The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

By chance, a hikikomori 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 and awakens a girl named Dogu-chan, a hyperactive yōkai hunter from the Jōmon period. Because he had touched her breastplate, Makoto is now bound to Dogu-chan as she adapts to modern day life, forcing Makoto to go with her as she fights yōkai in magic armour with her dogū assistant Dokigoro while slowly prying Makoto out of his shell, whether he likes it or not.

Series details

• Title: The Ancient Dogoo Girl
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2009-10-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-12-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: MBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37571
• IMDb ID: tt1498995
• TVDB ID: 124201

Cast and credited roles

• Erika Yazawa — Dogu-chan
• Masataka Kubota — Makoto Sugihara
• Romi Park — Dokigoro
• Rina Kirishima — Kimika Shishido
• Tokio Emoto — Shintarō Kadoma
• Yuki Saito — Sayuri Sugihara
• Takaya Kamikawa — Kenzō Sugihara
• Misaki Momose — Doji-chan
• Rina Takeda — Doro-chan
• Manami Nomoto — Doka-chan
• Maria Yoshikawa — Dore-chan
• Haruka Dan — Dori-chan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-10-07; final listed air date 2009-12-23; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-10-06; final listed air date 2010-12-22; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Ancient Dogoo Girl on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.