Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (Spanish: "D'Artacan y los Tres Mosqueperros"; Japanese: ワンワン三銃士 [Wan Wan Sanjuushi; lit., "The Woof Woof Three Musketeers"]) is a Spanish-Japanese animated adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and "The Three Musketeers". Most of the characters are anthropomorphizations of dogs, hence the title of the cartoon; although there are a few exceptions, most notably Dogtanian's two sidekicks Pip the mouse and Planchet the bear, among several others. The story, set in 17th century France, follows a young Dogtanian (D'Artacan in the original Spanish version and Darutaniyan (ダルタニヤン) in
Alexandre Dumas "The Last Cavalier," and has been translated into other languages. Schopp has since found additional material related to the Saints-Hermine saga. Schopp combined them to publish the sequel "Le Salut de l'Empire" in 2008. Dumas is briefly mentioned in the 2012 film "Django Unchained". The Southern slaveholder Calvin Candie expressed admiration for Dumas, owning his books in his library and even naming one of his slaves D'Artagnan. He is surprised to learn from another white man that Dumas was black (his father's mother was a slave of African descent). Alexandre Dumas wrote numerous stories and historical chronicles of high adventure.