Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan

was released in Japan.

Plot

"Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan" tells the story of Sakura Kusakabe, a second-year junior high school student who, twenty years in the future, while attempting to create a "Pedophile's World" forces all women stop aging after the age of twelve, offends God by the side effect of having created immortality. 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.

Characters

;Nihongo|Sakura Kusakabe|草壁桜|Kusakabe Sakura:anime voices|Reiko Takagi:Sakura is a second year junior high school student whose life changed the day the "Bludgeoning 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, but soon he develops feelings for Dokuro despite the way she treats him.

;Nihongo|Dokuro Mitsukai|三塚井ドクロ|Mitsukai Dokuro:anime voices|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'.

;Nihongo|Sabato Mihashigo|三橋檎サバト|Mihashigo Sabato:anime voices|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.

;Nihongo|Zansu|ザンス:anime voices|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 is unfortunately revealed to have some perverted tendencies. Every sentence Zansu says ends in "Zansu". He is frequently nude in the second series.

;Nihongo|Zakuro Mitsukai|三塚井ザクロ|Mitsukai Zakuro:anime voices|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.

;Nihongo|Shizuki Minakami|水上静希|Minakami Shizuki:anime voices|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.

Media

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.
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan ISBN 4-8402-2392-0
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2 ISBN 4-8402-2490-0
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 3 ISBN 4-8402-2637-7
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 4 ISBN 4-8402-2784-5
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 5 ISBN 4-8402-2994-5
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 6 ISBN 4-8402-3143-5
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 7 ISBN 4-8402-3343-8
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 8 ISBN 4-8402-3548-1
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 9 ISBN 978-4-8402-3756-7There is also a single volume of short stories written by other popular light novel authors.
*Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan desu ISBN 4-8402-3443-4
**Stories by Tsutomu Mizushima, Nagaru Tanigawa, Toshihiko Tsukiji, Keiichi Sigsawa, K-Suke Hasegawa, Ryohgo Narita, and Kazuma Kamachi.
**Illustrated by Clamp, Hekiru Hikawa, Noizi Ito, Eeji Komatsu, Akio Watanabe, Shaa, and Kanna Wakatsuki.

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.

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.

Media Blasters acquired the license of both "Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan" and "Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan 2" on June 10, 2008. The series is licensed as "Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan", translating the "Bokusatsu Tenshi" from the title as "Bludgeoning Angel". "Dokuro-chan" will be released on September 30, 2008 as an English-subtitled release.

Episodes

eason 1

eason 2

Music

;Opening themes:
#"Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan" by Saeko Chiba
#"Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan (2007)" by Saeko Chiba

;Ending themes:
#"Survive" by Saeko Chiba
#"Bokusatsu Ondo de Dokuro-chan" by Saeko Chiba

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/d_original/dokurochan/index.php MediaWorks Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Home Page]
* [http://www.bin-kan.com/ Animation Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Official Site]
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