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Dororo
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
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TV DNA
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Signature profile
Dororo reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
During the Warring States period, the young thief Dororo encounters Hyakkimaru, a strange, sightless boy who wields fearsome prosthetics in place of his missing limbs. Parts of Hyakkimaru’s body were traded to a group of 12 demons by his father in exchange for power, but thanks to a kindly medicine man, Hyakkimaru survived his horrifying ordeal. Now he roams the land in search of his missing body, and together he and Dororo will fight to survive in an unforgiving, demon-plagued world.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E06
The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 2
Hyakkimaru has regained his voice from the devil god, but one leg was stolen from him. After returning to the deserted temple and having his wounds taken care of, he again goes into battle with the demon. Meanwhile, in the abandoned temple where Mio and the children are waiting ...
- Directed by Koichi Hatsumi
- Written by Yasuko Kobayashi

S01E24
Dororo and Hyakkimaru
Daigo's castle is engulfed in flames. Within, two brothers by blood are at the mercy of fate. Dororo, Jukai and Lady Nui also head for the castle, each with their own thoughts weighing down upon their hearts. For a life that began with a silenced cry, where will the path of destiny lead?
- Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi
- Written by Yasuko Kobayashi

S01E09
The Story of Mercilessness
Dororo comes down with a high fever. While woozy from its effects, the youngster catches a glimpse of some red spider lilies, which stirs up memories of past days spent with parents Hibukuro and Ojiya.
- Directed by Hiromichi Matano
- Written by Shigeru Murakoshi

S01E23
The Story of the Demons
Hyakkimaru comes face to face with Tahomaru, Mutsu and Hyogo, who have been possessed by the power of demons. Dororo, Lady Nui and Biwamaru hurry to the scene, where they witness a ferocious battle that will determine the future of the land of Daigo.
- Directed by Daisuke Tokudo
- Written by Yasuko Kobayashi

S01E21
The Story of Breaking the Cycle of Suffering
Daigo Kagemitsu continues to prepare for war with the neighboring land of Asakura. Upon receiving word that Hyakkimaru is approaching his domain, Kagemitsu sends Tahomaru to dispose of him.
- Directed by Nobuyoshi Arai
- Written by Shigeru Murakoshi

S01E03
The Story of Jukai
Jukai is a doctor who travels the land fitting prosthetic arms and legs to those who have lost their limbs in war. One day, on the riverbank he finds a baby missing most of its body parts. He decides to raise the child, who he names “Hyakkimaru”. Jukai provides the child with prostheses, but the time comes when Hyakkimaru sets out on a journey to recover his own body parts.
- Directed by Fumihiro Yoshimura
- Written by Kiyoko Yoshimura
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S01E24
Dororo and Hyakkimaru
- Directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi
- Written by Yasuko Kobayashi

S01E23
The Story of the Demons
- Directed by Daisuke Tokudo
- Written by Yasuko Kobayashi

S01E22
The Story of Nui
- Directed by Teruyuki Omine
- Written by Kiyoko Yoshimura

S01E21
The Story of Breaking the Cycle of Suffering
- Directed by Nobuyoshi Arai
- Written by Shigeru Murakoshi

S01E20
The Story of Nue
- Directed by Takeru Sato
- Written by Akira Kindaichi

S01E19
The Story of the Amanojaku
- Directed by Hisatoshi Shimizu
- Written by Shigeru Murakoshi
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Manabu OtsukaExecutive Producer
- Koji YamamotoExecutive Producer
Writing
- Akira KindaichiWriter
- Yasuko KobayashiWriter
- Shigeru MurakoshiWriter
- Kiyoko YoshimuraWriter
Direction
- Hisatoshi ShimizuDirector
- Koichi HatsumiDirector
- Osamu KobayashiDirector
- Kazuhiro FuruhashiDirector
- Nobuyoshi AraiDirector
- Daisuke TokudoDirector
Cinematography
- Yoshihisa OhyamaDirector of Photography
Music
- Yoshihiro IkeOriginal Music Composer
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