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Dororo S1E13 — The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha
7.5
Dororo•Season 1•Episode 13

The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha

7.5/10 · 808 votesApr 8, 201925 min

Ranked #21 of 24 in Season 1•−0.7 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byTakuo Suzuki, Masami Hata
Written byShigeru Murakoshi
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Season 1 Episodes24

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The Story of Tahomaru

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The Story of Banmon, Part 1

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The Story of Banmon, Part 2

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The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha

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Cast6

Rio Suzuki

Rio Suzuki

Dororo (voice)

Hiroki Suzuki

Hiroki Suzuki

Hyakkimaru (voice)

Naoya Uchida

Naoya Uchida

Daigo Kagemitsu (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Jukai (voice)

Shoya Chiba

Shoya Chiba

Tahoumaru (voice)

Mutsumi Sasaki

Mutsumi Sasaki

Biwamaru (voice)

Crew10

S

Shigeru Murakoshi

Writer

T

Takeo Shutou

Animation Director

T

Takuo Suzuki

Director

M

Mariko Oka

Supervising Animation Director

Z

Zhao Yue

Key Animation

K

Kenji Hayama

Supervising Animation Director

F

Fumihiro Yoshimura

Storyboard Artist

Masami Hata

Masami Hata

Director

S

Sūn Wěizhé

Key Animation

L

Liu Quan

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha" is episode 13 of Dororo season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 808 votes, ranking #21 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Takuo Suzuki, Masami Hata and written by Shigeru Murakoshi, it aired on April 8, 2019.

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