Ranked #1381

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is a moderately clever anime disguised as a magnificently stupid one.

It is primarily an exercise in hammerspace and a parody of nearly everything under the sun. If I were to define it in terms of comedy, I would say that it's a little smarter than just clown humour, but not as smart as stand-up comedy.

The story follows a young boy named Sakura who lives with an extremely violent, vindictive but "sweet-natured" angel named Dokuro-chan. There is a mind-numbingly idiotic reason for their relationship: Sakura grows up to be the inventor of a lolicon machine that stops female bodies from developing at the age of twelve, and Dokuro-chan has been sent through time to ensure that his "paedophile ways" don't ruin mankind's future. Let that ferment a little in your head. No anime that is honestly serious could have a plot that is purely ridiculous garbage, hence it is intentionally comical. The one problem and also one of the major jokes in Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is the delivery of the violence. It does eventually get a little old that 75% of the anime is spent looking at Sakura's entrails after Dokuro-chan beats the life out of him. While it is rather humorous as a parody for the 'rough tsundere hits the protagonist constantly' theme, eventually seeing Sakura ripped to shreds becomes a tad tiring. But it does win points for parodying the magical girl and gore-fest genres. Instead of a wand, Dokuro-chan's weapon is a giant spiked bat. There is no real plot in any way, just a lot of hijinks and crude humour, which also sort of leads to the story's downfall. It does absolutely nothing. It pokes its fun but never really get into the meat of the jokes.

Most of the artwork is spent detailing the blood and guts that appear as much as any other regular character. For the most part, it is good but it isn't great. There are a lot of super-deformed moments and various art styles are used, such as making the characters look realistic at moments or the incorporation of actual live pictures into the mix.

The sound is a little more commendable than the art. The OP theme song alone is comic genius. It's a very light and poppy song that can easily be miscontrued as the theme song for another harem anime or some school comedy, but if you pay attention to the lyrics (or lack thereof), the OP is utilised as a satirical joke. Half the lyrics consist of Dokuro-chan's catch phrase, and the rest are utterly ridiculous. It even pokes fun of her being a parody of a tsundere, with lines describing over-the-top torture followed by lines saying, 'But that's the way I show my feelings for you.' Surely. The music is a dead giveaway that this entire series is not meant to be taken seriously. The background music suits the anime for the most part. Poppy, comical. And there have even been times where it becomes excessively dramatic for scenes where Sakura's life is being threatened. Again, another sign that this is a parody of those scores for the sweeping, power ballad, synth-driven anime.

As for the characters, well, I can't say they were any good. Nobody changes at all, nobody develops, nobody has an original personality. I've seen comedies with excellent characters who are the butt of jokes, so it doesn't really excuse the characters from Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan from simply being plot devices. Sakura is a typical ecchi/harem anime protagonist--he's extremely perverted and everything is misinterpreted as sexuality concerning him. Dokuro-chan is supposed to be a parody of a mahou shoujo/tsundere. On a surface level, she does work, but there is no real sympathising with her as a character with a personality. She isn't a nice person, she pretty much has a one-track mind, there is no depth to her at all. While a truly good comedy understands that the characters are just as valuable as any slapstick joke, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan seems to ignore them and use them solely to get the job done.

Let's see, laughably awful storyline, mindless violence, tremendous amounts of gore and service, parodies that rarely manage to be satirical, stagnant characters--I should hate this anime, right? However, I don't. Sometimes you don't need the extremely heavy, very smart jokes to make you laugh. A guy getting smashed in the head a lot could suffice. It just depends what you're in the mood for. Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is the anime version of a stand-up comedian ironically getting pie thrown in their face by a clown.

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is anime pie, it may not be that good for you, but how can you not like pie? read more

Bizarre, violent, mostly nonsensical...but incredibly funny. I liked this for the same reason I liked FLCL and Azumanga Daioh. FLCL had a deeper story (yes, there was one...watch it again) and Azumanga Daioh had greater character development, but Dokuro-chan has a charm all it's own...not to mention lots of blood. The parody of the "magical girl" element really adds something. I never cared for those types (Sailor Moon annoys me, no matter what language it's in), but here, it's funny.

The visuals and sound were really well done considering how short the series is, but then, that's just how series like this work. Short, but high-quality (well, the good ones, anyway). The premise alone is what got me to watch it and I wasn't disappointed. You have to take this series for what it is: brainless fun.

Look, I really enjoy stuff like Cowboy Bebop, Kanon (2006), and Gundam Wing...but sometimes you just gotta let off some steam. You can't always be serious and this really hit the spot for me. Especially since my last 3 series were Air, Black Lagoon, and Kanon (2006). Talk about heavy...I really needed this!

The first episode alone was almost too much...the appearance of the "monkey" left me almost in tears, I was laughing so hard. I'm sure my neighbors were wondering if I'd cracked! It wasn't some cerebral joke, it was just so completely unexpected, it really caught me off-guard. That, and I happen to find monkeys funny in general. Nothing afterwards hit my funnybone THAT hard, but it was still worthwhile.

Kick back, let go of your rational mind for a bit, and enjoy this blood-soaked comedy for what it is and don't try to analyze it too deeply. It's just plain fun.

"Pipiru piru piru pipiru pi!!!!!!!!" -Dokuro-chan read more

Well I thought long and hard before deciding to sit down and actually write a review on this anime. As you can see I am not a fan. When I sat down to view this series it was partially because I had seen references to it in other shows I had watched and a friend had recommended it telling me how funny he thought it was. I looked it up and thought the characters looked cute and was intrigued by the alt title "Club to Death Angel" ... hmm what was that about? God, how I wish I that I could have that moment back now.

So let’s give you the premise of Dokuro-chan. Basically she is an angel from the future who is here to protect Sakura from other angels from the future who want him dead for something he will do in the future... making all future women loli's. Ooooooooook. There have been far sillier anime plots so I can go with that. But that isn’t all of course, because Dokuro really loves Sakura and naturally is a jealous tsundere and in her fits of rage and jealousy kills Sakura...a lot. She beats him to death, she turns him into bloody soup, she impales, she decapitates, and dismembers in every way you can. But she’s always really sorry and being an angel buy saying her really cute "Pi-piru-piru-piru-pi-piru-pi!" she can bring him back to life. Of course Sakura is always quite upset (you think!?) and needs to remind Dokuro to stop beating him to death. Aww. Now I imagine this is supposed to be funny. Well maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed before I watched this or I was PMSing, but I thought this blatant cruelty was about as funny as, well being bludgeoned to death. Oh and you think it can’t get much worse than that? Add that an angel having his or her halo removes causes them to immediately have uncontrollable explosive diarrhea. Nice.

You’re probably thinking... aren’t you being a little harsh? Its only cartoon violence! I've seen shows that have been pretty raw before, Inukami! comes to mind, but many other shows that involve similar character types often have some pretty crude and sometimes cruel behavior. Such as Louise horse whipping Saito from ZnT, etc. This is different though the amount of spraying blood and gore is just so over the top that it is hard to top. Even some of the most violent anime out there like an Elfen Lied or Claymore were not bloodier than this one. And those weren’t comedies.

Now that I have gotten of my soapbox lets discuss the other parts of this series. Like I said at the start the art was one of the things that initially interested me in the show. It doesn’t disappoint there, Dokuro and all her friends are very cute and adorable, which in a way makes the way they behave so hard to accept. The music and voice acting is pretty good too. The OP song is pretty cute and cuddly sounding, well unless you read the translation.

I made it through this anime, because it was short 12 min episodes... and I really wanted to like it. I thought if I kept watching that eventually I would get some entertainment from it? I even watched the even shorter second part, honestly because I had already gotten it and I figured I might as well watch it too. This show truly disturbed me and I don’t think I have ever been more offended by something in my life. If it was possible to give it a "0" in enjoyment I would have. Reading the other reviews for this I see that I am probably in the minority on my thinking here. I don’t know what to say to you if you liked this show. Personally I think you need to see a shrink. If you’re reading this and wondering if you should watch it, I recognize that we all have different tastes, if you’re a fan of dark comedy shows like South Park (I am not) then you would probably enjoy this. Otherwise I would stay very very far away.
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I'll start by stating my opinion of the anime directly. It sucks. No, I'm not just a flamer, or a crude one-line-reviewer, but it’s true. My first advice to all of the people who read this review: do not watch this anime unless you... 1) Are absolutely *desperate* for a brainless comedy, 2) Do not care one whit about storyline, or 3) Are a brave person who wants to plunge into the unknown despite my fervent warnings to the contrary.

First, and quite possibly most importantly, the storyline. A quote from MyAnimeList.net's description:

"Problem is, Dokuro is very temperamental, and is constantly killing Sakura (and lots of other people too) in incredibly bloody ways with her giant spiked club."

This *is* the storyline. The whole anime revolves around Dokuro walking around, swinging her club around in a giant grand melee, and then gasping in shock (or not) and singing her little song to bring back the person she just killed. There are other sub-plotlines describing relationships, competitions between angels, and so on, but they seem rough and thrown in to make up for the astounding lack of any other content. The main body of the anime, as stated before, is nothing but a huge bloodbath of random violence and destruction.

On a slightly happier note; if, somehow, you manage to avoid being led off by the absence of a storyline, you will probably enjoy simply looking at the action on the screen. While there are animes that are undeniably drawn far better, Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan does an excellent job of matching very random animations with the action. A wide variety of styles of drawing are used for emphasis in certain scenes, although one main style dominates.

Similarly, a wide variety of sound is used effectively throughout the show, drawing to mind the old radio stations of the 50's that often used their arsenal of bells and whistles for the entertainment of their listeners. While watching the anime, you may find that the little tune that Dokuro uses to revive people (pipiru pi!) begins to annoy you by sheer repetition.

Character, however, is another weak point. All of the characters have firmly established personas, but none of them have the least bit of depth. As a story progresses, you might expect characters to acquire some bits of personality, but instead they remain almost entirely set in the personas given to them in the introduction.

This anime, as stated earlier, is something you watch in the wee hours of night as a way to get a quick laugh without immersing yourself in a good story. I would not recommend anyone looking for a high quality, strong anime show to watch this.

As a note to the supporters of this anime: I understand that some people will not agree with my assessment of this show. Please, instead of flaming my or posting detrimental comments, post your own review to challenge my opinion.

Rating: 4/10 read more

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is one of those absolutely, totally, ridiculously non-sense anime. And this is what makes it really funny as hell.

Sakura-kun is a simple boy who struggles to live a decent life after Dokuro-chan, a crazy clubbing-to-death angel that came and started to live with him, for no apparent reason.

To resume, the story is stupid, as you can see in the synopsis.
The students look totally normal and basic, with the exception of the one turned into a monkey and the teacher, with his weird face and goggles, well in fact most of the adults look disguting, so are Sakura's face in critical situations. Sometimes Sakura's mind will be shown with some hilarous metaphors using an adult character, or the angel and devil thing (well, here it's a vulgar Sakura and a graduated Sakura).
Well, the changes in art style are in fact most of the time the reason for the fun in the show.
The opening couldn't fit better, Sae-chan sings as she voices Dokuro-chan. The voices and sounds used during every episode make the show even funnier. The ending is kinda sad compared to the delirious anime, but as it is really relaxing and cool I will forgive Sae-chan because you can't dislike her.

Well, if you want to laugh after a messy day or because you're wanting to forget your hard times, BTDC is ALWAYS a good anime to watch. If you just want to see some funny random anime, no other can be better. If you want to see some serious anime or a great storyline for a funny show, don't even look for it.
And the sequel is even funnier (but two times shorter), be sure to check it out. read more

The title is Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan. I remember reading about it on some site long ago, but I forgot the title. Although, luckily, I asked about it on the anime section of GameTalk and someone was able to tell me.

This anime is REALLY short (4 episodes) -- even shorter than FLCL. And like FLCL, I have to wonder why it isn't any longer.

Dokuro-chan is an angel from the future who is sent by God to kill Sakura who is destined to create the technology that freezes all women's aging once they turn twelve.

Although Dokuro-chan decides to save Sakura, she ends up killing him anyway (multiple times) with her giant spiked club because she is very temperamental.

The great thing about this anime is that every episode had something that made me laugh out loud, and I guarantee you will too.

P.S. I found out on Anime News Network that the Japanese voice actress for Dokuro-chan is the same as Azmaria Hendric on Chrono Crusade. @_@ read more

At it's base the anime had little plot to begin with, and doesn't really improve at all.

I realize that it was meant to be random, but the whole premise of the anime seemed to throw me off far beyond the norm.

Story - (1/10)
There wasn't any, simply put. They tried to excuse this by creating a story that fell along the lines of:

The protagonist is targeted by an angel, Dokuro-chan, that wants to kill him because in the future he will create an immortality potion that makes all women grow only large enough to look like 12-year-old girls. A.K.A. they [the Angel Agency] wants to kill him for being a lolicon.

Art - (5/10)
The art was entertaining at times, but most of the episodes are just plain disturbing, and I don't know about you, but after about 3 episodes of constant bloodshed and monkey-humping, I'm about ready to jump off a bus.

Sound - (7/10)
For some reason I found the sound very appealing and very funny (even though I don't want to SEE the bloodshed, I found it interesting how they made it sound).

Character - (10/10)
The only character I found enjoyable was the protagonist, Sakura. I simply loved that fact that everything around him is quickly spinning into "nonsense" land and he tries so desperately to cling onto some amount of sanity (with no success, of course).

Enjoyment - (10/10)
While I didn't enjoy the art, the story, or sounds, I did thoroughly enjoy the comedy and bits of randomness that DID make sense (even though that, in itself, doesn't make sense).

Overall, I'd have to rate this a 3/10. It's something I'd suggest if you were REALLY bored. read more

Overall I'd rate this anime with a 9. The art was really good (and cute!), the characters were unique-ish and had their own personalities and the series was very enjoyable! It didn't really have that much of a plot and it was really short, but if you don't mind that (or lots of gore and ecchi moments) then this anime is for you!

I enjoyed this anime because of it's humour. It mostly based it's comedy upon Sakura getting killed every 10 minutes (lots of blood there...) and it's ecchi moments. There are other things that make this anime good, like its originality and catchy opening theme, so I'd say that this is a must watch!

I'm sorry if this review wasn't good, It's my first one... read more

The majority of Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is very random. Random, and mindless. The characters are decent, the sound is decent, art is good, but there really isn't much of a story. That aside, given that Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is a random, mindless comedy, the story can slide a little.

IMO, if you're looking for random mindless comedy, and don't mind the violence, or lack of a decent story, then Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan is perfect for you.

This anime is so unheard of it's really a shame! I'd been watching some emotional anime recently and I really just didn't feel like watching/reading anything but then I saw a recommendation for Dokuro-chan and when I read the summary I thought I'd give it a try.

I've never regretted watching these HILARIOUS AND RANDOM PACKED 8 episodes of this anime, EVER. HAHA! I've never laughed so hard in ANY anime or manga and I've watched my fair share of them. It's so random but outrageously fun and hilarious, you'll end up wanting to watch more! This anime is definetly meant to brighten your day! Although some might be turned off by all the gore, in my opinion it only adds to its unique-ness from being just another comedy cetered cartoon to a parody of all things magical and holy. It's so different and cute and fun you'll end up watching it whenever you feel down again x3 Just have fun with it. Truly a great comedy! 9/10! read more