Dororo

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どろろ

Description

A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight 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.

Like an unforgettable road movie, Dororo reaches deeper than its swashbuckling surface and offers a thoughtful allegory of becoming what one is, for nobody is born whole

(Source: Kodansha USA)

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Activities
Conflict Battles Leisure Crossdressing Physical Activities Swordplay Professions Prostitution
Character Traits
Cross-Dressing Character
Appearance > Hair
Hair Length Long-Haired Male Lead
Narrative Tropes
Travelling Female and Male Pair Character Change Gender Bender Plot Structure Anachronism Storytelling Techniques Meta
Faustian Bargain
Deal Deal with the Devil
Identity Tropes
Female Disguised as Male Hiding True Gender
Sexual Content
Intensity Mature
Work Info
Endings Inconclusive Ending
Art Style
Atypical Chibi
Themes
Coming of Age Disability War Revenge Violence Adopted Children Historical Fiction Orphans Abandonment Parental Disability Aid Religion Buddhism Super Powers Telepathy Violence Gore
Locations
Countryside Asia Japan Religious Sites Shinto
Objects
Swords Prosthesis Traditional Clothes
Occupations
Armed Forces Samurai Criminals Thieves Healthcare Doctors Hunters Demon Hunter
Clergy
Buddhist Priest/ Monks Priests
Species & Creatures
Non-human Monsters Youkai
Supernatural Beings
Demons Ghosts Ghouls Mononoke Spirits
Settings
Dark Ambience Historical Setting Asian Ambience Feudal Japan Historical Setting Historical References
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented Shounen
Character Archetype
Hero Anti-Hero
Character Types
Female Lead Male Lead
Female Lead
Appearance Female Lead Cross-dressing Female Lead
Male Lead
Strong Personality Male Lead Serious Male Lead
Appearance Male Lead
Blind Male Lead Crippled Male Lead Disabled Male Lead
Protagonists
Blind Protagonist Deaf Protagonist Disabled Protagonist Strong Protagonist
Relationship > Family Relationship
Father and Son
Family
Parent-Child Abusive Father
Time Period > Period Piece
Historical Sengoku Era

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