Ancient Dogoo Girl TV Series Revealed

Noboru Iguchi’s (Machine Girl) latest creation is The Ancient Dogoo Girl (Kodai Shojo Dogu-chan), a tokusatsu comedy TV series starring 18-year-old Idoling!!! member Erika Yazawa. Pop star Yazawa will play an ancient girl revived after 10,000 years to battle evil teenage monsters in present day Japan while befriending socially withdrawn teen boy Makoto, played by Masataka Kubota (Keitai Sosakan 7, Mop Girl). Iguchi directed the series’ first episode (and has a cameo appearance in the episode). Directors including Takashi Shimizu (Ju-on) and Ryuta Miyake (Ju-on: Shiroi Rojo) will helm episodes. Tokyo Gore Police director Yoshihiro Nishimura and Machine Girl & Robo-Geisha visual effects designer are contributing to the show’s models and visual effects.

The MBS network will begin airing The Ancient Dogoo Girl on October 7.

Absolutely crazy.

Source: Nippon Cinema