"woof woof..." Taromaru was a small Shiba Inu puppy. He had light brown-colored fur and brown eyes. Inside his ears were white fur, which also appeared on the tip of his paws and tail, under his belly and on his lower face. He also had a red collar in the anime. In the anime, however, Taromaru was notably an intelligent and tolerant dog, putting up with anything Yuki may have done to him and being able to open doors and escape. In the anime, he was able to avoid infected citizens and escape to the safety of Kei and Miki. Though Taromaru is tolerant of Yuki's good intentions, when he began barking after Kei's departure as he didn't want her to leave the sanctuary. After Miki yelled at him, he held a grudge against her until shortly before his infection where he was seen cuddling with her in an act of forgiveness. Generally, Taromaru was light hearted, enjoyed running around, and was usually seen in a happy mood. After he was infected he became volatile, barking and attacking Kurumi before he was sealed inside a locked room. However, he seemed to have slight "consciousness", as he protected Yuki from other zombies when he already had succumbed to the infection. However, he performed these actions as zombies have a tendency to return to places precious to them, as Yuuri hypothesized.[1] Taromaru did it because he was fond of Yuki and her hat.