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 100 chapters or more) comprise only five books (numbers 1,3,4,7 and 8); the short versions (50 chapters or less) number eight in total: Although best known now as a novelist, Dumas first earned fame as a dramatist. His "Henri III et sa cour" (1829) was the first of the great Romantic historical dramas produced on the Paris stage, preceding Victor Hugo's more famous "Hernani" (1830). Produced at the Comédie-Française and starring the famous Mademoiselle Mars, Dumas' play was an enormous success and launched him on his career. It had fifty performances over the next year, extraordinary at the time. Other