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Encyclopedia > Dororo
This article is about the manga. For the fictional character in Sgt. Frog, see Dororo (Sgt. Frog).
Dororo
Cover of "Dororo" volume 4 from the Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works edition.
どろろ
(Dororo)
Genre Adventure, Historical, Supernatural
Manga: Dororo
Author Osamu Tezuka
Publisher Shogakukan, Inc.
Demographic Shonen
Serialized in Shonen Sunday
Original run 27 August 1967 – 22 July 1968
Volumes 4[1]
TV anime: Dororo / Dororo and Hyakkimaru
Director Gisaburō Sugii
Studio Mushi Productions
Network Fuji TV
Original run April 6, 1969 – September 28, 1969
Episodes 26[2]

Dororo (どろろ Dororo?) is a manga series from the well-known Japanese mangaka Osamu Tezuka in the late 1960s. The anime television series (1969) based on the manga consists of 26 half-hour episodes. Keroro redirects here. ... Dororo ) is a character from the fictional anime/manga Sgt. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Look up adventure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in geologic history of the Earth. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. ... For other uses, see Supernatural (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... Tezuka redirects here. ... Headquarters of Shogakukan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Shogakukan ) is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, nonfiction, childrens DVDs, and other media in Japan. ... Shōnen. ... Weekly Shonen Sunday (少年サンデー Shōnen SandÄ“) is a shōnen manga magazine published by Shogakukan. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... TV redirects here. ... Animé redirects here. ... Gisaburō Sugii ) is an anime director and Nihonga artist born August 20, 1940 in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... Mushi Production (虫プロダクション lit. ... The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... Mangaka ) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ... Tezuka redirects here. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1958 to the end of 1974. ... Animé redirects here. ...


During the late 1960s, manga featuring hobgoblins was popular among kids. Dororo was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday for three years. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1958 to the end of 1974. ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ... Weekly Shōnen Sunday ) is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published by Shogakukan. ...


Tezuka's childhood memory of his friends pronouncing dorobo (どろぼ lit. thief?) as dororo, inspired the title of this work.[3]

Contents

Plot

The story takes place in Japan during the Sengoku period, or the Warring States period. Forty-eight major demons, known as majins (lit. demon gods), sense the impending birth of a powerful human, who will grow up to be the vanquisher of demonkind. “Sengoku” redirects here. ...


"Dororo" is a thriller Manga featuring a boy who has been robbed of 48 of his body parts by the devil. The story depicts his travels to destroy the thief. Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a Samurai general in Japan's warring-states period, promises to offer 48 body parts of his unborn baby to 48 devils, in exchange for his wish to take over the country. Then a baby boy was born, but since 48 parts of his body are missing, he is immediately thrown into the river. Time goes by and the baby grows into a boy who calls himself Hyaki Maru. Every time Hyakkimaru eliminates a devil, he can retrieve one of his missing body parts. Hyakkimaru meets a boy thief named Dororo and together they travel. Wherever they go, they are attacked by monsters and ghosts again and again.


Characters

Character Name Seiyū (TV Anime) Seiyuu (VG) Actor (Live Film)
Hyakkimaru (百鬼丸) Nachi Nozawa Tomokazu Sugita Satoshi Tsumabuki
Dororo (どろろ) Minori Matsushima Ikue Ohtani Kou Shibasaki
Daigo Kagemitsu (醍醐景光) Gorō Naya Akio Ōtsuka Kiichi Nakai
Tahōmaru (多宝丸) Shūsei Nakamura Takeshi Kusao Eita
Jukai (寿海) N/A Kiyoshi Kobayashi Yoshio Harada

Voice Animage, a magazine about all things about seiyÅ«. For the retail company named Seiyu, see Seiyu Group. ... Nachi Nozawa is a Japanese voice actor. ... Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和 Sugita Tomokazu) is a seiyÅ« who was born on October 11, 1980 in Saitama. ... Satoshi Tsumabuki (妻夫木聡 Tsumabuki Satoshi; born 13 December 1980) is a Japanese actor. ... Minori Matsushima (松島みのり Matsushima Minori, born December 1, 1940) is a veteran female seiyÅ« who was born in Chiba Prefecture. ... Ikue Otani (大谷 育江 Ōtani Ikue, born August 18, 1965 in Tokyo) is a seiyū who works for Mausu Promotion. ... Kou Shibasaki ), born Yukie Yamamura , born on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo), is a Japanese singer and actress. ... Goro Naya , born November 17, 1929) is a veteran seiyÅ« who was born in Hakodate. ... Akio Ohtsuka, 2006. ... Kiichi Nakai , born 18 September 1961) is a Japanese actor. ... ShÅ«sei Nakamura ), born Hideo Nakamura ) on March 9, 1935, is a retired seiyÅ«. Throughout his career he was represented by 81 Produce and later Production Baobab. ... Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅 Kusao Takeshi) is a seiyÅ« who was born on November 20, 1965 in Saitama. ... Eita Nagayama , born December 13, 1982) is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. ... Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林清志) (b. ... Yoshio Harada , born February 29, 1940) is a Japanese actor. ...

Adaptations

Japanese DVD Release cover of the Dororo anime.
Japanese DVD Release cover of the Dororo anime.

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Video game

Developer Sega made a Dororo-based video game for the PlayStation 2 console in 2004. It was released in the USA and Europe under the title Blood Will Tell. The game's artwork was done by renowned manga artist Hiroaki Samura. This article is about the video game company. ... PS2 redirects here. ... Blood Will Tell is a PlayStation 2 game released by Sega. ... Hiroaki Samura (沙村 広明 Samura Hiroaki, b. ...


Live-action film

Dororo has been made into a live-action film starring Kou Shibasaki and Satoshi Tsumabuki. It was filmed in New Zealand and is currently available on DVD in Japan. Two additional films are currently in production, and are scheduled for theatrical release in 2008 and 2009, respectively. The film's storyline has some major differences from that of the manga, most notably Dororo is played by a young woman instead of a little boy, though she does at times act as and refer to herself as a boy. Kou Shibasaki ), born Yukie Yamamura , born on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo), is a Japanese singer and actress. ... Satoshi Tsumabuki (妻夫木聡 Tsumabuki Satoshi; born 13 December 1980) is a Japanese actor. ...


English Translation

Vertical Inc. is releasing an English translation of the manga available in April 2008.


Trivia

  • Osamu Tezuka actually never completed the serialization of Dororo. Thus, the manga's plot is incomplete; however, Sega's game offers an hypothetical conclusion of the story.
  • The original title of the anime series is Dororo. However, after episode 14, the series was renamed to Dororo and Hyakkimaru.

References

  1. ^ Dororo (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed on 2007-06-13.
  2. ^ Dororo (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia. Accessed on 2007-06-13.
  3. ^ Open Computer Network staff (2008). 巨匠・手塚治虫の世界 日本アニメの黎明期から21世紀に受け継がれる魂 ((Japanese)). Open Computer Network. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.

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See also

This is a list of Osamu Tezukas anime work in alphabetical order. ... This is a list of Osamu Tezukas manga work in alphabetical order. ... Tezuka redirects here. ... Over the course of his career, the mangaka Osamu Tezuka reused the same characters in different roles in different stories. ...

External links

  • Dororo at Tezuka Osamu @ World — Official site for Tezuka Osamu's works
  • Dororo.jp — Official site for the Dororo live-action film (Japanese)
  • Dororo at the Internet Movie Database
  • Dororo in Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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Dororo (JAPAN 2007) (1248 words)
Dororo clocks in at well over two hours, and a lot of it is people talking, talking, and talking some more.
With that in mind, Dororo has the goods to be fun and enjoyable, albeit a bit messy and slow-paced.
Speaking of which, Hyakkimaru doesn't collect all forty-eight parts during the course of the film, meaning Dororo 2 and even Dororo 3 are in the offing.
Dororo E3 2003 Preshow Report - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot (377 words)
Joining Hyakkimaru will be Dororo, a thief who will come in and help solve various puzzles or engage in stealthy activities.
However, Dororo will come in to help only when you've reached a context-sensitive part of a level where Hyakkimaru cannot go any further without Dororo's help.
Dororo is scheduled for release in Q2 2004.
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