Dororo, a young orphan thief, meets Hyakkimaru, a powerful ronin. Hyakkimaru's father, a greedy feudal lord, had made a pact with 12 demons, offering his yet-unborn son's body parts in exchange for great power. Thus, Hyakkimaru - who was born without arms, legs, eyes, ears, a nose or a mouth - was abandoned in a river as a baby. Rescued and raised by Dr. Honma, who equips him with artificial limbs and teaches him sword-fighting techniques, Hyakkimaru discovers that each time he slays a demon, a piece of his body is restored. Now, he roams the war-torn countryside in search of demons.

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Studios

• Sentai Filmworks
• Tezuka Productions
• MAPPA
• Twin Engine

Staff

• ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION — Theme Song Performance (OP2)
• Takeshi Koike — Episode Director (OP1)
• Kazuhiro Furuhashi — Director, Episode Director (eps 1, 24), Storyboard (eps 1, 7, 19, 24)
• Mariko Oka — Assistant Chief Animation Director (ep 24), Chief Animation Director (eps 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23)
• Yoshihisa Ooyama — Director of Photography
• Shizuo Kurahashi — Sound Effects
• Yasuko Kobayashi — Series Composition
• Hiroyuki Asada — Original Character Design
• Yoshihiro Ike — Music
• Kenji Hayama — Chief Animation Director (ep 13)
• Shinsaku Kouzuma — Key Animation (OP2, eps 2, 5, 10, 15, 22)
• Osamu Tezuka — Original Creator
• Satoshi Iwataki — Assistant Chief Animation Director (ep 19), Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps 1-12, 14-18, 20-24)
• Kiyoko Yoshimura — Script (eps 3, 11, 14, 15, 18, 22)
• amazarashi — Theme Song Performance (ED1)
• Ziyoou-vachi — Theme Song Performance (OP1)
• Kazunori Aoki — Chief Animation Director (eps 14, 17)
• Masanobu Hiraoka — Special Animation (ED2)