Dororo
どろろ
Synopsis
The greedy samurai lord Daigo Kagemitsu's land is dying, and he would do anything for power, even renounce Buddha and make a pact with demons. His prayers are answered by 12 demons who grant him the power he desires by aiding his prefecture's growth, but at a price. When Kagemitsu's first son is born, the boy has no limbs, no nose, no eyes, no ears, nor even skin—yet still, he lives. This child is disposed of in a river and forgotten. But as luck would have it, he is saved by a medicine man who provides him with prosthetics and weapons, allowing for him to survive and fend for himself. The boy lives and grows, and although he cannot see, hear, or feel anything, he must defeat the demons that took him as sacrifice. With the death of each one, he regains a part of himself that is rightfully his. For many years he wanders alone, until one day an orphan boy, Dororo, befriends him. The unlikely pair of castaways now fight for their survival and humanity in an unforgiving, demon-infested world. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Staff
Matsunaga, Masato
Producer, Production Coordination, Production Assistant
Ootsuka, Manabu
Producer, Planning
Yamamoto, Kouji
Producer, Planning
Furuhashi, Kazuhiro
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Koizumi, Kisuke
Sound Director
Arai, Nobuyoshi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Hata, Masami
Episode Director
Hatsumi, Kouichi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Ishida, Takafumi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Kawana, Kana
Episode Director
Kobayashi, Osamu
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Director of Photography, In-Between Animation, Digital Paint
Koike, Takeshi
Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director
Matano, Hiromichi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Nishihata, Yuuki
Episode Director
Nishiyama, Hiromi
Episode Director
Oomine, Teruyuki
Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director
Sakai, Munehisa
Episode Director, Storyboard
Satou, Takeru
Episode Director, Storyboard
Shimizu, Hisatoshi
Episode Director
Suzuki, Takuo
Episode Director
Utsumi, Hiroko
Episode Director, Storyboard
Yoshimura, Fumihiro
Episode Director, Storyboard
Kindaichi, Akira
Script
Kobayashi, Yasuko
Script, Series Composition
Murakoshi, Shigeru
Script
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- 1: "Kaen (火炎)" by Ziyoou-vachi (eps 1-12)
- 2: "Dororo" by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION (eps 13-24)
Endings
- 1: "Sayonara Gokko (さよならごっこ)" by amazarashi (eps 1-12)
- 2: "Yamiyo (闇夜)" by Eve (eps 13-24)
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