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| Honestly I feel something is lacking in the ending, it makes no sense |
| Based Certified. I love anime armpits. |
| This show need an OVA where Dorororo and Hyakkimaru reunited just like in the manga, maybe 10-20 years instead of 50. lol Fine show, I enjoyed whole episodes. 8/10. |
| Quite the nice story I must say, liked the main plot and settings and in general the characters were great. So quite enjoyed watching this anime to be honest! All in all a great watch! |
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| Ah, here we go again with the bitter endings. It's supposed to be sort of a happy ending but the only fact that they didn't stay together made me really sad. 9/10 for me, great anime, gonna miss this... |
AnasOT said: It’s not like everything should be explained. From my experience with internet peoples, especially american english-speaking ones, EVERY little thing has to be explained. Among things required to fulfill this sick need: - no in media res, - no or little of the other time management techniques, be it ellipses and other time jumps, non chronological narration, ... , - an epilogue illustrating the remaining life of most if not all characters, - things spoken/written/spelled out directly to the audience rather than being conveyed through behaviour, picture or "between the lines", in other words something that transpires from a conversation/dialogue but is not the subject or whatever. (that would explain why the biggest part of the US films production contains none of that that) - the various storylines all being fully resolved at the end, - etc Also, "overthinking" futile things is one of the essential time killers for internet peoples (and most humans overthink anyway) May 23, 2020 red-tomato said: it's like they're setting it up for a sequel. Did we see the same epilogue? @red-tomato I think the sengoku era is the one Dororo is set in. It's relatively late in that period of several centuries but there is more to come too. That was the point of mentioning it: those hard times are yet to conclude. "Sengoku jidai" is itself cut in several parts by historians, if I remember well. June 21, 2020 @Wildcat17 Atonement? |
Rei_IIIJun 20, 2020 11:25 PM
| Ngl, the ending was hot garbage. Taho, jukai and nui died for absolutely no reason. Instead of saving tahomaru they decide to waste time while the building burns down. Tahomaru was one of my favorite characters and actually a good guy (unlike hyakkimaru). He deserves better. Btw, the way the last demon was killed was pretty lame. One slice was literally all it took. |
dusty22May 4, 2020 3:27 PM
| Finished like a week ago but ending seemed kinda rushed |
| Double cup full of purrp, you can see me leanin. |
| Finished like a week ago but ending seemed kinda rushed |
| Double cup full of purrp, you can see me leanin. |
MOMOpatisierre said: dusty22 said: Ngl, the ending was hot garbage. Taho, jukai and nui died for absolutely no reason. Instead of saving tahomaru they decide to waste time while the building burns down. They didn't die with "no reason" keep in mind this anime setting is classic japan even before Sengoku era, so suicide for pride or atone still done alot with people tahomaru didn't want to commit suicide. he already made peace with hyakkimaru and fell unconcious, when he returned his eyes to him, so he couldn't save himself. his mother promissed to stay by his side, but instead of continuing their life together, she decides to die with him. i know that jukai wanted to die, but he also had regrets for not teaching hyakkimaru about human values. he should have stayed alive, so he could travel with hyakkimaru and help him become more like a human. |
| ending was confusing, and it's like they're setting it up for a sequel. why didn't they just go with dororo's plan ffs |
| An admin's dickhead Soul banned me from MAL t('v't) |
Rei_III said: maybe? idk, showing the two both grown up, and those final words of the priest made it seem like it still isn't the end (tho looking back, it might just be an epilogue yea) but there was also the mention of the sengoku era and I interpreted it as sengoku era arc so yeah. plus the way they set off on different paths reminds me of magi so there's also that possibilityred-tomato said: it's like they're setting it up for a sequel. Did we see the same epilogue? |
| An admin's dickhead Soul banned me from MAL t('v't) |
| I'm satisfied with pretty much everything, except for one thing: why the **** did okaa-san, otou-san and onii-san decide to let themselves burn to death instead of trying to get out of there with Hyakymaaru and Dororo? |
Hmm not really, no |
| if they had died tying to get out, it would make more sense |
| "...our faces marked by toil, by deceptions, by success, by love; our weary eyes looking still, looking always, looking anxiously for something out of life, that while it is expected is already gone – has passed unseen, in a sigh, in a flash – together with the youth, with the strength, with the romance of illusions.” - Joseph Conrad ('Youth') |
| I'm gonna miss watching this!! Dororo became more pretty as she grew up!, I'm glad they showed us what they would look like. I just wish her and Hyakkimaru had stayed and lived together. I do agree with everyone saying that the Mom, Tahomaru, and the guy who raised Hyakkimaru didn't have to die. They could've escaped with them. The ending was bittersweet. I'm glad they both survived in the end :) 10/10 |
yura_marinetteAug 23, 2020 6:26 PM
| Great series of one of the toughest circumstances I've seen a main character deal with (especialy a 16-year old) but kinda disappointed in animation decline and the subpar writing of some episodes. Pretty satisfying conclusion, kinda wished we saw the dad suffering more on his wrong decision seeing that Hyakkimaru turning out to be the heir who could have brought prosper to the land and also some more of the aftermath of Dororo and Hyakkimaru. |
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Reapermask said: kinda disappointed in animation decline and the subpar writing of some episodes. Based on what I observed, the majority of the episodes with questionable quality were the ones made by Tezuka Pro, and sadly it was the one responsible for most of the second half of the series. The studio at the end credits change per episode and the weakest ones tend to be from that studio. Comparing those to MAPPA's work in the series is like night and day to the point that I honestly think Furuhashi had more control in MAPPA's output than Tezuka's. |
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| Takes place in the past... but w/ demons. So historical fiction of sorts. Action, supernatural genre. Leaves it up to the viewer to decide if Hyakimaru x Dororo is platonic. 8/10 or something due to some episodes being not so good & I'd say animation decline/fastest frames to draw possible, don't pause on the action. |
| The first 12-13 eps of the anime gave me witcher vibes set in feudal Japan. lol Anyway, awesome anime. However, the ending didn't satisfy me. I wish it had an epilogue, since I wanted to see more of that grown up Dororo. Oh well... 8/10 |
MxS7HGSDec 26, 2020 6:57 PM
| Absolutely weak ending. Pacing was off. Felt rushed. Really crappy writing at parts too. The first half of this anime started off impeccably. I legit thought this would be something special but the writing, the action and the plot all drastically declined in quality. It’s actually quite bittersweet. The final demon was trash and the rendesvouz with his father was absolutely cringe. They tried to make that scene seem poignant but none of the emotion was warranted. This anime honestly had so much potential. First half was incredible, second half was bang average which got worse by the end. 5.5/10 |
 Recommend me some short Manga! |
| After the 1969 version, completed with this one.... starting my points Except first or some episode where was the f***ing dog... lol I had thoughts previous to this version about how this 50 year old work would be made to and I liked it..... yes it missed many parts of the 1969 version (also the manga maybe), yet added nice storyline of itself. And again different to the manga and the old anime, we had a different ending where nothing is mentioned about hyakkimaru giving his sword to dororo or not, also leaving kagemitsu alive. Nice talks of humanity and Buddha in the whole show. In a way this anime could show the importance of Buddha and all during that time in Japan. The last four episodes really had amazing fight scenes, and the gore-ness shown was awesome throughout the anime, maybe trying to match the old dororo xD. Also RIP Mio, damn god her character and story with the children. Some of the demon/ghost stories weren’t that interesting in either of this and the old version, so due to that 9/10. |
“ If there was no one else within a 5-kilometer radius from Shimamura, and she was in a deep sleep and an all-knowing deity just happened to reassure me that she wasn’t going to wake up the next 24 hours, maybe I’d get bored after 23 hours and I might kiss her once to relieve some boredom... ” |
| Wish We could see how dororo is doing all grown up. And kinda sucks they broke away to their own ways. But yeah twas a decent ending.. |
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| Hyakkimaru fought to have his humanity back, now he has another journey, another fight that is to mantain his humanity, learning how is to be a human. And Dororo... running, so confident, without ceasing to smile, following her steps on the "pier" until she meets Hyakkimaru again (who is also smiling! indicating that Hyakkimaru will resist and succeed in establishing his humanity), now both mature in a possible better future together. I also can have another conclusion with this ending: Hyakkimaru means so much to Dororo (as a symbol of persistence, courage, of earning something you wish with your own hands) that she takes him an inspiration for her life. Now, after concluding this, my feeling is to rub my forehead on this story as the way Hyakkimaru did to Dororo many times.  |
| Clear ending. Mature Dororo is cute. |
| here to reiterate that this is one of the worst final episodes I've ever seen. Dumb to the core. |
| damn. i know dororo doesn't get the 2nd season. but i really hope to see hyakkimaru and dororo on the new journey  |
| that was actually way better than i expected, im glad it turned out good for dororo and hyakkimaru in the end :] 8/10 |
| I sure didn't expect to enjoy a demon story as much as I did. Although the true demon here was a human. Fuck samurais. Even at the end of the journey the lord keeps saying the land has suffered because of Hyakkimaru. What an idiot. Loved how he got lectured by his son lol. The story was gripping right from the start and the journey of Hyakkimaru to get back his body was great to follow. Elevated of course by awesome characters in the form of Dororo and Jukai who develop the MC as a human. Biwamaru was awesome as well, serving as sort of a narrator for the story. I always smiled when he kept returning in the centre of the events. A bit sad for Tahoumaru. Treated like shit by his evil parents and then having to turn against his brother. He fought well for his beliefs and his relationship with Hyougo and Mutsu was beautiful. RIP to them. Dororo found some use for his fortune, being the good kid that she always was, so the actual vilagers can be happy with the outcome. It was great to see Hyakkimaru take his new path and his glance in the final scene was precious. The animation of the fights in the last couple episodes was splendidly fluid. I have to say the story lost some flow after the first encounter of Hyakki and his parents followed by the first battle with Tahoumaru. It almost felt like a SoL anime after such a showdown in the middle of a series. It later picked up again for a satisfying ending. |
AizixNov 4, 2021 1:12 PM
| Very fucking good ending. |
| Good anime tho it could have been masterpiece..but not bad 8/10 |
| Since majority of the community is a guy so they pay attention to how cute Dororo has grown up in the end but as a female, boy, Hyakkimaru in the end is so hot and handsome! ❤️_❤️ (though the teen him is still hot) Even if the reunion only last for a few seconds, I'm still glad Hyakkimaru and Dororo are still able to meet up again a few years later ^////^ Reading the comments, I do understand the part Tahoumaru and the mum died. But I can't deny that I believed both can actually be saved. The scene just shows both of them inside the castle without any sort of obvious danger/wound on themselves despite being surrounded by fire. I honestly thought both are safe, until Dororo said that they died. It's just came out like that that it seems unbelievable. Anyway this anime is really good. 8/10 overall ^_^ I still wish to see the reunion at least last for a few minutes longer, not just a mere seconds ;-; |
  𝑇𝐼𝑃𝑆 𝐼𝑁 𝐺𝐼𝑁𝑇𝐴𝑀𝐴 - NOT your usual shounen anime - Pure comedy? DEAD WRONG - Treat Gintama as SoL/weekly sitcom especially earlier seasons - Ep 1 & 2 are for manga readers - BIG patience for its 'slow' start |
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