Dreams: A young girl is haunted by dreams from past eras, each one involving the count. Desire: A dangerous pet, capable of granting anything its owner wants, comes into the possession of a violent mafia don. Death: A child lives a nightmare in which each of her pets is found violently murdered. Desperation: A distressed woman, wronged by Orcot, enacts her revenge on those he holds dear ... starting with Count D.

Count D
The mysterious and androgynous manager of the Pet Shop, D prides himself on selling Love and Dreams. He truly cares about his creatures and genuinely wishes his pets and their new owners the best ... but he is also always aware of the dire alternative outcome that is possible should his instructions about care and handling be ignored. D has quite a sweet tooth and as Leon has discovered, D is all too eager to discuss his pets over a slice of dessert and a flavorful cup of tea. He has a pet of his own, a bizarre little creature which is part bat, part rabbit. No one knows what the 'D' in the Count's name is short for.

Leon Orcut
A detective on the police force, Leon believes that Count D's pet shop is somehow related to an otherwise seemingly unrelated series of crimes. He doesn't have proof linking D himself to the crimes, but Leon is determined to find out the truth about the pet shop.

Matsuri Akino
Akino Matsuri is a master of gothic shoujo, and is the manga-ka for such series as Yokahama Alien, Kamen Tantei (The Masked Detective), Genjyuu no Seiza (Constellation of the Imaginary Beast), and Elixer. Pet Shop of Horrors is her first manga translated into English.