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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!

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A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive

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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(1697 votes)

    #1 - The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 2

    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(913 votes)

    #2 - The Story of the Demons

    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(849 votes)

    #3 - The Story of Mercilessness

    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(824 votes)

    #4 - The Story of Banmon, Part 2

    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 21 - The Story of Breaking the Cycle of Suffering
    8.7/10(683 votes)

    #5 - The Story of Breaking the Cycle of Suffering

    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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  6. Dororo Season 1 Episode 22 - The Story of Nui
    8.7/10(686 votes)

    #6 - The Story of Nui

    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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  7. Dororo Season 1 Episode 24 - Dororo and Hyakkimaru
    8.7/10(818 votes)

    #7 - Dororo and Hyakkimaru

    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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  8. Dororo Season 1 Episode 3 - The Story of Jukai
    8.6/10(911 votes)

    #8 - The Story of Jukai

    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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  9. Dororo Season 1 Episode 5 - The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 1
    8.6/10(923 votes)

    #9 - The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 1

    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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  10. Dororo Season 1 Episode 18 - The Story of the Cape of Impermanence
    8.6/10(705 votes)

    #10 - The Story of the Cape of Impermanence

    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(704 votes)

    #11 - The Story of Questions and Answers

    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(659 votes)

    #12 - The Story of Nue

    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(708 votes)

    #13 - The Story of Banmon, Part 1

    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(964 votes)

    #14 - The Story of Daigo

    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 2 - The Story of Bandai
    8.0/10(866 votes)

    #15 - The Story of Bandai

    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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  16. Dororo Season 1 Episode 7 - The Story of the Jorogumo Silk Spider
    8.0/10(797 votes)

    #16 - The Story of the Jorogumo Silk Spider

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  17. Dororo Season 1 Episode 10 - The Story of Tahomaru
    8.0/10(715 votes)

    #17 - The Story of Tahomaru

    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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  18. Dororo Season 1 Episode 4 - The Story of the Cursed Sword
    7.9/10(814 votes)

    #18 - The Story of the Cursed Sword

    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 8 - The Story of Saru
    7.6/10(743 votes)

    #19 - The Story of Saru

    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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  20. Dororo Season 1 Episode 16 - The Story of Shiranui
    7.6/10(655 votes)

    #20 - The Story of Shiranui

    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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  21. Dororo Season 1 Episode 13 - The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha
    7.5/10(668 votes)

    #21 - The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha

    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:Masami Hata, Takuo Suzuki
    Writer:Shigeru Murakoshi

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  22. Dororo Season 1 Episode 19 - The Story of the Amanojaku
    7.5/10(664 votes)

    #22 - The Story of the Amanojaku

    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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  23. Dororo Season 1 Episode 14 - The Story of Sabame
    7.3/10(662 votes)

    #23 - The Story of Sabame

    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(676 votes)

    #24 - The Story of the Scene from Hell

    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 based on 1697 votes. Directed by Koichi Hatsumi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on 2/11/2019. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Story of the Demons".