Dokkoida?!, known in Japan as Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sō Suttoko Taisen Dokkoidaa (住めば都のコスモス荘·すっとこ大戦ドッコイダー, lit. Living in the Cosmos House, Foolish Dokkoida's Great Battle) is a comedic Japanese light novel series about a boy, Suzuo Sakurazaki (桜咲 鈴雄, Sakurazaki Suzuo), 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.

Dokkoida?!
Cover of the first light novel
住めば都のコスモス荘·すっとこ大戦ドッコイダー
(Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sō Suttoko Taisen Dokkoidaa)
GenreScience fiction, Comedy
Light novel
Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sō
Written byTaro Achi
Illustrated byYu Yagami
Published byASCII Media Works
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original run10 May 199910 September 2003
Volumes6
Manga
Written byTaro Achi
Yu Yagami
Published byMediaWorks
English publisher
MagazineDengeki AniMaga
Dengeki Comic Gao!
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 2000April 2004
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byHitoyuki Matsui
Takuya Nonaka
Studioufotable
Licensed by
Original networkJAITS
Original run 5 July 2003 20 September 2003
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

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, and an anime series, directed by Hitoyuki Matsui and Takuya Nonaka, produced by Ufotable, and aired by Mainichi Broadcasting System.

The Dokkoida anime was licensed by Geneon Entertainment for Region 1 distribution, and the manga adaptation was licensed by DC Comics 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[1] and is currently streaming on HIDIVE.[2]

Episodes

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# Title Original air date
1"Enter Dokkoida!"
Transliteration: "Dokkoidā Tōjō de dokkoi" (Japanese: ドッコイダー登場でドッコイ)
5 July 2003 (2003-07-05)
2"Purple Hair, How Hip Can Ya Get?"
Transliteration: "Ryūkōshoku wa Murasaki de dokkoi" (Japanese: 流行色は紫でドッコイ)
12 July 2003 (2003-07-12)
3"Dokkoida vs. Edelweiss!"
Transliteration: "Dokkoidā vs. Ēderuwaisu de dokkoi" (Japanese: ドッコイダーVSエーデルワイスでドッコイ)
19 July 2003 (2003-07-19)
4"The Strange Neighbor, Sayuri"
Transliteration: "Nazo no Jūnin 4gōshitsu no Hiyashinsu de dokkoi" (Japanese: 謎の住人4号室のヒヤシンスでドッコイ)
26 July 2003 (2003-07-26)
5"Mission: Allowance Increase"
Transliteration: "Kozukai Neage de dokkoi" (Japanese: 小遣い値上げでドッコイ)
2 August 2003 (2003-08-02)
6"The Pool Cycle Race"
Transliteration: "Pūru Sōdatsu Saikuru Rēsu de dokkoi" (Japanese: プール争奪サイクルレースでドッコイ)
9 August 2003 (2003-08-09)
7"Kurika's Dream"
Transliteration: "Kurika no Yume de dokkoi" (Japanese: 栗華の夢でドッコイ)
16 August 2003 (2003-08-16)
8"Little Sister Love"
Transliteration: "Imōto L.O.V.E. de dokkoi" (Japanese: 妹L~O~V~E~でドッコイ)
23 August 2003 (2003-08-23)
9"I Like It Hot"
Transliteration: "O-atsui no ga o-suki de dokkoi" (Japanese: お熱いのがお好きでドッコイ)
30 August 2003 (2003-08-30)
10"Mogumokkuru's Make-Over"
Transliteration: "Henge! Mogumokkuru de dokkoi" (Japanese: 変化!モグモッグルでドッコイ)
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06)
11"Cosmos House's Last Hour?"
Transliteration: "Kosumosu-sō Saigo no hi? de dokkoi" (Japanese: コスモス荘最後の日?でドッコイ)
13 September 2003 (2003-09-13)
12"Battle of Zealousness!"
Transliteration: "Nekketsu Batoru de dokkoi" (Japanese: 熱血バトルでドッコイ)
20 September 2003 (2003-09-20)

References

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  1. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Re-issues Daphne, Kannazuki & Dokkoida". Anime News Network. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Stream Dokkoida?! on HIDIVE". HIDIVE. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

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