Dororo
TV anime2019 / 19692 adaptationsOriginal: mangaOsamu Tezuka
Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia 2009
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.
Compare the separate anime adaptations of Dororo and their original-book reading guidance. Each version has its own episode count and ending.
Dororo (2019) · Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 24
After the 24-episode 2019 Dororo series, no exact starting point into Osamu Tezuka’s original manga is verified. This series retells the story, so the original manga is best read from its beginning to see that telling rather than treated as a direct sequel.
Dororo and Hyakkimaru (1969) · Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 26
After the 26-episode 1969 Dororo series, no exact starting point into Osamu Tezuka’s original manga is verified. The TV series includes material made for television, so read the original manga from its beginning for its own telling rather than looking for a next volume.
Start over · Dororo
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1 side entrySPreading notes
- Dororo (Pilot)SPThe 1968 Dororo colour pilot is a short production sample for the 1969 series, not a separate story endpoint. It has no independent manga starting point; for the original story, start Osamu Tezuka’s manga from the beginning.
Original · Manga
Dororo
どろろ
Osamu TezukaKodanshaCompleted4 volumes
- JapaneseKodansha2 volumes so farsince Nov 2009
- EnglishVertical1 volume so farsince Mar 2012
- FrenchDelcourt/Tonkam2 volumes so farsince Feb 2021
- SpanishPlaneta Cómic1 volume so farsince Sep 2025
Awards
- 2009
Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
All volumes
Before you read
The original manga is complete in 4 volumes.
Kodansha: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 2.
Delcourt/Tonkam: The French edition is at Vol. 2.
Planeta Cómic: The Spanish edition is at Vol. 1.
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