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The Best Episodes of Dororo

Every episode of Dororo ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dororo!

Best episode
S1E6 The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 2
9.42,031 votes
Worst episode
S1E15 The Story of the Scene from Hell
7.2823 votes
Top season
Season 1
8.2avg
Binge time
10h 0m
24 episodes
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dororo Season 1 Episode 6 - The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 2
    9.4/10(2031 votes)

    S1:E6

    Hyakkimaru has regained his voice from the devil god, but one leg was stolen from him. After returning to the deserted temple and having his wounds taken care of, he again goes into battle with the demon. Meanwhile, in the abandoned temple where Mio and the children are waiting ...

    Director:Koichi Hatsumi
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  2. Dororo Season 1 Episode 23 - The Story of the Demons
    9.1/10(1107 votes)

    S1:E23

    Hyakkimaru comes face to face with Tahomaru, Mutsu and Hyogo, who have been possessed by the power of demons. Dororo, Lady Nui and Biwamaru hurry to the scene, where they witness a ferocious battle that will determine the future of the land of Daigo.

    Director:Daisuke Tokudo
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  3. Dororo Season 1 Episode 9 - The Story of Mercilessness
    8.8/10(1039 votes)

    S1:E9

    Dororo comes down with a high fever. While woozy from its effects, the youngster catches a glimpse of some red spider lilies, which stirs up memories of past days spent with parents Hibukuro and Ojiya.

    Director:Hiromichi Matano
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  4. Dororo Season 1 Episode 12 - The Story of Banmon, Part 2
    8.8/10(1001 votes)

    S1:E12

    Kagemitsu, who offered up his own son to the demons. Hyakkimaru, who is trying to get back the body parts that were taken from him. As if drawn together by fate, they face each other.

    Director:Kana Kawana
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dororo Season 1 Episode 24 - Dororo and Hyakkimaru
    8.7/10(1008 votes)

    S1:E24

    Daigo's castle is engulfed in flames. Within, two brothers by blood are at the mercy of fate. Dororo, Jukai and Lady Nui also head for the castle, each with their own thoughts weighing down upon their hearts. For a life that began with a silenced cry, where will the path of destiny lead?

    Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  6. Dororo Season 1 Episode 21 - The Story of Breaking the Cycle of Suffering
    8.7/10(840 votes)

    S1:E21

    Daigo Kagemitsu continues to prepare for war with the neighboring land of Asakura. Upon receiving word that Hyakkimaru is approaching his domain, Kagemitsu sends Tahomaru to dispose of him.

    Director:Nobuyoshi Arai
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  7. Dororo Season 1 Episode 22 - The Story of Nui
    8.7/10(840 votes)

    S1:E22

    Inside Daigo's castle, Lady Nui appears before the cell in which Dororo has been imprisoned. Meanwhile, Hyakkimaru is also approaching the castle as he tries to take back both his body and Dororo. Behind Hyakkimaru stands Midoro, who has transformed into a ghoul.

    Director:Teruyuki Omine
    Writer:Kiyoko Yoshimura

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  8. Dororo Season 1 Episode 5 - The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 1
    8.6/10(1136 votes)

    S1:E5

    Struggling to adapt to an unfamiliar world of "sound", Hyakkimaru is injured in a fight with a ghoul. He is taken in and nursed by a girl named Mio, who looks after children orphaned by war. However, after becoming aware of a demon nearby, Hyakkimaru heads out to fight it before he is fully recovered.

    Director:Teruyuki Omine
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  9. Dororo Season 1 Episode 3 - The Story of Jukai
    8.6/10(1117 votes)

    S1:E3

    Jukai is a doctor who travels the land fitting prosthetic arms and legs to those who have lost their limbs in war. One day, on the riverbank he finds a baby missing most of its body parts. He decides to raise the child, who he names “Hyakkimaru”. Jukai provides the child with prostheses, but the time comes when Hyakkimaru sets out on a journey to recover his own body parts.

    Director:Fumihiro Yoshimura
    Writer:Kiyoko Yoshimura

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  10. Dororo Season 1 Episode 18 - The Story of the Cape of Impermanence
    8.6/10(861 votes)

    S1:E18

    The shark demon lets out a roar and attacks Dororo, who is tied up and unable to move. Meanwhile, a troop of soldiers commanded by Tahomaru is also approaching the cape.

    Director:Teruyuki Omine
    Writer:Kiyoko Yoshimura

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  11. Dororo Season 1 Episode 17 - The Story of Questions and Answers
    8.4/10(861 votes)

    S1:E17

    Jukai is reunited with a bloodied Hyakkimaru at the site of a recent battle, and finds out the truth of how Hyakkimaru and the demons are connected. Hyakkimaru asks Jukai for a new prosthetic leg, but...

    Director:Fumihiro Yoshimura
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  12. Dororo Season 1 Episode 20 - The Story of Nue
    8.4/10(807 votes)

    S1:E20

    While traveling along a mountain path in search of a demon, Dororo and Hyakkimaru encounter a young man named Dice-spot Saburota. The man says that he too is hunting the demon, and they set off to exterminate it together.

    Director:Takeru Sato
    Writer:Akira Kindaichi

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  13. Dororo Season 1 Episode 11 - The Story of Banmon, Part 1
    8.2/10(864 votes)

    S1:E11

    After entering Lord Daigo's domain, Dororo and Hyakkimaru hear tales of Banmon, the huge wall that is the last remnant of a fort that once stood on the border. Hyakkimaru squares off against the fox demon that haunts the wall.

    Director:Fumihiro Yoshimura
    Writer:Kiyoko Yoshimura

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  14. Dororo Season 1 Episode 1 - The Story of Daigo
    8.1/10(1198 votes)

    S1:E1

    In Japan's Warring States period, Lord Daigo Kagemitsu makes a pact with 12 demons, offering them his unborn son in exchange for the prosperity of his lands. Years later, young thief Dororo is attacked by a ghoul but rescued by a mysterious boy, whose body parts turn out to be almost entirely prosthetic.

    Director:Kazuhiro Furuhashi
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  15. Dororo Season 1 Episode 10 - The Story of Tahomaru
    8.0/10(868 votes)

    S1:E10

    A village within Daigo's domain is being terrorized by a ghoul that dwells in a nearby lake. Tahomaru, accompanied by his aides Hyogo and Mutsu, volunteers to exterminate the ghoul.

    Director:Yuki Nishibata
    Writer:Akira Kindaichi

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  16. Dororo Season 1 Episode 7 - The Story of the Jorogumo Silk Spider
    8.0/10(967 votes)

    S1:E7

    The spider-like ghoul Jorogumo is wounded by Hyakkimaru. To heal itself, it transforms into a woman and takes advantage of the hospitality of a young man named Yajiro. Having let Jorogumo slip through their fingers, Dororo and Hyakkimaru stop at a village where they hear rumors of a kidnapper at large.

    Directors:Fumihiro Yoshimura, Kazuhiro Furuhashi
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  17. Dororo Season 1 Episode 2 - The Story of Bandai
    8.0/10(1062 votes)

    S1:E2

    Dororo and Hyakkimaru happen upon a village and are brought before its chief, Lady Bandai. However, Hyakkimaru inexplicably draws his sword in her presence, resulting in both him and Dororo being locked in a storehouse by the villagers. It turns out they are not the only ones confined there...

    Director:Koichi Hatsumi
    Writer:Yasuko Kobayashi

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  18. Dororo Season 1 Episode 4 - The Story of the Cursed Sword
    7.8/10(999 votes)

    S1:E4

    Dororo Onikimaru confronts Tanosuke, a manly slaughter. The sword he wields was a cursed decoy where the devil lives. Although barely dismissing Tanosuke, the military sword has passed over to the hands of the hands and the horsemans are manipulated by the weapon.

    Director:Takuo Suzuki
    Writer:Akira Kindaichi

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  19. Dororo Season 1 Episode 16 - The Story of Shiranui
    7.6/10(803 votes)

    S1:E16

    Dororo has been captured by Itachi and is being taken to the cape where Hibukuro supposedly hid the money. As Itachi and his men look for boats to get across to the cape, they are approached by a one-armed boy named Shiranui.

    Director:Takafumi Ishida
    Writer:Akira Kindaichi

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  20. Dororo Season 1 Episode 8 - The Story of Saru
    7.6/10(903 votes)

    S1:E8

    At a certain village, young girls are offered up as ritual sacrifices to appease a giant centipede demon that appears shrouded in black clouds. Hyakkimaru and Dororo team up with Saru, a boy whose older sister has been offered as a sacrifice, and together they confront the demon.

    Director:Teruyuki Omine
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dororo Season 1 Episode 19 - The Story of the Amanojaku
    7.5/10(815 votes)

    S1:E19

    To fix Hyakkimaru's broken sword, he and Dororo travel to a village where a master swordmaker named Munetsuna lives. Upon arriving at Munetsuna's house, they are met by his daughter Okowa.

    Director:Hisatoshi Shimizu
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  22. Dororo Season 1 Episode 13 - The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha
    7.5/10(816 votes)

    S1:E13

    Having left Daigo's domain, Dororo finds a statue of Fudo, one of the wisdom gods. But the statue is actually a demon that is harvesting humans' faces in an attempt to find one for itself.

    Directors:Takuo Suzuki, Masami Hata
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  23. Dororo Season 1 Episode 14 - The Story of Sabame
    7.3/10(810 votes)

    S1:E14

    Dororo and Hyakkimaru come across an abandoned, burnt-out temple, where they meet a man named Sabame who rules the surrounding area. Sabame invites the two of them to his residence and tells them the story behind the burnt-out temple and the ghoul that haunts it. However, Dororo and Hyakkimaru suspect that he might not be telling the truth.

    Director:Hisatoshi Shimizu
    Writer:Kiyoko Yoshimura

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  24. Dororo Season 1 Episode 15 - The Story of the Scene from Hell
    7.2/10(823 votes)

    S1:E15

    Sabame has been feeding people to the demons to protect the village over which he rules. As Hyakkimaru once again confronts the demon moths, Dororo gets trapped in a storehouse.

    Director:Osamu Kobayashi
    Writer:Kiyoko Yoshimura

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 2" is the best rated episode of Dororo. It scored 9.4/10 from 2,031 votes. Directed by Koichi Hatsumi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on February 11, 2019. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Story of the Demons".

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