The BEST episodes of Dororo (2019)

Every episode of Dororo (2019) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dororo (2019)!

A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to twelve demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics—lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan.

Last Updated: 3/18/2024Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Ended
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The story of the Moriko Song, part 2
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8.66
268 votes

#1 - The story of the Moriko Song, part 2

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2019

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 ...

Directors: Kōichi Hatsumi
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The story of Banmon, part 2
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8.24
208 votes

#2 - The story of Banmon, part 2

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2019

Kagemitsu, who offered up his own son to the demons. Hyakkimaru, who is trying to get back the body parts that were taken from him. As if drawn together by fate, they face each other.

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The story of the mercilessness
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8.14
221 votes

#3 - The story of the mercilessness

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2019

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.

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The story of the demons
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8.14
201 votes

#4 - The story of the demons

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/17/2019

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.

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Dororo and Hyakkimaru
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8.11
203 votes

#5 - Dororo and Hyakkimaru

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/24/2019

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?

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The story of Nui
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7.92
192 votes

#6 - The story of Nui

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/10/2019

Inside Daigo's castle, Lady Nui appears before the cell in which Dororo has been imprisoned. Meanwhile, Hyakkimaru is also approaching the castle as he tries to take back both his body and Dororo. Behind Hyakkimaru stands Midoro, who has transformed into a ghoul.

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The story of Jukai
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7.92
275 votes

#7 - The story of Jukai

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2019

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.

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The story of the Jorogumo silk spider
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7.91
246 votes

#8 - The story of the Jorogumo silk spider

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2019

The spider-like ghoul Jorogumo is wounded by Hyakkimaru. To heal itself, it transforms into a woman and takes advantage of the hospitality of a young man named Yajiro. Having let Jorogumo slip through their fingers, Dororo and Hyakkimaru stop at a village where they hear rumors of a kidnapper at large.

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The story of breaking the cycle of suffering
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7.91
187 votes

#9 - The story of breaking the cycle of suffering

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/3/2019

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.

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The story of the Moriko Song, part 1
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7.89
260 votes

#10 - The story of the Moriko Song, part 1

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2019

Struggling to adapt to an unfamiliar world of "sound", Hyakkimaru is injured in a fight with a ghoul. He is taken in and nursed by a girl named Mio, who looks after children orphaned by war. However, after becoming aware of a demon nearby, Hyakkimaru heads out to fight it before he is fully recovered.

Directors: Teruyuki Omine
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The story of Banmon, part 1
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7.87
208 votes

#11 - The story of Banmon, part 1

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2019

After entering Lord Daigo's domain, Dororo and Hyakkimaru hear tales of Banmon, the huge wall that is the last remnant of a fort that once stood on the border. Hyakkimaru squares off against the fox demon that haunts the wall.

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The story of Tahomaru
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7.86
214 votes

#12 - The story of Tahomaru

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2019

A village within Daigo's domain is being terrorized by a ghoul that dwells in a nearby lake. Tahomaru, accompanied by his aides Hyogo and Mutsu, volunteers to exterminate the ghoul.

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The story of questions and answers
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7.79
198 votes

#13 - The story of questions and answers

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/6/2019

Jukai is reunited with a bloodied Hyakkimaru at the site of a recent battle, and finds out the truth of how Hyakkimaru and the demons are connected. Hyakkimaru asks Jukai for a new prosthetic leg, but...

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The story of Bandai
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7.76
279 votes

#14 - The story of Bandai

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2019

Dororo and Hyakkimaru happen upon a village and are brought before its chief, Lady Bandai. However, Hyakkimaru inexplicably draws his sword in her presence, resulting in both him and Dororo being locked in a storehouse by the villagers. It turns out they are not the only ones confined there...

Directors: Kōichi Hatsumi
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The story of the cursed sword
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7.73
265 votes

#15 - The story of the cursed sword

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2019

Dororo and Hyakkimaru come face to face with Tanosuke the Slaughterer, who wields a cursed sword in which a demon dwells. Hyakkimaru narrowly manages to repel Tanosuke, but the demon blade falls into Dororo’s hands and begins to take control of him.

Directors: Takao Suzuki
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The story of the Nue
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7.70
184 votes

#16 - The story of the Nue

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/27/2019

While traveling along a mountain path in search of a demon, Dororo and Hyakkimaru encounter a young man named Dice-spot Saburota. The man says that he too is hunting the demon, and they set off to exterminate it together.

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The story of Saru
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7.69
225 votes

#17 - The story of Saru

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2019

At a certain village, young girls are offered up as ritual sacrifices to appease a giant centipede demon that appears shrouded in black clouds. Hyakkimaru and Dororo team up with Saru, a boy whose older sister has been offered as a sacrifice, and together they confront the demon.

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The story of the cape of impermanence
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7.69
187 votes

#18 - The story of the cape of impermanence

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/2019

The shark demon lets out a roar and attacks Dororo, who is tied up and unable to move. Meanwhile, a troop of soldiers commanded by Tahomaru is also approaching the cape.

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The story of Daigo
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7.68
312 votes

#19 - The story of Daigo

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2019

In Japan's Warring States period, Lord Daigo Kagemitsu makes a pact with 12 demons, offering them his unborn son in exchange for the prosperity of his lands. Years later, young thief Dororo is attacked by a ghoul but rescued by a mysterious boy, whose body parts turn out to be almost entirely prosthetic.

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The story of the Blank-faced Buddha
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7.63
204 votes

#20 - The story of the Blank-faced Buddha

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/8/2019

Having left Daigo's domain, Dororo finds a statue of Fudo, one of the wisdom gods. But the statue is actually a demon that is harvesting humans' faces in an attempt to find one for itself.

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The story of Shiranui
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7.54
189 votes

#21 - The story of Shiranui

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/29/2019

Dororo has been captured by Itachi and is being taken to the cape where Hibukuro supposedly hid the money. As Itachi and his men look for boats to get across to the cape, they are approached by a one-armed boy named Shiranui.

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The story of Sabame
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7.50
194 votes

#22 - The story of Sabame

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/15/2019

Dororo and Hyakkimaru come across an abandoned, burnt-out temple, where they meet a man named Sabame who rules the surrounding area. Sabame invites the two of them to his residence and tells them the story behind the burnt-out temple and the ghoul that haunts it. However, Dororo and Hyakkimaru suspect that he might not be telling the truth.

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The story of the Amanojaku
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7.35
188 votes

#23 - The story of the Amanojaku

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/20/2019

To fix Hyakkimaru's broken sword, he and Dororo travel to a village where a master swordmaker named Munetsuna lives. Upon arriving at Munetsuna's house, they are met by his daughter Okowa.

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The story of the scene from hell
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7.33
199 votes

#24 - The story of the scene from hell

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/22/2019

Sabame has been feeding people to the demons to protect the village over which he rules. As Hyakkimaru once again confronts the demon moths, Dororo gets trapped in a storehouse.

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