Dokkiri Doctor

Dokkiri Doctor (Japanese: どっきりドクター, Hepburn: Dokkiri Dokutā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujihiko Hosono. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 1981 to February 1982, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. A 27-episode anime television series adaptation by Pierrot was broadcast on Fuji TV from October 1998 to June 1999.

Dokkiri Doctor
Manga volume 1 cover
どっきりドクター (Dokkiri Dokutā)
Genre	Comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Fujihiko Hosono
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	March 18, 1981 – February 3, 1982
Volumes	4
Anime television series
Directed by	Kazunori Mizuno
Written by	Satoru Nishizono
Music by	Hiromoto Tobisawa
Studio	Pierrot
Original network	Fuji TV
Original run	October 21, 1998 – June 23, 1999
Episodes	27

Story

Dokkiri Doctor chronicles events in the life of Dr. Haruka Nishikikōji, a humorous overweight school doctor who manages his school's clinic and health center, a medieval castle–like complex situated on the school's rooftop, and the crazy and unique inventions he conjures to impress his childhood friend and pretty nurse, Miyuki Koizumi, and to assist his students, but which often lead to a large amount of highly embarrassing and funny situations and adventures for the doctor, Miyuki and the students and the teachers of his school.

Characters

Dr. Haruka Nishikikōji (錦小路はるか, Nishikikōji Haruka)

Voiced by: Koichi Yamadera

Dr. Haruka is an overweight, kind-hearted school doctor dedicated to supporting his students. He harbors unspoken feelings for Miyuki, a nurse and his childhood friend, often attempting to impress her with bizarre inventions. These devices, though well-intentioned, frequently backfire, causing chaotic and embarrassing situations for the school’s staff and students. Operating from a clinic resembling a medieval castle, he struggles to confess his feelings due to both shyness and the unintended consequences of his creations.

Miyuki Koizumi (小泉みゆき, Koizumi Miyuki)

Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima

Miyuki, the school nurse and Dr. Haruka's childhood friend, frequently helps resolve the chaos caused by his malfunctioning inventions. A skilled martial artist, she has won numerous competitions.

Mayumi Koizumi (小泉真由美, Koizumi Mayumi)

Voiced by: Ritsuko Kasai

Miyuki's younger sister, and a student at the school.

Yukihiro Hongō (本郷ユキヒロ, Hongō Yukihiro)

Voiced by: Shizuka Ishikawa

A student of the school and Mayumi's classmate, with whom he has a crush.

Hajime Mizukoshi (水越一, Mizukoshi Hajime)

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba

One of the male teachers at the school. A sly person who is often an unwilling victim of Dr. Haruka's inventions, he is a close confidante of the vice principal, with whom he often unites to find ways of getting Dr. Haruka fired from the school.

Rokoro Shibuya (渋谷禄郎, Shibuya Rokoro)

Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata

The school's vice principal collects ancient artifacts, many of which suffer damage due to Dr. Haruka's inventions. He favors Nanahoshu pastries.

Tamotsu Abe (阿部保, Abe Tamotsu)

Voiced by: Kentarō Itō

A muscular and confident teacher at the school, he frequently shows off his physique. He often attempts, without success, to win Miyuki’s affection.

Hideko Ikeda (池田秀子, Ikeda Hideko)

Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi

A female teacher at the school. A delicate person, she often faints when faced with the shocking situations that often occur due to Dr. Haruka's inventions.

Kaori Tajima (田島かおり, Tajima Kaori)

Voiced by: Kurumi Mamiya

A little girl who is a student at the school who is often helped by the kind and lovable doctor. She has a crush on her friend Gen.

Gen Genda (玄田ゲン, Genda Gen)

Voiced by: Makoto Tsumura

A little boy who is a student at the school and a friend of Kaori. He is also quite popular with his female classmates.

Yoshiko Shinagawa (品川良子, Shinagawa Yoshiko)

Voiced by: Yoshiko Okamoto

The school's principal.

Tai (タイ), Shoku (ショク), Kin (キン)

The hungry germs, Tai, Shoku and Kin, were a group of germs created by Dr. Haruka.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Fujihiko Hosono, Dokkiri Doctor was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 18, 1981, to February 3, 1982.^[2] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from October 19, 1981,^[3] to April 19, 1982.^[4]

Volumes

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	October 19, 1981[3]	4-09-120621-2
2	January 20, 1982[5]	4-09-120622-0
3	March 19, 1982[6]	4-09-120623-9
4	April 19, 1982[4]	4-09-120624-7

Anime

A 27-episodes anime television series adaptation produced by Pierrot and SPE Visual Works aired on Fuji TV between October 21, 1998, and June 23, 1999.^[7] The opening theme is Nenai Nenai Nenai (ねない ねない ねない), performed by The Castanets. For the first 19 episodes (episodes 1–19), the ending theme was I Wish by Electric Combat, and the ending theme used for the last ten episodes (episodes 20–26) was Make it Somehow by LUKA.