is a Japanese
comedy
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tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such te ...
series directed by
Noboru Iguchi
(born June 28, 1969) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video (AV) as well as in the horror and gore genres.
Life and career
Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969. In an interview he said he was ...
, director of ''
The Machine Girl
is a 2008 Japanese action comedy horror film written and directed by Noboru Iguchi, and starring Minase Yashiro, Asami, Kentarō Shimazu and Honoka. The plot follows an orphaned Japanese schoolgirl whose life is destroyed when her brother is ki ...
'' and ''
RoboGeisha''. The show airs on
MBS
MBS may refer for:
People
* Mohammed bin Salman (born 1985), crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia
* Mohan Bikram Singh (born 1935), Nepalese politician
Places
* MBS International Airport (IATA code: MBS), Freeland, Michigan, US
* Mari ...
every Wednesday night at 25:25
JST. The ending theme is
Denki Groove
is a Japanese music group founded in 1989. It consists of Takkyu Ishino and Pierre Taki.
History
Denki Groove was founded in 1989 by Takkyu Ishino and Pierre Taki, both of whom are natives of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture.
The group's major-lab ...
's .
In October 2010, ''Dogoo Girl'' premiered its sequel . The show adds five more Dogoo Girls portrayed by
Misaki Momose,
Rina Takeda
is a Japanese actress, singer and martial artist. hold black belt in Ryukyu Shōrin-ryū Karate.
Life and career
Takeda was born on June 15, 1991, in Kanagawa Prefecture. She has said that she became interested in karate as a 10-year-old when s ...
,
Manami Nomoto (of
Idoling!!!
was a Japanese TV show with attached female idol group created by Fuji TV. The concept of the group was to watch as the girls grow as idols and experience various things. Idoling's main source of exposure was their TV show, which aired several ...
),
Maria Yoshikawa
Maria may refer to:
People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
Place names Extraterrestrial
*170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
*Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...
, and
Haruka Dan. The theme song for the sequel is .
Plot
By chance, a
hikikomori
, also known as acute social withdrawal, is total withdrawal from society and seeking extreme degrees of social isolation and confinement. ''Hikikomori'' refers to both the phenomenon in general and the recluses themselves. ''Hikikomori'' ha ...
named Makoto Sugihara finds a strange breastplate buried in the woods. When he places his palm on the breast plate, its design gets burned into his palm while the action awakens a girl named Dogu-chan, a hyperactive
yōkai
are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. The word is composed of the kanji for "attractive; calamity" and "apparition; mystery; suspicious." are also referred to as , or . Despite often being translated as suc ...
hunter from the
Jōmon period
The is the time in Japanese history, traditionally dated between 6,000–300 BCE, during which Japan was inhabited by a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population united through a common Jōmon culture, which reached a c ...
with large breasts. Because he had touched her breastplate, Makoto is now bound to Dogu-chan as she adapts to modern day life, fighting yōkai in magic armor formed by her
dogū
are small humanoid and animal figurines made during the later part of the Jōmon period (14,000–400 BC) of prehistoric Japan. ''Dogū'' come exclusively from the Jōmon period, and were no longer made by the following Yayoi period. There are ...
assistant Dokigoro while slowly prying Makoto out of his shell as he is dragged into her misadventures, whether he likes it or not.
In the sequel, a college student named Shouta Tsuikimiya moves into the house where his archaeologist father, Yuzo, had last been living when he disappeared. Shouta inadvertently awakens Doji-chan, a novice yōkai hunter, when he finds her breastplate half-buried in the garden of the house. As if juggling his classes with dealing with the clingy and doting Doji-chan were not enough, Shouta soon finds that Doji-chan's fellow apprentices, as well as their mentor (Dogu-chan from the previous series), have taken up residence in his house as well.
Episodes
Each episode is named after the yōkai Dogu-chan fights. The literal translation of the yōkai's name is given in the episode titles below. The guest star who portrays the yōkai is also listed.
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Cast
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Idoling!!!
was a Japanese TV show with attached female idol group created by Fuji TV. The concept of the group was to watch as the girls grow as idols and experience various things. Idoling's main source of exposure was their TV show, which aired several ...
* :
Masataka Kubota
is a Japanese actor.
Filmography
Films
* ''Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu'' (2009)
* ''Kyōretsu! Mōretsu!! Kodai Shōjo Doguchan Matsuri Special Movie Edition'' (2010), Makoto Sugihara
* ''Gachiban Series'' (2010–2014), Yūto Kuronaga
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Guest stars
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Sonim
Seong Son-im (born March 10, 1983), known monomyously as , is a Japanese actress and singer associated with Amuse Inc. She debuted in 2000 as the lead singer of the pop duo EE Jump. In 2002, she debuted as a solo singer with "Curry Rice no Onna ...
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Yumi Adachi
is a Japanese actress and singer.
Filmography
Film
* ''Rex: Kyōryū Monogatari'' (1993)
* ''Hero Interview'' (1994)
* ''Homeless Child'' (1994)
* '' Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus'' (1995)
* ''Kikansha Sensei'' (1997)
* '' Star Kid'' (1 ...
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Sei Ashina
, known professionally as , was a Japanese actress.
Career
She was born Igarashi Aya, and assumed the stage name Sei Ashina. Prior to her acting career, Ashina was a model. She made her acting debut in the 2002 Tokyo Broadcasting System Televisio ...
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Yuko Ito
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Kenji Ohtsuki
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Megumi Kagurazaka
is a Japanese actress and glamour model. She is married to the director Sion Sono and has starred in some of his films.
Career
Kagurazaka has appeared in films such as ''Cold Fish'', ''Guilty of Romance'', and '' The Land of Hope''.
Filmograph ...
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Movie adaption
On February 9, 2010, Outcast Cinema announced the film adaption of the series. Several episodes of the show (including its unaired pilot), helmed by various directors, were edited into a feature film which debuted theatrically in Japan on February 20, 2010.
References
External links
''The Ancient Dogoo Girl''- Official website
''The Ancient Dogoo Girl''- Official MBS website
''Dogoon V''- Official website
2009 Japanese television series debuts
2010 Japanese television series endings
Tokusatsu television series
Mainichi Broadcasting System original programming
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