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2nd television anime adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Dororo manga premiered in January 2019

On Friday, Ani-One Asia started broadcasting the Dororo manga adaptation on their YouTube platform in India. They are currently airing two episodes per day in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

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.

The series was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, who is known for his work on Mobile Suit Gundam UC, Rurouni Kenshin, and Getbackers. Yasuko Kobayashi oversaw the scripts for the series, having previously worked on Attack on Titan, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Garo the Animation. MAPPA, known for their work on Yuri!!! on Ice and In This Corner of the World, animated the project from Twin Engine. Satoshi Iwataki adapted Hiroyuki Asada's original character designs for animation, while Yoshihiro Ike composed the music for the series.

The anime had four different songs for its opening and ending themes. The first opening song "Kaen" (Flame) was written by Ziyoou-vachi specifically for the anime. Meanwhile, "Sayonara Gokko" (Make-Believe Goodbye) was written by amazarashi for the ending theme song of the anime. Asian Kung-Fu Generation sang the second opening song "Dororo," while Eve sang the second ending song "Anya" (Dark Night).

In 1969, Tezuka Productions created a 26-episode anime series based on a supernatural historical manga.

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 ( link )