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Dororo

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Dororo to Hyakkimaru
Japanese: どろろ
English: Dororo
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 4
Chapters: 19
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 9, 1967 to Jul 3, 1968
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy, Horror Horror
Themes: Mythology Mythology, Samurai Samurai
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Sunday
Authors: Tezuka, Osamu (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.281 (scored by 70077,007 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #49872
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1135
Members: 17,291
Favorites: 274

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Volumes: /4
Chapters: /19

Synopsis

After the cruel lord Daigo Kagemitsu sells his newborn son's body parts to 48 demons in exchange for power, he casts what remains down a river and quickly forgets about his son, soon establishing a mighty kingdom. Little does Daigo know that his child survives, possessing advanced spiritual senses that allow him to navigate the world without eyes, ears, limbs, or even a voice.

A brilliant doctor rescues the son and raises him as his own, naming him Hyakkimaru and fitting him with advanced prosthetics that make it possible for him to move and fight. However, tragedy strikes when Hyakkimaru turns out to be a beacon that brings demons into the doctor's home, and the doctor eventually has to send Hyakkimaru out into the world.

Amid his travels, Hyakkimaru learns that slaying demons allow him to recover his missing parts and seeks to kill enough to make himself whole. He soon encounters Dororo—a boy claiming to be the world's greatest thief—who joins Hyakkimaru against his will in hopes of one day obtaining his sword. Together, the duo travels through a countryside infested with both demons and brutal men, who might prove to be worse.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Dororo was published in English by Vertical Inc. in 3 volumes from April 29, 2008 to August 26, 2008 and as a complete omnibus on March 20, 2012. Vertical Inc.'s publication of the manga won the Eisner Award for Best U.S Edition of International Material - Japan in 2009.

The series has also been released in French by Delcourt from April 26, 2006 to October 16, 2006 and in Spanish by Debolsillo on October 13, 2016.

A Japanese live-action movie based on the series was released on January 27, 2007. The manga also received a PlayStation 2 video game adaptation developed by Sega; the game was released as Dororo in Japan on September 9, 2004 and as Blood Will Tell: ​​Tezuka Osamu's Dororo in North America on September 21, 2004.

Characters

Hyakkimaru
Main
Dororo
Main
Mio
Supporting
Biwamaru
Supporting
Tahoumaru
Supporting
Jukai
Supporting
Nuinokata
Supporting
Midoro
Supporting
Kagemitsu, Daigo
Supporting
Honma, Joutarou
Supporting

Reviews

Mar 26, 2024
Dororo got me hooked right from the very first chapter.

Although this manga is almost 50 years and its art style it's kinda of old fashioned I think that it brings some charm to it.

The characters are likeable, (especially Dororo), the demons' design is really cool and the stories are great.

The story follows a really simple narrative. Dororo and Hyakkimaru reach a new village where a monster lays. They defeat the monster and Hyakkimaru gets back one body part. Even though it follows a "Monster of the week" approach I never felt that the manga was repetitive (and I am not a fan of monster of ...
Apr 22, 2023
I first discovered Dororo as anime (Dororo, 2019), and it was one of the best shows that year, if overshadowed by Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019). The source material is a manga by Osamu Tezuka serialized from 1967-1968.

I have read a few Tezuka works and this is probably the darkest one of those. Dororo is the story of a child whose organs sacrificed by his father to 48 demons for power. The child may have lost those body parts but not a strong will to live and with multiple prosthesis, survives to embark on a quest to recover those organs by slaying each demon for them. ...
Aug 6, 2012
Mixed Feelings
Intro:

Dororo is one of Tezuka Osamu's darker works, and I'm honestly not sure what the author was aiming for here. Anyway, this was released by Vertical in 3 separate volumes, instead of 4. Vertical's release features a new cover design, which is possibly the worst cover design I've ever seen. Describe the cover?
Imagine taking random panels of manga and pasting it onto some human flesh.
Cool,right? No, not at all.


Art:

What happens when you combine Disney with rather violent fight scene? You get a manga like Dororo. The monsters are awesomely designed, while the humans are rather boring, and just unimpressive. The violent action scene lack ...

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