''Dokkoida?!'', known in Japan as , is a comedic Japanese light novel series about a boy, , who is hired by a preteen space alien girl, Tanpopo, to try out an experimental new suit developed by the intergalactic toy company that she works for. Suzuo agrees to work for her since he is unemployed and needs the job to pay the rent. The suit gives him super powers, with which he fights bad guys and people from rival intergalactic toy companies and organizations.
The novels were written by
Taro Achi, with illustrations by
Yu Yagami. The novels were adapted into a three-volume manga series with the same name, by the same authors and published by
Dengeki Bunko
is a publishing imprint (trade name), imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (a division of Kadokawa Future Publishing formerly called MediaWorks (publisher), MediaWorks). It was established in June 1993 with th ...
, and an anime series, directed by Hitoyuki Matsui and Takuya Nonaka, produced by
Ufotable
is a Japanese animation studio founded in October 2000 by former Telecom Animation Film producer Hikaru Kondō and located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. A unique hallmark seen in many of their works ('' Ninja Nonsense'', '' Futakoi Alternative'', '' Coyo ...
, and aired by
Mainichi Broadcasting System
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.
The ''Dokkoida'' anime was licensed by
Geneon Entertainment
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for Region 1 distribution, and the manga adaptation was licensed by
DC Comics
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under the
CMX imprint; the original light novel series has not been licensed for distribution in North America. The anime series is now licensed by
Sentai Filmworks
Sentai Filmworks, LLC (or simply Sentai) is an American entertainment company. Located in Houston, the company specializes in the dubbing and distribution of Japanese animation and Asian cinema. Its post-production arm is Sentai Studios.
The ...
and is currently streaming on
HIDIVE
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.
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External links
Official website
American release*
1999 Japanese novels
2000 manga
2003 anime television series debuts
Anime and manga based on light novels
ASCII Media Works manga
CMX (comics) titles
Dengeki Bunko
Dengeki Comic Gao!
Geneon USA
Kadokawa Corporation franchises
Light novels
Mainichi Broadcasting System original programming
Science fiction anime and manga
Sentai Filmworks
Shōnen manga
Television shows based on light novels
Ufotable
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