Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan

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Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan

Club-to-Death Angel Dokuro-chan
撲殺天使ドクロちゃん
(Club-to-Death Angel Dokuro-chan)
Genre Comedy, Gore, Magical girl
Light novel
Author Masaki Okayu
Illustrator Torishimo
Publisher Flag of Japan Dengeki Bunko
Flag of the Republic of China Kadokawa Media
Flag of South Korea Daewon C&I
Demographic Male
Serialized in Dengeki hp
Volumes 9
TV anime
Director Tsutomu Mizushima
Studio MediaWorks
Network SKY PerfecTV!
Original run March 12, 2005 – September 10, 2005
Episodes 4 sets of 2 episodes
Manga
Author Mitsuna Sakuse (story)
Mitsuna Ouse (art)
Publisher Flag of Japan MediaWorks
Flag of the Republic of China Kadokawa Media
Demographic Seinen
Serialized in Flag of Japan Dengeki Comic Gao!
Original run August 2005
Volumes 3
Game: Game ni Natta yo! Dokuro-chan ~ Kenkou Shindan Daisakusen
Developer Idea Factory
Rating CERO: 18+
Platform PlayStation 2
Released November 10, 2005
TV anime: Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2
Director Tsutomu Mizushima
Studio MediaWorks
Network SKY PerfecTV!
Original run August 11, 2007 – November 10, 2007
Episodes 2 sets of 2 episodes

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (撲殺天使ドクロちゃん? lit. Club-To-Death Angel Dokuro-chan) is a fiction series written by Masaki Okayu and illustrated by Torishimo. It centers around a young boy and an angel from the future who constantly gets him into trouble and kills him violently and repeatedly with a giant spiked club, only to resurrect him seconds later.[1][2]

Dokuro-chan first began as a Japanese light novel first serialized in the Dengeki hp magazine published by MediaWorks. Later, a manga version was created, written and illustrated by Mitsuna Ouse serialized in Dengeki Comic Gao!. Finally, an anime version was also adapted and was first aired in Japan on March 12, 2005. The second anime series began airing in August 2007.[3] In late 2005 a PlayStation 2 game titled Game ni Natta yo! Dokuro-chan ~ Kenkou Shindan Daisakusen (ゲームになったよ!ドクロちゃん～健康診断大作戦～? lit. It's a Game Now! Dokuro-chan ~ Great Health Diagnosis Strategy) was released in Japan.

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[edit] Plot

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan tells the story of Sakura Kusakabe, a second-year junior high school student who sometime in the future is going to offend God by inadvertently inventing immortality. Women are affected so that they stop aging after the age of twelve and Sakura is accused of creating a "Pedophile's World". Dokuro Mitsukai, a member of an order of angel assassins that are called Rurutie, has been sent from the future to kill him. Believing that Sakura can be redeemed, Dokuro decides instead to keep Sakura so occupied that he can never develop the immortality technology. Due to her impulsive nature and super-human strength however, she frequently kills him with her gigantic spiked kanabō (club), Excalibolg, on a moment's impulse, but returns him to life moments later with angelic magic. Sabato, another assassin of the Rurutie order who uses her feminine wiles to do her job, is dispatched to complete Dokuro's original mission: Sakura's assassination.

[edit] Characters

Sakura Kusakabe (草壁桜 Kusakabe Sakura?)
Voiced by: Reiko Takagi
Sakura is a second year junior high school student whose life changed the day the "Club-to-Death-Angel" Dokuro-Chan appeared. From that day on, he went from the life of a normal boy to one filled with bloody clubbings by said angel. In the future, Sakura is apparently destined to create a technology that stops girls from aging after they reach the age of twelve years, which has led to Sakura gaining a reputation as a pedophile around his school. While not perverted by nature, Sakura still manages to get into tricky situations with Dokuro. He has a crush on his classmate and friend Shizuki Minakami, though he is too afraid to tell her.
Dokuro Mitsukai (三塚井ドクロ Mitsukai Dokuro?)
Voiced by: Saeko Chiba
Dokuro is a cute angelic assassin from the future brought back through time to kill Sakura Kusakabe, but instead tries to save him. Mostly, she is just like any other young girl but where other girls might shout or slap to express their displeasure, Dokuro draws her magical spiked kanabō "Excalibolg" and brutally clubs her victim to death with it. "Excalibolg" is likely a reference to the legendary weapons Excalibur and Caladbolg. She has super-human strength and endurance, and is also capable of bringing someone back to life with Excalibolg by chanting Pipiru piru piru pipiru pi (the refrain of the theme song in the opening credits). She also can - and does - use her magic to cause humans to transform into animals, or to apparently completely erase them from existence. When she is not brutally killing Sakura she teases him mercilessly, mostly using sexual innuendo and lifting her skirt or shirt. Eventually, she founds a school club dedicated to watching wood glue dry, after gaining a teacher's approval, using some sort of torture involving "the nerves of your teeth". She promptly coerces Sakura into becoming its second member and has stated her desire to achieve the national championship in this particular 'sport'.
Sabato Mihashigo (三橋檎サバト Mihashigo Sabato?)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya
Sabato is another angel sent from the future to assassinate Sakura before he can create his "Pedophile's World". Also with super-human strength, Sabato has ram horns on her head, and is unusually polite, even when threatening to kill Sakura, addressing people with the formal "-san" suffix after their names as opposed to the informal "-kun" or "-chan". After she was defeated, she began to live in a small cardboard box under a bridge; her living allowance is funded from an unknown source. Her weapon of choice is a deadly shock-baton called Durandal which according to Sabato can "char blue whales in the blink of an eye." "Durandal" is most likely a reference to Durendal, the sword of Charlemagne's paladin Roland.
Zansu (ザンス?)
Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita
Zansu is yet another angel from the future who has accompanied Dokuro in the attempt to save Sakura's life. He has a very odd appearance, looking more like a biker gang member than an angel. He has unfortunately revealed to have some perverted tendencies. Every sentence Zansu says ends in "Zansu". He is frequently nude in the second series.
Zakuro Mitsukai (三塚井ザクロ Mitsukai Zakuro?)
Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe
Zakuro is Dokuro's younger nine-year-old angel sister, though she looks significantly older, and has a far larger bust size than her older sister. She has the super-human powers of most angels and wears a dress modeled after a naval officer's uniform, as well as an eyepatch on her left eye, for unknown reasons. Calm and soft-spoken, she is quite proficient in battle. Her weapon is a wet towel named "Eckilsax" which can split into two or more for close combat, as well as stretching itself to bind the opponent. In the second anime series, she moves in with Sakura and Dokuro. She seems to get on well with Sakura, although she sometimes suggests that Dokuro kill Sakura.
Shizuki Minakami (水上静希 Minakami Shizuki?)
Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi
Shizuki is one of Sakura's good friends, and is also one of his classmates. She hangs out with Sakura most of the time, and is one of the more normal characters in the series as she never gets excited or otherwise when odd things begin to happen. Shizuki seems to have some feelings for Sakura. She is noteworthy among her classmates for being the only one who does not hold Sakura in contempt and believes him to be a good person.

[edit] Media

[edit] Light novels

Dokuro-chan first began as a light novel series originally created by Masaki Okayu and illustrated by Torishimo was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Dengeki hp published by MediaWorks. There are nine individual light novels in the series.

There is also a single volume of short stories written by other popular light novel authors.

[edit] Manga

The manga version of Dokuro-chan written by Mitsuna Sakuse and illustrated by Mitsuna Ouse was first serialized in the magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! published by MediaWorks.

[edit] Anime

The first season of the Dokuro-chan anime first aired in Japan on March 12, 2005 and contained eight episodes in length. Each of the eight episodes is less than 15 minutes in duration, though they were aired in pairs which totaled four parts that were each 25 minutes in length including the opening and ending songs.

The second season of Dokuro-chan anime first aired on August 11, 2007, with a DVD box set release date of August 24, 2007. The second season ran for four episodes, and is released in two parts consisting of two episodes each. In the TV airings, some of the more violent or dubious scenes are replaced with an image of a beach and one of the students that were transformed into animals, leaving just the audio. New changes were made with season two, such as Dokuro's hair color changing to blue.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1
# Title Original airdate
01 "I'm the Club-to-Death Angel! Dokuro-chan!"
"Bokusatsu Tenshi da yo! Dokuro-chan!" (撲殺天使だよ！ドクロちゃん！) 		 March 12, 2005
Dokuro meets Sakura. 
02 "The Assassin from the Future! Dokuro-chan!"
"Mirai kara no Shikaku da yo! Dokuro-chan!" (未来からの刺客だよ！ドクロちゃん！) 		 March 12, 2005
Sakura meets Sabato. 
03 "Cupid of Love! Dokuro-chan!"
"Koi no Kyūpitto da yo! Dokuro-chan!" (恋のキューピットだよ！ドクロちゃん！) 		 May 14, 2005
Sakura and Shizuki help Miyamoto have a get together with his secret admirer. 
04 "New Cinema Paradise! Dokuro-chan!"
"Nyū Shinema Paradaisu da yo! Dokuro-chan!" (ニューシネマパラダイスだよ！ドクロちゃん！) 		 May 14, 2005
Sakura and Shizuki go to the movies for a date. 
05 "Field Trip! Dokuro-chan!"
"Rinkangakkō da yo! Dokuro-chan!" (林間学校だよ！ドクロちゃん！) 		 July 16, 2005
The class goes on a camping trip. 
06 "Test of Courage! Dokuro-chan!"
"Kimodameshi da yo! Dokuro-chan" (肝試しだよ！ドクロちゃん！) 		 July 16, 2005
The class goes on a test of courage through a dark forest to reach a mountain peak. 
07 "It's Zakuro-chan! Dokuro-chan!"
"Zakuro-chan da yo! Dokuro-chan!" (ザクロちゃんだよ！ドクロちゃん) 		 September 10, 2005
Sakura meets Zakuro. 
08 "Farewell! Dokuro-chan!"
"Sayonara da yo! Dokuro-chan!" (さよならだよ！ドクロちゃん！) 		 September 10, 2005
Dokuro is forcefully required to leave, though she doesn't want to. 

[edit] Season 2
# Title Original airdate
01 "Sketching Event! Dokuro-chan!"   August 11, 2007
Sakura, Dokuro and Shizuki are on a school trip where they are asked to draw the scenery. 
02 "Bukibuki-goshigoshi Battle! Dokuro-chan!"   August 11, 2007
Dokuro and Zakuro are scared of a monster they read about in a book, while they take a bath and Sakura take a bath with them. 
03 "Accidents Happen In Closed Spaces! Dokuro-chan!"   November 10, 2007[4]
Sabato's mothers informs everyone that Sabato has to return to the future but Sakura tries to stop her from leaving thus everyone ends up in a prison cell. 
04 "Valentine's Day Kiss! Dokuro-chan!"   November 10, 2007
Dokuro makes Sakura chocolate, shapes of himself, for Valentine's Day. However, he has a strong allergic reaction. Zansu, Dokuro, and Zakuro try to help him overcome the allergy. 
Game ni Natta yo! Dokuro-chan ~ Kenkou Shindan Daisakusen.
Game ni Natta yo! Dokuro-chan ~ Kenkou Shindan Daisakusen.

[edit] Music

Opening themes
  1. "Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan" by Saeko Chiba
  2. "Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (2007)" by Saeko Chiba
Ending themes
  1. "Survive" by Saeko Chiba
  2. "Bokusatsu Ondo de Dokuro-chan" by Saeko Chiba

[edit] Video game

In late 2005 a video game based on the series entitled Game ni Natta yo! Dokuro-chan ~ Kenkou Shindan Daisakusen (It's a Game Now! Dokuro-chan ~ Great Health Diagnosis Strategy) was released in Japan.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed 2007-03-16.
  2. ^ "Bokusatsu tenshi Dokuro-chan" (2005)
  3. ^ Official website
  4. ^ http://www.bin-kan.com/images/idx_information-a.jpg

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