Dororo

どろろ

The ruthless lord Daigo Kagemitsu bargains with 48 demons, trading away his newborn son's body parts in exchange for power. He then casts the mutilated infant into a river and soon forgets him, building a prosperous kingdom. Unbeknownst to Daigo, the child survives, endowed with heightened spiritual perception that lets him move through the world sightless, deaf, limbless, and voiceless. A gifted physician rescues the boy, raises him as his own, names him Hyakkimaru, and equips him with advanced prosthetics that enable him to walk and fight. But tragedy follows—Hyakkimaru becomes a magnet for demons, drawing them to the doctor's home, and the doctor is ultimately forced to send him out into the world. During his travels, Hyakkimaru discovers that slaying demons restores his missing body parts, and he resolves to kill enough to become whole. He soon crosses paths with Dororo—a boy who calls himself the greatest thief in the world—who reluctantly tags along with Hyakkimaru, hoping to one day get his hands on Hyakkimaru's sword. Together, the two journey across a countryside overrun by both demons and cruel humans, who may prove even worse than the monsters.

Background

Dororo was published in English by Vertical Inc. in 3 volumes from April 29, 2008 to August 26, 2008 and as a complete omnibus on March 20, 2012. Vertical Inc.'s publication of the manga won the Eisner Award for Best U.S Edition of International Material - Japan in 2009. The series has also been released in French by Delcourt from April 26, 2006 to October 16, 2006 and in Spanish by Debolsillo on October 13, 2016. A Japanese live-action movie based on the series was released on January 27, 2007. The manga also received a PlayStation 2 video game adaptation developed by Sega; the game was released as Dororo in Japan on September 9, 2004 and as Blood Will Tell: ​​Tezuka Osamu's Dororo in North America on September 21, 2004.

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