The Best Episodes of Dororo Season 1
Every episode of Dororo Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dororo Season 1!
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 prosthetics—lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Dororo" season 1 is "The Story of Daigo", rated 8.1/10 from 752 user votes. It was directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi. "The Story of Daigo" aired on 1/7/2019 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Story of Bandai".
8.1/10 752 votes#1 - The Story of Daigo
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2019
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
8.0/10 674 votes#2 - The Story of Bandai
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2019
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
8.5/10 705 votes#3 - The Story of Jukai
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2019
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
7.9/10 632 votes#4 - The Story of the Cursed Sword
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2019
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
8.6/10 721 votes#5 - The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2019
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
9.4/10 1,329 votes#6 - The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2019
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
8.0/10 619 votes#7 - The Story of the Jorogumo Silk Spider
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2019
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: N/A
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
7.6/10 575 votes#8 - The Story of Saru
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2019
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: N/A
8.7/10 651 votes#9 - The Story of Mercilessness
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2019
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
8.0/10 556 votes#10 - The Story of Tahomaru
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2019
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
8.2/10 554 votes#11 - The Story of Banmon, Part 1
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2019
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
8.8/10 635 votes#12 - The Story of Banmon, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/17/2019
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: N/A
7.5/10 519 votes#13 - The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/8/2019
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.
Director: Takuo Suzuki, Masami Hata
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
7.3/10 511 votes#14 - The Story of Sabame
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/15/2019
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
7.2/10 524 votes#15 - The Story of the Scene from Hell
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/22/2019
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
7.6/10 505 votes#16 - The Story of Shiranui
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/29/2019
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
8.4/10 537 votes#17 - The Story of Questions and Answers
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/6/2019
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
8.6/10 542 votes#18 - The Story of the Cape of Impermanence
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/2019
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
7.5/10 507 votes#19 - The Story of the Amanojaku
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/20/2019
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
8.4/10 507 votes#20 - The Story of Nue
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/27/2019
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
8.7/10 519 votes#21 - The Story of Breaking the Cycle of Suffering
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/3/2019
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
8.7/10 520 votes#22 - The Story of Nui
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/10/2019
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
9.1/10 674 votes#23 - The Story of the Demons
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/17/2019
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
8.7/10 607 votes#24 - Dororo and Hyakkimaru
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/24/2019
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