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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- The finale battle that concludes this show :o It's been a hell of a journey and to see it wrap up this way all makes it worth it to the end. Neat epsiode. I personally think this show is a really well done anime for the modern times that got bought back from the original. 9/10. Really going to miss this. |
Stark700Jun 24, 2019 6:25 AM
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| RIP pretty much everyone... Although it was only for a bit, we got to see an older Dororo~~ She became such a pretty lady... (Slightly happy that my wish came true) They sure teased us with those few seconds that it’s kinda sad that we’ll most likely never see the rest of her adventures. I will really miss this anime... Edit: I just found out that the fulll version of the 2nd ED is out on Youtube on Eve’s official channel~ so good~~ |
AleiadJun 24, 2019 6:45 AM
| Well i dont know what to say, pretty underwhelming ending. I'm actually kinda disappointed. |
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| It is a lot less dark and toned down when compared to how the original series ended but still a satsifying conclusion, it is rare to enjoy a series fully and have a sense of closure, il miss it. I recommend anyone to give it a try at least once, it is fantastic. |
| Was a beautiful end for this story. Dororo x Hyakkimaru forever! |
| that was absolute nonsense. why the hell did any of these happen? it being anticlimactic was expected but holy fuk. taho and hyakki fight for understandable reasons. hyakki stops wanting to kill taho because he sees the hole in his heart. okay. after sparing him the last demon starts acting up so the tears his extra eyes out and rejects the demon. is that even possible? whatever. hyakki kills the last demon by stabbing the red orb in an instant. that's it? really? puppet guy and mom show up they save hyakki, then die along with taho for no reason when they could have dragged him out. I get puppet guy's urge to die, it was well explained in his backstory BUT "guess I saved hyakkimaru and gave him some blessing I can die at last" that's bullshit. and the mom is like: "all these years I never paid attention to you, instead of saving you and dedicating myself to be by your side from now on I'll just watch you die and burn with your corpse." GOOD FUCKING GOING. |
| 馬鹿げた倫理 全部ガラクタで |
| This was a very beautiful story and setting, Hyakkimaru and Dororo looked really wonderful at the finale. |
| Well im gonna miss this show soooo much! I thought the ending was great because of the whole thing that Daigo learnt that when u make a deal with demons, you never win. I cried about Tahomaru's death because he deserves a happy life just as much as Hyakki and Dororo did; he's just another victim of his father's greed and selfishness. It found it really sad that Hyakki left Dororo behind when he went on another journey, but at least we know that he came back for her... but damn was he gone for long! I felt like the very end was a bit rushed. I think we needed to see how Dororo's idea for the village turned out and see a happy reunion between her and Hyakki... would be cool if there was an OVA made about that! I also want to point out how fucking beautiful Dororo was when she was older! |
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| Great series, but I'm still disappointed about the drop in quality after the episodic portion in the beginning. And honestly, I'm also not quite satisfied with this finale. It was kinda unspectacular and I didn't feel much when it ended, which is sad. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Amazing ending to fit this anime,it was only for a moment but Dororo looked really wonderful at the finale. |
| The remake of Berserk is a mistake. |
| What i liked this episode was the part where when he goes for the final strike against Taho, you see his memories of Mio's death, his last meeting with Jukai, that hug, and also the scene where he first met his birth mother and the statue, through his 'eyes'. That was sweet. Shows how his human side came to be. 🙂 I felt bad for Taho, when he got those flashbacks of Mutsu n hyogo. 😔 This ending gave me a similar feeling as when I finished Death Note. Not saying it's bad or anything, but just stabbing that red crystal thing and it's done?? Also, there was no real need for either of his moms to die, or Tahomaru as well. 😕 How he dealt with the evil Dad was okay i guess. |
SolitaryGrayJun 24, 2019 8:25 AM
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| I'm a bit disappointed with ending cos I was expecting to see something more, especially Dororo "adult ver"(at least to I get to see that) reunited with Hyakimaru, like that But it's been a great ride 8/10 |
RedChromeJun 24, 2019 8:22 AM
| lolicon ending... |
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| Damn dororo grew up to be cute af |
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| Well it ended. The show lost its steam after the first 10 or so episodes. The final episode felt lackluster. But we got to see a bit older dororo. She looks a lot like her mom. |
| 10/10 for that smile 8/10 for the series overall. I'm glad it ended on a positive note, some episodes were less interesting than others but still, good journey. Maybe they could have avoided some deaths, like Tahomaru, Nui and Jukai or at least showed that it was completely absolutely unavoidable but oh well, I expected all of them to die anyway except for Dororo, so seeing that Hyakkimaru is alive at the end and decided to be human is more than enough. I would be disappointed if he committed suicide or went berserk or some other dramatic stuff just after he finally regained his body. So yeah, that smile was worth it! |
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| This ending was almost as badly paced and executed as Game of Thrones'... This show started with such ambitious potential, and it has such a strong, distinct personality, but yet man has it dropped off in quality and disappointed... I find myself in-between liking and disliking this show. I really admire the studio/committee for taking such a risk with such an old work, and from what I've read a lot of the changes they've made have been smart ones, but in the end it just didn't work. The script by far the weakest part of this--it's felt so disjointed. It's felt as if we've had 24 episodes but the actual content for less than 10... So much time was wasted on episodic mini-adventures that not only failed at being entertaining, but also offered nothing new or interesting in terms of our two protagonists' personal development and relationship--which we so desperately needed more of for this show to be half as compelling as it wanted to be. This awful structure has meant it's had to rush certain developments without the needed build up in this final arc, and man as a result has it all felt weak. Much like Game of Thrones, the actual plot points of what happened in this final part aren't even too bad in concept they've just been poorly paced and executed... I can take Hyakki's parents and brother dying. Dunno if I can take them dying for seemingly no reason at all, from just waiting for the flaming building to collapse on them... I can take it ending happily for Dororo. Dunno if I can take Dororo trusting these random three guys (who the show decided to make proper characters out of just two episodes ago) just like that and managing all that money with them just fine without Hyakki's protection... I can take Tahomaru's character being defined by his insecurity about, and lack of motherly love growing up. Dunno if I can take that literally being the only bit of depth to his character... I can take Hyakki and Tahomaru realising their wrongs and coming to treat each other like bros. Dunno if I can take that development as suddenly and quickly as it was introduced and developed here, after the entire show of fighting and hating each other (same with Hyakki and his father), being spurred on just because Hyakki missed an attack on purpose... And I could go on. I feel like this show had everything great in concept, but utilized and delivered on none of it well. They could have shown and done so much more with Dororo, Hyakki and their relationship for example... The world had room to be so much more interesting and compelling... The demons could have been so much more intimidating... The action so much more entertaining... It has just all disappointed. For a show with so much sword fighting and battles, it pains me too that the only actual highlight for me in terms of the fighting out of these 24 episodes was that one moment back in the first few episodes where Hyakki lost it at the samurai after Mio's death. Oh and maybe that second Hyakki vs Tahoumaru & Co battle... Also, was starting to really get tired of Biwamaru's whole "oh I'm not an actual character--I'm just here as a narrative tool to explicitly explain and go through the super deep themes and meaning whenever they are most relevant for the stupid, incapable audience" shit. Started feeling so out of place and contrived. And it really shows so much confidence in their storytelling... To have to explain away every potential bit of depth and nuance. |
ZaugrJun 24, 2019 2:58 PM
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| I never expected this series to end this way.Im surprised and so happy that Hyakkimari and Dororo got their happy end.Also i find Nui and Jukai's death a bit meaningless specially Jukai i see no reason for him to die like that but whatever. Damn that last scene where they showed older Dororo , she looked so pretty . Sadly we wont be able to see rest of their journey but hope they end up together someday. A good conclusion to a great anime. Im so happy this ended with a happy end for them. |
MegamiRemJun 24, 2019 8:54 AM
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| Pretty underwhelming ending! I expected a pretty vague-ish ending but this was certainly more so than I imagined it’d be. I honestly can’t comprehend why Hyakki’s mothers didn’t bother to try and save Tohomaru. If he was fully down and out, then why didn’t the adopted mother, as in the doctor lol, try to move away and save himself with Hyakkimaru? Surely, it was supposed to be just a touching scene between Tohomaru and his mother (and it definitely was!). With that said though, I really liked how Tohomaru and Hyakkimaru were finally on the same wavelength. About time the two finally found some solace in each other and listening to Tohomaru call Hyakkimaru ‘brother’ was a little relieving of sorts. On the flip side though, I couldn’t help but feel as though the timing for this was far too convenient making it a little cheesy, I suppose. Tohomaru gouging his eyes out and rejecting the demon followed by the swift kill by Hyakkimaru was seriously puzzling though. And I’ll just leave it as that, I think I’ll need to rewatch the episode to get that fully. Moving on, some more enticing Dororo and Hyakki scenes. “The Sky is Beautiful. Dororo, you’re beautiful!” - Hyakki, boy talk about a smooth approach xD. Really glad that Hyakki managed to catch a glimpse of his mothers earlier and that he got back his whole body! Life finally went his way, phew. Moving on, Hyakkimaru and Daigo’s little scene in the Hall of Hell was pretty cool! Having the Priest and Dororo’s little convo beforehand just set up really well in my opinion. I’m really curious as to how Daigo and his men managed to fend off the Asukasa Army’s advancement though, they were totally depleted internally but apparently the casualty count was very high so I guess there’s that. On the other hand, Dororo has finally found a way to use the money effectively and that’s great to see! Teenage Dororo has grown up to be really pretty and Hyakkimaru seems to be more human, so a wonderful ending in that retrospect! As for the whole season, in general, I felt as though the show lost its steam somewhere around the mid-mark. Animation took a lethal blow and remained under par throughout since then also so a definite drop in quality. Sound Department-wise, I enjoyed both the first Op and ED but the usage of soundtracks, in my opinion, improved in the second half so that’s a plus! A lot more Characters and small arcs were introduced in the 2nd half and while most were intriguing, the others were fairly boring to be frankly honest. But the main cast were really good so no biggies. Loved the whole difference and thus clash in ideologies though but I think it was a little overdone even then. Also, the fights became very monotonic with Tohomaru and co always getting the short end of the stick. Basically, a little too dragged out especially in the second half. I think this show would’ve been better off with 18 episodes or so with the events of this finale episode getting almost a couple of episodes of screen-time. Over all, a solid 7/10 to the series! I really hope Studio MAPPA goes on to make more of these old gems! Edit: https://mobile.twitter.com/dororo_anime/status/1143149530176794624, Dororo seems to be getting the spotlight here. |
_MushiRock11_Jun 24, 2019 9:15 AM
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| Damn what a series this was. Ending did feel a little underwhelming but it wasn't too bad at all, nice way to conclude everything. Shame for the sloppiness in the middle which kinda devalued it, but the last 4 eps made it all up. Never thought I'd see a fight scene that was almost as amazing as Sword of the Strangers, 10/10 A lot of people are also being quick to judge the mom for not taking Tahou and leaving, but literally, as soon as Hyakki left the building collapsed and blocked the only entrance. What she gonna do, jump off the tower and hope to be saved by plot-armor-kun AbrarFyioz said: I never expected this series to end this way.Im surprised and so happy that Hyakkimari and Dororo got their happy end.Also i find Nui and Jukai's death a bit meaningless specially Jukai i see no reason for him to die like that but whatever. Damn that last scene where they showed older Dororo , she looked so pretty . Sadly we wont be able to see rest if their journey but hope they end up together someday. A good conclusion to a great anime. Im so happy this ended with a happy end for them. Jukai always wanted to die since the beginning lmao. It's a pretty fitting way for him to die after being able to save 1 person in his life (hyakki) |
Short_CircutJun 24, 2019 9:32 AM
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Never quite lived up to the incredible first half dozen or so episodes, and a couple of the episodes in the middle of the season were legitimately bad, but the ending managed to be fairly satisfying without anyone acting way out-of-character. It's a solid 8 or 8.5/10 for me. |
| *Mourning the disappointment of The Promised Neverland season 2.* |
Aleiad said: Although it was only for a bit, we got to see an older Dororo~~ She became such a pretty lady... (Slightly happy that my wish came true) Dororo is a ggggggggggggirl?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
| Great series, Dororo adult is so cute. I was a bit sad to see Hyakkimaru’s mom die . 9/10 |
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| Solid show. One of the few I've actually enjoyed this year. And although the ending wasn't anything spectacular, at least we got some sort of satisfying closure to the story, which is a rare thing in this industry. 8/10 |
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| I truly understand the opinions here saying that the ending was rather underwhelming. I agree. I was very excited about the path this anime is going to take, there were so many good things about it, but it felt like in the last two episodes the scriptwriter.exe and screenwriter.exe suddenly malfunctioned and forgot how to execute wonderful plots. But still, what an enjoyable ride, though. There will be scenes that I'm going to remember for a long time. |
| A tad rushed, but very emotionally satisfying for me-some happiness out of the tragedy for Dororo and Hyakki, just like I was hoping. Easy fave for me overall, bless MAPPA. |
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| Good series,gonna miss it. 8/10 from me. |
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| The episode could have been good. But the writers had to go with the ending full of bs: 1. Dororo solves every issue with money because apparently soldiers cannot steal money 2. Daigo is saved just because 3. the whole H demon mentioned again although no sign of him behaving as a demon ever was presented 4. Daido feels regret just because he is spared by H 5. H does not return to Dororo for no reason whatsoever The bs in this ep is over 9000 |
| 9/10 for me. really solid anime. Dororo got hot. I wish we got to see more "Afterwards" with her and Hyakkimaru in the future - my only complaint. Though this did prove (though it was obvious) that she was NOT transgendered contrary to what that one stupid article claimed lol |
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| I loved this so much more than the manga, especially Hyakkimaru's family fate. The ending wasn't super impressive but still had a good fight and conclusion to Hyakkimaru's struggle against the demons. 8/10 Not the greatest action or samurai anime around but it's such an improvement to the original story and it's my second favorite anime released this year so far. |
Futari wa Milky Holmes was a mistake Yoshii did nothing wrong |
| And so it ends. The first half of this episode felt a little rushed but was good nonetheless and the second half was even better. I’m really going to miss this anime. 8/10 |
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