Why Are Kobolds Depicted As Dog People In Japanese...

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Why are Kobolds depicted as dog people in Japanese entertainment?

D&D first edition Kobolds had dog faces:

Dog Kobolds became codified with Japanese ports of Wizardry games and the art of Jun Suemi:

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    Why are Kobolds depicted as dog people in Japanese entertainment?...D&D first edition...