Episode
Dororo: The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Dororo
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2019-04-08
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Story of the Blank-faced Buddha is Episode 13 in Season 1 of Dororo. It aired on 2019-04-08. The runtime is 25 min.
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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.
Episode 14: The Story of Sabame
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.
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