Anime is such a hit and miss with these recycled shounen plots and reincarnated angsty protagonists, ear bleeding cry babies and forced comic relief but once in a while, we get a gem. Dororo is that gem.
Set in Muromachi times of war and strife, the anime explores some pretty dark and complex themes of land, prosperity, sacrifice, war and its victims.
Despite the name, Hyakkimaru is the protagonist. His trips slaying demons evolve into a mission to regain everything that he discovers was brutally taken away from him as an infant.
The character development for Hyakkimaru goes beyond his physical skill and prowess. We watch as he learns how to do the most basic of things like eat fish, smile and say names to comprehension of his broken identity and moral contemplations involving the value of his parts against his family who wronged him and those who currently thrive upon his sufferings.
We also get to enjoy some nice fight scenes, basic politics, family tension and a lot of cute light hearted banter and antics from Dororo to balance it all out.
There's more but basically it's a damn good anime.
Set in Muromachi times of war and strife, the anime explores some pretty dark and complex themes of land, prosperity, sacrifice, war and its victims.
Despite the name, Hyakkimaru is the protagonist. His trips slaying demons evolve into a mission to regain everything that he discovers was brutally taken away from him as an infant.
The character development for Hyakkimaru goes beyond his physical skill and prowess. We watch as he learns how to do the most basic of things like eat fish, smile and say names to comprehension of his broken identity and moral contemplations involving the value of his parts against his family who wronged him and those who currently thrive upon his sufferings.
We also get to enjoy some nice fight scenes, basic politics, family tension and a lot of cute light hearted banter and antics from Dororo to balance it all out.
There's more but basically it's a damn good anime.