Doteraman is an
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
television series created by
Tatsunoko Productions
and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are i ...
.
Plot
Suzuki is a middle-aged
entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...
who lives in a small town near Tokyo and owns a small business. Despite his hopelessly normal life, he dreams of becoming a celebrity and generally popular. One day he happens to discover the entrance to an unknown space. By traveling through it, he reaches a world of goblins and uses a device to make them obey his commands. He uses his newfound minions for his greedy desires and sets his hand to evil things. Meanwhile, Hajime and his girlfriend Mariko come across a strange alien detective who which allows them to don the appearance of a goblin. Dressed like the goblins, they transform into Doteraman and Doterapink respectively. With Doteraman's supernatural strength, they challenge the Suzuki and successfully liberate the manipulated goblins.
Cast
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Noriko Tsukase
was a Japanese voice actress and chanson singer active during the 1970s and 1980s. Her most popular roles included Spank in ''Ohayō! Spank'', Miss Alphonne in the original '' Cutie Honey'' TV series and Non (as well as Furu-Furu the cat) in ''Maj ...
as Satou Hajime
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Chie Koujiro as Nakamura Mariko
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Yuriko Fuchizaki
is a Japanese stage actress and voice actress from Ōta, Tokyo. She is a graduate of the College of Fine Arts at Nihon University. She then moved to Sigma Seven in 1991, and on July 1, 2003, she moved to her current agency, REMAX. From 1987 to t ...
as Onizou
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Kazuomi Ikeda as Zukan Sokunets
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Jouji Yanami Joji (じょうじ, 丈二, or 譲二, 城二, 譲治 multiple variants) is a Japanese masculine given name. It is also the Japanese pronunciation of the Western name "George" (ジョージ).
It commonly refers to:
* Jōji, an era in Japanese histo ...
as Suzuki Shigeru / Inchiki-daiou
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Naoko Matsui
is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Hakodate, Hokkaido. Matsui was a member of Production Baobab for 20 years before becoming a freelancer.
Matsui is most notable for the roles of Uru Chie in '' High School! Kimengumi'', Rem Ayanokō ...
as Suzuki Manami / Shishunki
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Kenichi Ono
is a Japanese voice actor, tarento, and actor from Tokyo. His birth name is . He is best known for voicing as the villain character, Yoichi Takato from ''Kindaichi Case Files'' series.
Filmography
Anime television series
*''Zillion'' (1987) (Dr ...
as Genki
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Nozomu Sasaki as Tanki
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Ikuo Nishikawa
is a Japanese voice actor who works for Production Baobab.
Filmography Television animation
*'' Star of the Giants'' (1968) (Mishima)
*'' Judo Boy'' (1969) (Sanshiro)
*'' Wandering Sun'' (1971) (Yumemaro)
*''Casshan'' (1973) (Casshern)
*'' Brave ...
as Inki and Bunta
References
External links
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1986 anime television series debuts
Nippon TV original programming
Tatsunoko Production
1987 Japanese television series endings
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