation entitled Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow (Modern Dog Tales Bow Wow) aired in Japan and comprised 40 episodes and one short theatrical film.
The series follows Bow, a bull terrier that has been adopted by Sayaka, a third grader and the daughter of a yakuza family. Initially the father is unwilling to take the dog in, especially as he is extremely accident prone, but changes his mind after Bow saves the life of his gang's boss.
A 40 episode anime entitled Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow (translated as Modern Dog Tales Bow Wow) aired on TV Asahi from October 14, 1993 to September 22, 1994. Each episode was 25 minutes in length and contained two segments. The series's opening song and first ending song were both performed by Lindberg. The second ending song was sung by performer Ed Yamaguchi and the fictional dog Bow.
Bow Wow is one of the transcriptions used in English to describe a dog's bark. Bow Wow may also refer to:
Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper, actor and television host. As Lil' Bow Wow, he released his first album, Beware of Dog in 2000 at age 13, which was followed by Doggy Bag 2001. In 2003, Bow Wow released his third album Unleashed, which was the first album released without using Lil' in his name. As of September 27, 2015, Bow Wow had officially been signed to a new label, Bad Boy Records, which is owned by Puff Daddy.
Bow Wow made his first movie appearance in All About the Benjamins, in 2002 as a cameo. In the same year, Bow Wow made his debut as the lead role in Like Mike. He later began to undertake lead roles in movies, such as Johnson Family Vacation in 2004 and Roll Bounce in 2005. He also played a supporting role in the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in 2006. Bow Wow also appeared in five episodes of the television series Entourage. He is currently working on his new album entitled Underrated and stars as Brody Nelson in CSI: Cyber.