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Ani-One Asia Streams Dororo Anime in India
posted on by Adriana Hazra
The anime premiered on Tokyo MX in January 2019.
Ani-One Asia describes the story:
In the Sengoku period, Lord Daigo makes a pact with 12 demons to bring peace to the land—at the cost of his newborn son's body. Abandoned at birth, the child survives and becomes Hyakkimaru, a mysterious boy with prosthetic limbs and blades for arms. On his journey to reclaim what was stolen from him, he meets Dororo, a young orphan. Together, they face demons, both literal and within the human heart.
Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Mobile Suit Gundam UC, Rurouni Kenshin, Getbackers) directed the series, and Yasuko Kobayashi (Attack on Titan, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Garo the Animation) oversaw the series scripts. MAPPA (Yuri!!! on Ice, In This Corner of the World) and Tezuka Productions animated the project from Twin Engine. Satoshi Iwataki (Ghost Hunt) adapted manga creator Hiroyuki Asada's (Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Cheer Boys!!, The Girl in Twilight) original character designs for animation. Yoshihiro Ike (Tiger & Bunny, The Great Passage, The Empire of Corpses) composed the music.
Four-member rock band Ziyoou-Vachi performed the first opening theme song "Kaen" (Flame), which they wrote specifically for the anime. amazarashi performed the first ending song "Sayonara Gokko" (Make-Believe Goodbye), which they also wrote for the show. Asian Kung-fu Generation performed the second opening theme song "Dororo," and Eve performed the second ending theme song "Anya" (Dark Night).
The supernatural historical manga previously inspired a 26-episode black-and-white anime series in 1969 by Tezuka Productions.
The story is based on Tezuka's original 1967 Dororo manga series. Vertical released the manga in a collected volume in 2012. A live-action film adaptation starring Kou Shibasaki and Satoshi Tsumabuki premiered in Japan in 2007.
Source: Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel
