Dororo (2019)★ 8.2/10

TV-14 · JP · 30 min · January 6, 2019 · 1 seasons

Action
Adventure
Animation
Fantasy
Horror

Directed by: Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Teruyuki Omine, Fumihiro Yoshimura, Kôichi Hatsumi, Hisatoshi Shimizu

Written by: Yasuko Kobayashi, Osamu Tezuka

Sightless Hyakkimaru wields fearsome prosthetics in place of the limbs his father traded to 12 demons. When he encounters the young thief Dororo, the pair sets out to reclaim Hyakkimaru's body parts and survive the demon-infested world.

Original title

Dororo

Storyline

The greedy samurai lord Daigo Kagemitsu's land is dying, and he would do anything for power, even renounce Buddha and make a pact with demons. His prayers are answered by 12 demons who grant him the power he desires by aiding his prefecture's growth, but at a price. When Kagemitsu's first son is born, the boy has no limbs, no nose, no eyes, no ears, nor even skin-yet still, he lives. This child is disposed of in a river and forgotten. But as luck would have it, he is saved by a medicine man who provides him with prosthetics and weapons, allowing for him to survive and fend for himself. The boy lives and grows, and although he cannot see, hear, or feel anything, he must defeat the demons that took him as sacrifice. With the death of each one, he regains a part of himself that is rightfully his. For many years he wanders alone, until one day an orphan boy, Dororo, befriends him. The unlikely pair of castaways now fight for their survival and humanity in an unforgiving, demon-infested world.

Rating

8.2 / 10 · 31,166

Companies

Mappa, Tezuka Productions, Twin Engine, Tokyo MX

Release dates