| Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan | |
 Cover of the first light novel featuring Dokuro Mitsukai (right), Shizuki Minakami and Sakura Kusakabe (left) | |
| 撲殺天使ドクロちゃん (Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan) | |
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| Genre | Dark comedy[1] |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Masaki Okayu |
| Illustrated by | Torishimo |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Magazine | Dengeki hp |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | June 2003 – October 2007 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsuna Sakuse |
| Illustrated by | Mitsuna Ouse |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| Magazine | Dengeki Comic Gao! |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | August 2004 – June 2006 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Produced by | Kōhei Kawano Takaya Ibira Kazuma Miki Atsushi Wada |
| Written by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Music by | Kaoru Akizuki |
| Studio | Hal Film Maker |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 12, 2005 – September 10, 2005 |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Video game | |
| It's a Game Now! Dokuro-chan: Great Health Diagnosis Strategy | |
| Developer | Idea Factory |
| Publisher | IF Mate |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Released | November 10, 2005 |
| Manga | |
| Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan Ripiru | |
| Written by | Mitsuna Sakuse |
| Illustrated by | Kasumu Kirino |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| Magazine | Dengeki Maoh |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 2006 – October 2008 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Original video animation | |
| Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan Second | |
| Directed by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Produced by | Kōhei Kawano Takaya Ibira Kazuma Miki Atsushi Wada |
| Written by | Tsutomu Mizushima |
| Music by | Kaoru Akizuki |
| Studio | Hal Film Maker |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | August 11, 2007 – November 10, 2007 |
| Episodes | 2 |
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan (Japanese: 撲殺天使ドクロちゃん, Hepburn: Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan) is a Japanese light novel series written by Masaki Okayu and illustrated by Torishimo.[2] It centers on a teenage boy and a killer angel from the future who constantly gets him into trouble and kills him violently and repeatedly, often removing his head with her spiked club named "Excaliborg", only to resurrect him seconds later. The novels were first serialized in the Dengeki hp magazine published by MediaWorks. Later, a manga version was created, written and illustrated by Mitsuna Ouse serialized in Dengeki Comic Gao!. Finally, an anime version was adapted and aired in Japan between March and September 2005. A second anime series aired between August and November 2007.[3] In late 2005, a PlayStation 2 game titled Game ni Natta yo! Dokuro-chan: Kenkō Shindan Daisakusen was released in Japan.
- ^ Jensen, Paul (December 16, 2016). "Rise of the Dark Magical Girls". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Dokuro-chan Illustrator Torishimo Passes Away". Anime News Network. March 4, 2017. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Official Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan DVD listing" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2009.