Episode
Dororo: The Story of Daigo
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Dororo
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2019-01-07
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Story of Daigo is Episode 1 in Season 1 of Dororo. It aired on 2019-01-07. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 3: The Story of Jukai
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.
Episode 4: The Story of the Cursed Sword
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.
Episode 5: The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 1
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.
Episode 6: The Story of the Moriko Song, Part 2
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 ...
Episode 7: The Story of the Jorogumo Silk Spider
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.
Episode 8: The Story of Saru
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.
Episode 9: The Story of Mercilessness
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.
Episode 10: The Story of Tahomaru
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.
Episode 11: The Story of Banmon, Part 1
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.
Episode 12: The Story of Banmon, Part 2
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.