I have just finished reading Petshop of Horrors and I had actually watched the OVA first. I wasn't expecting much as the anime hadn't done it must justice, however I was highly impressed. This has easily become one of my favourite manga. The plot is intelligent, it uses a lot of comedy however it doesn't tend to cheapen any of the serious scenes and situations. It's a series that does not hold your hand, it allows you to figure things out as you go along and I was happy trying to think up ideas and theories about the characters. The character of Count D is the perfect example of a well written character in my mind, he is mysterious and fascinating, he is neither good nor bad, he is simply Count D. I'm not very good at reviews and am trying very hard not to drop any spoilers but I have to simply say that this story is a diamond in the rough of horror manga. The horror elements aren't as straight forward as most modern gore based horror, infact the gore is very minimum and used only when necessary, if anything I'd call it a beautifully written psychological horror worthy of the traditional Gothic writers of the 19th century.