Dororo

Based On the book by Osamu Tezuka

Dororo (どろろ) is a 1969 anime television series based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka, planned by Zuiyo Enterprise and produced by Mushi Production. In 1968, in order to pitch the series, Tezuka created a 13-minute full-color pilot which summarized the story of Hyakkimaru's birth, his upbringing and first meeting with Dororo, and an abbreviated version of "The Tale of the Monster Bandai". The series was produced in black and white coloring due to budget cuts, but made the demons look more weird and menacing. Because the original manga series was cancelled before Tezuka had a chance to shift the focus towards Dororo's "coming-of-age" story as he had originally planned, most of the plots revolved around Hyakkimaru's battles with supernatural monsters.

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Director:

Gisaburō Sugii

Genre:

Supernatural anime and manga, Historical anime and manga, Dark fantasy, Fantasy anime and manga

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese